. Burpee's farm annual 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. NATURAL SIZE EAR. Mapledale Prolific Pop Corn, This remarkable variety originated with Prof. R. L. Wetherell, of Davenport, Iowa, who stated: " I selected on my Mapledale fruit farm, this year, ten stalks with one hundred and twenty-one (121) ears, or an average of twelve ears to the stalk, one stalk having nine- teen ; Besides its very prolific character, we are much pleased with the corn in other respects. The
. Burpee's farm annual 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. NATURAL SIZE EAR. Mapledale Prolific Pop Corn, This remarkable variety originated with Prof. R. L. Wetherell, of Davenport, Iowa, who stated: " I selected on my Mapledale fruit farm, this year, ten stalks with one hundred and twenty-one (121) ears, or an average of twelve ears to the stalk, one stalk having nine- teen ; Besides its very prolific character, we are much pleased with the corn in other respects. The stalks grow six feet high, and the ears are all large in size, with grains nearly clear white in color. An average ear measured six and a half inches long and contained 585 perfect kernels, while many ears reached eight inches in length. It pops pure paper-white, of fine quality. In competition for the prizes oflered, Mr. A. J. Bates, Cawker City, Kansas, sent us a grand stalk bearing eighteen ears; Abram Spickerman, Red Creek, Wayne Co., N. Y., won second prize, with a stalk bear- ing fifteen ears ; and Mrs. George Miess, Brooklyn Station, Ontario, Canada, won third prize, also with fif- teen ears on a stalk. The above count includes the main stalk only, and all the above, together with other stalks sent by our customers, which, including suckers, bore nineteen and twenty ears from one grain planted, were exhibited at our warehouse. We offer the pure seed at io cts. per package, or three packages for 25 cts.; per pint 25 cts.; per quart 45 cts., postpaid. QUEEN'S GOLDEN POP CORN. This handsome new Pop Corn was sent to us by a gar- dener in Indiana, who wrote: " It is so far ahead of all others that I have seen or tried, as to be beyond compar- ison in every respect, in yield, handsome appearance, in sturdy growth, in size, and in color when popped. Above all is its exceeding tenderness when popped, together with its delicious and delicate ; After having grown
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