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16, Pennsylvania, 8 rows, called Smith's early white ; 



17, New-Jersey, 8 rows ; 18, New- York, 10 rows. 

 B. a. and B. b. No. 19, Mandan Indian corn, a 



mixture of 12 and 15. 



B. c. No. 20, Early sugar or sweet corn, 12 rows, 

 grains shrunken. 



C. H.EMETITE, OR BLOOD-RED INDIAN CORN. 



No. 21, Common-sized, 12 rows and red cob. 



No. 22, Red cob with white grains. 



No. 23, Red cob with yellow grains. 



No. 24, Red cob with brown grains. 



No. 25, Red cob with white gourd-seed. 



No. 26, Red cob with gourd-seed and yellow flint. 



No. 27, White cob with yellow grains. 



No. 28, Speckled red and yellow grains on a white 

 cob. 



No. 29, The same on a red cob. 



No. 30, Dwarf haemetite, commonly called Guinea 

 corn. 



D. BLUE CORN. 



No. 31, Blue corn, 10 rows. 



E. No. 32, The corn of Texas ; each grain is en- 

 closed in a pod or husk, and the ear in a husk. 



No. 33, Corn found in the envelope of a Mexican 

 mummy. 



No. 34, Cobbett corn, grown in England. 



No. 35, The famous Button corn. 



We take the liberty of adding to the above list 

 five other varieties in our possession, seemingly not 

 embraced therein, viz. : 



1. Lake Superior corn, ears six inches, 12 rows, 

 reddish brown colour, said to be very early ; from 

 S. Robinson. 



2. Squaw corn, 8 rows, blue grain, also early. 



3. Corn from Trieste, on the Adriatic ; ears six 

 inches, and semi-conical, 12 and 14 rows, orango 

 yellow. 



