DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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A variety which would ripen seed in that northern 

 latitude was of necessity early. By some it was believed 

 to have been a selection for earliness from Stowell's 

 Evergreen. The ears were large, often containing from 

 16 to 24 rows, kernels large, plump, and with a minimum 

 of shell or hull. In earliness it compared favorably with 

 Early Crosby. After 1901 this strain disappeared. 



A sweet corn with the same name, Early Dawn, was 

 offered in 1907 by S. M. Isbell & Co., Jackson, Michigan. 

 This, however, was an 8-rowed sort with dwarf plant 

 and ear with large wide kernels. Later this stock 

 appeared as a 12 -rowed variety and now closely resembles 

 Early Market. 



Early Dean. Refs. 22, 367, 368, 440, 441. 



Other than its mention in the Rural New-Yorker of 

 1888 and 1889, little is known of this variety. Seed for 

 planting in the trial grounds of the Rural New-Yorker 

 had been secured from T. H. Hoskins of Newport, Ver- 

 mont. In season it was very close to Cory and Marble- 

 head but with taller plants, larger ears and much better 

 quality. 



Early Denver. Ref. 551. 



The Western Seed Company, Denver, Colorado, 

 first offered this corn in 1929. A Mr. Fred Bunger 

 was given credit for originating this early sort. The 

 plant was rather dwarf in habit, ears 6 to 7 inches long 

 with 10 to 12 rows. Somewhat like Early Market. 



Early Dow. Ref. 321. Syn. Dow's Extra Early. 



This, one of the earliest white sweet corns in our 

 trials, was named for George Dow, a Minnesota gardener. 

 After many years of selection from Extra Early Cory, 

 a small quantity of seed was secured by C. J. Lind- 

 holm, Minneapolis, Minnesota, who introduced it in 

 1920. The original Cory was popular because of its 

 earliness but after some years there were many Cory 

 stocks that had lost this character. Perhaps Dow 

 was successful in finding a strain which was more like 

 the original. 



Seventy-two days were required for this variety 

 to reach edible maturity; 2 days later than Aroostock 

 Early, 3 days earlier than Alpha and 16 days earlier 

 than White Cory. The plants are 1-1 J •_> feet shorter 

 than those of White Cory, are less inclined to tiller and 

 have tassels that are decidedly shorter and possessing 

 fewer laterals. The husks extend much less over the 

 tip and are more loosely wrapped. The husked ears 

 are 1-1} 2 inches shorter and have kernels that are 

 broader for the depth than those of White Cory. Its 

 utility lies in the fact that it is early. Some seasons 

 it will come into production as early or earlier than 

 any other variety, but the average season is as designated 

 above. 



Plant short, 4— 4} i feet; stalks slender and zigzag; nodes 7-8, 

 exposed and prominent, usually streaked with red at the base. 

 Brace roots usually absent. Tillers few, slightly shorter than 

 central stalk. Leaves short and moderately narrow, 20-25 x 3-3 '2 

 inches; sheath shorter than internode. Tassels moderately short 

 and slender, 15-16 inches; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets 

 horizontal, medium long, simple, medium in number and not 



crowded; bracts variable in striping; anthers usually buff (deep 

 colonial buff to chamois) ; 54-56 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 3rd and 4th nodes, one and two ears per stalk 

 with one usually a nubbin. Shank medium long and slender, 

 4-5 inches. Husk leaves few, short and light. Husks few, short 

 and rather loosely wrapped. Silk scanty, short and variable in 

 color. Husked ear moderately short and slender, 5 ' _>-6 ' _, x 1 : jj 1 ' _> 

 inches, moderately tapering; base enlarged and rather open; tip 

 conical and exposed; rows 8, usually paired, moderately straight, 

 somewhat irregular at the base; furrows deep and wide at the base 

 but more narrow near the medial and tip. 



Kernels at milk stage white, medium size, shallow; at dry 

 stage dull amber white, broad as long, 1.0 x 1.1 x .38 cm. [ 96 seeds per 

 oz.); short, oval in shape; crown rounded, often semicircular; surface 

 coarsely and shallowly wrinkled; set moderately tight on cob. 



Early Essex. Refs. 222, 238, 241, 405, 567. Syns. 

 Essex Sweet Early, New Early Essex. 

 This variety, for a limited time, was quite popular 

 with market gardeners of eastern Massachusetts. No 

 record of the originator is available but it probably came 

 from the town of Essex, Massachusetts, and it is possible 

 that Aaron Low, a seedsman of that town, first developed 

 it. It was first listed by S. D. Woodruff & Sons of 

 Orange, Connecticut. James J. H. Gregory & Son of 

 Marblehead, offered it as a novelty in 1903. In season it 

 was as early as Quincy Market but with a larger and more 

 coarse appearing ear. After a few years its place was 

 taken by better varieties. 



Early Evergreen. Refs. 4, 40, 144, 238, 241, 329, 403, 

 469, 515, 516, 517, 518, 562. Syns. Extra Early 

 Evergreen, New Early Evergreen, Select Early 

 Evergreen. Illus. 25. 



The name Early Evergreen rather than standing 

 for a fixed type is used for a number of strains often differ- 

 ing to a marked degree. As far as is known all of the 

 various Early Evergreens were the result of selection 

 for earliness from Stowell's Evergreen. At the time the 

 first sweet corn bearing this name was introduced by 

 Moore & Simon of Philadelphia, in 1896 there were other 

 selections in existence v/hich had not been formerly 

 introduced. 



Ferry's Early Evergreen was introduced by D. M. 

 Ferry in 1898. Other strains which have become well 

 established are Dobbin's Early Evergreen, Clark's Early 

 Evergreen, Earle's Early Evergreen, Rice's Early Ever- 

 green and Perry's New Early Evergreen. 



The name " Evergreen " has undoubtedly main- 

 tained many pleasant associations among the con- 

 sumers of sweet corn. It is natural to expect, then, that 

 an earlier type of the well known Stowell's would find a 

 place in the home and market garden. It is also used 

 to some extent by the canning trade, although as with 

 most white varieties, the demand for canned white corn 

 is decreasing. 



At Geneva, edible ears were obtained in 92 days, 

 6 days earlier than Stowell's Evergreen and 4 days later 

 than Howling Mob. Plants are slightly taller than 

 Stowell's Evergreen, with fewer tillers present but 

 otherwise very much alike. The ears are borne on 

 much shorter shanks than those of Stowell's Evergreen, 

 while the husked ears are slightly shorter and more 

 cylindrical. The kernels on the dry ear are straight 



