594 MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES. 



Mass., numerous crops have been raised of a hundred 

 and fifteen bushels and upwards to the acre ; and, in two 

 instances, the product exceeded a hundred and forty. 



This extraordinary yield is in a degree attributable to the 

 small size of the plant, and the relative large size of the ear. 

 The largest crops were obtained by planting three kernels 

 together, in rows three feet asunder, and from fifteen to 

 eighteen inches apart in the rows. 



No variety is better adapted for cultivation for farm con- 

 sumption ; but for market, whether in the kernel or in the 

 form of meal, its dull white color is unattractive, and it 

 commands a less price than the yellow descriptions. 



From the most reliable authority, the variety was origi- 

 nated by Mr. Leonard Hill, of East Bridgewater, Plymouth 

 County, Mass., and was introduced to public notice in 

 18256. Though at present almost universally known as 

 the " Whitman," it appears to have been originally recog- 

 nized as the " Hill ; " and, of the numerous names by which 

 it has since been called, this is, unquestionably, the only 

 legitimate one. 



Illinois Stalk ten feet or more high ; foliage abun- 



Yellow. . . 



WESTERN dant ; ears high on the stalk, single or in pairs, 



twelve to sixteen rowed, eleven to thirteen 

 inches long, broadest at the base, and tapering gradually 

 towards the tip, which is bluntly rounded ; kernel bright 

 yellow, long and narrow, or tooth-formed, paler at the outer 

 end, but not indented ; cob white. 



The variety ripens perfectly in the Middle States, but is 

 not suited to the climate of New England. 



niinpis Similar in its general character to the Illi- 



WKSTERN nois Yellow. Kernel rice-white ; cob generally 



WHITE. 



white, but sometimes red. 



