26 EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN—Vegetable Seeds 
A Great Achievement in Plant Breeding 
Henderson’s Golden Country Gentleman 
(See colored plate opposite) Sweet Corn (See colored plate Opposite) 
123. When we introduced Henderson’s Country Gentleman Sweet Corn to the | 
American public 32 years ago it created a great sensation; and a year later Mr. | 
Thomas M. Whyte, then buyer of foods for one of New York’s largest hotels, | 
wrote to us as follows: j 
“T have found no green Corn so Satisfactory as the Country Gentleman. It is | 
sweet and juicy, free from worms or blemish. It will not be in market before © 
early August and then New York will begin feasting on the most delicious of 
Sweet Corn, the Country Gentleman.” é 
The original Country Gentleman Sweet Corn is as popular as ever, although | 
of late there has been a decided tendency toward yellow sweet corn, especially so 
since the introduction of Golden Bantam. 
Four years ago we conceived the idea that it would be a great accomplish- 
ment if we could combine the nectar-like sweetness and milky character of Coun- | 
try Gentleman with a golden variety; and since then our experts have devoted | 
much time and effort to that end. The result is HENDERSON’S GOLDEN 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN SWEET CORN, which we are proud and happy to 
offer American gardeners this year for the first time. é 
Our efforts have been rewarded with unlooked-for success in retaining, as we 
have been able to do, all the sugary Sweetness, tenderness and lusciousness of 
the original Country Gentleman, with the rich golden color now in such favor 
with lovers of sweet corn. It’s appearance is most inviting—the color being a 
glistening, glowing, golden yellow, hard to describe or even to reproduce in a 
colored plate. The ears are not quite as large as white Country Gentleman; 
measuring as they do from six to seven inches in length; but the remarkable 
depth of kernel characterizing the original variety is fully retained in the new, 
as well as the ball-shaped ends of the kernels. It matures a few days earlier 
than the white, thus retaining a striking characteristic of its yellow parent. 
All persons who enjoy sweet corn on the cob—and their name is legion—will 
be delighted with HENDERSON’S GOLDEN COUNTRY GENTLEMAN SWEET 
CORN. 
Our supply for this year is very limited and for this reason we can only offer 
it in packets. Price 50e. per packet. 
Two More “De Luxe” Varieties 
Henderson’s New Cupid Sweet Corn 
Offered for the First Time in 1923 
= (See colored plate opposite) 
Superlatively Sweet—Temptingly Tender—A Delicious Morsel—Heavy Crops 
on Small Plots Are Now Possible 
110. Longfellow says: “Art is long and time is fleeting,” and this is just as true 
of the Art of Horticulture as of any other. Especially is this so when the en- 
deavor is to improve upon nature, and that is what has been accomplished in this 
new variety of Sweet Corn, which represents seven years’ work in cross-breeding 
and selection. 
HENDERSON’S NEW CUPID is one of the earliest varieties—by this we mean 
that it grows and is fit for eating in a shorter period of time than almost any other 
variety. The “whiteness” of the kernels is also a marked feature and, aS may be 
seen by the illustration on the opposite page, they are truly as white as “driven 
snow.” (See full description on page 36.) Price, 20¢c. pkt., 80c. pt., $1.50 at. 
Golden Bantam Sweet Corn 
A Gem for the Small Garden 
ONE OF THE SWEETEST SUGAR CORNS GROWN 
(See colored plate opposite) 
119. Golden Bantam is a dwarf medium, early variety, of exceptionally good 
quality and reliability. It is now one of the most popular varieties in our list..* 
While the individual plant and ear are small, it may be planted so much closer 
than the larger-eared sorts that the net product from a given area is about the — 
Same as of ordinary sorts. The plant is about 5 feet high, medium early, but of 
exceptionally good quality. In all respects it is a gem—in size of plant, ear and © 
grain. (See full description on page 36. : : 
Price, 15e. pkt., 45e. pt., 85e. qt., $2.75 for half peck. 3 
900 Henderson’s Ponderosa Tomato an 
889 Henderson’s Golden Ponderosa 
(See full descriptions on page 63.) i 5 
Very appropriately we included in the colored plate opposite Henderson’s ; 
Red Ponderosa and Henderson’s Golden Ponderosa Tomatoes one of our great = 
achievements of the past. Many of our friends still regard the introduction of — 
these two varieties as the greatest service we have yet rendered to American ~ 
horticulture, and whether that be so or not, it has brought us more fame than ~ 
anything else we have accomplished. 'There is no space here for a description 
if one were needed, but we describe them both fully. on page 63. Prices Of se 
Henderson’s Ponderosa Tomatoes: Red Ponderosa, 10e. pkt., $1.00 oz., $3.50 %4 Tb. 
Golden Ponderosa, 20e. pkt., 3 pkts. 50¢., $2.00 oz. = 3 
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Be sure and include with your order some recleaned Henderson Grass Seed for your lawn. See page I. 
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