Recent Novelties 
and Specialties 
THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY’S 
FS.RCo. 
SWEET CORN — GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM 
A top cross is more uniform and 
more productive than the variety 
itself and therefore more profitable 
to grow. The extra cost of this 
type of seed is very small as com¬ 
pared to the difference in market¬ 
able ears per acre. The ears of Top Cross Whipple’s Yellow are lYz inches long, 12-14 rowed, and 
are ready for market in 84 days. Market growers have found it the most profitable variety to im¬ 
mediately precede Golden Cross Bantam. Price per pkt., 15c.; per pt., 40c.; per qt., 75c.; 10 lbs., 
$4.00; 100 lbs., $35.00. 
Hybrids and Top Cross 
Varieties of Sweet Corn 
Recent breeding methods have 
developed some remarkable im¬ 
provements in Sweet Corn. These 
hybrids produce outstanding uni¬ 
formity, vigor and productiveness 
as compared with standard stocks. 
Disease resistance is also an im¬ 
portant factor. The three follow¬ 
ing are especially valuable and we 
highly recommend them as excep¬ 
tional developments in Sweet Corn. 
Marcross 
(80 days) 
Here is a Corn gardeners have 
been looking for; an earlier, good- 
sized hybrid ear. Marcross fills the 
need better than any other for its 
season. An attractive ear 7 inches 
long, 12-16 rowed; fine table qual¬ 
ity, and 4 or 5 days earlier than 
Whipple’s Top Cross. This, to¬ 
gether with its hybrid vigor and 
productiveness, makes it a valuable 
and profitable addition to the list 
of better varieties. Price per pkt., 
15c.; per pt., 40c.; per qt., 75c.; 
10 lbs., $4.00; 100 lbs., $35.00. 
Top Cross Whipple’s Yellow 
(84 days) 
Golden Cross Bantam 
(88 days) 
Originated by Dr. Glen Smith of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Indiana 
Experiment Station. Golden Cross Bantam sets a new standard for quality, productiveness and 
resistance to bacterial wilt. It is already extensively used and should be grown in every home 
garden. In 1935 and 1936, Market Gardeners were surprised at the tremendous yield of marketable 
ears per acre (15,000—practically double other good stocks). The ears are 10-14 rowed, 714 to 
8 inches long, and ready for market in 88 days as compared with 80 days for the small original 
Bantam. Price per pkt., 15c.; per pt., 40c.; per qt., 75c.; 10 lbs., $4.00; 100 lbs., $35.00. 
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