SWEET CORN—Continued 
Golden Bantam Standard 83 days 
Plant—5-514 feet tall, foliage medium 
green, moderate suckering. 
Ear—7% inches long, mostly 8 rows, 
cylindrical, kernels medium yellow, 
quality excellent. 
A vigorous and productive strain. Most 
popular strain of Golden Bantam for 
the Central States. Planted to follow 
Extra Early Golden Bantam in Northern 
latitudes. 
Golden Sunshine 
Golden Midget 68 days 
Plant—3 feet tall, many suckers, slender 
stalks. 
Ear—3-4 inches long, 8 rows, cylindrical. 
A home garden novelty. A very early 
high quality corn ideally suited for 
freezing because small ears fit into 
quart carton. Also small plants make 
this popular for gardens where space is 
limited. 
74 days 
Plant—5 2 feet tall, foliage medium dark 
green, stalk fairly sturdy, few suckers. 
Ear—6 12 inches long, 10-14 rows, kernels 
creamy-yellow, quality good. 
A selection from a cross between Golden 
Bantam and Early Market. Early and 
popular with home and market gar- 
deners in short season areas. 
Open Pollinated—White Varieties 
Black Mexican 88 days 
Plant—6 feet tall, foliage dark green, 
heavily suckered. 
Ear—7 inches long, 8 rows, kernels 
bluish-white in earing stage turning to 
blue-black as ear ripens, quality ex- 
cellent. 
Many gardeners consider this variety the 
sweetest and most delicious table corn 
grown. 
Country Gentleman 96 days 
(Shoepeg ) 
Plant—7 feet tall, foliage dark green, 
stalk slender, few suckers. 
Ear—7 inches long, cylindrical to taper- 
ing, kernels pearly-white, deep narrow, 
in irregular staggered rows, flavor 
good. 
A standard late variety for home and 
market gardeners as well as commer- 
cial canners. Widely used but most 
popular in the Central and Southern 
96 days 
Plant—8 feet tall, foliage medium dark 
green, stalk sturdy, few suckers. 
Ear—8 inches long, 14-18 rows, cylin- 
drical to tapered, kernels pearly-white, 
deep, ranging from broad to narrow. 
Similar to Stowell’s Evergreen except 
about 4 days earlier. 
Early Evergreen 
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Gill’s Early Market White 73 days 
Plant—4% feet tall, foliage medium 
green, moderate suckering. 
far—6%% inches long, 10-12 rows, tapered, 
kernels dull white, wide and shallow, 
quality fair. 
Earliest white corn for home and market 
garden. 
Howling Mob 85 days 
Plant—7 feet tall, foliage medium dark 
green, stalk stiff, few suckers. 
Ear—T7-8 inches long, 12-16 rows, kernels 
quite shallow, quality fair. 
A second early white variety suitable for 
home, market gardeners or shippers. 
Oregon Evergreen 98 days 
Plant—8-9 feet tall, quite similar to Sto- 
well’s Evergreen. 
Ear—8 inches long, 12-14 rows, kernels 
deeper and wider than Narrow Grain 
Evergreen. 
Husk is long and tight affording ear 
worm tolerance and _ protection in 
shipping. Especially adapted to home 
and market gardens on the West Coast. 
