Inventory 48, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate III. 



An Early-Maturing Crop for the North, Sweet Corn (Zea mays L., S. P. I. 



No. 43118). 



A cross between the Early Malcolm (staminate parent) and the Squaw com (pistillate parent). The 

 Early Malcolm (a straight selection from the Malakofl, S. P. I. No. 13, an early introduction from 

 Russia) is the only variety that matures regularly in Ottawa. The cross is a very sweet variety. 

 (Photographed by Mr. Fairchild, Sept. 17, 1915, at the Central Experimental Farms, Ottawa, 

 Canada; P19316FS.) 



