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pollen of the Gen. Grant. It is claimed by the originator as the 

 earliest and most productive variety in cultivation, and is described 

 by him as follows : 



"The fruit of the Conqueror does not remain green for a long 

 time after it has reached its full size, but begins at once to ripen ; 

 in this manner it attains an earliness of maturity which has been 

 some two- weeks in adA^ance of the General Grant, and considera- 

 bly in advance of any of the popular sorts, which have been here- 

 tofore considered the earliest, by the side of which it has been 

 tested. This earliness ensures the ripening of the entire crop ; 

 which fact, taken in connection with its remarkable productiveness, 

 makes its yield enormous. In the field where our stock of seed 

 was grown the past season, the product was at the rate of over 

 1,000 bushels per acre. The habit of the vine is moderately com- 

 pact, so that a space of three by four feet affords it ample room. 

 The leaf resembles that of the pollen parent. General Grant, 

 rather than that of thcvKeyes, on which the seed was borne, and 

 shows much of the curl peculiar to early varieties. The fruit is 

 borne in clusters of eight to twelve, which ripen very nearly" at the 

 same time. It is of good size, is three to four inches in diametei", 

 round and flattened in outline, remarkably uniform in shape and 

 size, and unusually free from irregular or ribbed and crumpled 

 specimens. Its color is a deep red minutely dusted with gold. Its 

 flesh, from which the skin parts readily, is solid, of uniform ex- 

 cellence throughout, and possessed of rich, mild flavor. It ripens 

 well up to the stem and is exempt from cracking. Testimonials 

 from gentlemen well known in the agricultural community contirra 

 the statement of the originator." 



We are also indebted to the Messrs. Bliss for a new variety of 

 Sweet Corn called the Triumph. According to their description, 

 " it was originated by Daniel C. Voorhees of New Jersey, and is 

 the result of ten years of careful cultivation, and the selection of 

 seed stock, with the view of developing the following points of 

 excellence, which the originator claims are now combined in this 

 variety, viz., sweetness, earliness, productiveness, size of ear, 

 small cob, only a medium sized stalk, and very white appeai'ance 

 of the corn when cooked." This corn is very highly recommended 

 by prominent and i-eliable persons who have given it a trial, as a 

 very desirable table corn. 



A new seedling Potato was also exhibited by Samuel Wheeler, 



