BOTANY AND VARIETIES 



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white flint the ears are firm and the kernels large; 

 length of ear nine inches ; diameter at the butt one and 

 five-tenths inches; ears slightly tapering and well 

 capped over at the tips. 



The Rhode Island White Cap is one of the best 

 known varieties of corn in eastern Connecticut and 

 Rhode Island. The stalks are small, rarely over six 

 feet tall and commonly less. The ears are small, ker- 



307 308 3°9 



Fig 13— Space Between Rows 



No 307, narrow ; 308, medium ; space 309, wide space 



nels very flinty and firm on the cob. The ears are five 

 to seven and one-half inches in length and nearly 

 always solidly capped over the tips. The diameter is 

 about one and one-quarter inches at the butt and tapers 

 but very slightly. The length of the season is one hun- 

 dred to one hundred and ten days. 



