Vegetables with Edible Seeds 243 



the sweet kinds of English pea are called wrinkled peas. 

 Sweet corn is not grown in the southern United States to 

 such a large extent as in some parts of the North. It has 

 been found that properly cured and selected home-grown 

 seed is superior to that from more northern states. Sweet 

 corn should be planted earlier than field corn so that it 

 will blossom first, or it should be grown in an isolated 

 place where it will not be liable to mix with the field corn. 

 Pollen from field corn makes every grain of sweet corn it 

 fertilizes starchy, and so injures the quality of the ears. 



The varieties Crosby, Black Mexican, Hickox, Country 

 Gentlemen, Stowell's Evergreen, and Late Mammoth 

 have been recommended for a succession in Louisiana. In 

 north Florida, Black Mexican was found to do well, and 

 this would probably be one of the best sugar corns for 

 tropical countries. There are several points requiring 

 attention in the growing of sweet corn for seed. If there is 

 any field corn tasseling at the same time within even a 

 quarter of a mile, the pollen from this will often cause 

 mixing in the ear. But these mixed ears can readily be 

 detected, and thrown out altogether, or the blended 

 grains only removed. As sweet corn usually ripens in the 

 rainy season, the ears will require drying under cover in 

 thin layers, or with the help of a fan. Fire heat has not 

 proved satisfactory. Early Adams and Extra Early 

 Adams are often grown as garden corn ; but they are not 

 sugar corns, and so will spoil any sweet corn which blossoms 

 at the same time. 



