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Vegetable Seeds 
BRECK’S 
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Sweet Corn, Golden Bantam 
SWEET CORN 
One pound of seed sows 100 hills 
Everyone knows that Corn is 100 per cent perfect only when it is “out of the garden 
and into the pot.” It isn’t true genuine “Sweet Corn” if it isn’t home-grown. And, remember, 
the very best varieties are usually not obtainable in the market, so be wise and grow your own. 
Special Pkts. 10c (sufficient for 12 hills) postpaid, except as noted 
EXTRA-EARLY VARIETIES 
Early Sensation. A most popular 8-rowed 
variety of extra-early yellow Corn. 
Crop ready for picking in about 60 
days. HIb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 
12 lbs. $2.50. 
GOLDEN SUNSHINE. Extra early, 
maturing about 10 days prior to Golden 
Bantam. Stalks 4 to 5 feet high, with 
ears 6 inches long, and having 12 rows 
of large kernels. Quality very fine, and 
plants very productive. p£Ib. 20c; lb. 
30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 12 lbs. $2.50. 
BRECK’S BANTAM CROSBY. See Spe¬ 
cialties, page 49. 
TENDERGOLD. (New Wilt Resistant.) 
See Specialties, page 49. 
PICKANINNY. See Specialties, page 49. 
Pkt. 25c; Jdjlb. 40c; lb. 75c. 
SECOND-EARLY VARIETIES 
BRECK’S GOLDEN BANTAM, Selected 
Massachusetts-grown. The most popu¬ 
lar variety of yellow Sweet Corn ever 
offered; also one of the earliest and 
hardiest. Plants rarely grow over 6 feet 
in height, and usually bear at least two 
ears, 5 to 6 inches long, on each stalk. 
Many people assert that Golden Ban¬ 
tam is the sweetest of all Corns. Its 
plump, rich, cream-yellow kernels are 
tender, milky, and delicious. J^Ib. 15c; 
lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 12 lbs. $2.00. 
GOLDEN GIANT. Ears are twice the 
size of Golden Bantam, and being from 
14- to 16-rowed, give nearly four times 
the yield per acre, are richer in color, 
more delicious, equally early. The 
husks are striped with red and very 
heavy. )^Ib. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 Lbs. 50c; 
12 lbs. $2.50. 
Golden Dawn. A selected stock of early 
yellow Sweet Corn similar to Golden 
Orange, but preferred by many local 
market gardeners in eastern Massachu¬ 
setts. J-^lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 
12 lbs. $2.50. 
Whipple’s Yellow. An excellent variety 
of yellow Sweet Corn maturing slightly 
earlier than Golden Bantam. Stalks 6 
feet tall; ears 14-rowed, 7 to 8 inches 
long; kernels broad, deep, and golden 
yellow. Quality very good. J^Ib. 20c; 
lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 12 lbs. $2.50. 
Early Crosby. The standard early white 
variety. A little later than White Cory, 
but sweeter and with a larger ear—5 to 6 
inches long. Corn fodder 5 to 6 feet high. 
J^Ib. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 12 lbs. $2.00. 
Golden Orange. A popular sort among 
the farmers and market gardeners in 
southern New Hampshire, Maine, and 
eastern Massachusetts. j-^Ib. 20c; lb. 
30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 12 lbs. $2.50. 
Black Mexican. Said to be the sweetest 
Corn in cultivation. Medium early. Ears 
of good size; kernels purplish black. 141b. 
20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 12 lbs. $2.50. 
LATE VARIETIES 
BANTAM EVERGREEN. A yellow va¬ 
riety maturing about 10 days after 
Golden Bantam and a week earlier than 
Stowell’s Evergreen white. It has an 
ear three times the size of Golden Ban¬ 
tam and runs 12, 14, and 16 rows to the 
ear. It has the tender and sweet quali¬ 
ties of Golden Bantam and combines 
these with the productiveness of Stowell’s 
Evergreen. As a table variety it is unex¬ 
celled) J^Ib. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 
12 lbs. $2.50. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN, Platt’s 
Strain. The standard main-crop va¬ 
riety for market- and home-garden. 
Ears large; kernels deep, sugary and 
tender, remaining in green stage for an 
unusually long time. It is not uncom¬ 
mon for the ears to have 18 to 20 rows. 
Klb- 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 12 lbs. $2.50. 
Country Gentleman or Shoe Peg. Late. 
Large ears; kernels white and sharp 
pointed, placed in irregular rows on cob. 
A fine late variety and a general favorite. 
HIb- 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 12 lbs. $2.50. 
POP-CORN FOR SEED 
Black Beauty. Very productive and early 
in maturity. Ears 6 inches long with 
large, purplish black kernels that pop 
white. Lb. 20c; 100 lbs. $18.00. 
Japanese Pearl. A small-seeded white 
Pop-corn that pops pure white. Ears 
very small. A novelty for the home- 
garden. Lb. 15c; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Pop-Corn for Popping. See page 67. 
CHICORY 
Witloof or French Endive. This type is 
grown almost entirely for salad purposes, 
being eaten like Cos Lettuce. Grow the 
roots in the manner of carrots and 
parsnips, and in the Autumn dig them, 
and, after cutting off the old tops, force 
the new ones in sand, as wanted, in a 
dark cellar or pit. Connoisseurs know 
all about Chicory salad. They just 
won’t be without it. Why should you? 
Chicory is delicious and easy to grow. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; J£Ib. $1.25. 
Large-rooted. Grown and used as a sub¬ 
stitute for coffee. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 
Xlb. 75c. 
CHIVES 
Ask anyone who knows the fine points 
of eating, and they will say, “Cnives? 
Why, they are indispensable!” Chives 
resemble onions in growth. They have 
the onion flavor without the kick-back. 
Chives are a “cut-and-come-again” propo¬ 
sition, and a hardy perennial plant into 
the bargain. A few plants should be in 
every garden. Seeds, pkt. 20c; oz. 75c. 
CHIVE PLANTS 
Used for flavoring soups, etc. 25c each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
The Chinese Cabbage more nearly re¬ 
sembles a lettuce than a Cabbage. It should 
not be sown early, as plants will run to seed. 
Heads are usually tied together in order to 
blanch the inside leaves. 
Pe-Tsai. The young leaves are light green 
and crumpled. Mature head elongated, 
solid with a creamy yellow center. Pkt. 
10c; J^oz. 20c; oz. 35c; ^Ib. $1.25. 
Chosen. Heads similar to Pe-Tsai, except 
that they are more compact. Very solid. 
Pkt. 10c; Hoz. 20c; oz. 35c; J^Ib. $1.25. 
