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LATE VARIETIES. 



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Bridgeport forms very large heads, and most of them are quite solid. 

 One of the best. 



Succession is very much like the preceding variety. ^ 



Burpee's World Beciter, is the best of the acquisitions of this season. 

 Its uniform and solid heads make it desirable, and judging from its appear- 

 ance in the field, it ranks high. 



Autumn King formed uniformly large, solid heads. The type is not 

 fixed. Some of the heads were flat, others oval. 



Giant Red Erfurt and Mammoth Roclx Red are very similar in size. 

 Both form round, solid heads. They are distinguished by a slight diflPer- 

 ence in the color of the leaves, those of the latter having more of a 

 purple tinge. They are valuable bBcau^e of their keeping qualities. 



SWEET CORN. 



Twenty-eight varieties were used in the test. The hills were four feet 

 apart each way. Five kernels were planted in each hill, and twenty hills 

 of each variety were used in the test. 



The planting was done on May 20. 



The dry hot weather, during the latter half of August, hastened the date 

 of maturity of all except the early varieties. 



The following table gives the principle data of the test. The last 

 column shows the comparative productiveness of the varieties. 



Table No. 5. 



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