582 MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES. 



Tall Alke- Stem about four feet high, erect and branch- 



kengi. 

 TALL GROUND ing ; leaves oval, somewhat triangular, soft 



CHERKV. TALL 



SAXO W 'PHVL'SS and velvety ; flowers yellow, spotted with deep 



PUBESCENS. - 



purple ; fruit yellow, of the size of the Com- 

 mon Yellow Alkekengi, enclosed in an angular, inflated 

 calyx, and scarcely distinguishable from the last named. 



It is grown from seeds, which are sown like those of the 

 Tomato. It is later, and much less prolific, than the species 

 first described. 



CORN. 



Zea mays. 



Garden and Table Varieties. 



Adams's A distinct and well-marked table variety. 



Early White. J 



Ears seven to eight inches in length, two inches 



in diameter, twelve or fourteen rowed, and rather abruptly 

 contracted at the tips ; kernel white, rounded, somewhat 

 deeper than broad, and indented at the exterior end, which 

 is whiter and less transparent than the interior or opposite 

 extremity. The depth and solidity of the kernel give great 

 comparative weight to the ear, and, as the cob is of small 

 size, the proportion of product is unusually large. 



In its general appearance, the ear is not unlike some de- 

 scriptions of Southern or Western field corn, from which, 

 aside from its smaller dimensions, it would hardly be distin- 

 guishable. In quality it cannot be considered equal to some 

 of the shrivelled-kernelled, sweet descriptions, but will prove 

 acceptable to those to whom the peculiar sugary character 

 of these may be objectionable. Though later than the Jef- 

 ferson or Darling's, it is comparatively early, and may be 

 classed as a good garden variety. 



Much grown for early use and the market in the Middle 



