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HYBRID SWEET CORN — Continued 
SILVER CROSS BANTAM 82 
We knew this corn was good when we introduced it but the sensational 
success and universal praise it has met with has amazed us. From Oregon 
to New York, from Minnesota to Texas we have had enthusiastic reports 
and a rapid increase in popularity on this variety. Essentially it is the 
snowy white counterpart of Golden Cross Bantam, carrying all the qual- 
ity, flavor, and tenderness of the fanciest yellow sweet corns into the white 
class for the first time. In addition it has a fresh corn crispness all its 
own and maintains this to a fine degree even when canned or frozen. 
Ears are 12-14 rowed, a little larger and heavier than Golden Cross Ban- 
tam. Stalks are 7 to 8 feet tall, clean with broad, dark green leaves, free 
from excessive suckers. It is one of the better types for ear worm re- 
sistance and even in the cotton belt where worms are very bad, damage 1s 
generally confined just to the tip. Silver Cross Bantam is rapidly replac- 
ing most of the Evergreen and Country Gentlemen wherever growers have 
had a chance to observe it. Many people prefer it to the fanciest yellow 
hybrids. 
SOOBRED 82 
This outstanding corn is one of our winners from the All America Seed 
Trials. It ranks at the top of the list for tenderness, flavor and productive- 
ness. The stalks are 6 to 7% feet tall, bearing 9 to 10 inch 16 rowed yel- 
low ears. There is no corn of this maturity which can excell Soobred in 
quality and yield either for garden or canners’ use. 
TENDERGOLD 79 
A very fine corn of outstanding quality introduced by us. Four days earlier 
than Golden Bantam and generally twice as productive, the attractive 8- 
inch, 12-rowed ears commanding a premium on the market. For tender- 
ness and succulence we have never seen its equal, and it holds this fine 
quality two to three days longer than other corns. Produces heavy crops 
in ate where Golden Bantam succumbs to bacterial wilt (Stewart’s Dis- 
ease). 
TENDERMOST 83 
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We reserved this name for the best quality yellow sweet corn we have 
ever produced. From the first day the ears are ready to use until the 
leaves and husks begin to turn brown you will find it the tenderest corn 
you have ever had in the garden. It is as near hulless as sweet corn can 
be grown. ‘The clean golden 14 rowed ears are deliciously sweet and 
develop a brilliant gold color when cooked. They have plump, well filled 
tips with deep kernels. Plants and ears are about a foot higher and smut 
resistance is distinctly better than that of Golden Cross Bantam. 
FLIGHT BANTAM 82 
One of our outstanding winners from the All America Seed Trials this 
handsome 14-16 rowed yellow sweet corn generally produces two well de- 
veloped ears per stalk. Ears are about 9 inches long, well filled at the tips, 
crisp, tender, and succulent. Because of its strong tendency for good twin 
ears it often yields more dozens of marketable ears per acre than any 
other kind. 
TRISTATE S 86 
Here is the hybrid which produces a higher percentage of perfect ears 
than any other kind we have ever had. Uniformly well filled at the tips, 
the 16 rowed ears have remarkable resistance to ear worms and smut. 
Plants are very dark green, 8% to 9 feet tall and are clean and free from 
suckers. It is one of the best to use in dry seasons and during the severe 
Maryland drouth of 1943 was outstanding. 
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