CRESS 
Curled or Peppergrass. This small salad 
is often combined with lettuce. Warm, 
pungent taste. oz. 5c. 
SWEET CORN 
Corn should not be planted until the soil 
is thoroughly warm and dry. Plant six 
kernels in a hill and space the hills 3 feet 
apart; thin to three plants in each hill. Keep 
well cultivated. A pound plants 200 hills. 
Wlb. 15c; lb. 25c; Ib. 40c. 
By Express, 10 Ibs. $3.00; 25 Ibs. $6.00 
Barden’s Wonder Bantam. 80 days. A 
beautiful yellow Corn, superior to Golden 
Bantam in both size and quality. Stalks 
erow from 5 to 6 feet tall, ears 8 to 10 
inches in length. As early as Golden Ban- 
tam. Worthy of trial by any market 
gardener, canner or gardener. 
Country Gentleman. 95 days. A well- 
known old sort that has always been very 
popular because of its large, compact ears 
of irregular rows. Very narrow, long white 
grains. 
De Lue’s Golden Giant. The famous 
winner of many horticultural prizes. Of 
even better quality than Golden Bantam 
and will yield twice as much per acre. 
Larger ears and stalks, making it the 
most productive of the best yellow Sweet 
Corns. 
Golden Bantam. 80 days. Of most ex- 
quisite quality; bright golden yellow 
color. It looks rich and is rich. It can be 
planted very early, for it is quite hardy. 
The small stalks can grow close together 
in the row and will produce two or three 
ears each. 
Golden Sunshine. 74 days. The ears are 
compact, about the same size as Golden 
Bantam but having from 10 to 12 rows of 
grains. A very rapid grower; earliest of 
the golden group. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. 95 days. Large ears 
bearing tender, sweet white kernels. One 
of the standard late varieties, still the 
favorite of many growers. 
Vanguard. 79 days. One of the earliest 
white Corns. Very productive, somewhat 
resistant to Stewart’s disease; 7 to 8-inch 
ears containing 10 or 12 rows of large 
white kernels. Popular for market or 
home use. Stalks grow 5 to 6 feet high. 
Hybrid Sweet Corn 
Alb. 20c; Ylb. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
By Express, 5 Ibs. $2.30; 10 lbs. $4.00 
Golden Cross Bantam. 85 days. Wilt- 
' resistant and high yielding. We recom- 
mend this new hybrid for places where 
Stewart’s disease (wilt) makes it im- 
possible to grow ordinary varieties. This 
Corn, the product of crossing two pure 
lines, is not only resistant to bacterial wilt 
but produces larger crops of beautiful 
ears. The 8-inch ears have 10 to 14 rows of 
golden yellow kernels of top quality. Ma- 
tures a week later than Golden Bantam. 
farcross C6.13. 72 days. Developed by 
the Connecticut Experiment Station as a 
first early market and home-garden va- 
riety. Stalks short but sturdy, highly 
resistant to Stewart’s disease. Ears long, \ 
plump, abruptly tapered at the tips; 10° 
to 14 rows of light cream-yellow, medium- 
broad kernels. Height of stalk, 5 feet; 
length of ears, 7 inches. 




Pop Corn 
Ylb. 10c; WYlb. 18c; lb. 30c. Not Pre- 
paid, 5 lbs. $1.25. Write for prices on 
larger quantities. 
Clark’s Golden Baby Rice. 100 days. 
Small ears. Kernels rich golden yellow, 
with creamy tint when popped; hulless. 
5 feet tall. 
Japanese Hulless (Tom Thumb). 100 
days. Five-foot stalk with 2 or 3 ears to 
the stalk. Waxy white kernels, snowy 
white when popped. 
South American (Dynamite). 100 days. 
Usually 2 ears to a stalk. Ears 6 to 7 
inches long, with 12 to 14 rows of large 
yellow kernels having excellent popping 
ability. Pops to enormous size, with no 
hard center. 
White Rice. 110 days. Common white Pop 
Corn known to.all. Very fine. 
SWISS CHARD 
_ Plant seed an inch apart and thin to 8 
inches apart. The leaves are used as greens 
all summer. An ounce plants 60 feet of row. 
Lucullus. 60 days. Light green leaves, 
crumpled much like Savoy cabbage. 
Grows 11% to 2 feet tall. 14oz. 8c; oz, 
15c; '4lb. 35c; Ib. $1.00. 
CHICORY 
Resembles parsnips. Dried roots make a 
good substitute for coffee, or when mixed 
with it add a mild pleasant flavor. 14oz. 20c. 
CUCUMBER 
Plant in rich soil when warm weather is 
certain. Drop six to eight seeds in a group 
and thin to the three strongest plants. 
Hills should be about 4 feet apart. An ounce 
plants 50 hills. 
WYyoz. 5c; oz. 20c; lb. 50c; Ib. $1.75 
A. and C. 68 days. The fruits grow about 
10 inches in length and 21% inches thick, 
well rounded at the ends and dark green 
throughout. Vigorous, healthy plants. 
Arlington White Spine. 60 days. One of 
the most. profitable of the white-spined 
varieties, the leader in many eastern mar- 
kets. Fruits 8 inches long. 
Colorado. 68 days. Averages 10 to 12 
inches in length, slender, well formed and 
very dark green. Extra early; the best 
bearing of all slender varieties. 
Davis Perfect. 65 days. A heavy bearer of 
very large, perfect salable fruit, uniform in 
size and shape and often 10 inches long. 
Early Fortune. 65 days. Rich dark green, 
7 to 8 inches long when left for slicing. 
Good shipper and market sort and also 
fine for pickling. Very disease resistant. 
Early White Spine. 58 days. A good crisp 
Cucumber, early to mature. A general 
favorite for either slicing or pickling. 
Grows 7 inches long; very dark, smooth. 
London Long Green. 67 days. This is one 
of the best long green sorts, growing 12 to 
16 inches long. The young fruit is best for 
pickling and when matured makes excel- 
lent sweet pickles. A good slicer. 
Marketer. 65 days. A fine recent introduc- 
tion, sure to become popular for slicing. 
Fruit is somewhat tapered at the ends, ex- 
tremely uniform. Good marketing sort. 
Vaughn (Longfellow). 70 days. Much 
darker than other long white-spined va- 
rieties, more uniform in shape and size, 
and thinner and more prolific. Ideal for 
forcing as well as outdoors. 
Ohio No. 31. A new black-spine pickling 
Cucumber developed to combat mosaic 
disease. So far in our fields it appears to 
be very resistant. 
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