EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS 



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First of All. one of Buckbee's specialties, is of the Concord type. The ears are 

 good-sized and well covered, kernels broad, deep, tender, sweet; cobs small, but 

 some of them are red and color the kernels in cooking. This is a good medium 

 early variety for home use, as its edible maturity is of long duration. 



Table of varieties, Sweet Com. 



Gentry, sent out by T. W. Wood & Sons, is a large growing variety that resembles 

 Stowell's. The ears are large, uniform and well covered with ricli, cream colored 

 kernels. While not superior to Stowell's Evergreen, it is a choice late variety. The 

 stalks are strong and densely covered with long foliage, which makes it desirable as 

 a fodder corn. 



Giant, another of Ferry's novelties, is a late variety of good quality and some 

 promise. The ears are very large, symmetrical and covered with broad cream 

 white kernels of the highest quality; cob large and always white, which shows it 

 to be a well selected variety. The stalks are strong growers and seem to stand 

 dry weather. 



Henderson, from Peter Henderson & Co., is a medium late sort, which reached 

 edible maturity a little earlier than Stowell. The ears are very symmetrical, 

 uniform in size and well covered; kernels broad, deep set, tender, milky, very white 

 and have a sweet and delicious flavor. This promises to be a very desirable general 

 purpose or market sort. 



Indiana Wonder, from Everitt & Son, has slender ears and small kernels that 

 resemble those of Country Gentleman, but are much shorter. The kernels are 



