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are eight or ten rowed, and quite small, seldom measuring 

 more than five inches in length ; the kernel 

 is large, and, like other Sugar varieties, 

 shrivelled or wrinkled at maturity ; the cob 

 is red. 



It is tender, and of excellent quality, and, 

 as a first early, is recommended for cultivation. 

 It is also a good sort for a succession, for 

 which a planting should be made at intervals 

 of two weeks until the last of June. In warm 

 and light soil, it not only thrives better, but is 

 much earlier, than when grown in soil natu- 

 rally strong or highly enriched. The hills 

 should be two feet and a half apart. Narraganeet com. 



Old Colony. 

 Nov. Mag. 



This variety was originated by the late 

 Rev. A. R. Pope, of Somervillo, Mass. At 

 the time of its production, he was a resident of Kingston, 

 Plymouth County, Mass. ; and, in consequence of the 

 locality of its origin, it received the name above given. 

 Mr. Pope describes it as follows : 



" It is a hybrid, as any one can readily perceive by inspec- 

 tion, between the Southern White and the Common Sweet 

 Corn of New England, and exhibits certain characteristics 

 of the two varieties, combining the size of the ear and ker- 

 nel and productiveness of the Southern with the sweetness 

 and tenderness of the Northern parent." 



The stalks are from ten to twelve feet in height, and of 

 corresponding circumference. The ears are from five to 

 seven inches in length, and the number of rows varies from 

 twelve to twenty ; the kernels are very long, or deep ; and 

 the cob, which is always white, is quite small compared with 

 the size of the ear. When ripe, the kernels are of a dull, 

 semi-transparent, yellowish-white, and much shrivelled. The 

 ears are produced on the stalk, four or five feet from the 

 ground. Very productive, but late. 



