New Disease-Resisting Sweet Corn 
Golden Cross Bantam 
Immune from Bacteria! Diseases 
Resistant to Stewart’s Wilt 
Healthy, Robust and Most Productive 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM is a cross of two inbred Bantams developed by Glen 
M. Smith and introduced jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture 
and Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station. 
During the past few years, corn growers have suffered much loss from Stewart’s 
disease or wilt. No means have been found of combating the disease, other than 
avoiding it by planting a wilt resisting hybrid. We take pride in the high quality 
of this hybrid corn we are offering our customers this year, and feel certain that our 
Golden Cross Bantam will please the most critical planter. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM is an early corn, usually ready for the table about 
four days later than Golden Bantam. The stalks are uniform in height, usually about 6 feet, and 
are sturdy and straight. Under favorable conditions two to three ears are usually produced on 
each stalk. The ears are about 8 inches long, nearly cylindrical, and have 10 to 14 rows of kernels. 
At the eating stage the kernels are a light, golden yellow and harden somewhat less rapidly than 
Golden Bantam. The uniformity of the ears is remarkable, and all ears are well filled to the tips. 
Tests conducted in 23 states over a period of three years show that Golden Cross Bantam will give 
an average of 26% higher yield than Golden Bantam. One test showed a yield of 65% more than 
Golden Bantam. Under drought conditions this hybrid variety produced well filled ears where com¬ 
mercial strains of Golden Bantam were totally unproductive. 
Growing this hybrid variety for seed is an expensive proposition, with a great deal of scientific 
knowledge and hand labor necessary, and the price may seem high to you. But you must remem¬ 
ber that you will save nothing by buying ordinary varieties if you lose your crop through Stewart’s 
Wilt. 
Pkt., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., 65c; 2 lbs.. $1.20; 5 lbs., $2.70; 10 lbs., $5.30, postpaid. By express, 
not prepaid, 15 lbs., $6.30; 25 lbs., $10.25; 100 lbs., $40.00. 
BLACK MEXICAN SWEET CORN 
This is one of the richest flavored, sweetest, and tenderest sweet corns. To 
many of those who know it, no other variety can take its place. The ears are 
8 to 9 inches in length, and are ready for the table in 85 to 90 days. The ripe 
seed is bluish black, but when in table condition the kernels are pearly white. 
It is a most desirable second early variety for the home garden. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 22c; lb., 
40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.70; 10 lbs., $3.30, postpaid. By express not prepaid, 15 lbs., 
$3.30; 25 lbs., $5.25; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
Easy Method of Growing Mushrooms 
A planter In 
Minnesota gives 
the following di¬ 
rections for grow¬ 
ing' Mushrooms in 
the lawn: 
’’Break up the 
brick of spawn 
into inch square 
pieces. Have ready 
some fresh horse 
manure, and place 
a trowel full under 
the s o d at inter¬ 
vals about the 
lawn. Put a piece 
of spawn on t h e 
manure, and re- 
Mushrooms Place the sod. Do 
this in early 
spring. After the warm spring rains, the lawn will be full of mushrooms. 
If these directions are followed, the size of the crop will be dependent 
entirely upon the weather. It is important that the spawn be planted 
previous to the early warm rains, as Mushrooms cannot be grown in this 
manner during the summer.” 
Mushroom Spawn 
Each brick of our Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn contains about 40 
cubic inches of spawn, and will plant 10 square feet of bed. Cultural 
directions free with each order for spawn. 60c per brick; 3 bricks, $1.50, 
postpaid. By express, not prepaid, in quantities of six or more bricks, 
30c per brick. 
CHERVIL 
EXTRA FINE CURLED. A hardy annual 
with aromatic leaves somewhat resembling, 
but more beautiful than Parsley, and by many considered superior 
to it in flavor. The young leaves are used in soups and salads and 
for garnishing meats and vegetables. One ounce will sow 100 feet 
of row. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c, postpaid. 
EXTRA 
CURLED OR 
PEPPER 
GRASS. A salad 
plant that should 
be grown in 
every garden. 
Grows very 
quickly and seed 
can be sown as 
early in tho 
spring as the 
ground can be 
worked. For succession make repeated sowings every 
two weeks from early spring until early fall. Pkt.,- 5c; 
oz., 10c; ti lb., 25c; lb., 70c, postpaid. 
TRUE WATER CRESS. A hardy plant which will 
thrive wel,l only when the roots are submerged in 
water. Can be easily grown in springs or along the 
edges of shallow running streams. One of the most 
delicious of all small salad plants. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 
% lb., $1.10; lb., $3.75, postpaid. 
UPLAND. Same flavor as Water Cress. Grows on 
high, dry land. As easily grown as spinach or lettuce. 
Hardy perennial that can be grown for several years 
without replanting. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % lb., 90c, i 
postpaid. 
CHIVES or Schnittlaugh 
A hardy perennial onion-like plant. Highly esteemed 
for use as a salad, and for their small leaves which 
are produced very early in the spring and are used 1 
for giving a mild onion flavor to various dishes. Fre¬ 
quent cuttings may be made throughout the season, a 
new growth of leaves appearing soon after each cut¬ 
ting. Pkt., 10c: 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 50c, postpaid. Plants 
(small clumps), 20c each; 4 for 50c; 12 for $1.00, 
postpaid. 
CRESS 
True Water Cress 
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Burgess’ Northern Grown Corn is Earlier and More Prolific 
