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ALLEN’S NURSERIES, GENEVA, OHIO 
Golden Cross Bantam 
Sweet Corn 
Prices quoted include postage on pound and fractions. 
Seed is very scarce and prices are, on all varieties (excepting Golden Cross and 
Spancross): M lb., 10c; x /% lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c. Via express, 10 lbs., #1.50, 25 lbs., 
#3.00; 100 lbs., #12.50. 
Our Seed Sweet Corn is carefully selected seed with ends carefully taken off and 
only best ears saved, is dried and cared for so as to guarantee a perfect stand of 
uniform Corn. In 10-lb. and 25-lb. lots, by mail postpaid, extra. 
Allen’s Choice. Or an improved Malakoff which was brought to this country by the U. S. 
government from Russia, and was the earliest Corn ever grown. Has been grown by a local 
market gardener and carefully selected by him until he has a distinct variety of the Malak¬ 
off of his own. After careful inspection we have made arrangements to supply our trade 
with this corn, calling it “Allen’s Choice.” Not only the sweetest early Corn but the largest 
early Corn, better and earlier, by far, than Peep o’ Day. White in color. 
Barden’s Wonder Bantam. A beautiful yellow Corn, superior to the Golden Bantam, both 
in size and in quality. Stalk grows from 5 to 6 ft. high, ears 8 to 10 inches in length. As 
early as the Golden Bantam. It is a variety that is worthy of a trial by any market gardener, 
canner or garden maker. We consider it by our trial to be the best improved Golden Bantam 
yet put on the market. You will be getting both size and quality in this Corn, which took 
Mr. Barden 5 years to perfect and put on the market. 
Country Gentleman. A well-known and deserving old sort that has always been very popular, 
due to its large, compact ears of irregular rows. 
De Bue’s Golden Giant Sugar Corn. The famous winner of many horticultural prizes. 
This is no fake variety; it is exactly what the gardener has been looking for. Of even better 
quality than Golden Bantam; will yield twice as much per acre as the Golden Bantam; larger 
eared and larger stalk, making it the most productive of the best yellow Sweet Corns in exist¬ 
ence. We have purchased a limited quantity of this seed from the originator who stands 
back of the above description. This we offer in limited quantities. 
Golden Bantam. This is a Sweet Com of most exquisite quality, which when ready to use is 
of a bright golden yellow color. It looks rich and is rich, and no mistake. It can be planted 
very early, as it is as hardy as the Extra Early Adams. The small stalks can grow closely 
together in the row and will produce two or three ears each. 
Golden Cross Bantam. Wilt-resistant—high yield—uniform. We recommend this new 
hybrid for places where Stewart’s disease (wilt) makes it impossible to grow ordinary 
varieties. This corn, the product of crossing two pure lines, is not only resistant to bacterial 
wilt (Stewart’s disease) but produces larger crops of beautiful ears. The ears have 10 to 14 
rows of golden yellow kernels, uniform in length (about 8 inches) of excellent quality. 
Matures a week later than Golden Bantam, the whole crop ripening at about the same time. 
This crossed seed will produce the true Golden Cross Bantam described above in 1939. Seed 
from the 1939 crop cannot be saved for 1940, as it will break down. The cross has to be 
made each year. 34 lb., 10 c; 34 lb., 20 c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., $1.90. 
Golden Sunshine. (50 days). Blue skies and sunshine have combined their divinely guided 
chemistry to produce the nectar-like sweetness of this delicious golden corn. The ears are 
compact, about same size as Golden Bantam, but more refined in appearance, having from 
ten to twelve rows of grains instead of eight as Golden Bantam. It is a very rapid grower; 
earliest of the golden group. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. Known everywhere. An old one but 
still king of the best, considering everything. 
Hybrid—Spancross C2. One of the earliest Hybrids and 
will produce a wonderful crop. The highest prices are always 
paid for the first roasting ears and Spancross C 2 is by far 
the best Hybrid you can plant for this market. The old open 
pollinated kinds maturing so early are generally so suscep¬ 
tible to Stewart’s % Disease or bacterial wilt that they seldom 
produce heavy yields, sometimes being destroyed altogether. 
Spancross C2 is very wilt-resistant. After your first taste it 
will have a permanent place in your garden. In yield tests 
in 1935 at Columbus, Spancross C2 yielded 7400 marketable 
ears as against 1400 for the highest yielding open pollinated 
variety. Price per pound, postpaid, 34 lb., 10c; y 2 lb., 18c; 
1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs, $1.25. 
Swiss Chard 
Lucullus. This variety has light green leaf, 
crumpled much like Savoy cabbage. The 
rib is not quite as broad as in some vari¬ 
eties. Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 
80c. 
ForcLhook Giant. A superior variety of 
Chard with dark green crumpled leaves; 
the rib is 234 inches broad. It is a wonder¬ 
ful market and home sort. Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 
10c; 34 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 85c. 
Celery 
Corn Salad 
Large, round leaved, used during winter 
for lettuce, or cook like spinach. 3a oz., 5c. 
Cress 
Water Cress. An improved Cress. Grows in 
ponds and streams. 34 oz., 10c. 
Curled or Feppergrass Cress. This small 
salad is much used with lettuce to the flavor 
of which its warm, pungent taste makes a 
most agreeable addition. 34 oz., 5c; 1 oz., 
10c; 34 lb., 25c, postpaid. 
Nothing is harder to please a customer 
with than Celery seed. To overcome this we 
are aiming to bring each variety to a perfect 
standard as our other “Guaranteed Seeds” 
and to those who have never used our seeds, 
we can only ask a trial on our Celery seeds 
and let your future seed order be governed by 
the results. 
Giant Pascal. One of the best on the 
market. It produces perfect branched stalks, 
2 ft. long, crisp and thick, blanches early 
and easily, fine keeper and shipper. 34 oz., 
10c; 1 oz., 15c; 34 lb., 45c; 1 lb., $1.45. 
Golden Self-Blanching. A great self¬ 
blanching variety, easily marketed and a 
great keeper, of fine quality and has just 
enough of the nutty flavor that makes 
Celery popular for flavoring and eating. 
34 oz., 10c; 34 oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30c. 
Chicory 
Resembles Parsnips, root when dried makes 
a good substitute for coffee, or when mixed, 
adds a mild pleasant flavor. 34 oz., 5c. 
Golden Self-Blanching 
Prices Quoted Are Postage Paid; Guaranteed Safe Arrival to Your Mail Box. 
