WHY IT PAYS TO SEE US FIRST 
FOR YOUR sEED 
Every item of garden seed in this book is good seed— 
the very finest quality to be had anywhere, at any price. 
You may be able to buy your garden seed cheaper but 
you simply can’t buy better seed than we offer here. 
Every lot is carefully and conscientiously selected from the 
best offerings of the best growers. 
Another good thing about our seed is its fitness for 
this area. We know local soils and local weather condi- 
tions—and we select our seeds to meet those particular 
conditions. There are plenty of gardening risks you can’t 
safely. ° 
REQUIREMENTS 
avoid, So why take unnecessary risks? The seed business 
is a highly technical specialty. It demands years of ex- 
perience—endless vigilance—constant contact with: many 
markets. That’s why only seed specialists can serve you 
We are seed specialists of long experience. Our busi- 
ness life depends upon the quality and honesty of the 
seed we sell you! Your garden future is safe in our hands! 
Drop in! Talk it over with us! Our knowledge and experi- 
ence are at your command! 
ee eee EEE 
COLLARDS 
Sow seed heavily and transplant when 
4” high, or sow in rows in permanent 
beds and thin to 16” to 18” apart 
when plants are well started. 
SOUTHERN OR GEORGIA—An excellent 
cooked green. Long stemmed plant, with 
clustered leaves. Withstands heat and bad 
soil. 24 to 36 days. 
SWEET CORN 
All Sweet Corn 15c packet 
For the home gardener, the simplest 
way to plant sweet corn ts in rows or 
drills, not in hill. Plant on north side 
of garden or so late summer shade from 
your corn does not retard growth of 
other nearby vegetables. Space the rows 
36” apart, and plant a seed about every 
3”. Thin stalks to stand 9” to 12” 
apart in row. The drill should be 3” to 
4” deep, but don’t cover seed with more 
than 1” of soil. The drill or furrow 
can be filled in as the plants grow to 
anchor them against the wind. 
In hills, plant 4 to 6 grains per hill. 
Later thin to 2 or 3 stalks to a hill. 
Space several plantings at intervals of 
14 days for continuous crop. 
Removing suckers has been standard 
practice with practically all growers. Now, 
experiments prove that removing suckers 
merely takes away extra food-producing 
leaves and so hurts rather than helps 
growth. Also, suckering often disturbs 
roots enough to injure plant. Always 
plant corn in several short rows side by 
side rather than one long row. Corn is 
pollinated by wind and rows side-by- 
side mean that all the stalks can be 
reached by the pollen. Many home gar- 
deners, on reading newspaper accounts of 
corn de-tasseling, assume that this is nec- 
cessary to set ears. On the contrary, re- 
moving tassels may cut the crop seriously. 
Detasseling is only done where hybrid 
corn is raised for seed purposes. The 
8—N 
TURNIP, Purple Top White Globe 
more pollen that flies, the better the set 
of kernels. So don’t detassel sweet corn 
in the home garden. If weeds are under 
control, stop cultivating. If weeds are 
bad late in the season, work the soil as 
shallow as possible to avoid injuring sur- 
face feeder roots. 
e 
Hybrids 
We offer Hybrid Sweet Corn varieties known 
as the best for your garden—the finest that 
can be produced anywhere. 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. 
IOCHIEF—A yellow hybrid sweet corn with 
sensational qualities. Sugar sweet and ten- 
der—stays prime longer—rich color, All 
America Gold Medal Winner for 1951. Pack- 
et 15 cents. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM (fr)—Extremely 
uniform. Ears 10 to 14 rows, slightly lighter 
yellow than Golden Bantam, Highly resist- 
ant to Stewart's disease, 85 days. 
IOANA (fr)—1940 ALL-AMERICA. Ears 72 to 
8-in., well-filled with 12 or 14 rows of deep, 
medium narrow, light yellow kernels. High- 
ly resistant to drought and bacteria wilt. 
87 days. 
MARCROSS (fr)—<An early wilt-resistant hy- 
brid, producing deep golden yellow ker- 
nels 7 days earlier than Golden Bantam. 
Ears 6 to 7-in. long, with 12-14 rows of 
large sweet kernels. 73 days to maturity. 
STOWELL’S HYBRID EVERGREEN—White. 
Large ears about 8-in. long; big kernels, 
very sweet, One of the best late varieties. 
95 days. 
Open-Pollinated 
BANTAM EVERGREEN—A cross of Golden 
Bantam on Stowell’s Evergreen. 14 to 18 
rows. Deep, rich golden kernels, tender, 
sweet. 90 days. 
SQUASH, 
Zucchini 
BLACK MEXICAN—Pure white corn with 
purplish-black seed. Ears are 7 to 8-in. long, 
8 straight rows. 88 days. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN OR SHOE PEG (fr) 
—Prolific late variety. Favored by canners, 
Irregular kernels, very deep, sweet. 93 days. 
GOLDEN BANTAM (fr)—The best and most 
favorably known of all the yellow varieties. 
Stalks often have 2 ears. Ears 8 rowed, 
kernels broad, with tender hull. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN — White. Large 
ears about 8” long. Big kernels. Very 
sweet. Good late variety, 93 days. 
POP CORN 
SOUTH AMERICAN OR YELLOW DYNA- 
MITE—Rich, creamy, yellow, smooth and 
round kernels, which pop double size of 
others. Ears 8 to 9-in. long. Vigorous grow- 
er, 115 days. 
Hybrid Pop Corn 
You will be delighted with hybrid pop 
corn. Yields are terrific; every plant pro- 
duces corn with satisfying, big ears, with 
uniform popping ability, ASK US ABOUT 
THESE HYBRIDS! ‘ 
ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS 
10¢ 
PER 
PACKET 
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 
SQUASH, Early Prolific Straightneck 
