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MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES. 



Yellow or Canada Corn and Darling's Early. In flavor, as 

 well as appearance, both of these varieties are recognized. 

 It does not run excessively to stalk and foliage, yields well, 

 is hardy, and seldom fails to ripen perfectly in all sections of 

 New England. For boiling in its green state, plantings may 

 be made until the last week of June or first of July. 



In respect to quality, it is quite tender, sweet, and well 

 flavored, but less sugary than most of the other sugar or 

 sweet varieties. 



Narraganset. The plants of this variety are of slender habit, 



With Figure, and produce but little forage. The ears, which 



are put forth low on the stalk, are eight or ten 



rowed, and quite small, seldom measuring more than five 



inches in length ; the kernel is comparatively 



large, and, like other sugar varieties, shrivelled 



or wrinkled at maturity ; the cob is red. 



It is tender, and of excellent quality, and, 

 as a first early, is recommended for cultivation. 

 It is also a good sort for a succession, for 

 which a planting should be made at intervals 

 of two weeks until the last of June. In warm 

 and comparatively light soil it not only thrives 

 better, but is much earlier, than when grown 

 in soil naturally strong or very highly enriched. 

 The hills should be two feet and a half apart. Narraganset com. 



Old Colony. This variety was originated by the late Rev. 



Hov. Mag. 



A. R. Pope, of Somerville, Mass. At the time 

 of its production, he was a resident of Kingston, Plymouth 

 County, Mass., and, in consequence of the locality of its ori- 

 gin, it received the name above given. In a communication 

 at the close of the sixteenth volume of the " Magazine of 

 Horticulture," Mr. Pope describes it as follows : 



