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wliite or mixed grains could be detected upon the red ears pro- 

 duced by the "Hess." If there is any crossing, it remains for 

 the next crop to bring it to hght. It is interesting to add that 

 many of the "Hess" stalks produced ears with white husks, cob 

 and grains — in other words, solid white ears in striking contrast 

 with those that were red in all these features developed upon 

 neighboring stalks in the same row, all from red grains from a 

 single solid red ear. A very few of the ears were neither red 

 nor white, but had the grains tinged slightly with the red color. 

 The idea that this is a "sport" finds evidence in the above facts. 



Proposed Classification of Sweet Corn. 



Below is given a preliminary classification of the varieties of 

 sweet corn grow^n upon the Experiment area during the pres- 

 ent season. 



A Kernels white, wrinkled. 



B Rows more or less tlistinct. 



C Cobs and husks reddish purple. 

 Ruby (76). 

 CC Cob red., 



D Rows usually ei?ht. 

 E Season early. 



Windsor (89). 

 HE Season medium. 



Living-ston's Evergreen, red cob (47). 

 DD Rows generally more than eight. 

 E Season medium early. 

 .\cme (1). 



Perry's Hybrid (66). 

 EE Season late. 



F Ears rather short. 

 Non such (63). 

 FF Ears long and slim. 

 Hiawatha (41). 

 CCC Cob white. 



D Season early. 



E Rows usually eight. 

 Cory (15-18). 

 Lackey (46). 

 Eariy Maine (9-10). 

 Peep o'Day (65). 

 Early Sunrise (86). 

 -Malakhov (95, 96). 

 EE Rows generally more than eight. 



F Ears cylindrical or nearly so. 

 E.s.sex Earley (29), 

 First in Market (31). 

 FF Ears tapering. 



G Kernels longer than broad. 

 Harris' Extra Early (38) 



