596 MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES. 



long, and uniformly eight-rowed ; kernel broader than deep, 

 bright yellow, smooth and glossy ; cob comparatively small, 

 white. 



The variety is generally grown in hills three feet and a 

 half apart in each direction, and five or six plants allowed 

 to a hill, the yield varying from fifty to seventy bushels to 

 the acre, according to season, soil, and cultivation. It is a 

 few days later than the King Philip, but ripens perfectly in 

 the Middle States and throughout New England, except, per- 

 haps, at the extreme northern boundary, where the Canada 

 Yellow would probably succeed better. 



It often occurs with a profuse intermixture of red, some- 

 times streaked and spotted, sometimes copper-red, like the 

 King Philip, and occasionally of a rich, bright, clear blood- 

 red. As the presence of this color impairs its value for 

 marketing, and particularly for mealing, more care should 

 be exercised in the selection of ears for seed ; and this, con- 

 tinued for a few seasons, will restore it to the clear yellow 

 of the Dutton, or Early Canada. 



Many local sub-varieties occur, the result of selection and 

 cultivation, differing in the size and form of the ear, size, 

 form, and color of the kernel, and also in the season of ma- 

 turity. The Dutton, Early Canada, King Philip, and nu- 

 merous other less important sorts, are but improved forms 

 of the New England Eight-rowed. 



Parker. A variety remarkable for the extraordinary 



size of the ears, which, if well grown, often 

 measure thirteen or fourteen inches in length ; they are 

 comparatively slender, and uniformly eight-rowed. Cob 

 white and slim ; kernels bright yellow, rounded, broader 

 than deep. 



Productive, but some days later than the Common New 

 England Eight-rowed. 



