fee enV O- OLD So SONS  SEEDSMEN STNCE 1879%* RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
1 qt. is about 2 Ibs. 2!/, gts. is about 5 Ibs. 
Plant from 10 Ibs. is about 2/3 peck. 
April till August 15 Ibs. is about 1 peck. 
Order 50 Ibs. at 100-lb. rates. 
THE VARIETIES ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT SUGAR CORNS. THEY ARE 
HARDIER AND CAN BE PLANTED EARLIER THAN THE SUGAR CORNS AND 
MAKE EXCELLENT ROASTING EARS BEFORE THE SUGAR CORNS ARE 
READY. 
CULTURE—Corn prefers a rich, warm, well-manured soil, but excellent garden corn 
may be raised on any good soil that has been deeply and thoroughly worked before 
planting. Plant the early varieties the last of March or early in April. SWEET CORNS 
ARE TENDER and should not be planted till the ground is thoroughly warm, otherwise 
they are liable to rot. Give frequent and thorough but shallow cultivation, and con- 
tinue plantings at intervals of about two weeks till July or early in August for a suc- 
cession of roasting ears throughout the season. Plant during July or early in August 
for late roasting ears. One pound will plant 100 hills; 10 to 12 pounds plants an acre. 
150. BLAND'S EXTRA EARLY (65 Days)—If you want the first roasting ears 
in your neighborhood, you must plant Bland'’s—Bland's is pre-eminently 
the earliest of all garden corns, about a week earlier than Extra Early 
Adams. No corn we have ever offered has had such constant and growing 
demand. |t makes an attractive ear of good size and fine quality; the grains 
are pearly white, plump, milky and tender. We recommend it to the private 
gardener and to those who grow for market, for in earliness it is ahead of 
any garden corn and the size and appearance should make it a ready 
seller. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c¢; '/ Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. 
$1.55; 10 Ibs. $2.75. Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c; 5 Ibs. $1.25; 10 Ibs. 
$2.30; 100 Ibs. $20.00. 
151. TRUCKER'S FAVORITE (75 Days)—Make a planting of Trucker's Favo- 
rite to make bigger ears to come in after Bland’s Extra Early—There is no 
early garden corn so extensively grown in the South as Trucker's Favorite. 
It makes an ear about 10 inches long, with a good depth of plump, tender, 
sweet grains. It is much hardier than any sugar corn and can be planted 
weeks earlier, is ready for market in about 75 days. Although not a sugar 
corn it makes the finest roasting ears. We believe we are safe in saying 
that nearly 90 per cent of the table corns shipped North by truck growers is 
Trucker's Favorite; on the Richmond market it outsells all garden corns and 
brings top prices. Unfortunately, since we introduced Trucker's Favorite the 
name appealed to many seedsmen as a good one, and it has been applied 
to many other corns. To have the real Trucker's Favorite corn order from 
us, who originated it. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c; !/ Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 
Trucker's 70c; 5 Ibs. $1.35; 10 Ibs. $2.35. Not postpaid, Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c; 5 Ibs. 
Favorite $1.05; 10 Ibs. $1.90; 100 Ibs. $16.00. 
POPCORNS 
180. SOUTH AMERICAN OR DYNAMITE (115 Days) 
A large grained yellow popcorn; pops perfectly white; very ten- 
der. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c; Vy |b. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 
5 Ibs. $1.55; 10 Ibs. $2.75. Not postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c; 
5 Ibs. $1.25; 10 Ibs. $2.30; 100 Ibs. $20.00. 
182. RICE (110 Days) 
Pops pure white; the quality is excellent; very tender. By mail 
postpaid, Pkt. 10c; '/2 Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.55; 
10 Ibs. $2.75. Not postpaid, Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55¢; 5 Ibs. $1.25; 
10 Ibs. $2.30; 100 Ibs. $20.00. 
Bland's Extra Early 
152. EXTRA EARLY ADAMS (70 Days)—The earliest of all white corns 
except Bland's Extra Early; makes a small ear and stalk. Can be plant- 
ed close together. Grains are white and smooth; very hardy and can 
be planted earlier than any of the sugar corns. By mail postpaid, 
Pkt. 10c; '/2 Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 70c; 5 Ibs. $1.45; 10 Ibs. $2.55. Not 
postpaid, lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c; 5 Ibs. $1.15; 10 Ibs. $2.10; 100 Ibs. $18.00. 
155. NORFOLK MARKET (80 Days)—Not as early as Big Early Adams, 
but‘makes a larger ear, about 9 inches long. The grains are fairly 
deep, and when at roasting ear stage are tender and milky. It is har- 
dier than any of the sugar corns, withstands cold ground better and 
can be planted much earlier. If not used for roasting ears it makes a 
good yielding corn for feeding. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c; '/2 lb. 25c; 
Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 70c; 5 Ibs. $1.35; 10 Ibs. $2.35. Not postpaid, Ib. 30c; 
2 Ibs. 50c; 5 Ibs. $1.05; 10 Ibs. $1.90; 100 Ibs. $16.00. 
154. IDEAL or BIG EARLY ADAMS (75 Days)—Inter- 
mediate as to earliness and size of ear, between Bland's 
Extra Early and Trucker's Favorite. Hardier than any 
of the sugar corns and can be planted earlier. The ears 
are 8 to 9 inches long, with 12 or more rows of round 
white grains to the ear. Grows about 6 feet high, allow- 
ing close planting; early and hardy. This is a good corn 
to come in after Bland's Extra Early and before the big- 
ger-eared Trucker's Favorite. By mail postpaid, Pkt. 10c; 
Vy Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 70c; 5 Ibs. $1.45; 10 Ibs. $2.55. 
: Not postpaid, Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c; 5 Ibs. $1.15; 10 Ibs. 
Ideal or Big Early Adams $2.10; 100 Ibs. $18.00. 
