ALNEER,BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL 
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" Alneer’s Extra Early Colum 
SWEET CORN 
feet apart in hills, 4 to 6 seeds in a hill. 0 
Alneer’s Extra Early Columbia 
acquisition of rare value. This 
Corn does best in moderately rich soil; do not plant before 
settled warm weather. The early more dwarf varieties should 
be planted 2 by 3 feet apart, the larger and later kinds 4 by 5 
Our packets contain 2 full ounces. 
The above illustration, made true from nature, gives some idea 
of this grand new sugar corn. The Extra Early Columbia is an 
of rare value. This new and valuable variety of Sweet or Sugar Corn has eclipsed all other 
sorts. The Extra Early Columbia is as early as the Cory and nearly twice as large, being 12-rowed and of 
great length. The color is a beautiful creamy white. In quality, sweetness and flavor it is superior to 
any early sort known, and is also a heavy yielder. Alneer’s Extra Early Columbia corn is the best and 
largest early sweet corn ever offered. Price per pkt. 7c, y 2 lb* 20c, 1 lb. 38c, 2 lbs. 65c, 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. 
$2.75, prepaid. 
Sunshine The earliest of the Golden Bantam Type, .maturing a week to ten days earlier than 
that variety. More dwarf in habit than Bantam, with ears 6 V 2 in. long. Contain¬ 
ing 12 rows of broad, yellow, sweet grains. Especially desirable for its extreme earliness. Pkt. 7c, V 2 lb* 
22c 1 lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c, 5 lbs. $1.65, 10 lbs. $2.95, prepaid. 
p ppn -Jrjav C WPA } r n „ A new corn, said to be extra early—hence the name Peep o’Day, of sur- 
I ccjj U LJc ty JWccl '-'Om passing sweetness for so early a sort. Wonderfully productive, 2 and 3 
ears to each stalk. Height, 4 to’5 feet. Price, pkt. 7c, y 2 lb. 20c, 1 lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, 5 lbs. $1.40, 10 lbs. 
$2.65, prepaid. 
Howling Mob 
The ears measure 7 to 9 inches in length with 12 or 14 rows of good-sized pearly- 
white grains. Has large white grains and so sweet that it should be compared only 
with the second early sorts. Pkt. 7c, y 2 lb. 20c, 1 lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 65c, 5 lbs. $1.40, 10 lbs. $2.65, prepaid. 
r nt ,l v Rantam Of extreme hardiness, and can be planted earlier than any other true sweet 
J corn, and will then produce the earliest supply of ears for the table. The 
stalks grow from 3 V 2 to 4 feet in height and produce one or two good ears on each stalk. The ears are 
5 to 6 inches in length; the grains, when ears are ready for use, are a bright golden yellow. The flavor is 
exceptionally rich and sugary, “the sweetest of all.” Pkt. 7c, y 2 lb. 20c, 1 lb. 38c, 2 lbs. 65c, 5 lbs, $1.50, 
10 lbs. $2.75, prepaid. 
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