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Ni:\V .IKIJSEV AiiRUTLTURAL COLLEGE 



Ko\vl8. "S(juonhnu" (<;<») P. IF. k Co. This was only a fair 

 rnw (.f iiiu'vcii plants, iK'giniiiiig- to bloom upon July 

 20tii, with ])urple tassols and pink silks. The crop, 

 liowever, was above tlie average, there being sixteen 

 ears gathered njjon the 14th of September, and these 

 were of a satisfactory sha])e, as shown in 18. 



I{u\v 111. "/'i('in>r (71) C. n. Lilly Co. This was a poor row 

 of plants, which were in full bloom upon July 20th, 

 with purple tassels and silks, varying from pink to 

 green. Five ears were hai-vested on September 11th, 

 one of which is shown at 19. 



liow LMi. "»s7/alT/-'s Early" (78) P. II. & Co. The plants in this 

 row were of good size and bloomed upon July 20th, 

 showing straw-colored tassels and green silks. The 

 harvest was upon the 12th of September, when only 

 six ears of fair size, as shown at 20, were secured. 



Kow21. '\StahJcr's Early" (81) P. H. & Co. This row of 

 medium-sized plants began to tassel upon the 13th of 

 July and had a long period of blooming. At harvest 

 time, September 10th, ten ears of a long, slender 

 type, as shown at 21, were secured. 



Kow 22. ''Stowell's Evergreen" (83) Parq. This was a fair row 



of broad-leaved ])lants, which were in full bloom upon 



August 4th. The han^est was upon the 17th of Sep- 



« teraber, when seven good-sized ears, as shown at 22, 



were obtained. 



Kow 23. ''StoweWs Evergreen" (83) P. H. & Co. This row was 

 not as good as the one preceding; somewhat earlier 

 and smaller, but yielded the same number of ears 

 upon the same date of harvesting. 



Row 24. "Giicriii" (143) Guerin. This end row was made up of 

 medium-sized, slender plants, which came into full 

 bloom on the 20th of July, bearing purple tassels and 

 pale-green silks, and, upon the lltJi of September, 

 gave a harvest of eleven long, slender, eight-rowed 

 ears, as shown at 24. ' 



Tlie seed used in all of the above twenty-four rows was taken 

 from sample ears, secured from the dealers whose initials are ap- 

 p<-iid('.<l to the name of the variety. These ears are preserved in 

 the Miisoum of the Department for the sake of ready reference tO; 

 the type of gi'ain, ear, &c., that was used in each case. 



