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SWEET CORN. 



The thirty varieties of sweet corn included a few of the standard kinds 

 and some of the leading new sorts. 



The Mammoth Cory holds its place among the quick maturing sorts, 

 although it is not strictly a sugar corn. 



Champion and Early Evergreen are good varieties for second early. 



Country Gentleman should be included in every collection, and Stowell 

 or Mammoth usually lead for late varieties although some of the newer 

 sorts that are selected strains from the older ones are of equally choice 

 quality. 



Baltimore, from Turner and Co., Baltimore, Md., matured in about 

 eighty-five days. The stalks averaged about five feet in height; ears six 

 inches in length and contained ten rows of kernels. The kernels were 

 short and lacked in quality, but it is a quick growing variety. 



Banana, from Farquhar, was about ten days later than Baltimore. The 

 size and habit of growth were about the same but the quality was better, 

 the kernels being sweeter and more tender. 



Cosmopolitan, from W. A. Burpee and Co., is a good addition to the 

 list of early varieties. It reached edible maturity a few days later than 

 Baltimore. The ears are longer, averaged twelve rows and the kernels 

 are broad, deep and of superior quality. 



Don, from Weeber and Don, is of good quality for a medium-early 

 variety. 



Evergreen Early, from D. M. Ferry and Co., and Dobson's Evergreen 

 Early, from J. C. Vaughan Seed Co., are nearly identical. The ears are 

 long and well-filled with broad, deep, tender, sweet kernels. They aver- 

 aged one ear per stalk. They are choice mid-season varieties. The ears 

 averaged nearly a pound in weight. 



First Crop, from Farquhar. and First of All, from Salzer, are small- 

 growing varieties of the Cory type. The stalk and ears are small. First 

 of All matured five days earlier than First Crop, which was edible in 

 ninety days from planting. 



Ford, from Ford Seed Co., is of the same type as First Crop and closely 

 resembled it in every detail. Its early maturity is its most valuable 

 trait. •.:| 1 



Malakoff was received from the same source. It is a small, quick- 

 maturing variety from Central Asia. The ears are small and short. 

 Stalks only about three feet high. It reached edible maturity one of 

 the first in the list, but the quality is poor. 



Giant and Giant Improved are two varieties from W. H. Maiile. Giant 

 is classed as one of the desirable medium early varieties. The ears are 

 good sized, symmetrical and well filled with choice kernels. Giant 

 Improved is some later and the ears are larger but the quality is about 

 the same. 



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