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Vegetable Seeds 
BRECK’S 
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Sweet Corn, Breck’s Tendergold 
SWEET CORN 
One pound of seed sows 100 hills 
Everyone knows that Corn is 100 per cent perfect only when it is “out of the garden 
and into the pot.” It isn’t true genuine “Sweet Corn” if it isn’t home-grown. And, remember, 
the very best varieties are usually not obtainable in the market, so be wise and grow your own. 
Special Pkts. 10c (sufficient for 12 hills) postpaid, except as noted 
Dust Sweet Corn Before Planting with Semesan Jr, 
Very little powder is required, but the protection furnished results in quicker germi¬ 
nation, more rapid growth, and an earlier maturity of the crop. Listed on page 104. 
EXTRA-EARLY VARIETIES 
Early Sensation. A most popular 8-rowed 
extra-early yellow Corn. Crop ready for 
E icking in about 60 days. }^lb. 15c; 
>. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 12 lbs. $2.25. 
TENDERGOLD. Wilt-Resistant. Hybrid. 
Yellow. See page 50 for complete de¬ 
scription. Pkt. 15c; j^Ib. 25c; lb. 35c; 
2 lbs. 60c. 
GOLDEN SUNSHINE. Extra early, 
maturing about 10 days prior to Golden 
Bantam. Stalks 4 to 5 feet high, with 
ears 6 inches long, and having 12 rows 
of large kernels. Quality very fine, and 
plants very productive, HIb. 15c; lb. 
25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 12 lbs. $2.25. 
BRECK’S BANTAM CROSBY. Midget 
White Sweet Com. Extra early with 
short, light stalks, carrying ears not 
over 3)^ inches in length. Requires 
little room in the garden and may be 
successfully forced under glass. Pkt. 
25c; MIb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
SECOND-EARLY VARIETIES 
BRECK’S GOLDEN BANTAM, Selected 
Massachusetts-grown. Plants rarely 
grow over 6 feet in height, and bear at 
least two ears, 5 to 6 inches long, on each 
stalk. Many people assert that Golden 
Bantam is the sweetest of all Corns. Its 
plump, rich, cream-yellow kernels are 
tender, milky, and delicious, l^lb. 15c; 
lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 12 lbs. $2.25. 
CROW FEZ 
The economical Crow-repellent. It 
does not injure the seed. 
Vipt. (treats 1 bushel of corn) 35c; pt. 
(treats 2 bushels of corn) 50c; qt. (treats 
4 bushels of corn) 75c. 
GOLDEN GIANT. Twice the size of Golden 
Bantam, and being 14- to 16-rowed, it 
gives nearly four times the yield per 
acre. Richer in color, more delicious, 
equally early. MIb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 
50c; 12 lbs. $2.50. 
KINGSCREST BANTAM. New Wilt- 
Resistant Hybrid. Second-early yellow 
variety. See page 50 for full description. 
Pkt. 20c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c. 
Whipple’s Yellow. An excellent variety 
of yellow Sweet Corn maturing slightly 
earlier than Golden Bantam. Stalks 
6 feet tall; ears 14-rowed, 7 to 8 inches 
long. yftb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 
12 lbs. $2.50. 
Early Crosby. The standard early white 
variety. MIb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 
12 lbs. $3.00. 
Black Mexican. The sweetest Corn in 
cultivation. Medium early. Ears of 
good size; kernels purplish black. J^Ib. 
20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 12 lbs. $2.50. 
LATE VARIETIES 
BANTAM EVERGREEN. A yellow va¬ 
riety maturing about 10 days after 
Golden Bantam and a week earlier than 
Stowell’s Evergreen white. It has an 
ear three times the size of Golden Ban¬ 
tam. L>Ib. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 
12 lbs. $2.50. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN, Platt’s 
Strain. The standard main-crop va¬ 
riety for market- and home-garden. 
Ears large; kernels deep, sugary and 
tender. )^Ib. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 
12 lbs. $2.25. 
Country Gentleman or Shoe Peg. Late. 
Kernels white and sharp pointed, placed 
in irregular rows on cob. L£Ib. 15c; 
lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 12 lbs. $2.25. 
POP-CORN FOR SEED 
Giant Yellow. Sometimes called South 
American. Large ears. Fine popping 
quality. Lb. 15c; 100-Ib. lots, 13c per lb. 
Black Beauty. Very productive and early in 
maturity. Lb. 20c; 100-lb. lots, 18c per lb. 
CORN FOR DECORATIVE 
PURPOSES 
Mixture of red, white, and yellow Flint 
Corn for decorative purposes only. In 
sealed packets, per pkt. 50c. 
CHICORY 
Witloof or French Endive. This type is 
grown almost entirely for salad purposes, 
being eaten like Cos Lettuce. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 40c; J^Ib. $1.25. 
Large-rooted. Grown and used as a sub¬ 
stitute for coffee. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 
KIb. 75c. 
CHIVES 
Ask anyone who knows the fine points 
of eating, and they will say, “Chives? 
Why, they are indispensable!” Chives 
resemble onions in growth. They have 
the onion flavor without the kick-back. 
Chives are a “cut-and-come-again” propo¬ 
sition, and a hardy perennial plant into 
the bargain. A few plants should be in 
every garden. Seeds, pkt. 20c; oz. 75c. 
CHIVE PLANTS 
Used for flavoring soups, etc. 25c each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
CRESS 
One ounce of seed will sow about 100 feet of drill 
Curled, or Peppergrass. The popular sort. 
Sow thickly in drills, %incn deep and a 
foot apart, as early in Spring as the 
ground can be prepared. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; KIb. 35c; lb. $1.25. 
Upland Cress. A perennial variety re¬ 
sembling Water-Cress. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
MIb. 75c. 
Water-Cress. This variety succeeds only 
in damp soils on the borders of ponds 
or streams, or where its roots are 
partially submerged in water. Seed 
should be sown about inch deep. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. 
