N O R T HRUP, KING & CO. ' S 
CHIVES 
A hardy perennial of the onion family. 
Leaves used in salads or for flavoring soups 
and stews. The plant is very decorative 
when allowed to bloom. Reaches full pro¬ 
duction in third year after planting from 
seed. 
COLLARDS 
True Georgia 80 days 
A vigorous variety growing 2 to 3 feet 
tall, carrying a loose head of large succu¬ 
lent leaves, which are used for greens. A 
light frost will improve the flavor. Grown 
extensively in the South in place of cab¬ 
bage. 
SWEET CORN 
Since 1884 Northrup, King & Co. have specialized in sweet corn. Throughout the 
period all the seed corn offered by this firm has been grown under the personal direction 
of its own staff of experts. Nearly all the strains of standard varieties have been improved 
and several new varieties have been propagated, Peep O’ Day being one of these and 
introduced back in 1900. During the last 20 years a new and more effective corn breeding 
method has been developed involving selections from self fertilized lines or inbred strains. 
Northrup, King & Co. commenced an extensive corn breeding program using this method 
in 1922«as soon as its superiority had been demonstrated. Consequently, Northrup, King & 
Co. is one of the first seed houses to offer combinations of sweet corn resulting from this 
modern method of corn breeding. 
Extra Early Varieties 
Early Minnesota 88 days 
An early sort of excellent quality. Ears 
are long, with 8 to 10 rows of large white 
grains. A large producer and desirable for 
market, home and canning uses. 
Early Red Cory 80 days 
An early, 8-row, white variety, with a 
red cob. Foliage carries a red cast in the 
midribs. Very sweet and tender. 
Extra Early Adams 80 days 
This is not a real sweet corn but is popu¬ 
lar for table corn in northern sections and 
is especially desirable for roasting ears. 
Makes excellent fodder in hot, dry summer 
months. 
Extra Early White Cory 7 5 days 
A popular large eared sort. Stalks grow 
about 5 ft., each generally bearing two 
large, finely shaped ears. Ears are 6 to 7 
in. long, 12-rowed. A market gardener’s 
favorite for early market. 
Kingscrost Golden Bantam 73 days 
A double cross between inbred strains. This 
strain of Golden Bantam was originated 
by Northrup, King & Co. The name “Kings- 
crost” is our creation and registered for 
use by Northrup, King & Co. exclusively. 
In our trial grounds, Kingscrost is about 
10 days earlier, in coming to the eating 
stage, than ordinary Golden Bantam. It is 
especially adapted to market gardening be¬ 
cause all the ears are ready to pick at the 
same time, soil differences considered. For 
home gardening, therefore, successive plant¬ 
ings should be made. 
The nature of the breeding of this seed 
is such that while the newly crossed seed 
produces a superior crop, seed selected from 
the crop of this cross will not give the same 
results the following year. For a satisfac¬ 
tory crop newly crossed seed must be ob¬ 
tained from Northrup, King & Co. each 
year. 
COMPARISON BETWEEN KINGSCROST AND ORDINARY GOLDEN BANTAM 
At the left is the product of two hills of Kingscrost Golden Bantam Sweet Corn. At the 
right is the crop of ordinary Bantam grown on the adjacent row. Note the greater uni¬ 
formity of the Kingscrost ears. Uniformity in maturity is also attained in Kingscrost. 
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