Painesville, Ohio RELIABLE GARDEN SEEDS 

SWEET CORN 
Sweet Corn is one of the most valuable American foods, lending itself to many convenient treat- 
ments so as to be available for table use on short notice the year round. ‘’Corn-on-the-cob,”’ 
“Succotash,” “Canned Corn,” ‘Dried Corn,’ ‘’Hulled Corn,’ ‘‘Parched Corn,’’ etc. 
CULTURE. Plant in hills 3 feet apart each way, or in 4-foot rows with hills a foot apart. Cover only 
a half inch; and thin out to 3 plants to a hill. One pound plants 150 hills, 8 to 12 pounds per acre; 
in drills or breadcast for fodder, 20 to 50 pounds per acre. 
Price, by mail, postpaid, anywhere in the United States. 
All Varieties Not Otherwise Noted: Pkt. 10c; 12 Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c¢; 5 Ibs. $1.65. 
Yellow Varieties 
Bantam Evergreen (Golden Evergreen). 70 days. The Burpee. 75 days. An outstanding early, 
Golden Bantam. 60 days. 
The result of a cross between Golden Bantam 
and Stowell’s Evergreen. It has inherited all 
the good qualities of both parents; as sweet 
as olden Bantam, of the same beautiful color 
but with an ear nearly as large as Stowell’s; 
the kernels deep grained. 
Barden’s Wonder Bantam. 60 days. An improved 
Golden Bantam—early, richly colored, plump, 
juicy and distinctively flavored, producing 
higher up on taller stalks (5 to 6 feet), ears 
much longer (8 to 10 inches), greatly increas- 
ing the tonnage per acre. 
The most popular 
Sweet Corn ever used. ‘’Golden Bantam” is a 
household word. Matures with the earliest and 
by making a planting every 2 weeks may be 
had from early summer until frost. Kernels 
are a rich golden yellow, tender, with a flavor 
rich and pleasing. Ears 8-rowed, 6 to 7 inches 
long, perfect on-the-cob size. 
“Shee-ceg,’’ 
tinctive. 
pure white. 
Golden Delicious. 91 
90c; 5 Ibs. $2.10. 

Country Gentleman 
Corn 
White Varieties 
Black Mexican. 75 days. One of the most sugary. The grains 
when first perfected are pure white and at their best. 
They then become dark, 
sweetness. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25¢; Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 85c. 
Country Gentleman. 70 days. This is sometimes known as 
from the small peglike kerne!s irregularly 
placed on the cob. Med:um sized ear, with small cob, 
giving great depth to the kernels. The quality is dis- 
Early Evergreen. 70 days. This variety is abcut 10 days 
earlier with nearly as Icrge an ear as Stowell’s and equal 
to it in every other respect. 
Howling Mob. 65 days. ~ 
variety, usually producing 2 ears to the stalk, 7 to 9 
inches long, well protected with husk, kernels large and 
days. True to its name—the most 
delicious of all White Sweet Corns. Stalks make a strong 
and vigorous growth, 5 to 7 feet tall. Under average 
culture each stalk carries 2 fine ears close to 8 inches 
in length, with 12 or 14 rows of pearly white, deep grains 
of a luscious flavor. Pkt. 15¢; V2 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50¢; 2 Ibs. 

with your order 
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yellow Sweet Corn that is not only larger than 
the famous Burpee’s Golden Bantam but ma- 
tures fully a week earlier. A big attractive ear, 
7 inches long, closely set with 12 rows of 
large, broad, deep, rich golden yellow kernels, 
full of sweetness and nourishment, with the 
same buttery flavor that has given world 
fame to Burpee’s Golden Bantam. Gardeners 
everywhere praise it highly; its earliness, large 
size, heavy yield and superior quality have 
made it a general favorite. Stalks grow 5 to 
614 feet tall and, as a rule, each produces 
two ears. Pkt. 15¢; 4 Ib. 30c; ib. 50c; 2-Ibs. 
90c; 5 Ibs. $2.10. 
Golden Sunshine. 50 days. Blue skies and sun- 
shine have combined their divinely guided 
chemistry to produce the nectar-like sweetness 
of this golden Corn. The ears are compact, 
about same size as Golden Bantam but more 
refined in appearance, having from 10 to 12 
rows of grains instead of eight as Golden Ban- 
tam. It is a very rapid grower. 
Whipple’s Early Yellow. 55 days. Double the size 
of Golden Bantam, only a few days later, and 
is of fine quality. The ear is 7 to 8 inches 
long and has 12 to 16 rows of large kernels. 
though still retaining their 
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