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nized as " The Hill ; " and, of the numerous names by which 

 it has since been called, this is, unquestionably, the only 

 legitimate one. 



Stalk ten feet or more high ; foliage abun- Illinois Yellow. 



, i i ,1 . 11 i WESTEBN YELLOW. 



dant ; ears high on the stalk, single or in 

 pairs, twelve to sixteen rowed, eleven to thirteen inches long, 

 broadest at the base, and tapering gradually towards the tip, 

 which is bluntly rounded ; kernel bright yellow, long and 

 narrow, or tooth-formed, paler at the outer end, but not in- 

 dented ; cob white. 



The variety ripens perfectly in the Middle 

 States, but is not suited to the climate of New 

 England. 



.Similar in its general char- Illinois Wliite. 

 acter to the Illinois Yellow. WESTEEN WHITB ' 

 Kernel rice-white ; cob generally white, but 

 sometimes red. 



Ears ten to twelve inches King Philip, or 



i i -P i T..L Brown, 



in length, uniformly eight- IMPROVED KINO 



-i .1 *f PHILIP. 



rowed when the variety is 

 pure or unmixed ; kernel copper-red, rather 

 large, somewhat broader than deep, smooth 

 and glossy ; cob small, pinkish-white ; stalk 

 six feet in height, producing one or two ears, 

 about two feet and a half from the ground. 



In warm seasons, it is sometimes fully 

 ripened in ninety days from the time of plant- 

 ing, and may be considered as a week or ten 

 days earlier than the Common New-England 

 Eight-rowed, of which it is apparently an 

 improved variety. King PMUp Corn ' 



Very productive, and recommended as one of the best 

 field sorts now in cultivation. In good soil and favorable 



