SWEET com 



Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



H£ffiII TO P-- N OTC H SWEET CORN 



DELrCIOUS FLAVOR. EARS FROM 10 TO 12 INCHES LONG 



For several years we have been growing this variety with Mr. Clark, and this 

 year have decided to offer it in quantities for the first time. The "Top-Notch" 

 strongly favors the Early Mammoth Corn and is much longer in the ears. The one 

 from which our illustration was made measured 11 inches, although Mr. Clark had a 

 number of dried ears that he was saving for us for seed, which measured 12 inches 

 long. The grains are rather deep, and, as one gardener pronounces it, " the most de- 

 licious Corn for a late variety I ever used." It comes in about the same season as the 

 " Early Evergreen," and is the largest and best Sweet Corn grown. Any one desiring 

 Sugar Corn producing ears of immense size, delicious flavor, and earlier than the "Ever- 

 green," will do well to give the "Top-Notch" a trial. Fodder good and strong, stand- 

 ing well up against storms and heavy rains. It comes in at the time when Sweet Corn 

 brings its best price. 



Using Mr. Clark's words, when the writer visited him last winter, he states: 

 "You have a Corn there which is going to take the place of a long-felt want." 



_ We believe from the reports we have had this year, as given below, that this 

 variety has come to stay, the same as " Premo " which we introduced three years ago, 

 and of which Messrs. A. W. Livingstone & Sons state in their letter : " This is one of 

 the best varieties of this class that has ever been introduced, and you certainly have 

 a good thing in the ' Premo.' " This year we are able to offer this Corn to the whole- 

 sale trade. 



PRICES FOR 1906 Perpkt. IOcts.,pt. 25 cts.,qt.40cts., by mail postpaid. 



■ -By freight or express, qt. 2Sc., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50 



J. S. WALTERS, Fenbrook, Pa., Nov. 1, 1904, says:— The sample of " Top-Notch " Corn you 

 gave me for trial paid me better than any other Corn I planted this year. It is really an extra 

 fine variety. The ears are unusually large and full, and I consider it the best Sweet Corn I had 

 this ye-ar. 



QEOBQE DAVIS. Harrisburg Pa.. Oct. SO, 1904, says:— I gave the " Top- Notch SweeS 

 Corn a thorough trial this year and am convinced that it is one of the very best Sweet Corns for 



gardeners to raise; coming in about the same time as the 

 Early Mammoth, but the ears much larger, stalks generally 

 having two ears. lean cheerfully recommend it to any one 

 as a perfect Sweet Corn, coming in for a second-early sort. 



JACOB BESHOBE, Etters,Pa., Oct. 29, 1904, says:— 

 I had a sample of " Top-Notch " Sweet Corn which you gave 

 me last year and gave it a thorough trial with the late 

 varieties. I like it hnuch better in every respect than the 

 " Evergreen its quality is superb; the ears are much 

 larger, and another excellent quality it has — having two 

 ears, well filled out, to the stalk. I have decided to plant 

 this variety in place of other late sorts, as it comes in earlier 

 and at a time when Sweet Corn is bringing the best price. 



Philadelphia, Pa., September 20, 1905. 

 In regard to the trial of " Top Notch " Sugar Corn, will 

 say I think it one of the best varieties of second early, matur- 

 ing almost as early as the earliest; strong, vigorous stalk, 

 not grotving too tall, having two and sometimes three ears to 

 stalk, cob filling out clear to the tip, kernel sweet and lus- 

 cious. Will plant Premo and *'Top Notch^' next year in 

 preference to all others. Izoill send you prize seed ear by 

 mail or express in a few days. 



GEO. E. ROESSLER, 

 520 Erie Avenue. 

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SWEET CORN 



WHITE EVERGREEN 



A HIGH BRED, 

 IDEAL TYPE OF STOWELL'S EVERGREEN 



This variety contains all the good points of merit 

 of the original Stowell's Evergreen. The stalks are 

 of strong, vigorous growth, six to seven feet high. 

 The ears are very large and uniformly well filled to 

 the tip, as shown on illustration, and of a most deli- 

 cious and sweet flavor. Market gardeners and private 

 planters can raake no mistake whatever in using this 

 variety. When in the green state, both bob and 

 grains are pure white. 



PRI CF Packet 10 cts., pint 25 cts., quart 

 ^ 35 cts., by mail postpaid. By 

 freight or express, quart 25 cts., peck $1.50, 

 bushel $5.50 < r 



WHITE EVERGREEN 



TOP-NOTCH 'SWEET CORN actual slze) 



See General List of Vegetable Seeds pages 33 to 48 for other Varieties 



