EXrEEDIEXT STATIOX KEPOET. 39? 



is one of the leading white dent varieties grown in the West, and 

 was, with the ''Pride of Xishua," obtained from a large breeder of 

 corn in Iowa. The set of twenty-four varieties of sweet com was 

 selected to be fairly representative of tlie various kinds, with the 

 exclusion of any having other than a white ccdored grain and cob. 



Row 1. "' Banana'' (6) Farq. It was somewhat unfortunate for 

 this variety that it came at the end of the plot and 

 was damaged tliereby, so that only a small crop was 

 secured. Plants came into bloom upon July 20th, 

 showing a brownish tassel and red silk. The harvest 

 was secured upon September 10th, showing that it 

 was medium early. A sample of each kind is shown 

 in Plate V., the "Banana'' being at 1. 



Row 2. "'ChamjHon/' early (11), P. H. & Co. A good stand of 

 medium-sized plants was secured, which showed pur- 

 plish tassels upon July 13th, and the pink silks were 

 past maturity upon the 27th. The fifteen ears, se- 

 cured on September 6th, were of fair size, were borne 

 low upon the -stalk and contained twelve or more 

 rows of fine, long grains, as shown at 2. 



Row 3. "Country Gentleman'' (19) Earq. Upon August 4th, 

 it was noted that the plants were quite uniform in 

 size, with the pinkish tassels and silks appearing. 

 The harvest was secured on September 11th, when 

 it was noted that the stalks were quite tall and the 

 number of fine ears was limited to eight. 



Row 4. "Country Gentleman" (19) P. H. & Co. This row was 

 planted with seed from another dealer, and proved 

 to be a better row in some respects than the previous 

 one. It was not quite as early in maturing and the 

 harvest (six days later) gave fourteen fine ears. The 

 small ones, perhaps due to inferior situation, in all 

 of these rows have been discarded in the count. A 

 sample ear is shown at 3. 



Row 5. "Crosby," early (20), Farq. This quick-growing and 

 small variety was in tassel on July 6th and in full 

 bloom upon the 20th, with tassels straw-colored and 

 silk green. The harvest was upon AugTist 30tli and 

 a sample ear is shown at 5, being the best out of the 

 six obtained. 



