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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



SUGAR or SWEET CORN 



(MAIS) 



Barden's Wonder Ban tam Corn — A Giant Golden Bantnm and Jnst as Sweet. 



Sweet Corn is the favorite crop in most American gardens, and one of the easiest to 

 grow. A deeply dug, moderately rich, well drained soil will give best results. Wait 

 until soil and \\<-atlier are warm before sowing; 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 eveiy 10 

 days up to July 15. To insure good poUen- 

 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 hills, or 

 400 feet of row. 



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

 10c per qt. 



Yellow Varieties 



WHIPPLE'S EARI.Y YELLOW. A superb 

 new early yellow Sweet Corn. Ears are 7 

 to 8 inches and 12 to 14 rowed. A num- 

 ber of growers have reported that it 

 matures before Golden Bantam, but in 

 our trials it came about the same time or 

 a little later. In quality we would place 

 it as second only to Golden Bantam. Pkt., 

 10c: pt., 25c: qt., 50c; 2 qts., 90c; 4 qts., 

 $1.60; bu., $8.00. 



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., $7.50. 



BABDEN'S WONDER I3A1TTAM. 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; will become one of the most popular 

 Sweet Corns in cultivation, Pkt., 10c; 

 pt., 30c; qt., 55c; 2 qts., $1.00; 4 qts., 

 $1.80; bu., $8.50. 



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., $7.50. 



Golden Cream. Best described a^ a yellow 

 Country Gentleman and just as fine fla- 

 vored. Matures same time as Howling 

 Mob. Pkt., 10c; pt, 25c: qt., 50c; 2 qta., 



90c; 4 qts., $1.60; bu., $7.50. 



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Whipples Early Yellow Sweet Corn. 



