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zigzag arrangement, and occasionally regular rows appear in the 

 these corns, but, as a whole, the line of separation is well defined. 



The first division is separated into three sub-divisions, accord- 

 ing to the color of the cob, whether it is a purple, red or white. 

 The first includes only the "Ruby" (76), or "Improved Ruby," 

 as it is often called. This is a marked variety, easily distin- 

 guished by its deep purple husks, sheaths and cob. With us it 

 did not show especial merit. In the second sub-division is the 

 "Windsor" (89), an early corn of considerable merit. It re- 

 sembles the "Cory" (red cob) in its appearance. Distinguished 

 from this by its later period of maturity and long tapering ears 

 is "Livingston's Evergreen" (red cob) (47). It is not a true 

 "Evergreen," as indicated by the shape of its graine. which are 

 large and broad. The second class, those having moTe than 

 eight rows, is divided into two sub-classes, according to season, 

 as before, the first being "medium early" and the second "late." 

 In the first are "Acme" ( i) and "Perry's Hybrid" (66). These 

 resemble each other and both sometimes show ears with amber 

 grains. "Perry's Hybrid" gave the larger yield, but this may 

 have been due to a better situation. The second sub-class, "sea- 

 son late," includes two' varieties which are separated according 

 to the length of ear; "Hiawatha" (41), having ears noticeably 

 longer than "Non Such" (63). The former is a new sort from 

 Virginia. Both are promising varieties. 



The third sub-division includes varieties having white cobs 

 and is divided as before, according to the season, into "early," 

 "medium" and "late" sorts. The early varieties are again 

 divided according tO' the number of rows, whether eight or more 

 than eight. The first sub-class includes "Cory" (15-18), 

 "Lacke}'" (41). "Burbank's Earlv Maine" (9, 10). "Peep o' 

 Day" (65), "Early Sunrise" (86) and "Malakhov" (95. 96). 

 The "Cory" is an old standard among the early corns, and it 

 is doubtful if any of the newer sorts surpass the best strains of 

 this variety. It is. as is tO' be expected, somewhat variable, and 

 care should be taken by the grower to secure a good strain of 

 seed. The "Cory" (15) from Jerrard, of Maine, was the first 

 sort in the field to produce an ear fit for boiling. The "Lackey" 

 is a New England corn of merit. "Burbank's Early Maine" 

 seemed to be a variety of considerable value. It is not as early 

 as the "Cory." but the ears are longer, and with us it was more 

 productive. "Peep o' Day" is a small early corn from the North- 

 west. It proved to be as early as the "Cory." but the ears were 

 much smaller. It appears to be a development of the "Minne- 



