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Gernert describes a type of corn with branching cars and 

 highly branching tassels, which he considers as a distinct 

 subspecies and for which he suggests the name Zea mays 

 ramosa. Collins describes a" new type of Indian corn from 

 China. This has erect leaf blades, some upper leaves ar- 

 ranged in a monostichous manner, silks developing inside the 

 leaf sheath, and grains with a peculiar waxy endosperm. Zea 



Fig. 66. — The six principal types of corn. From left to right, pod corn, 

 pop corn, flint corn, dent corn, soft corn, and sweet corn. {After Montgom- 



canina Watson, the Maiz de Coyote, is a branching plant 

 producing many small ears (2 to 4 inches long) on lateral 

 branches. It has been produced artificially by crossing a 

 common maize and teosinte. It is said to grow wild in 

 Mexico at the present time. Zea mays jap onica is an orna- 

 mental sort with small, flinty grains. Zea mays hirta is a 

 hairy. South American corn. Zea mays curagua is a form 

 with serrate leaves. 



