BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Sugar or Sweet Corn (mais) 



Barden's Wonder Bantam Corn — A Giant Golden Bantam and Just as Sweet. 



Sweet Corn is a favorite crop in most 

 grow. A deeply dug-, moderately rich, well ( 

 soil and weather are warm before sowing; 



Whipple's Early Yellow Sweet Corn. 



American gardens, and one of the easiest to 

 trained soil will give best results. "Wait until 

 the middle of May is generally safe for the 

 yellow varieties and two weeks later for 

 the whites. 



Sow in rows 2^^ to 3 feet apart; scatter 

 seeds 3 to 4 inches apart and cover 2 inches 

 deep, later thinning out to 1 foot apart in 

 the rows. Corn is also grown in hills 3 feet 

 apart each way for horse cultivation, leav- 

 ing three strong plants In each hill. Fre- 

 quent shallow cultivation is important — 

 more necessary with Corn, perhaps, than 

 with any other garden crop. 



For succession, make sowings every 10 

 days up to July 15. To insure good pollen- 

 ation and well filled ears, grow Corn in 

 several short rows, side by side, rather than 

 in one long row. 



One quart of seed will plant 200 hiUs. 



If wanted by parcel post, add 8c per pt., 

 lOc per qt. 



Yellow Varieties 



WHIPPLE'S EABLY TEZiIiOW. A superb 

 new early yellow Sweet Corn. Ears are 7 

 to 8 inches and 12 or 14 rowed. In qual- 

 ity we would place it as second only to 

 Golden Bantam. Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 

 55c; 2 qts., $1.00; 4 qts., $1.75; bu., $10.00. 



Golden Bantam. A universal favorite. May 

 be planted as early as May 1st. Dwarf 

 growing; matures in 60 days; ears 5 to 6 

 inches long with 8 rows of broad, yellow 

 kernels of unsurpassed flavor. Pkt,. 10c; 

 pt., 25c; qt., 50c; 2 qts., 90c; 4 qts., $1.60; 

 bu., $8.00. 



BARDEN'S WONDEB BANTAM. The best 



selection from the old favorite Golden 

 Bantam. Retaining all of the sweetness 

 and rich flavor of that variety it produces 

 ears 3 inches longer and a little larger in 

 diameter. Prolific, extra early, ideal in 

 size. Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt, 55c; 2 qts., 

 $1.00; 4 qts., $1.75; bu., $9.00. 



Golden Evergrreen, About one week later 

 than Bantam. Tapering ears of good size, 

 with 12 or 14 rows of deep yellow kernels, 

 Pkt.. 10c; pt., 25c; qt., 50c; 2 qts., 90c; 

 4 qts., $1.60; bu„ $8.00. 



Golden Cream. Best described as a yellow 

 Country Gentleman and just as fine fla- 

 vored. Matures same time as Howling 

 Mob. Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 55c; 2 qts., 

 $1.00; 4 qts., $1.75; bu., $9.00. 



GOI.DEN SUNSHINE. Another selection 

 from that old favorite Golden Bantam. 

 Ears are slightly longer and 12 rowed in- 

 stead of 8 rowed. Early and productive. 

 Fkt., 10c; pt.. 30c; qt., 55c; 2 qts., $1.00; 

 4 qts., $1.75; bu., $10.00. 



