GARDEN AND TABLE VARIETIES. 



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shrivelled, when ripe ; cob white, and, in consequence of 

 the depth of the kernels, small in comparison to the diame- 

 ter of the ear. 



The variety is intermediate in its season, and if planted 

 at the same time with Darling's, or equally early kinds, will 

 keep the table supplied till October. It is hardy and produc- 

 tive, very tender and sugary, and, as implied by the name, re- 

 mains a long period in a fresh condition, and suitable for 

 boiling. 



Tuscarora. 



TURKEY WHEAT. 



Plant five to six feet in 

 height, moderately strong and 

 vigorous ; ears eight-rowed, and of remark- 

 able size, exceeding in this respect almost 

 every sort used for the table in the green 

 state. In good soil, they are often a foot 

 and upwards in length, and from two inches 

 and three-fourths to three inches in diameter 

 at the base. The kernel, which is much 

 larger than that of any other table variety, 

 is pure white, rounded, flattened, and, when 

 divided in the direction of its width, appar- 

 ently filled with fine flour of snowy white- 

 ness ; the cob is red, and of medium 

 size. 



In point of maturity, the Tuscarora is an 

 intermediate variety. In its green state it is 

 of fair quality, and considered a valuable sort 

 by those to whom the sweetness of the Sugar 

 varieties is objectionable. In their ripened 

 state, the kernels, to a great extent, retain 

 their fresh and full appearance, not shrivel- 

 ling in the manner of the Sugar sorts, though 

 often indented at the ends, like some of the Tuscarora com. 

 Southern Horse-toothed field varieties. 



When ground, in the ripe state, it is much less farinaceous, 



