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LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
SWEET CORN—Continued 
Leonard’s Early Evergreen. 
EARLY EVERGREEN, LEONARD’S SPECIAL 
STRAIN. The ears of this Corn grow 8 inches long, are 
mostly 14' to 18'rowed. This is a magnificent kind for mar' 
ket gardeners and for main crop in every home garden. It 
ripens 10 days in advance of Stowell’s Evergreen and is 
equally as good for all purposes. The kernels are very sweet 
and tender and when eaten from the cob, break off free 
from husky tips so common to some otherwise fine table 
corns. Ready for market in 83 days. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 15c; 
lb., 30c. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. We have a stock of this excel' 
lent sweet corn that is exceptionally good. There is no sweet 
corn that compares with the Country Gentleman for sweet' 
ness. It is the variety par excellence where quality is desired. 
Market gardeners who make a specialty of growing for hotels 
and high class restaurant trade use this as a main crop 
variety in preference to any other. For home use it will be 
found superior and it is very productive. The fact that it is 
a favorite variety with canners proves its merit. Ready for 
market in 90 days. Pkt., 10c; *4 lb., 15c; lb., 30c. 
LEONARD’S NARROW GRAIN EVERGREEN. This 
type of sweet corn is a stock worked up by S. F. Leonard 
after years of experimenting. In it, we feel, that we have 
something vastly superior to the old wide grain Evergreen. 
The ear is as large as the Stowell’s Evergreen and averages 
20 to 24 rows to the ear. The cob is small in comparison to 
the size of the ear and the kernels are very long, narrow and 
remarkably free from starch. The rows are uniformly 
straight and the ear holds its evenness from butt to tip more 
uniformly than any other type of Evergreen. Ready for 
market in 92 days. Pkt., 10c; lb., 15c; lb., 30c. 
True Water Cress can be easily grown by sowing the seed 
broadcast on garden soil and keeping the soil very wet till 
the plants are large enough to transplant to shallow indenta' 
tions about 5 inches deep here and there along the sides of 
a clean flowing stream. There it will continue to spread by 
the lengthening of the roots, also by reseeding and requires 
no further care. The crop can be grown to maturity in wet 
garden soil or the seed can be sown directly to the mud 
along the stream but with lesser measures of success. April 
or September is a good time to plant these minute seeds and 
this aquatic prefers to stand with its roots and most of its 
stems submerged. Cutting can begin in about 60 days and a 
little later frequent cuttings, using a sharp knife will stimU' 
late plant growth. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; M lb., #1.50. 
Curled or Pepper Grass. A pungent, quick growing 
plant that poorly parodies the water cress flavor; can be 
grown in any garden soil as soon as the ground can be 
worked. Plant one'half inch deep in one'foot rows, thin' 
ning the plants to 4 inches. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; H lb., 50c. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. This standard main crop variety 
excels all other late sorts in sweetness and productiveness. 
It is more popular than any other for canning, for market' 
mg'*and for the home garden. Stalks 7 to 8 feet, ears 
14' to 18'rowed, 7 to 9 inches long. Ready for market in 
94 days. Pkt., 10c; »/ 2 lb., 15c; lb., 30c. 
Golden Cross. (See page 16) 
