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Sweet varieties.— black Mexican; also known 
as Black Sugar and Slate Sweet: Ears 6 to 8 
inches long and about 11 inch in diameter, 
eylindrical, tip rarely well filled; cob white. 
FIG. 12.—BLACK MEXICAN. 
Y4.S1ze 
small, ὃ rowed. Kernels slate-black, broad, 
crinkled, compactly set, tender and sweet when 
ripe. Plants about 6 feet tall. A medium 
early, of the best quality, that has been known 
for many years. 
Cory; also known as Early Cory, Cory Early 
Sugar, Extra Early Cory, La Crosse, Earliest 
Rockford Market: Kar 4 to 6 inches long, about 
14 inch in diameter, cylindrical, well filled at 
tip. Kernels whitish, large, broader than deep. 
crinkled or smooth. Plants small—about five 
feet tall. One of the very earliest varieties, 
ripening in about 55 days. Quality fair. In- 
troduced in 1885 and has been very popular as 
an early sort. 
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