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ingston's Evergreen" (white cob) (48) and "Triumph" (88). 

 These are all later in season than the last group considered. 

 "Triumph" is the best known of these. "Livingston's Ever- 

 green" is a white cob form of "Livingston's Evergreen" (red 

 cob) (47). These sorts are at a disadvantage for the market, 

 as the preference is for an ear with twelve or more rows. The 

 second sub-class, those sorts having more than eight rows, con- 

 tains a large number of varieties, and is divided on the shape of 

 the ears. Two sorts have cylindrical ears, namely, "Henderson" 

 (39, 40) and "Potter's Excelsior" (69). Both are desirable 

 for mid-season, the "Henderson" leading with us. The second 

 group, those having ears tapering, is sub-divided upon the shape 

 of the kernels, the first sub-group having kernels longer than 

 broad and the second not longer than broad. The first contains 

 "Hickox" (42), "Old Colon/' (64), "Portland" (68), "Roslyn 

 Hybrid" (75) and "Russell's Prolific" (77). "Old Colony" is 

 smaller than "Hickok," but both are desirable varieties. "Roslyn 

 Hybrid" is later in season, and bears considerable resemblance 

 to the "Evergreen" sorts. The second sub-group is divided 

 according to the size and appearance of the kernels. Those 

 having the usual tvpe of kernels but rather small are "Crosby" 

 (20, 21), "Don" '(22), "Honey Dew" (43), "Maule's XX" 

 (55) and "Shaker's Early" (78). "Crosby" is an old standard 

 medium early variety, often grown to follow "Cory." One 

 strain of seed of this variety, called "Crosby Medium" (21 ), was 

 from Professor Munson, of Maine, and was a selected strain of 

 the famous "Maine sweet corn" for canning. It produced a 

 good number of short but well filled ears. The "Don" is a new 

 sort that with us did not exhibit especial merit. "Maule's XX" 

 was fairly prolific, but with ears rather short for a medium early 

 corn. The varieties ha\ing grains noticeably larger than the 

 last are "Asylum" (5), "Champion" (ii), "Metropolitan" (56, 

 57) and "Premier" (70). "Champion" is, perhajjs, the most 

 popular of these. The ears are large and well shaped. "Asylum" 

 sometimes called "Early Mammoth," is much like "Champion." 

 On some ears the rows were more or less zigzag. "]\Ietropol- 

 itan" has longer and slimmer ears, and made a good showing. 

 "Premier" proved to be fairly productive, but the ears were 

 rather short. "Kendel's Early Giant'' (44, 45) is easily dis- 

 tinguished from the foregoing by the peculiar appearance of the 

 grains which are large and thick, and not as much shriveled as 

 are the true sweet corns. It seems to be less sweet than most 



