GARDEN AND TABLE VARIETIES. 



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Early. 



DARLING'S EARLY 



SWEET. 



Stalk five feet in height, and of slender habit ; the ears 

 are from six to eight inches "'Darling's 

 in length, an inch and a half 

 in diameter, and, when the 

 variety is unmixed, uniformly eight-rowed ; the 

 kernels are roundish, flattened, pure white, 

 when suitable for boiling, much shrivelled 

 or wrinkled, and of a dull, semi-transparent 

 yellow, when ripe ; the cob is white. 



The variety is early, tender, and sugary, 

 yields well, produces little fodder, ears near the 

 ground, and is one of the best sorts for plant- 

 ing for early use, as it seldom, if ever, fails to 

 perfect its crop. In the Middle States, and 

 in the milder sections of New England, it 

 may be planted for boiling until near the be- 

 ginning of July. 



Darling's Early 



Plant three or four feet high, and very 

 slender ; the ears, of which from one to 

 three are produced on a stalk, are put forth 

 near the ground, and are eight-rowed, they are six inches 

 long, and in their general form resemble Darling's Early, 

 though of smaller size ; the kernels are white before 

 maturity, dull yellowish-white and much shrivelled when 

 ripe. 



Like Darling's Early, it is a valuable sort for early use, 

 and also for planting for a succession. The kernel is sweet 

 and tender, and, with others of the class known as " Sugar " 

 varieties, is slow in ripening, and thus for a long season 

 continues in good condition for table use. 



Early Dwarf 



Sugar. 



EXTRA EARLY 



DWARF. 



Early 

 Jefferson. 



Stalk five to six feet high, producing one or 

 two ears, which are of small size, eight-rowed, 

 and measure six or eight inches in length, and an inch and 

 a half in diameter at the largest part ; cob white ; kernel 



