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CORN DANDELION 
| For healthful greens or salad. Sow outdoors; thin to 4 inches. 
SWEET OR SUGAR DILL 
Plant in well-fertilized land after it has become warm and dry in the 
spring. Two ounces of seed will plant 50 feet. If in rows, space the 
seeds 3 inches apart, with 2 feet between rows, and thin the young 
plants to 10 inches apart. Or plant six seeds to a hill, thin to three 
plants, and space the hills 2 feet apart each way. EGGPLANT 
Hybrid Strains Sow the seed early indoors and transplant outdoors in late May. 
The herb long used to make dill pickles. Sow seed in the open 
ground and thin to a foot apart each way. The whole plant is generally 
used in the pickle brine. 
Allow 2 feet between plants and about 3 feet between rows. An ounce 
produces about 1000 plants. 
Black Beauty. 110 days. Early and productive variety bearing 
about five large, rich blackish purple fruits to a plant. 
lochief. 89 days. All-America Winner. An outstanding new 
yellow hybrid developed at Iowa State College. A Gold Medal 
winner in 1949 All-America Trials. Ears 8 to 9 inches, with 16 
to 20 rows filled to the tips. Good husk coverage and clean 
silker. Lb. 60 cts.; 2 Ibs. $1.15; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Aristogold Bantam Evergreen. 85 to 90 days. A new strain of 
the Bantam hybrids. Stalks clean, 8 to 9 feet tall, vigorous. Ears 
| 9to 10 inches long, with 16 to 18 rows. Kernels deep, tender, sweet 
and of fine flavor; yellow. 
Ioana. 87 days. A new variety developed in Iowa and especially 
resistant to drought and wilt. Largely planted in the South and 
Southeast or wherever worms are likely to infest the crop. The 8- 
inch ears have 12 or 14 rows of cream-yellow kernels; an especially 
heavy husk protects the ear from birds and worms. Popular with 
canners and market gardeners, and highly recommended. 
Country Gentleman. 90 days. A fine variety with ears 6)4 to a 
inches long; slender white kernels set irregularly instead of in rows. 
The seed we offer is produced from carefully bred selected strains. 
Goldengrain. 85 to 92 days. Another comparatively new strain 
of yellow hybrid. Stalk 8 feet tall, sturdy and without suckers. 
Ear 9 inches long, with 18 to 20 rows of deep, plump kernels. Deep- 
est and sweetest kernels ever seen on a southern variety. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. 93 days. Developed from crossing inbred 
evergreen lines. Widely grown by market gardeners and canners, 
particularly in the East. Ears 7 to 9 inches long and 16 or 18-rowed 
bear white kernels. aa A i F Ke 
Golden Cross Bantam. ilt-resistant. An excellent producer of 5- 
inch yellow ears with 10 to 14 rows of kernels. Matures a few days EGGPLANT, Black Beauty 
later than Golden Bantam. 
Tendermost. 83 days. One of the newest hybrid Sweet Corns. 
Giant kernels and delightfully tender hulls. Ears large, averaging 
about 9 inches, with 14 to 16 rows. Resists smut and worms. 
Add 15 cts. postage for first pound 
and 3 cts. for each additional pound. 
CORN, hae Hybrid Lb. 21bs. 5 Ibs. 
~ pa Aristogold® 27sec) octet $ $2 50 
Standard Strains Goldengrainam: 7. acuesor 2 
Country Gentleman. 93 days. Irregular rows of white kernels. Cae Centlemaniee : 
A popular late variety for home gardens. Stoweli’s Evergreen 2 
Golden Bantam (8-rowed). About 80 days. Ears 7 to 8 inches, with Golden Cross Bantam 1 
8 rows of kernels of high flavor and sweetness. No flag leaves. Tendermost 2 
Stalk 51% to 6 feet. An excellent and well-known strain. Lb. 25 cts.; CORN. SWEET, Standard 
5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. $2.20. (We also have the 12-rowed Golden 
Bantam. Ears are, of course, larger and later in maturity.) RiackiM exican 
Graham 8-Row (Old Maid’s Delight). 93 days. Long slim ear; TetclereRavonte 
cob very small. Retains tenderness longer than most Sweet Corns. Graham s_Raw 
White kernels. Very popular in this area. Supply very short. GoldentGiant 
Howling Mob. 85 days. An early white variety. Ears 7 to 9 inches 
long, with 12 or 14 rows of kernels. 
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Stowell’s Evergreen. 95 days. A superior late variety. Large ears SO ae 1 
and sweet white kernels. South America allew = way © 1 
South American Hybrid........ 5 
Pop Gorn (Seed) Pp Lb. 
SRE a ee DANDELION. (Postpaid)........ 
White Rice. Excellent popping quality. A good producer. Very DILEX (Posthaid) 5 aoe eee 
popular for general use. EGGPLANT 
South American Yellow. Large, puffy, white. Very fine, large ears. Black Beauty. (Postpaid) 
South American Hybrid. The leading hybrid Pop Corn. 
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