ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS —————___—_———_l3 
inches, 12 to 14-rowed with medium deep, 
yellow kernels. Quality and yield are good 
for an early corn and popular with home and 
market gardeners. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMEN HYBRID or 
ILLINOIS 13 (99 days)—Shows a 7 to 8-foot 
stalk and ears 8 by 2% inches, zig-zag row 
patterns, shoe peg kernels, narrow and deep, 
a pearly-white color, excellent yielder. A local 
garden and canning variety. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN HYBRID (95 
days)—Characteristics: Stalk 8 feet tall, ear 
8 inches long, slightly tapered with 16 to 18 
rows of deep white medium-wide kernels. 
Excellent quality and heavy yielder. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM HYBRID (85 
days )—One of the earliest and most popular 
hybrids for commercial and home garden pur- 
poses. Plants grow upright 6% to 7 feet tall, 
bearing 7 to 8-inch cylindrical ears, 10 to 14- 
rowed. The rich yellow kernels are of medium 
breadth and depth. 
IOANA (85 days)—Brought out by the 
Iowa Station at Ames, this variety qualified 
as an all-American selection and has since 
fulfilled this early promise. The vigorous 
sturdy plant grows about 7 feet tall with dark 
green foliage, bearing cylindrical ears 8 by 
1% inches, 12 to 14-rowed. The light yellow 
kernels exhibit medium depth and width, very 
productive and suitable for shipping, canning, 
home and market gardening. 
IOCHIEF (88 days)—Also a later All- 
American selection developed at Iowa State 
and pronounced a very superior type. With 
a strong root system, it develops a vigorous 
plant growth about 7 feet tall with wide, dark 
green leaves. Ears form 8 by 2% inches, 14 
to 18-rowed, with deep and narrow golden 
yellow kernels. 
TENDERGOLD or TOPCROSS SUNSHINE 
(83 days)—This sturdy hybrid stands about 
6 feet high with medium to dark green foliage. 
Golden yellow kernels are borne on ears 7% 
by 1% inches, cylindrical in form, 12 to 16- 
rowed. Kernels are medium in depth and 
width. A second early sort, tender and high 
quality, popular with home and market gar- 
deners. 
Popcorn 
Three distinct types have been developed 
for the market: Rice with pointed kernels, 
Pearl with wide, smooth kernels, and the Hull- 
less with shoe peg kernels. 
JAPANESE HULL-LESS (105 days)— 
Stalks stand 5 feet high, bearing ears 3% to 
4 inches long by 1% inches. Kernels are 
pointed, narrow, white, and pop a snowy white. 
PURDUE HYBRID 31 (110 days)—A pro- 
lific Hybrid from the Purdue Station which 
develops a vigorous, heavy yielding plant. 
Ears are usually two to a stalk and show 14 
to 16 rows of medium yellow kernels. Gives 
a large volume of popped corn. 
SOUTH AMERICAN, GIANT YELLOW, 
T.N.T., DYNAMITE (100 days)—Vigorous 
dark green stalks stretch up 6 to 7 feet. A 
7-inch ear is produced with 12 to 16 rows of 
dark yellow kernels of the pearl type. Ker- 
nels expand when popped to a large volume 
of creamy white corn. 
WHITE RICE (90 days)—This old stand- 
ard early sort has sharp pointed kernels of 
translucent appearance, 10 to 16-rowed, 
borne on 6-inch ears, and pops white. Stalk 
grows around 6% feet tall. 
QUEEN’S GOLDEN (90 days) — Stalk 
grows about 7 feet high and bears long slim 
ears 7 inches in length, having 12 to 16 rows 
of medium yellow, pearl type kernels. Pops 
perfectly white. 
Cucumber 
CUCUMBERS are among the oldest vege- 
tables known to civilized man, antedating 
Greek and Egyptian civilizations. Cultivated 
in England for centuries, they were called in 
an early day “‘cow cumbers.” The vegetable 
is now widely popular for slicing, pickling and 
as a salad ingredient. 
Cucumbers require an open, porous, non- 
acid soil for good development. The ground 
should be fertile, i.e., fortified with organic 
matter and mineral nutrients. Manuring and 
fertilizing with an abundance of moisture are 
needed to produce satisfactory crops. 
Culture: Sow % ounce of seed to a hundred 
feet of row; 2 pounds required for an acre. 
Depth of planting required is around % inch. 
Plant after frost danger is over in the spring. 
Make the rows 5 feet apart and thin the plants 
when 3 or 4 inches tall to about 10 to 12 
inches apart in the row, or plant 8 to 10 seeds 
to a hill with each hill 5 feet apart, and thin 
to 3 or 4 plants. 
A & C or COLORADO, WHITE SPINE (68 
days)—A popular slicing and shipping variety, 
as holds its color well. Superior for home 
and market gardens. The uniform fruits are 
nearly cylindrical with a slight taper at the 
ends. They measure around 8 to 9 by 2% 
inches and show a dark green exterior. The 
vigorous vines develop broad, dark green 
leaves. 
BOSTON PICKLING cr GREEN PRO- 
LIFIC, BLACK SPINE (57 days)—An old 
standard pickling type. Fruits measure 5 to 6 
by 2% to 3 inches when mature for seed. The 
vigorous, dark vines form blunt-ended dark 
green fruits. 
CHICAGO PICKLING or WESTERFIELD, 
BLACK SPINE (59 days)—Fruits measure 
5 to 7 by 2% to 2% inches when mature. 
They are a dark green color, taper slightly 
at the ends and well warted at pickling stage. 
Longer and thicker in comparison with Boston 
Pickling. 
CUBIT, WHITE SPINE (65 to 70 days)— 
Its value is attested as an All-American selec- 
tion and is proving popular as a shipping and 
market variety. Fruits are cylindrical, blunt- 
ended with dark green color and thick flesh. 
They measure 8 to 9 by 2 to 2% inches. Seed 
cavity is small and holds it color well until 
quite large. 
DAVIS PERFECT, WHITE SPINE (65 
days)—While an old strain, it is still popu- 
