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NOW ... in your own backyard you can grow the 
world’s finest sweet corn. 
The product of years of patient research by Michael- 
Leonard’s entire staff of expert horticulturists, this 
sweet corn is amazingly different from any of the 
regular, old-fashioned kinds. Thousands of strains 
were crossed and recrossed in dozens of combinations 
to give each new hybrid creation the very best char- 
acteristics selected from many varieties. 
You'll find it better eating, easier growing and higher 
yielding. Its big ears, with giant-size kernels that are 
baby-tender and sugary-sweet, make it the delight of 
any table. And how it grows! Plants are strong, and 
vigorous with heavy stalks and leafy, dark-green 

... Here Are 14 Grand 
Hybrid Varieties That 
Are Better Eating, Higher 
Yielding, and So Much 
Easier to Grow. .... 
foliage. You'll find no weak, spindly plants or ‘‘wilt- 
ing’”’ plots. And, what is more, this corn yields far 
In addition to the greater ear size, you find 
no barren plants. Every stalk yields a prize-winning 
ear. 
more. 
In fact, this corn has been chosen by a nation- 
wide jury of garden experts to be America’s foremost 
sweet corn. Many leading food canning companies 
prefer it above all other kinds for their quality pack. 
It took more than 15 years ot experiments to pro- 
duce the first of this fine seed. Now it is available 
to you for your own home garden, For a full descrip- 
tion of each variety, turn the page. 
The Michael-Leonard Company leads the world in 
hybrid sweet corn research. 
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