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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



Plant short, 4-4j^ feet, stalks slender; tassels short, stiff, 

 slender and simple. Tillers few, much shorter than central stalk. 

 Ears borne low, 12-15 inches from the ground; husked ear short and 

 moderately slender, 5-6 '_> x 1J£-15^ inches, nearly cylindrical; 

 tip abruptly tapered; rows 12, straight, regular, crowded around the 

 cob. Kernels at milk stage white to pale flesh color, moderately 

 broad, shallow; at dry stage very pale pinkish red; nearly white, 

 rather small, nearly as long as broad, broad ovate; crown slightly 

 rounded; surface very sparsely and shallowly wrinkled, nearly 

 smooth. 



Cincinnati Market. Ref. 336. Syns. Club Zig Zag, 

 Club Zig Zag Evergreen. Illus. 25. 



The J. M. McCullough's Sons Co., Cincinnati, 

 Ohio, introduced this new variety in 1922. Three 

 years later it was offered by the J. Chas. McCullough 

 Seed Co., also of Cincinnati. Other than the fact 

 that this variety originated in the Cincinnati market 

 area, information on its history is not available. The 

 term zig zag is perhaps descriptive in relation to the 

 kernel pattern of the ear but it is somewhat confus- 

 ing because of its former use for Zig Zag Evergreen, a 

 much older and different variety. 



At Geneva this was the latest white sweet corn to 

 come into production, 103 days being required to 

 reach edible maturity. This was 6 days later than 

 Country Gentleman and 5 days later than Late Mam- 

 moth and Long Island Beauty. The plants are more 

 stocky and have shorter internodes than those of Country 

 Gentleman giving them the appearance of being more 

 leafy. The foliage appears to be somewhat lighter green 

 in color. The ears are 1 1 2~2 inches shorter and much 

 less tapering than those of Country Gentleman; like- 

 wise the kernels are distinctly thicker, less tapering, 

 and usually not as deep. 



Plant tall, 7-7 ] •> feet: stalks straight and heavy; nodes 14-16; 

 covered, not prominent. Brace roots present, rather slender, whorl 

 complete on one node, useful. Tillers few, somewhat shorter than 

 central stalk. Leaves moderately long and medium broad, 32-34 x 

 3 1 2 _ 4 , _> inches; sheath distinctly longer than internode. Tassels 

 moderately long, 18-20 inches, rather heavy, coarse and bushy; 

 terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets nearly horizontal, very 

 many present, distinctly crowded, multi-branched; bracts green, 

 moderately striped with red; anthers buff (deep colonial buff 

 to chamois i ; 74-76 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 6th and 7th nodes, one and often two ears per 

 stalk, one usually a nubbin. Shank short and medium heavy, 2-3 

 inches. Husk leaves few, short and distinctly light. Husks many, 

 medium long, heavy, thick, tightly WTapped and difficult to remove. 

 Silk very abundant, long and uniformly red, difficult to remove. 

 Husked ear medium long and moderately plump, 6J£-7J^ x 1 3 4~2 

 inches, moderately tapering; base compressed; tip abruptly conical, 

 somewhat exposed; rows absent. 



Kernels at milk stage white, medium size, narrow and thick, 

 moderately deep; at dry stage dull white, much longer than wide, 

 very thick, 1.15 x .70 x .52 cm. (160 seeds per oz. ; cuneate; crown 

 very slightly rounded; surface deeply and abundantly wrinkled; set 

 loosely on cob. 



Cleveland's < lolossal. Refs. 94, 95, 275, 367, 368, 487, 

 533. Syn. Colossal. 

 Cleveland"s Colossal was grown in the trial grounds 

 at the experiment stations of Nebraska, Vermont, 

 New York and Tennessee during the years 1889 and 

 1891 and was described as a late variety with large 

 thick ears, broad grains set close on the ear. I 



Colossal Early. Maule's. Refs. 355, 401. Syns. 

 Colossal Early, Colossal Extra Early. 

 The name Colossal brings to mind something 

 immense or huge. As used for this variety of sweet 

 corn it was intended to serve as a descriptive name 

 for an early variety producing an extra large ear. 

 Little is known about the history of the variety except 

 that it was introduced in 1911 by Wm. Henry Maule 

 of Philadelphia and has continued to be one of the lead- 

 ing sorts offered by that concern. 



Plant tall, 8 feet; tillers few, slightly shorter than central 

 stalk. Ears borne at 5th and 6th nodes, two ears per stalk. Husked 

 ears moderately long and plump, 8-9 x 1 " s -2 ' g inches, moderately 

 tapering; rows 12-14, moderately straight. Kernels at milk stage 

 white, medium size; at dry stage pale amber white, longer than wide, 

 1.12 x .93 x .4 cm.; triangular in shape; surface abundantly but 

 coarsely wrinkled and creased; set loosely on cob. 



Columbia. Refs. 116, 348, 565. Syns. Early Columbia, 

 Extra Early Columbia, Upson's Columbia. 



Upson's Columbia was offered in 1913 by Condon 

 Brothers, Rockford. Illinois, as an acquisition of rare 

 value. It was said to have been selected from Early 

 Champion and in the Mississippi Valley it has continued 

 to be very popular as a second early. In recent years 

 stocks of Columbia have been offered by eastern seed 

 houses, among them F. H. Woodruff & Sons, Caldwell 

 & Jones, Chas. C. Hart Seed Company, and Comstock, 

 Ferre & Company. This new Columbia, first offered 

 in 1929, appears to be different from the earlier intro- 

 duction and may have been selected from 60-day Make 

 Good. It produces larger ears and is slightly later 

 than its parent. 



At Geneva Alneer's strain produced ears in 90 days 

 while plants grown from the stock procured from Com- 

 stock, Ferre & Company had ears ready in 79 days. 

 The ears were attractive, generally 12 -rowed, but show- 

 ing variation from 10 to 14 rows. 



Columbus Market. Refs. 238, 323, 328, 329, 403, 

 405, 533. 



This variety was introduced by A. W. Living- 

 ston's Sons, Columbus, Ohio, in 1896. The intro- 

 ducers at the time wrote: " Over all the multiplied 

 varieties now offered (this variety) possesses one great 

 advantage, and that is in its very large size for such an 

 early sort. It comes into the market with the second 

 earlies, such as Pee and Kay, Shakers Early, Livingston's 

 Evergreen but is fully twice as large as any of them." 

 The variety was not widely listed but was grown by 

 both C. S. Clark and by the Jerome B. Rice Co. Con- 

 trary to the history of many of the varieties introduced 

 about this time it has been continued and is today used 

 to a considerable extent in Ohio. 



Edible ears were produced at Geneva in 90 days, 

 2 days later than Howling Mob and 7 days earlier than 

 Hickox. The plants grow 1-1 ' •_> feet taller than those 

 of Howling Mob, internodes are longer and less streaked 

 with red on the sheath. The ears are borne about the 

 same height as on Howling Mob but are attached to 

 much shorter shanks. The husk leaves are decidedly 

 shorter and less prominent, and the husked ears, although 



