36 INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 
rowed; cob reddish. Kernels vary in color 
from light flesh to dark red. Plants grow about 
five feet tall, bearing ears ὃ to 14 inches above 
sround, A standard, early, sweet, desirable 
variety that has been grown many years, being 
described by Burrin 1865.* 
Ne Plus Ultra: Ears 6 to 7 inches long, about 
13 inch in diameter towards butt where it is 
strongly rounded, and from near which it nota- 
bly tapers to the tip; irregularly 12 to 14 rowed; 
eob white. Kernels white, very narrow at base, 
crimped and wrinkled, thin and translucent, 
separating readily from the cob. Plants 5 to 6 
feet high, bearing ears 18 to 20 inches above 
ground. Late, but of excellent quality. Intro- 
duced about 1882. 
Pee and Kay; also Western Queen, Maule’s 
XX Sugar: Ears 6 to 8 inches long, 1$ to 2 
inches in diameter, cob white. Kernels white, 
flatly rounded over the top, crinkled or crimped, 
thick, nearly as deep as broad, very sweet. 
Plants 5 to 6 feet high, ears 16 to 18 inches 
above ground. Second early. Popular with 
farmers and market gardeners. 
Stowell’s Evergreen: Kars 7 to 8 inches long, ~ 
about 24 inches in greatest diameter, often 
sharply tapering, and then again nearly cylin- 
drical, rarely filled at tip, 16 rowed; cob white. 
*The Field and Garden Vegetables of America, 1865, p. 
586. 
