SWEET CORN —Continued 
Hybrid Varieties 
CARMELCROSS. 80 days. Improved strain. In many respects it resem- 
bles Golden Cross, but a week earlier. Stalks are a little shorter with 
large ears of excellent quality. Pkt., 20c; lb., 65c; 2 1bs., $1.25; 
10 lbs. or over, 60c per lb. 
*GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM. 88 days. Introduced jointly by the U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture and Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tion. Excellent for market gardeners. Highly resistant to Stewart’s disease 
and very prolific. Stalks sturdy, with exceptionally broad, dark green 
leaves. Ears 10 to 14 rowed, slightly lighter yellow than Golden Bantam. 
Pkt., 20c; 1b., €5c; 2 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., or over, 60c per lb. 
IOCHIEF. 93 days. Outstanding as a larger eared corn of Golden Cross 
type. The 14 to 20 rowed ears are deep kerneled and bright golden in 
color. Stalks are strong and leafy with heavy husks of good color. 
Pkt., 20c; lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs. or over, 60c per lb. 
MARCROSS 6x13. We consider this the earliest large-eared hybrid. This 
variety has proved very prolific, very vigorous in growth and for such an 
early variety produces quite large ears. 72 days. 
Pkt., 20c; 1b., 65c, 2 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs. or over, 60c per lb. 
SPANCROSS. 70 days. Earliest yellow hybrid. On warm sandy land it 
produces the earliest crop. 
Pkt., 20c; 1b., 65c, 2 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs. or over, 60c per lh. 
WASHINGTON. 74 days. This new variety from the Connecticut Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station closely follows Spancross in season with the 
largest ears of any extra early hybrid. Ears are very uniform in size with 
12 to 14 rows. Pkt., 20c; 1b., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs. or Over, 60c per Ib. 
Open Pollinated White 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN. The best known and most largely planted of 
all varieties. The Stowell’s Evergreen is hard to beat and for a long time 
to come many will have it in preference to any other sort. Yields large 
ears and long, deep kernels, with rich sugary flavor and long keeping 
qualities. It is the standard late sort. 
Pkt., 20c; lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 95c; 10 lbs. or over, 45c per 1b. 
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CUCUMBERS 
DELICIOUS 
POPCORN 
FOR 
PLANTING 
GOLDEN PEARL. 
Has a large yellow 
kernel that pops 
well to an immense 
size. Tender’ and 
fine flavored. 
Pkt., 15c; 1b., 50c; 
10 lbs. or over, 
40c per 1b. 
Colorado 
Cucumber 
xEARLY FORTUNE. The plant is early, very vigorous, 
One packet of seed will sow 15 hills, 1 ounce 50 hills. 
SURE CROP HYBRID. A true hybrid cucumber of great 
vigor and amazing yield. Fruits are slender and intensely 
dark green throughout. 8 in. Pkt., 35c 
MARKETER. A fine dark green Cucumber, 7 to 8 inches 
long. Vines vigorous and productive. An ideal variety for 
market and home garden. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 lb., 85c. 
COLORADO. W. S. Fruits very dark green, cylindrical, 
tapering at stem end, very small seed area, fine for slicing. 
814 inches long, 242 inches in diameter and matures in 
68 days. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; %4 Ib., 85c. 
CUBIT. All-America Selections, 1943. A prolific, white- 
spined, main crop variety, distinguished by unusually uni- 
form dark green exterior color, and long, blunt-ended, 
cylindrical shape. Of smooth, crisp texture, with small 
seed cavity, and admirably adapted for slicing. Holds its 
fresh quality well in shipping or at market. 
Pkt., 10c; 02z., 30c, 
BOSTON PICKLING. For pickling. Its fruit is short, 
pointed at each end, productive and of superior quality. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; %4 lb., 70c. 
16 Vegetable Seeds 
with an exceptionally heavy, thick foliage and is almost 
disease-resistant and very productive. Fruits are uni- 
formly 9 inches long, slightly tapering toward each end, 
perfectly round and of a very dark green color which 
does not fade in shipping; flesh very thick, firm and crisp, 
and exceedingly small seed cavity. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % Ib., 70c. 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. Perfection has been attained 
in this improvement in the White Spine family. It is early, 
prolific, and produces a continuous crop of uniformly 
large and symmetrical fruits, faintly marked with light 
yellowish shading toward the tip. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 14 1b., 70c. 
LONG GREEN. An old standard variety, very popular for 
home gardens, but little used for market. Fruit very long, 
slender, very firm and crisp, uniformly dark green; makes 
fine pickles and is the best of all when ripe for making 
sweet pickles. ‘Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 Ih., 85c. 
STRAIGHT-8. W.S. For home and market garden, and 
shipping. Fruit uniformly cylindrical, rounded at ends. 
medium green, 8 inches long, 244 inches in diameter, and 
matures in 66 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 lb., 85c. 
ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 
