VEGETABLE SEEDS • Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



THE FINEST YELLOW SWEET CORN 



Ever since- the introduction of Golden Bantam, nearly twenty \ears ago, tlie yellow varieties of Sweet Corn liave been growing in 

 popularity until today they are more widely planted than the w hite sorts. In recent years, Beckerl's Golden Evergreen and Golden Bantam 

 have even commanded a premium over white corn in the city markets. 



The four varieties which we oiler below are, we believe, the best that have been developed to date, and we have tested many different 

 types and strains in our trial-grounds. Each has its merits and uses and each has its enthusiastic friends. The three variet ies— Golden 

 Bantam, Beckerl's Golden crgrccn, and Golden ("ream- will, if planted a I t he same time, mature in succession and keep t he I able supplied 

 with luscious golden ears lor at least .1 month. Moreover, the yellow sorts (Beckert's Golden Evergreen and Golden Bantam, in particular.! 

 are hardier in t he seed and may be planted from t wo to I hree weeks earl ier In t he spring t han it is sal e to plant any ol the while Sweet Corns. 



BECKERT'S GOLDEN EVERGREEN 



Beckert's Golden 

 Evergreen 

 Sweet Corn 



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GOLDEN 

 BANTAM. 



The first 

 of the yel- 

 low Sweet 

 Corns to ma- 

 ture, and still the 

 standard of quality 

 for all Sweet Corns, 

 although it has been 

 in cultivation for 

 nearly twenty years. From 

 early plantings, Golden Ban- 

 tam is ready for the table in 65 

 to 75 days, depending on the 

 weather, and it may be planted for 

 succession every week or ten days ^HO 

 from the last of April up to mid-July. 

 While the ears are small, averaging 5 to ^ 

 6 inches in length on good soil, they surely 

 are of unsurpassed flavor. The true type al- 

 ways has eight rows of broad, golden yellow 

 grains. Golden Bantam thrives on a great variety 

 of soils and in practically all sections of the country. 

 It is uniformly prolific, producing two or more ears to 

 the stalk. We offer a very select stock of the true Golden 

 Bantam. Pkt. 15 cts., } ,1b. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts. 

 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 10 lbs. $3.00. 

 GOLDENROD. Productive and nicely flavored; maturing in about 

 the same time as Beckert's Golden Evergreen. It bears long, slender 

 ears with ten rows of deep yellow kernels. Pkt. 10 cts., 1 -.lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.65. 

 GOLDEN CREAM. This is the late quality standard among the yellow Sweet 

 Corns. In season it is about a week later than Beckert's Golden Evergreen and 

 Goldenrod, w hile in size of stalk and ear it closely resembles Golden Bantam. From 

 one of its ancestors, Country Gentleman, it has inherited the irregular or "shoe-peg" 

 arrangement ol kernels, so might be called the Yellow Shoe-peg Corn. The kernels 

 are deep golden in color, and exceedingly rich and sweet in flavor. Pkt. 15 cts., 

 >4lb. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 10 lbs. $3.00. 



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indid varietj is the result of a cross be I ween Golden Bantam 

 and White Evergreen. Introduced by us in 1917, it has filled a 

 long-felt want for a large-eared yellow variety with the true 

 jfc^ Bantam flavor. The originator claimed thai it was "the 

 flj^ one best Sweet Corn," and four y ears' trial has proved 

 S&L that he knew what he was talking about. Beckerl's 

 jgj^ Golden Evergreen combines the delicious flavor of 

 Golden Bantam with the evergreen habit of White 

 Evergreen. It is ready for the table about five 

 days after Golden Bantam, but the ears are 

 much larger, being 8 to 10 inches long, with 

 12 or 14 rows of deep sugary grains, just the 

 right size for eating off the cob. 



It is a true evergreen, for the cars remain 

 green and edible for more than two weeks 

 from any planting, and stay in the roasting- 

 ear stage for a month from late plant- . 

 ings. The husk is abundant, to protect 

 the ears from corn-worm and smut, and 

 this variety is rarely affected by either. 

 Beckert's Golden Evergreen combines 

 all the good qualities of an early, 

 midseason, and late variety. Hardy 

 in the seed, it may be planted 

 early; having a strong root sys- 

 tem, it is drought-resistant to 

 an unusual extent. If planted 

 about July 4, the best roast- 

 ing-ears of the season may be 

 . gathered from the middle of 

 ^ September until killing 

 frost, late in October. 

 Beckert's Golden Ever- 

 green is particularly 

 V suitable for market 



\ gardeners who have 

 i \ a di sc ri m i n ating 

 \ trade. There has 

 n ever I) e e n 

 X enough seed 



III s u p p I \ 



rJgw^ the demand. 

 \ Pkt. 15 cts., 

 olb. 30 cts., 



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