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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



size; medium width, rather long and medium thick, 1.1 x .85 x .40 

 cm. (140 seeds per oz.r, long triangular in shape; crown slightly 

 rounded; surface shallowly, abundantly and finely wrinkled; set 

 tightly on cob. 



Honey. Kefs. 11, 22, 63, 90, 91, 126, 207, 274, 367, 



368, 403, 442, 444, 508, 509, 510, 518, 533, 536, 



537. Syns. Honey Sweet, New Honey Sweet, The 



Honey. 



This is another of the red foliage varieties of past 



decades. It originated with a German market gardener 



near Allentown, Pennsylvania, and was introduced at 



least as early as 1890, at which time it was featured by 



J. J. H. Gregory. J. J. Bell of Windsor, New York, 



listed it in 1892, as did Johnson 8s Stokes a year later. 



In many respects it was apparently much like 



Crosby. Reports indicate, " Plants taller than those 



of Crosby and will average more ears per stalk, of about 



the same shape, size and number of rows, though the 



rows are not quite so close together. . . . The objections 



to the Honey Sweet for market would be its purple 



husks." 



Honey Boy. Refs. 345, 471. 



This was introduced by the John A. Salzer Seed 

 Company, La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1920, and has con- 

 tinued to be listed to the present time. As grown at 

 Geneva it has proved to be somewhat variable from year 

 to year, not always producing consistently the type as 

 originally sold. Inasmuch as available information from 

 the introducers indicates it to be a very early sort, the 

 data obtained at Geneva for those years that properly 

 indicate its season here have been used. 



Plant moderately short, 4j-£— 5 feet; stalks slender and moder- 

 ately straight. Ears borne at 2nd and 3rd nodes, 1 and 2 ears per 

 stalk. Husked ears moderately short and medium plump, 6-7 x 1 %— 

 1 '■ i inches, nearly cylindrical; rows 12-14. Kernels at milk stage 

 creamy white, plump. 



Honey Dew. Refs. 106, 328, 329, 359, 533. 



The name Honey Dew, which certainly should be an 

 attractive cognomen for any sweet corn, has been vested 

 upon two separate introductions. Its first appearance 

 was in 1893 when John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, New 

 York, offered Childs' Honey Dew. This was listed in 

 Childs' catalogs from 1893 to 1922 and during this period 

 the seed supply was grown by Comstock, Ferre & Co., 

 under supervision of Mr. Willard. So far as we know 

 there is no published description of the variety, but the 

 foil wing is taken from recent correspondence: " The 

 variety was white, somewhat resembling Champion 

 Sugar, with ears possibly an inch or two longer and a 

 little more pointed. Stalks grew at least six to seven 

 feet tall." Henry F. Michell & Co., Philadelphia, 

 offered Honey Dew in 1906 which was possibly the same 

 as that offered by Childs. 



The second introduction of Honey Dew (Refs. 241, 

 277, 348, 505, 513, 514. Syn. Chinese Early.) was in 

 1930 by Stumpp 8s Walter Co., New York City. This 

 variety originated with L. J. Muller, gardener for 

 Howard Phipps, Esq., at Westbury, Long Island. Mr. 

 Muller crossed Chinese Midget with Golden Bantam 

 and called the selection from this cross Honey Dew. 



It was also sold in 1928 by William M. Hunt 8s Co. of 

 New York as Chinese Early. Because of the unusual 

 sweetness of this sweet corn it is rather difficult to get 

 seed, for the birds are attracted to it and destroy the 

 ears. The comparison and description to follow have 

 reference to the present day variety. 



At Geneva 78 days were required to produce edible 

 ears. This was in season with Midget, nearly 2 weeks 

 earlier than Lyman's Pride, and 3 days later than 

 Early June. The plants are 1 ) ■> to 2 feet taller than 

 those of Midget, very much less inclined to tiller, have 

 slightly longer leaves and tassels, and have slightly 

 less red coloring on the various plant parts. The 

 ears are borne higher on the stalk and when husked 

 are 1} ■> to 2 inches longer and slightly less slender. The 

 variety should be considered in the novelty class from 

 the standpoint of yield, appearance, and amount of 

 stover produced. Although small of ear, its tenderness 

 and sweetness is not to be denied. To those home 

 gardeners who seek variety in sweet corn, this colorful 

 sort will be a noticeable addition. 



Plant moderately short, 4— 4'j feet; stalks slender, straight 

 to very slightly zigzag; nodes 7-8, covered, not prominent; inter- 

 nodes dark green, heavily streaked to solid red at the base of the 

 nodes and on exposed surfaces. Brace roots absent. Tillers 

 moderately many, slightly shorter than central stalk. Leaves 

 short and narrow, 20-22 x 2';>-3, 1 4 inches, colored red on the 

 margin with midrib pale red to pink; sheath equal to and longer 

 than internode. Tassel short and medium heavy, 12-14 inches, 

 streaked with dark red at the base; terminal spike erect; lateral 

 spikelets nearly erect, many present, medium long, crowded; bracts 

 very dark green, heavily striped with dark maroon red, ringed at 

 the base with dark red; anthers yellow Ipinard yellow), uniform; 

 56-58 days to anthesis. 



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

 per stalk. Shank short and slender, 1 ] L »-2 inches. Husk leaves 

 medium in number, short and light. Husks few, short and moder- 

 ately tightly wrapped. Silk very scanty, rather short and easily 

 removed, uniformly pale greenish yellow in color. Husked ear 

 moderately short and slender, 5-6 x 1 } 4-1 3 g inches, moderately 

 tapering, partly cylindrical; base slightly enlarged and compressed; 

 tip conical and exposed; rows 8, moderately straight, or slightly 

 irregular at the middle, moderately crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage white, small, shallow and moderately 

 thin; at dry stage dull amber white, small, .9 x .97 x .34 cm. (140 

 seeds per oz. ) ; distinctly triangular in shape; crown slightly rounded; 

 surface quite finely and abundantly wrinkled; set tightly on cob. 



Howling Mob. Refs. 3, 26, 47, 80, 124, 211, 335, 344, 

 403, 463, 478, 480, 525, 546. Syns. Early Butter- 

 nut, Early Butternut Sugar, Early Howling Mob, 

 " Everbearing," Silver Beauty. 

 This name is neither descriptive of the plant nor of 

 the ear of this variety, but is rather the impression of 

 his customers which was left with the originator, C. D. 

 Keller of Toledo, Ohio, after a trip to market. The 

 name is peculiar and apt for according to the story of 

 Mr. Keller, as soon as his wagon was parked in the 

 market stall it would be surrounded by buyers making a 

 loud and clamorous demand for the ears. 



Mr. Keller sent a small package of seed of his new 

 variety to W. Atlee Burpee in 1903. This sample did 

 so well in the Fordhook trial grounds that arrangements 

 were made with Mr. Keller to grow a crop of seed for 



