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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



larly received. The name has been used with several 

 other sweet corns as in early catalogs of C. C. Morse 

 & Co. where Early Mammoth appears with Alameda. 

 Gregory in 1906 listed Early Mammoth, the " King 

 of the Earlies." with the description " ripens just 

 about with the Crosby and resembles it in number 

 of rows, 12 to 16, in shape of kernels, and sweetness, 

 but grows to average half as large again." This strain 

 of Gregory's originated as a spcrt in a field of original 

 Crosby. 



The Early Mammoth which first appeared was 

 described as a long slim eared variety with ears 7 to 9 

 inches long, 10 to 12 rows and a few days earlier than 

 Late Mammoth. The ears of present day stock, how- 

 ever, will average slightly longer with 2-4 more rows. 

 Early Mammoth produced edible ears at Geneva in 97 

 days, about the same season as Stowell's Evergreen 

 and 3 days earlier than Mammoth. Plants are equal 

 in height to those of Mammoth, possess longer inter- 

 nodes and are more inclined to tiller. The husked 

 ears are of equal length but those of Early Mammoth are 

 more slender and have fewer rows, likewise the kernels 

 when dry are somewhat smaller, decidedly less thick 

 and generally more attractive. 



Plant tall, 7 , _^8 feet; stalk moderately heavy and straight; 

 nodes 10-12, usually exposed and prominent. Brace roots present, 

 rather heavy, whorl complete on one node, useful. Tillers many, 

 equal to and slightly shorter than central stalk. Leaves long and 

 medium broad, 34—36 x 3 3 4 — 4- inches; sheath shorter than internode. 

 Tassel long, 20-22 inches, somewhat heavy and coarse; terminal 

 spike nearly erect; lateral spikelets moderately erect to slightly 

 drooping, medium long, many, multi-branched and rather crowded; 

 bracts green, slight to no red stripe present; anthers buff deep 

 colonial buff to chamois) ; 70-72 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 5th and 6th nodes, one and occasionally two 

 large ears per stalk. Shank rather long, 5—6 inches, moderately 

 heavy. Husks many, rather heavy, short, tightly wrapped but 

 moderately easy to remove. Husked ear long and moderately 

 plump, 9-10 x 1 3 4— 2 inches; moderately to decidedly tapering; 

 base enlarged, somewhat expanded; tip abruptly conical and often 

 capped, occasionally exposed; rows 12-16, moderately straight, 

 slightly irregular at the base, somewhat crowded around the cob. 



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

 moderately short; at dry stage pale amber white, somewhat longer 

 than wide, medium thickness, 1.1 x .93 x .36 cm. 108 seeds per 

 oz.); triangular; crown slightly rounded; surface rather abundantly 

 but shallowly and coarsely wrinkled; set moderately loose on cob. 



Early Market. Refs. 21, 102, 112, 121, 204, 227, 335, 

 345, 346, 348, 367, 478, 518. 548. Syns. Early 

 White Market, Extra Early Market, New Sixty- 

 Day, Sixty-Day Make Good. Illus. 25, 31. 

 This selection from Gill's Portland Market intro- 

 duced by Gill Brcs. Seed Co. of Portland, Oregon, 

 in 1913, has risen to a prominent position among white 

 sweet corn varieties. The name Early Market is in 

 itself a happy choice, for growers are always on the 

 watch for a variety combining earliness with other 

 qualities that make it acceptable for a market sort. 

 Earl}- Market came indirectly from Mammoth White 

 Cory. Selections were made by successive stages 

 from that variety leading to the introduction of Oak- 

 view Early Market in 1901, Portland Market in 1910, 

 and Early Market in 1913. 



At Geneva edible ears were produced in 70 days, 

 5 days earlier than Alpha, in season with Arocstock 

 Early and 10 days earlier than Mammoth White Cory. 

 The plants are about the same height and vigor as those 

 of Aroostock Early with sheaths decidedly shorter than 

 the internodes. The ears are borne at the same height, 

 hang at a more obtuse angle from the stalk, and have 

 shanks which are decidedly shorter. The husked ears 

 are much more plump, contain 2-4 more rows, and are 

 definitely more rounded at the tip. 



Early Market is widely grown in the East, the 

 Middlewest and the Northwest as a favorite white 

 market garden sort. It remains in a class by itself as 

 the largest eared, extra early, white variety now grown. 

 Were it not fcr the retardation of all white varieties in 

 favor of the yellows, it seems highly probable that it 

 would have assumed the place of importance in this 

 generation that Cory and later Mammoth White Cory did 

 in the preceding one. 



Plant short, S^—t 1 - feet; stalks slender and straight; nodes 

 7-8, usually exposed and prominent. Brace roots usually not 

 present. Tillers few to none, much shorter than central stalk. 

 Leaves moderately short and moderately narrow, 20-25 x 3-3 'j 

 inches; sheath shorter than internode. Tassel moderately short 

 and slender, 14—16 inches; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets 

 nearly erect, relatively few, somewhat crowded; bracts green, 

 moderately striped with red; anthers reddish bronze vterra cotta to 

 vinaceous russet i; 53-55 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 3rd and 4th nodes, one ear per stalk, with an 

 additional nubbin usually present. Shank very short, 1 ! _<— 2 inches, 

 moderately heavy and brittle. Husks many, moderately thick, 

 short, tightly wrapped and fairly easy to remove. Silk scanty, 

 short, quite uniformly red. Husked ear moderately short and 

 plump, 6-7 x 2— 2J^ inches, partly cylindrical and moderately 

 tapering; rows 12-14, regular, straight and crowded around the 

 cob; base slightly enlarged, moderately compressed; tip rounded 

 to abruptly conical. 



Kernels at milk stage white, moderately broad, short and 

 medium thick; at dry stage creamy white, medium size, moderately 

 short and broad, .9 x 1.15 x .45 cm. 100 seeds per oz. ; nearly 

 square in shape; crown slightly rounded: surface rather sparsely 

 and coarsely wrinkled; set moderately tight on cob. 



Early Michigan. Ref. 296. 



As a promising sweet corn for canning this strain 

 new to Michigan growers was brought from Maine 

 by the Roach Canning Co. of Hart, Michigan. The 

 Jones Seed Co. of Grand Rapids. Michigan, were 

 impressed with the high quality and uniformity of 

 the stock and introduced it in 1913 as Early Michigan. 

 In many respects Early Michigan resembled Crosby 

 and was very probably a selection for earliness frcm 

 that variety. 



Early Minnesota. Refs. 22, 48. 61, 73, 74, 89, 91, 93, 



120, 121, 123, 126, 137, 170, 200, 236, 238, 240, 



241, 243, 278, 298, 335, 397, 403, 404, 405, 407, 



408, 410, 411, 422, 423, 425, 427, 440, 487, 503, 



507,508,510,511, 512.514. 516.517,525,532, 533, 



535, 536, 537, 538, 544. 546. Syns. Early Sweet 



Minnesota, Extra Early Minnesota, Minnesota. 



The position of leadership among varieties of 



sweet corn held by Early Minnesota during the years 



1875 to 1890 was comparable to that held by Cory 



in the succeeding decade, 1890 to 1900. It was con- 



