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Sweet varieties. — Black Mexican; also known 

 as Black Sugar and Slate Siveet: Ears 6 to 8 

 inches' long and about 1^ inch in diameter, 

 cylindrical, tip rarely well filled; cob white, 



FIG. 12.— Black Mexicax. 



small, 8 rowed. Kernels slate-black, broad, 

 crinkled, compactly set, tender and sweet when 

 ripe. Plants about 6 feet tall. A medium 

 early, of the best quality, that has been known 

 for many years. 



Cory; also known as Early Cory, Cory Early 

 Sugar, Extra Early Cory, La Crosse, Earliest 

 Rockford Market: Ear 4 to 6 inches long, about 

 1| inch in diameter, cylindeical, well filled at 

 tip. Kernels whitish, large, broader than deep, 

 crinkled or smooth. . Plants small— about five 

 feet tall. One of the very earliest varieties, 

 ripening in about 55 days. Quality fair. In- 

 troduced in 1885 and has been very popular as 

 an early sort. 



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