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local names. It answers to the general char- 
acter of the Canada variety. Enfield says:* 
“From this corn the King Philip and some 
other improved sorts have probably been de- 
rived.” | 
Rhode Island White Flint: Ears 5 to 6 inches 
long and about 14 inch in diameter, well cov- 
ered at tip, eight rowed, small cob, often red 
tinged in the interior. Kernels white, very 
large and hard. Plants about 7 feet high. 
Rural Thoroughbred Flint: Kars 11 to 12 
inches long and about 2 inches in diameter, al- 
ways tapering owing to the space between the 
pairs of rows toward the butt; mostly eight 
rowed; cob large. Kernels dingy white, large, 
Plant 7 to 8 feet high and a vigorous grower. 
A very late variety, the chief merit of which is 
in its production of green forage. Introduced 
by E. 8S. Carman, editor Rural New- Yorker. 
Waushakum: Ears 84 to 9 inches long, 14 inch 
in diameter, filling completely and roundly at 
tip; cob small, white; mostly eight rowed. 
Kernels deep golden orange, rather large, 
flatly rounded, very close set, plants 7 to 9 
feet high, leafy, very productive. Originated 
by Sturtevant Bros., South Framingham, Mass. 
“The originals were quite staple varieties of a 
mixed Canada and New England Eight Rowed 
* Indian Corn. New York, 1866, p. 61. 
