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CORN 



occasionally found in cornfields as a reminder of the tend- 

 ency of corn to revert to its original type. In the pod 

 corn each kernel is inclosed in a separate husk. These 

 kernels and husks are arranged in regular rows upon the 

 cob, similar to our dent corn. 



Soft corn is grown to some extent in the South, in Mexico, 

 and in some of the Central American States. It is charac- 



Fig. 4. Types or breeds of corn. From left to right, pod corn, soft corn, pop 

 corn, sweet corn, flint corn, dent corn. 



terized by its high starch content and is of little commercial 



value. 



' Pop corn is grown largely as a confectionery and is 



handled principally by candy stores and pop-corn venders. 



It derives its name from its power to invert or " pop " 



when the moisture inclosed by the hard flinty endosperm 



