NEW IMPROVED HYBRID SWEET CORN 
Golden Cross Bantam—86 Days 
By far the most sensational -gulden swleeti aorii 
hybrid developed in the last few years.' It was 
originated by Dr. Glenn Smith of Purdue Uni¬ 
versity and was created by crossing two inbred 
lines. The height of stalk is 5 to 5| feet. The 
ears average about 7 inches long and generally 
have ten or twelve rows of golden kernels. The 
ears are ready for the table about a week later 
than Golden Bantam. The greatest feature of 
this variety is its resistance to Stewart’s Bacterial 
Wilt, a disease which has caused a great deal of 
damage to sweet corn in the last few years. 
Sweet corn hybrids obtained by crossing inbred 
lines are very uniform in time of ripening and in 
the size and shape of the ears. Golden Cross 
Bantam is exceptional in these respects. 
^ lb., 20c.; 1 lb., 35c.; 5 lbs., $1.55; 10 lbs., $2.80 
Green Cross—90 
Days 
Another midseason 
white sweet corn 
hybrid developed by 
Dr. Jones from the 
crossing of two in- 
bred lines. The stalks 
are to 6 feet in 
height. The ears are 
about 6 to 7 inches 
long with 14 or 16 
rows of kernels. This 
variety is of the 
St o wells Evergreen 
type, the ears being- 
shorter and thicker 
than Redgreen Hy¬ 
brid. | lb., 20c.; lb., 
35c.; 5 lbs., $1.55; 
10 lbs.; $2.80. 
Redgreen Hybrid 
—90 Days 
This is another in- 
bred hybrid white 
sweet corn of rare 
qualities, being the 
product of Dr. Jones 
of Connecticut. The 
height of the reddish stalks is 5| io G feet. The 
ears average 7 inches in length and are attrac¬ 
tively slim and well filled with usually 10 or 12 
rows of high quality kernels. It is midseason 
in maturity. Besides the remarkable uni¬ 
formity of this inbred hybrid, the husks on the 
ears are long, which helps to protect the kernels 
from ear worm injury. 
\ lb., 20c.; lb., 35c.; 5 lbs., $1.55; 10 lbs., $2.80 
LANDRETHS’ GOLDEN SUNRISE—86 Days 
This new variety of golden sweet corn was 
introduced by us in 1932, but originated on 
Long Island sometimes called “The Land of 
theSunriseTrail,” hence the name, “Golden 
Sunrise.” It was developed by our Mr. H. S. 
Mills in 1925 who was then employed by 
Cornell University, and since improved by 
him on Bloomsdale. It is a hybrid variety 
selected from a field cross between Golden 
Bantam and Long Island Beauty. The 
usual length of ear is eight inches and the 
ear tapers to a long slim point. The 
kernels are golden yellow in color, of fine 
flavor and quality, and their shape resem¬ 
bles kernels’- of the Long Island Beauty. 
Th£re are usually 10 or 12 rows of kernels. 
The stalk of Golden Sunrise is about the 
same length as Stowell’s Evergreen, but is 
more vigorous, standing up better in dry 
weather, and showing more disease resist¬ 
ance than this variety or most of the early 
golden or white sweet corn varieties. This 
variety has been extensively tested in various 
parts of the United States. It is preferred 
to Golden Bantam because it has a larger 
ear, and is claimed to be a better variety. In 
some canning tests, it produced more cans 
of corn per acre than other golden varieties 
in the tests. In other experiments, this 
variety produced more marketable ears per 
acre than any other variety. Golden Sun¬ 
rise will mature in midseason, coming about 
a week after Gold¬ 
en Bantam. Be¬ 
cause of its season 
of maturity, this 
variety is worthy 
of trial in all parts 
of the United 
States. Favorable 
reports on its per- 
formance have 
been received from 
many agricultural 
experiment sta¬ 
tions. A number 
of tests have 
shown this variety 
to be very resistant 
to wilt, second 
only to Golden 
Cross Bantam in 
this respect. 
\ lb., 20c.; lb., 35c.; 
5 lbs., $1.55; 10 lbs., 
$2.80. 
LANDRETHS’ 
WHITE SUNRISE 
—86 Days 
The description 
for Golden Sun¬ 
rise fits this variety with the exception of 
the color of the kernel which is white. It is 
the selection for white kernels from the 
original cross of Golden Bantam and Long 
Island Beauty made in 1925 by our Mr. 
Mills. Growers of Stowell’s Evergreen 
sweet corn have tried White Sunrise and 
many favorable comments have been re¬ 
ceived from all sections of the United States. 
Like Golden Sunrise, it has shown some 
resistance to adverse weather conditions 
and important prevalent diseases. 
\ lb., 25c.; lb., 45c.; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.60 
Spanish Gold—74 Days 
This is a new early golden variety of sweet corn 
developed by Dr. D. F. Jones of Connecticut 
Agricultural Experiment Station. The stalks are 
4\ to 5 feet in length. The ears are 6 inches long 
and have 10 or 12 rows of rich golden kernels. 
This variety is a week or ten days earlier than 
Golden Bantam and is somewhat more resistant 
to Stewart’s Wilt disease than this variety or 
other early golden types. 
| lb., 20c.; lb., 35c.; 5 lbs., $1.55; 10 lbs., $2.80 
Golden Sunrise 
