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^^ Kentucky Dent:' 

 A rich variety freely grown in the western States, where it is 

 familiarly known as the long grain and small cob ; ears usually 

 one, situated feet from the ground ; rows generally six- 



teen, with deep furrows between ; grain bright yellow, lighter 

 on the crowns, which are much depressed ; cob red ; ears eight 

 to nine inches. With me it grew eleven to twelve feet high, and 

 ripened in five months. 



" Orange Coney 



A well defined and attractive variety, growing six and a half 

 feet high, producing midway on the stalk, one and two ears six 

 to seven inches long, and fourteen to eighteen rows. Grain fur- 

 nished with a projecting pointed flap, forming broad and deep 

 furrows between the rows, which are regular and well filled out. 

 Crowns deeply indented; ears conical. 



Grown from a single specimen procured in Orange county^ 

 State of New- York, but could obtain no further information 

 respecting it, and believing its place in the long list of maize un- 

 occupied, have in the mean time, from locality, color, and form, 

 introduced it under the above title. 



Ripens in four months and is deserving of cultivation. 



" Flesh colored:^ 



In regard to the propriety of recognizing this as a distinct va- 

 riety, I have doubts, and am of opinion from specimens now 

 before me grown from seed said to be pure, that it is a recent 

 cross with the medium eight rowed yellow and hematite, which 

 further cultivation will better determine. Grain redish yellow 

 on the sides, lighter on the crown ; rows eight ; growth, produce 

 and time required for ripening corresponding with the medium 

 eight rowed yellow, of which we have spoken. 



HEMATITE VARIETIES. 



" Large twelve rowed.'''' 

 This as well as all the others of similar complexion is better 

 known as the velvet or brown corn. 



