ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION 



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According to East, sweet corns are either dent or flint 

 corns that have failed to convert their sugars into starch. 

 Usual variations in color, size, 

 and time of maturity. 



Zea Mays japonica. The 

 leaves of this species are 

 striped green and white ; the 

 grain resembles a pop or small 

 flint type. Cultivated as an 

 ornamental. 



Zea Mays hirta. Character- 

 ized by an unusual amount of 

 hairs on leaves and sheath, 

 sufficient to be distinctly noticeable. Flint, pop, and dent 

 types. Found mostly in South America. 



Fig. 10. — Sweet corn. 



Fig. 11. — The six principal types of corn. From left to right, pod corn, 

 pop corn, flint corn, dent corn, soft corn, and sweet corn. 



