EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT. 477 



of the genuine sweet corns. These facts suggest that it may be 

 a cross between a true sweet and a flint corn. 



The third class, the.'-late.^' corns, is divided upon tiie shape of 

 the kernels, the first sub-class having this longer than broad, and 

 includes "Ferry's Evergreen" (25), "Gold Coin Evergreen (26), 

 "White Evergreen" (28), "Mammoth Late" (50) and "Sto- 

 well's Evergreen" (83-85). The first three may have de- 

 scended from the last variety named, which, it has been said, 

 came from a cross of a true sweet with a dent field corn. It 

 leads all varieties in popularity, as shown by the table, and is 

 much grown for forage, as well as for the market. "Gold Coin 

 Evergreen" produced rather larger ears than "Stowell's. "White 

 Evergreen" is, as its name indicates, somewhat lighter in color 

 than the other "Evergreens." The second sub-class of the "late" 

 corns includes "Columbus Market" (14), "Egyptian" (2^), 

 "Pharaoh's Dream" (67), "Moore's Concord" (61). "Sherfieid" 

 (yg) and "Silver Coin" (80). Probably the best known of 

 these is "Egyptian," which is a very late variety, bcnring good- 

 sized ears of twelve or more rows. 



The .second division, those with zigzag grains, is divided into 

 two sub-divisions', the first of which are of the true "Country 

 Gentleman" type, and the second posibly a cross of iliis with an 

 "Evergreen" corn. The first sub-division is separated into two 

 classes, according to season. "Banana"' (6) is about two weeks 

 earlier than "Country Gentleman," with ears rather more pointed. 

 It is a good productive variety. The second class contains 

 "Country Gentleman" (19), "Ne Plus Uhra" (62) and "Zig- 

 zag" (91). The first is a well-known late sort of excellent 

 quality. "Ne Plus Ultra" is identical, or nearly so, and "Zig- 

 zag" is very much the same, but with us appeared to be some- 

 what earlier in season. The second sub-division, having "kernels 

 large," includes "Zigzag" (90) and "Zigzag Evergreen" (92), 

 which are very similar in appearance, and, while the arrangement 

 of the kernels resembles that of "Country Gentleman," the size 

 is much larger. 



The second grand division includes those sorts having wrinkled 

 kernels of various colors other than the usual amber white, and 

 is easily separable into five divisions, according to the color of 

 the kernels. The first division, with kernels decidedly darker 

 than the great majority of sweet corns, includes "Aristocrat" (4) 

 and "First of All" (32). The first is a new medium early sort, 

 introduced by Dreer in 1903. The ears are of fair size, with 

 grains broad and flat. "First of All" has more slender ears and 



