22 INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 



spirally or irregularly arranged. Kernels 

 slightly deeper than broad; white above, horny 

 white below, long dimple dented or creased. 

 Cob large, white. Plant 5^ to 6| feet tall. A 

 favorite in the South for table use in place of 

 sweet corn. 



Blount's Prolific: Ears 6 to 8 inches long, and 

 If to 1| inches in diameter. Ear stalk rather 

 small. Mostly eight rowed. Kernels very 

 angular in outline^ rather deep, white at top, 

 glossy white below, crease dented. Cob small 

 and white. Plant 7 to 8 feet high, bearing its 

 upper ears about 54 inches from the ground, 

 often 4 to 8 on a stalk, the lower ears shorter 

 and more pointed than the upper. A very 

 popular and productive variety in some local- 

 ities in the South and has been widely grown. 

 Originated by Prof. A. E. Blount in Tennessee. 



Boone Co White: Ears long and uniform from 

 butt to tip. Kernels white, deep, thick; cob 

 white. Stalks of medium height, thick, strong. 

 Very productive. Medium late. Originated by 

 James Riley, Boone Co., Ind., about 1880. Pro- 

 ductive and popular as a bread corn. Well 

 adapted to the central West. 

 ^ Burrill & Whitman or B. & W. : Ears 8 to 9 

 inches long, 2 to 2.4 inchesJn diameter. Cobs 

 white, small. Ears roughish, tapering; butt 

 and tip evenly rounded and well filled; 14 to 16 

 rowed. Kernels white, broad, wedge shape. 



