Bx rsen Glory 79 days 
Plant—7 to 7% feet tall, very vigorous, 
unusual spring vigor, foliage dark 
green, very few suckers, tassels mostly 
brown, silks pink and yellow. 
Ear—8 inches long x 1% inches diameter, 
12 to 16 rows, lighter yellow than Gold- 
en Cross NC, kernels deep and very 
narrow, ear blocky, quality excellent. 
Developed by Northrup, King and Co. 
Recommended as companion crop to 
Ioana or Golden Cross as it is nearly a 
week earlier, but otherwise similar, A 
very fine, widely adapted hybrid for 
canners, freezers, and market gardeners. 
Golden Rocket 67 days 
Plant—5 to 6 feet tall, foliage sparse 
and dark green, few suckers. 
Ear—7 to 7% inches long x 1% inches 
diameter, 10 to 12 rows, medium yellow, 
kernels fairly deep and medium wide, 
quality good. 
Developed by Northrup, King and Co. and 
introduced as an early market corn, it 
is also used by some canners in ex- 
tremely short season areas. Unusually 
fine quality for such an early corn, and 
a much better plant type than most 
hybrids in the same maturity class. 
Hybrid 407 82 days 
Plant—6 to 6% feet tall, vigorous, suckers 
moderately, tassels mostly brown. 
Ear—8 inches long x 15% inches diameter, 
12 rowed, slimmer, more cylindrical ear 
than Golden Cross, small cob, quality 
excellent. 
Developed by Northrup, King and Co. 
Especially adapted for whole ear frozen 
pack or canning whole ear. Also used 
for whole kernel pack by canners. 
Golden Rocket 
Hybrid B2 80 days 
Plant—5 to 6 feet tall, suckers moder- 
ately, a Golden Bantam type plant 
adapted to Northern areas. 
Ear—5'% to 6% inches long, slim, cylin- 
drical, 8 rows, butter yellow, small cob, 
quality excellent. 
Developed by Northrup, King and Co. 
primarily for packing or freezing as 
whole ear corn-on-the-cob, Also popular 
with home and market gardeners as 
early 8-row corn. 
Hybrid E5 81 days 
Plant—6 feet tall, vigorous, suckers mod- 
erately, yellow tassels and silks, adapted 
to Northern areas. 
EKar—6'% to 7% inches long x 1% inches 
in diameter, primarily 12 rowed kernels 
medium wide, ear blocky, quality good. 
Developed by Northrup, King and Co. 
Being earlier, it makes a good compan- 
ion crop for Golden Cross Bantam, and 
is popular with home and market gar- 
deners as well as canners. 
Hybrid G7 74 days 
Plant—5 feet tall, suckers slightly, yellow 
tassels and silks. 
Ear—5'% to 6% inches long x 1% inches 
diameter, 8 rowed, kernels medium 
width. 
Developed by Northrup, King and Co. 
A very early top quality 8 row hybrid 
of the Golden Bantam type developed 
for home and market garden use. 
Hybrid J9 81 days 
Plant—6 feet tall, similar to Hybrid E5. 
Ear—6% to 7% inches long x 1% inches 
diameter, 8 to 12 rows, slender, cylin- 
drical, medium yellow, kernels deep, 
quality excellent. 
Developed by Northrup, King and Co. for 
corn-on-the-cob pack. Very tender and 
delicious kernels. 
Hybrid M13 72 days 
Plant—5 feet tall, similar to G7. 
Ear—5'% to 6% inches long, 8 rows, 
quality excellent. 
Developed by Northrup, King and Co. 
Very similar to Hybrid G7 but a little 
earlier and more uniform. 
Illinois No. 10 89 days 
Plant—7% to 7% feet tall, vigorous, 
foliage dark green, stalk sturdy, very 
few suckers, ear borne high and adapted 
to mechanical picking. 
Ear—8 inches long x 2 inches diameter, 12 
to 16 rows, medium yellow, kernels 
deep and medium wide, quality fair. 
Developed by Dr. W. A. Heulsen at Uni- 
versity of Illinois. A very hardy and 
vigorous hybrid. Popular in the South 
as a shipping corn. 
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