Stokes Seed Farms Company, Moorestown, New Jersey 



SWEET CORM 



In offering the following varieties of Sweet Corn we have a decided feeling that 

 they are the best and most important of all varieties of Sugar Corn now on the market. 

 Our customers will find the earliest Corns thus far introduced, second-earlies of excep- 

 tional merit, two standard midseason varieties, and two late varieties known every- 

 where as the best for late planting. The seed which we offer is especially selected, 

 and grown under the very best possible conditions. Corn is perhaps one of the easiest 

 families to improve by selecting and breeding, and our results prove that some very 

 exceptional work can be done in this direction. Our method in saving seed of the 

 different varieties has been to form a definite standard of length, size of ear, height 

 of stalk, position of ear on stalk and other points, making the variety uniform in 

 type and ideal in quality. The inferior stalks and ears have been entirely discarded, 

 and as practically all the varieties have been grown under our own supervision, we 

 feel absolutely certain that we are offering the very best in Sweet Corn seed. 



Culture. — If a succession of Corn is desired for the home garden, we should 

 advise planting an early, midseason and late variety at the same time, or planting 

 only your choice variety about two weeks apart. Either method will give a succession 

 from the latter part of July until the last of September. Plant in hills 3 feet apart 

 each way, with 4 to 5 kernels to the hill, and thinning out to 2 or 3 stalks to the hill. 

 The early smaller varieties may be planted somewhat thicker than this. Special care 

 should be taken in dry seasons to have them well cultivated. 



One quart will plant 200 hills; 6 to 8 quarts will plant one acre 



EARLY VARIETIES 

 Golden Bantam 



THE SWEETEST EARLY CORN FOR THE HOME GARDEN 



This variety leads all others in sweetness and eating quahties. It is 

 also a decidedly early Corn and is, perhaps, second only to Earlj' May- 

 flower in this respect. The stalk grows from 4 to 5 feet high and has the 

 ear placed about halfway up the stalk. Golden Bantam is a rich creamy 

 yellow which deepens into orange when ripe. The ear is 6 to 7 inches 

 long, having eight rows to the ear. It is mostly well filled up to the end 

 of the ear and makes a very desirable appearance on the table. Pkt. 

 5 cts., V2pt- 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., Vapk. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6. 



Early Mayflower 



Early Mayflower Sweet Corn 



Early Mayflower is slightly earlier, perhaps, than Golden Bantam, but is not so 

 well known as the latter variety. It is similar to Mammoth White Cory in size and 

 shape of ear, but matures nearly a week earlier. The stalk is only about 4 feet high, but the ears are exceptionally long and well 

 filled for such an early Corn. The grains on the ear are very tender and the eating quality is excellent. However, it is not so 

 sweet as Golden Bantam, described above. The ears average 7 inches in length, growing very close to the stalk, and practically every 

 stalk produces a full 7-inch ear. We cannot urge our customers too strongly to become acquainted with this Early Mayflower 

 variety. Pkt. 5 cts., Vzpt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., Vzpk. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6. 



Snow-Cream Table 



The chief characteristic of this variety is its exceptional hardiness. It grows very large and besides this produces ears even earlier 

 than the Golden Bantam. The ears, however, are not so high in quality as either of the two previous varieties. It is an exceptionally 

 heavy cropper and for market use it cannot be surpassed for an early crop. It should be picked before it matures too far, as it becomes 

 rather tough when old. The stalk of this variety grows 6 to 7 feet high, and mostly pioduces two full-sized ears to the stalk. It has 

 a twelve- or fourteen-rowed ear which averages 7 to 8 inches in length. Its early maturity and exceptional yield characterize it as 

 the best early Corn for market use. The quality of the variety keeps it from being a verj- desirable home-garden sort. Pkt. 5 cts.^ 

 Vapt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., Vapk. 85 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5. 



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