SEED GROWERS 
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★ GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM 88 days cogxy 
A hybrid cross developed by Purdue Experiment Station from 
two inbred strains of Bantam. Normally, it matures from 8 to 10 
days later than Golden Bantam. Ears about 8 inches long, 12 to 
14 rowed. Stalks 634 to 7 feet high, sturdy, and productive. 
Better adapted for growing under more varied conditions and 
less susceptible to Stewart’s Disease than other varieties in its 
class. 
Golden Early Market 
76 days. Valuable first early yellow variety, producing large at¬ 
tractive ears with 12 to 14 rows of moderately broad kernels of 
good depth. Stalks sturdy 4 to 434 feet tall with abundant 
medium dark green foliage. A profitable early home garden and 
market sort. 
Golden Sunshine 
80 days. Comparatively new early sweet corn of merit for the 
home and market garden. Plants 534—6 feet tall. Ears commonly 
634—734 inches long and 10—12 rowed; of good quality. 
Howling Mob 
85-88 days. Vigorous, heavily productive sort particularly valu¬ 
able for market gardeners and truckers. Plants 434—5 feet tall. 
Ears 7—734 inches long, 12 rowed. Kernels milky white and of 
good sweet flavor. 
Oregon Evergreen 
100 days. Later than Alameda Sweet and often used for 
succession planting. An important variety on the Pacific Coast, 
particularly in Southern California. Long, 12 to 14 rowed ears 
with rather shallow, well wrinkled white kernels. Husk very 
long and firm, protecting the ear to some extent from the corn 
ear worm and allowing long distance shipping. Height about 
seven feet. 
★ Stowell’s Evergreen 
105 days. Standard late variety very valuable for canning and 
much grown for market. Plants 7— 734 ft. tall. Ears 8 in. long; 
234 — 2 34 in. thick; 14—20 rowed. Kernels very deep, white, 
sweet and tender and remain in table condition a long time. 
WHIPPLE’S EARLY YELLOW 
85 days. An excellent early yellow corn of good size and fine 
quality. Plants 534 to 634 f ee t tall. Ears 7 to 8 inches long, 14 
rowed with broad deep kernels. 
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Sweet Corn, Stowell’s Evergreen 
