SWEET CORN 



to the tip. Kernels large, tender and sweet. 

 They are white, but the cobs are pink. 

 Matures in 80 to 85 days. 



Perfection Early White. Stalk 7 feet high 

 and medium stout. A good grower and 

 good producer. Cob is small, but ear good 

 sized, with large, flat, short, white grains. 

 The ear is badly filled, irregular, and rough. 

 Kernels are in eight or 10 rows. Flavor 

 fair to sweet. A perfect type with no flint 

 or glaze. 



Perry's Hybrid. Stalks 4 to 6\ feet tall, 

 strong growing. Ears are 6 to 8 inches 

 long, well filled, with from eight to 14 rows 

 of grains. Kernels are white, and cob pink 

 or white. Matures in from 64 to 78 days. 

 A popular eastern variety.' 



Potter's Excelsior or Squantum. Other 

 names are Large Excelsior, Excelsior, and 

 Roslyn Hybrid. Stalk 5| to 8 feet high. 

 Ears 6 to 7| inches long, well filled, 12 or 

 14 rows of deep, white kernels. A sweet, 

 tender variety, with white cob. Originated 

 on Potter Farm, Rhode Island. Matures in 

 95 days. A favorite with market gardeners. 



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