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three stalks from the base, bore four sets on one stalk, five on 

 another, and twenty-five on the main stalk, making a total of 

 thirtj'-four ears from one seed. A portion of the main stalk of 

 this plant is shown in the illustration, Some plants among these 



Hybrid Corn. — Caniiia X Japanese. 



hj'brids, however, produced single ears, but the greatest number 

 of them made from a dozen to twenty sets, and perhaps half the 

 ears matured. The kernels in these remarkable hybrids are both 

 yellow and white, although yellow is far the most prominent, and 

 they are rounded like the Japanese, but bear a minute point or 



