SWEET CORN 
Rows should be 3’ to 4’ apart and sow 
seed 12” to 18” apart in rows or hills, 
covering with fine soil 1” to 2’’ deep 
firmly pressed down. In hills, plant 
4 to 6 grains per hill. Later thin to 2 
to 3 stalks to a hill. Space several 
plantings at intervals of 14 days for 
continuous crop. 
Hybrids 
We offer Hybrid Sweet Corn varieties 
known and grown the country over— 
the finest that can be procured any- 
where. We list here only a few of these 
choice kinds. Whatever your needs or 
your preference, be sure we can supply 
you with the kind of corn you want. 
Talk it over with us. 
Golden Cross Bantam (fr)—Extremely 
uniform. Ears 10 to 14 rows, slightly 
lighter yellow than Golden Bantam. 
Highly resistant to Stewart's disease. 
85 days. 
Ioana (fr)—1940 All-America. Ears 7¥2 
to 8-in., well filled with 12 or 14 rows 
of deep, medium narrow, light yellow 
kernels. Highly resistant to drought 
and bacteria wilt. 87 days. 
Stowell’s Hybrid Evergreen — White. 
Large ears about 8-in. long; big kernels, 
very sweet. One of the best late va- 
rieties. 95 days. 
Tendergold—This hybrid was _ devel- 
oped as a high quality second-early 
yellow hybrid for canners. Ears are 
cylindrical to slightly tapering, 7 to 8-in. 
long. Golden Bantam type. 80 days. 
Open-Pollinated 
Country Gentleman or Shoe Peg (fr)— 
Prolific late variety. Favored by can- 
ners. Irregular kernels, very deep, 
sweet. 93 days. 
Golden Bantam (fr)—The best and most 
favorably known of all the yellow va- 
rieties. Stalks often have 2 ears. Ears 
8 rowed, kernels broad, with tender 
hull. 
ROASTING EAR CORN 
Adams Improved or Large Early— 
Large-eared roasting variety, earlier 
than Trucker’s Favorite, 12 to 14 rowed. 
Kernels white and tender when young. 
70 to 73 days. 
Trucker’s Favorite — Extensively used 
for roasting ears and shipping. Ears 12 
to 16 rowed. Kernels white, fairly ten- 
der, and moderately sweet 70 to 79 
days. Plant early or late. 

IOANA CORN 
POP CORN 
South American or Yellow Dynamite— 
Rich, creamy, yellow, smooth and round 
kernels, which pop double size of 
others. Ears 8 to 9-in. long. Vigorous 
grower. 115 days. 
CUCUMBER 
Select soil fully exposed to sun and 
enrich thoroughly with fertilizer. Seeds 
should be planted not over 1” deep 
in hills from 3’ to 5’ apart each way. 
Sow 15 to 20 seeds to a hill. When 
plants crowd thin to 3 plants per hill. 
Frequent shallow cultivation necessary 
until runners appear. 
A and C ar Colorado—A long dark 
green cucumber which merits a. trial. 
Uniform, nearly cylindrical, well rounded 
at ends. 
Cubit—Won Bronze Medal Award in 
1944 All-American Selections. Dark 
green, white spine, cylindrical with 
blunt ends. Firm flesh and uniform col- 
oring. New and worthwhile. 
Early Fortune—Rich, dark green fruits 
with firm, crisp, pure white flesh. 
Grows to 9 by 2'%-in. Ships well, and 
is highly resistant to disease. 66 days. 

The Old Gardener talks of SWEET CORN 
Most sweet corn is really sweet only 
if it's home-grown. It must be cooked 
within an hour of the time it's picked 
if you want the true sugar flavor. As 
soon as it’s picked, the sugar begins 
to turn to starch, and six hours after 
its picked, most of the sweetness is 
gone. So if you really want sweet, 
sweet corn, grow 
your own. 
Even those who used 
to have failures with 
the old open polle- 
nated varieties be- 
cause of plant disease 
can grow the new 
hybrid varieties with 
their big juicy ears. 
But if you do grow 
the. hybrid kinds, be 

sure to plant more than one variety be- 
cause they set better ears when the pol- 
len from more than one variety is flying 
at a time. And for best pollenation, don’t 
plant a long single row: instead plant 
several short rows side by side so the 
pollen can blow through them. All 
corn is wind-pollenated and wind must 
hit all the stalks in the 
field if they are to 
set good ears. For 
directions for grow- 
ing better sweet corn, 
see Vegetable Seed 
Culture. 
The sweet corns illus- 
trated here are: 1]— 
Golden Bantam; 2— 
Golden Cross Bantam; 
3—Country Gentleman. 
Gherkin—Pale green fruits, covered 
with prickly spines, oval and uniform. 
Grown for very small pickles. 60 days. 
Long Green Improved—Black spined, 
good pickling. Grows 10 to 15 in. long, 
70 days. . 
Marketer—Fine new variety, very pro- 
lific. Attractive rich, dark green color, 
carried right down to blossom end. 
Crisp, icy-white flesh. 7%4-in. long, 2%- 
in. diameter. 
National Pickling— Rich dark green. 
Straight and rather blunt at ends but 
not chunky. Best all-around pickler. 55 
days. 
Straight Eight—Unsurpassed as slicing 
cucumber. All-America Selection. 2Y2- 
lb. fruits, rounded at ends, medium 
green. 68 days. 

EARLY FORTUNE CUCUMBER 
EGGPLANT 
Requires continuous warm weather for 
best results. Seed should be started 
in a hotbed, as it is slow to germinate 
Set plants in open ground when 2” 
tall and protect from hot sun when 
young. Be sure to keep young plants 
developing rapidly. Cultivate freely. 
To produce large fruits, remove lateral 
branches so as to reduce number of 
fruits per plant. Spray to protect from 
potato bugs. 
Black Beauty (fr)—Large, egg-shaped, 
smooth, very dark purple fruits. Keep 
well. Plant bears 4 to 5 fruits. Early. 
Fort Myers Market—Tall, vigorous 
plants, resistant to blight and other 
diseases. Fruits long, oval, no neck at 
stem, deep black-purple color. 83 days. 
ENDIVE 
For late spring and summer crop sow 
seed in open ground during early 
spring. For late fall, sow in early to 
middle autumn. Plant in shallow drills 
18” apart and thin plants later to a 
foot apart. To blanch, tie outer leaves 
together over center when plant is 
nearly grown. 
Full Heart or Escarole—A strongly 
bunched mass of thick, slightly crum- 
pled leaves, well blanched heart. Up- 
right growing plant about 12 inches in 
diameter. 71 days. 
Green Curled Ruffec—Plants 16 to 18- 
in. in diameter. Fine fall variety. White, 
tender, fleshy. 95 days. 
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