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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Vegetable Seeds 



SWEET CORN 



EARLY 

 VARIETIES 



CULTURE. — Sweet or Sugar Corn may be e'ither sown 

 one inch deep in rows three to four feet apart, and the seeds 

 placed about eight inches apart in the rows, or planted in 

 hills at distances of three or four feet each way, according 

 to the size of the variety grown. The taller the variety, of 

 the richer the soil, the greater should be the distance apart. We make our first plantings in this vicinity about the middle of May and plant every two or three 

 weeks until the Last week in July. In more southerly latitudes planting is begun earlier and continued later. The earliest varieties are ready for the table 

 in eight or nine weeks from sowing and the late varieties in from eleven to twelve weeks. One quart for 200 hills. 



Henderson's Metropolitan 



The Largest and Sweetest Early Variety 



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There has never been 

 any one variety of Corn 

 besides Metropolitan that com- 

 bined the essential features of 

 earliness, productiveness and 

 good flavor in a satisfactory 

 degree. In these important 

 characteristics, Metropolitan 

 certainly outclasses any other 

 variety. It is very little later 

 than Cory, which has been the 

 most popular early sort. 



The plant is distinct, being 

 very strong in stalk, 5 \: 2 leet m 

 height. The leaves are numer- 

 ous, narrow arid very dark 

 green in color. The ears are 

 from 8 to 9 inches long and all 

 set low. They are 10 to 12- 

 rowed, well filled to the tip 

 with large, deep grains, which 

 are very tender. It is not 

 merely sweet, but possesses that 

 exquisite richness so well known 

 in the larger and later sorts. 

 The best, the largest, the sweet- 

 est and the biggest yielder ot 

 all Early Sweet Corn. (See 

 illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; 

 qt. 75c; 4 qts. $2.50; peck 

 $4.75; transportation paid. 



Henderson's Cupid 



Superlatively Sweet- 



-Temptingly Tendei — A Delicious Morsel- 

 Small Plots Are Possible With Cupid. 



-Heavy Crops on 



IJQ 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 ears grow to a length of five or six inches, and each ear has an ample stem or 

 handle, which should be left on when cut. so that when served at the table the ear will be more 

 convenient to hold. Served in this manner, and eaten from the ear, it makes a very dainty and 

 delicious morsel. Our grower remarked when testing this corn for quality, that he had been 

 growing sugar corn for a great many years, and knew all the leading varieties, but that he was 

 sure that HENDERSON'S NEW CUPID SWEET CORN excelled them all. 

 The dwarf size of the stalks, which never attain a height of more than four feet, enables the 

 suburbanite to raise twice as much corn on the same space of ground. (See illustration.) 

 Price, pkt. 15c; pt. 45c; qt. 85c; 4 qts. $3.00; peck $5.50; transportation paid.' 



Golden Sunshine 



The Earliest Golden Sweet Corn Grown 



1 22 Blue skys and golden sunshine have combined their divinely guided chemistry to 

 produce the nectar-like sweetness of this delicious golden gem. 



The ears are very compact, about the same size as Golden Bantam, but more refined in 

 appearance having from 10 to 12 rows of grains instead of 8 as Golden Bantam. It is a very ra- 

 pid grower and the earliest of the golden group. 



Price, pkt. 25c; 5 pkts. $1.00, transportation paid. 



Henderson's Pocahontas 



1 oy The plant is of dwarf habit and very robust. The ears are of good size and are always 

 well filled, having no gaps between the rows — a common fault of many early sorts. The 

 flavor is excellent for so early a variety. 



Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; qt. 75c; 4 qts. $2.50; peck $4.75; transportation paid. 

 104 Cory Early, Red Cob. One of the best extra early varieties grown; sweet and tender; 

 the plants are stocky, usually bearing 2 ears to a stalk. 



Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; qt. 75c; 4 qts. $2.50; peck $4.75: transportation paid. 

 109 Cory Early, White Cob. Extremely early, fit to use in 50 to 60 days from planting. 

 Ears about 6 to 7 inches long, with milky white kernels; plants dwarf, bearing usually 2 ears 

 to a stalk. 



Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; qt. 75c; 4 qts. $2.50; peck $4.75; transportation paid. 



Earlier, bigger, and better crops are produced if you fertilize your ground with Henderson's Garden Fertilizer. See page 198. 



