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pose of, than by laying it before the Essex Agricultu- 

 ral Society, for wliich purpose 1 place it in your 

 hands. Independently of the instructive general 

 matter contained in the Essay, it deserves attention 

 particularly on account of the varieties of Corn which 

 it describes, any of which it would give me pleasure 

 to obtain in behalf of the Society. In considering 

 these varieties, you will probably be struck by the 

 facts detailed in the letter of Mr. Baden. I have in 

 my possession a small quantity of the seed-corn rais- 

 ed by him, as described in his letter, which I shall 

 send to you by the earliest private opportunity, for 

 distribution at the Cattle Show in Topsheld, the pres- 

 ent month ; and if you and your friends should be of 

 opinion that it is worth their while to try the experi- 

 ment of its value, 1 can probably procure some more 

 of it for that object. 



I am, very respectfully. 



Your obedient servant, 



CALEB CUSHING. 

 Hon. James H. Duncan, 



President of the E. A. Society. 



In this interesting Essay, Prof. Browne conclusive- 

 ly shows that the Indian Corn which in the United 

 States takes precedence, in utility, of all other grains, 

 is a native of America. We extract his cataloOTe 



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and description of thirty-five specimens of Indian 

 Corn in his possession. 



" A. Yellow Corn. 



A a. No. 1. The genuine gourd seed Indian corn, 

 so called from the supposed simihtude in shape, 

 between its grains and the seeds of the gourd ; the 

 spike contains, when thus unmixed with any other 

 variety, twenty-four rows, which is the highest num- 

 ber of rows on any cob of Indian corn I have ever 

 seen. I have heard of twenty-six rows. When this 



