22 INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 
spirally or irregularly arranged. Kernels 
slightly deeper than broad; white above, horny 
white below, long dimple dented or creased. 
Cob large, white. Plant δὲ to 64 feet tall. A 
favorite in the South for table use in place of 
sweet corn. 
Blount’s Prolific: Ears 6 to 8 inches long, and 
12 to 14 inches in diameter. Ear stalk rather. 
small. Mostly eight rowed. Kernels very 
angular in outline, rather deep, white at top, 
glossy white below, crease dented. Cob small 
and white. Plant 7 to 8 feet high, bearing its 
upper ears about 54 inches from the ground, 
often 4 to 8 on a stalk, the lower ears shorter 
and more pointed than the upper. A very 
popular and productive variety in some local- 
ities in the South and has been widely grown. 
Originated by Prof. A. KE. Blount in Tennessee. 
Boone Co White: Ears long and uniform from 
butt to tip. Kernels white, deep, thick; cob 
white. Stalks of medium height, thick, strong. 
Very productive. Medium late. Originated by 
James Riley, Boone Co., Ind., about 1880. Pro- 
ductive and popular as a bread corn. Well 
adapted to the central West. ; 
Burrill & Whitman or B. & W.: Ears 8 to 9 
inches long, 2 to 2.4 inches in diameter. Cobs 
white, small. Ears roughish, tapering; butt 
and tip evenly rounded and well filled; 14 to 16 
rowed. Kernels white, broad, wedge shape. 
