DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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Earl) June. Refs. 234, 242, 334, 335, 345, 413, 555. 

 Syn. Early July. 



For the Northwest and the northern Great Plains 

 area this is reputedly the earliest known variety. Early 

 June was first secured by Oscar H. Will from Robert 

 Holmes of Anoka, Minnesota. It had been selected 

 on the basis of earliness for 6 or 7 years using Peep 

 O'Day for comparison. The trials in North Dakota 

 justified the claim to earliness and it was introduced 

 in 1900. This was the same year that Peep O'Day 

 was introduced, and it is possible that these two 

 varieties had a common origin, possibly White Cob 

 Cory, although they are both earlier and smaller eared. 



At Geneva this variety produced edible ears in 

 75 days, in season with Alpha, 3 days later than Early 

 Dow, and 3 days earlier than Honey Dew. The plants 

 are slightly shorter than those of Alpha, inclined to 

 tiller more but otherwise are very much alike. The 

 greatest difference exists in the ears which are slightly 

 more slender, consistently shorter, more cylindrical and 

 more completely capped at the apex. It was developed 

 to more adequately suit the short growing season in 

 the northern plains area where its earliness meant 

 much to the home gardener. In other sections it has 

 little significance because cf its small size. 



Plant short, 3-3 ' ■> feet; stalk moderately straight and slender; 

 nodes 6-8, not prominent. Brace roots absent. Tillers few, equal 

 in height to central stalk. Leaves short and narrow, 22-24 x 2 ! 2 _ 3 

 inches; sheath equal to and very often shorter than internode. 

 Tassel short and very slender, 12-15 inches; terminal spike erect; 

 lateral spikelets nearly erect, few, short and moderately crowded; 

 bracts dark green, quite heavily striped with red; anthers buff 

 colored I deep colonial buff to chamois); 55-58 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 2nd and 3rd nodes, one ear per stalk with an 

 additional nubbin usually present. Shank moderately short, 2-3 

 inches, slender and brittle. Husks moderately many, medium 

 heavy, rather loosely wrapped and easily removed. Silk pale red, 

 scanty, short and easily removed. Husked ear moderately short 

 and slender, 5-6 x l?g-l)2 inches, moderately tapering; base 

 slightly enlarged and moderately compressed; tip conical and 

 usually capped: rows 8, rather straight, occasionally somewhat 

 irregular and spiral at the base. 



Kernels at the milk stage white; small, shallow and medium 

 width: at dry stage dull white, thin, short and medium width, 

 .97 x 1.15 x .34 cm. 1132 seeds per oz.); short triangular in shape; 

 crown slightly rounded; surface rather coarsely and sparsely 

 wrinkled: set tightly on cob. 



Early Leach. Refs. 345, 564. 



F. H. Woodruff & Sons, Milford, Connecticut, 

 introduced Early Leach in 1926 and continued to list 

 it until 1929 as an early variety superior to their Early 

 Wonder. Magruder at Ohio had this variety in trial 

 grounds in 1929 and it was also grown at Geneva the 

 same year. 



Plant moderately short, 4— 4.' •> feet tall; stalks slender and 

 zigzag; tillers moderately many; tassels short and erect. Ears 

 borne at 3rd and 4th nodes, often 2 per stalk; husked ears moderately 

 short and medium plump, 6-7 x l 1 _.— 1 ■' _j inches, moderately taper- 

 ing; rowr 8-12, mostly 8; furrows often prominent; kernels at milk 

 stage deep creamy white; rather wide and shallow; at dry stage 

 pale reddish bronze, medium size; set tightly on red cob. 



Early Malcolm. Refs. 27, 330, 331, 332, 334, 335, 

 465. 498. 

 Early Malcolm is a sweet corn originating from 

 the Early Malakhoff which was brought to the United 



States and Canada many years ago from Russia. 

 The selection work by Dr. W. T. Macoun and 

 Arthur J. Logsdail was conducted at the Central 

 Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada, for upwards 

 of 30 years. This variety has served a useful pur- 

 pose in advancing the season of sweet corn in all the 

 Provinces of Canada, being 8 to 10 days earlier than 

 Golden Bantam. Early Malcolm has been grown in 

 every Province in Canada and while it has not been a 

 total success as far north as has Pickaninny, yet prior 

 to the appearance of Pickaninny it was looked upon as 

 one of the best, hardy, early maturing varieties. It was 

 introduced to growers in the United States in 1920 by 

 Stokes Seed Farms Co., Moorestown, New Jersey, who 

 continued to list the variety until 1929. 



Seventy-seven days were required for this variety 

 to produce edible ears at Geneva. This was 11 days 

 earlier than Banana Cream, 5 days later than Early 

 Dow, and 2 days later than Alpha. The plants are 

 about the same height as those of Banana Cream, with 

 decidedly less tendency to tiller and having tassels 

 about the same length but containing many more lateral 

 spikelets. The husked ears closely resemble those of 

 Banana Cream in uniformity of kernel size and regu- 

 larity of arrangement. In the dry stage, the kernels 

 are much wider in proportion to the length than 

 were those of Banana Cream. This is another of 

 the white varieties indigenous to the more northern 

 areas where its comparative earliness is its chief value. 

 It is net widely grown at the present time due largely 

 to the increase in the number of early yellow varieties 

 that are meeting with greater approval. 



Plant medium tall, 5-5*2 feet; stalks slender and slightly 

 zigzag; nodes 6-8, exposed, prominent. Brace roots usually absent. 

 Tillers few, slightly shorter than central stalk. Leaves short and 

 moderately narrow, 23-25 x 3-3 '2 inches; sheath shorter than 

 internode. Tassel short and slender, 12-15 inches; terminal spike 

 erect; lateral spikelets nearly erect, short, many present, crowded 

 and branched at the base; bracts green, very sparsely striped with 

 pale red; anthers usually buff (deep colonial buff to chamois); 

 54-56 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 3rd and 4th nodes, one and occasionally two 

 ears per stalk, one nubbin usually present. Shank moderately long 

 and slender, 5-6 inches, brittle. Husk leaves many, medium long 

 and moderately heavy. Husks moderately few, rather short and 

 tightly wrapped, difficult to remove. Husked ear moderately short 

 and slender, 6 1 y- 7' 2 x 1 1 2 — 1 ^ 1 inches, moderately tapering; base 

 slightly enlarged and compressed; tip long conical and very slightly 

 exposed; rows 10-12, straight and regular, crowded around the 

 cob. 



Kernels at milk stage white, rather small, medium width and 

 shallow; at dry stage amber white, wider than long, medium thick, 

 .88 x 1.07 x .4 cm. 1104 seeds per oz.); short broad oval in shape; 

 crown semi-circular; surface very sparsely and shallowly wrinkled, 

 often nearly smooth; set tightly on cob. 



Early Mammoth. Refs. 22, 73, 74, 89, 90, 91, 93, 120, 



126, 223, 238, 266, 376, 397, 403, 404, 405, 498, 



508, 516, 537. Syns. Early Mammoth Sugar, 



Top Notch. 



Early Mammoth as a type has persisted since 



its introduction in 1890 by D. Landreth & Sons, 



Philadelphia. Although the variety has been in exist- 



1 ence for over 40 years, it has never been very popu- 



