44G NEW JERSEY AGEICULTUEAL COLLEGE 



"Snowball" is apparently a white rice. The "Black" is unmistakable, 

 but the "Striped" and "Tattooed Yankee" need to be studied to deter- 

 mine whether their peculiarities are not those of mixing rather than 

 of a fixed variety. For example, opportunity was taken to grow the 

 latter in two isolated blocks, the one planted with only the yellow 

 grains and the other with black kernels, and as a result of the first 

 season the j'ellow seed produced fifty ears, a full half of which were 

 entirely yellow, and the remaining half showed much less of the dark 

 grains than the block planted with the dark grains only. It looks as 

 if this sort might, by selection, be resolved into its yellow and dark 

 constituents, which might be old varieties. One of these might be a 

 yellow rice, a form that it is noted is not present in the above list, and 

 I do not recall having met with it. 



Plate IV. shoAvs a selection of perhaps the most popular sorts of 

 popcorn, and along with the seven ears are given sections across the 

 ear, a watch-glass containing shelled grains and a few samples of the 

 popped corn. Beginning at the left hand, the "Queen's G-olden" shows 

 a long, tapering ear with rather large grains, which, when popped, 

 show some of the yellow throughout the whole grains, giving a creamy 

 appearance which is pleasing and quite different from any other of the 

 seven sorts. This attractive, rich color is not shown in the popped 

 grains which are placed directly above the ear. The "Black" is one of 

 the best to pop, and yields large grains with the flesh of almost chalky 

 white, in striking contrast to the fragments of the hull. The heat 

 seems to reduce the dark color of this exterior to a dull brown. Were 

 the "Black" a more prolific sort there is reason for its being quite 

 popular. The "Speckled Pearl" here shown, but not grown in the 

 regular series l>ecause of its dark grains, seems to be one of the popular 

 sorts found generally in our local markets. The ears, in shape and 

 general appearance of the grain, are quite like the "White Pearl." It 

 may be earlier, and this would add to its popularity. By selection, ears 

 Avith cherry-colored pearl grains might be secured that would be very 

 handsome, in addition to other good qualities. The "Speckled" pro- 

 duces a superior popped product. 



The "Eight-Rowed" has proved to be, after repeated trials, one of 

 the very best varieties for popping, and its large grains yield a product 

 that takes on many fantastic shapes, due perhaps to the unusual width 

 of the kernels. In the "White Pearl" we have perhaps the most widely- 

 used corn, the "White Rice" being a good second in this regard. The 



