ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL, 
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SWEET CORN 
feet apart in hills, 4 to 6 seeds in a hill. 
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. 
Alneer’s Extra Early Columbia 
The above illustration, made true from nature, gives some idea 
of this grand new sugar corn. The Extra Early Columbia is an 
acquisition 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 
anv 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. 5c, */ 2 lb. 18c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1.05, 10 lbs. 
$2.00, prepaid. 
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% in. long. Contain¬ 
ing 12 rows of broad, yellow, sweet grains. Especially desirable for its extreme earliness. Pkt. Sc, V 2 lb. 
17c, 1 lb. 28c, 2 lbs. 50c, 5 lbs. $1.05, 10 lbs. $2.00 prepaid. 
n’riav ^woaf A new c °m, said to be extra early—hence the name Peep o’Day, of sur- 
y Jwcci '-' urla passing sweetness for so early a sort. Wonderfully productive, 2 and 3 
ears to each stalk. 
$2.00, prepaid. 
Height, 4 to 6 feet. Price, pkt. 5c, y 2 lb. 17c, 1 lb. 28c, 2 lbs. 50c, 5 lbs. $1.06, 10 lbs. 
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. 5c, y 2 lb. 17c, 1 lb. 28c, 2 lbs. 48c, 5 lbs. $1.00, 10 lbs. $1.90, prepaid. 
uarly Golden Bantam ^ extreme hardiness, and can be planted earlier than any other true swedt 
corn, and will then produce the earliest supply of ears for the table. The 
3talks grow from 3 y 2 to 4 feet in height and produce one or two good ears on each stalk. The ears are 
- 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. 5c. Va lb. 16c, 1 lb. 27c, 2 lbs. 48c, 5 lbs. $1.00, 
10 lbs. $1.90, prepaid. 
