TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER TEXT PAGE 



Preface iii 



I. History of Corn 3 



II. Systematic Botany of Maize, and its Allies. 9 



Synonomy of Maize 12 



III. Descriptions cf Varieties 14 



General Notes 14 



Glossary 17 



The White-kerneled Varieties of Sweet 



Corn 17 



The Yellow-kerneled Varieties of Sweet 



Corn 70 



Other Forms of Maize used as Sweet 



Corn 89 



White-kerneled Varieties 89 



Yellow-kerneled Varieties 93 



Supplementary List of Obscure 



Varieties 95 



Bibliography 96 



Index 101 



ILLUSTRATIONS F page G 



Bearsfoot 20 



Best of All 21 



Black Mexican 24 



Types of Maize Seeds 25 



Crosby 30 



Early Market 31 



Long Island Beauty 42 



Mammoth 43 



Mammoth White Cory 48 



Midget 49 



Narrow Grained Evergreen 52 



Ne Plus Ultra 53 



Oregon Evergreen 62 



Silver Bantam 63 



Vanguard 66 



Whipple's Early White 67 



Buttercup 72 



Charlevoix 73 



Gold Coin 76 



Golden Bantam 77 



Golden Cream 80 



Whipple's Early Yellow 81 



Adams Early 90 



White Australian 91 



