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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



seedsmen began to introduce it, it was put on the market 

 to establish priority and called Malakhoff which name 

 suggests a place in the Crimean peninsula. 



Malakhoff was first offered by Vaughan's Seed 

 Store and by James J. H. Gregory & Sons in 1906. 

 For many years it was considered a good " first early " 

 and as one writer said " perhaps a little too small for 

 the market, yet we shall do wisely to welcome the 

 Russian stranger into our home gardens." It has been 

 used in the development of new varieties, particularly 

 in Canada. Present stocks seem to be quite different 

 from the original 8-rowed sort. Present-day Malakhoff 

 is listed by the House of Gurney, Inc., Yankton, South 

 Dakota. 



Little reliable information is at hand regarding the 

 exact season. Originally this variety was a very early 

 and prolific bearer, and as near as can be told, was as 

 described below. Present stocks produce ears with 10 to 

 1 2 rows but the original Malakhoff described below was 

 an 8-rowed sort. As it exists it has little value even as 

 a home garden variety, although an occasional selection 

 has been brought to the attention of the authors that 

 appears to be very uniform and attractive. 



Plant short, 3} 2-4 feet; stalks straight and very slender; 

 nodes 6-7, covered, not prominent, slightly streaked with red at the 

 base. Brace roots absent. Tillers few to none, slightly shorter 

 than central stalk, occasionally bearing one good ear. Leaves 

 short and narrow, 20-22 x 2}o— 3 inches; sheath equal to and often 

 longer than internode. Tassel short and slender, 12-15 inches; 

 terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets horizontal to moderately 

 erect, moderately short, few present but crowded, simple; bracts 

 variable in color; anthers usually buff (deep colonial buff), few 

 reddish bronze (terra cotta); 63-64 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 4th and 5th nodes, one and often two ears per 

 stalk, one usually a nubbin. Shank long and slender, 4—7 inches, 

 brittle. Husk leaves few, short and light. Husks moderately 

 many, medium length, rather loosely wrapped, easily removed. Silk 

 medium in amount, long and pale red. Husked ear short and 

 slender, 5-6 x 1?$— \] ■> inches; slightly tapering; base compressed; 

 tip abruptly conical to rounded, slightly exposed; rows 8, straight 

 and regular, occasionally paired in which case the furrows were 

 deep and very narrow. 



Kernels at milk stage white, medium width, shallow and 

 moderately thick; at dry stage dull white, slightly broader than 

 long, .93 x 1.04 x .40 cm. (128 seeds per oz.); short oval in shape; 

 crown rounded, surface moderately fine and abundantly wrinkled; 

 set tightly on cob. 



.Mammoth. Refs. 17, 18, 22, 52, 73, 74, 89, 90, 91, 93, 

 95, 96, 97, 120, 168, 238, 240, 241, 308, 328, 329, 

 338, 344, 350, 367, 397, 403, 404, 405, 407, 408, 

 411, 422, 423, 427, 432, 435, 487, 503, 507, 508, 

 509, 510, 511, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 533, 535, 

 536, 537, 538. Syns. Burvis Mammoth, Improved 

 Mammoth, Large Late Mammoth, Late Mam- 

 moth, Late Sugar Mammoth, Late Sweet Mam- 

 moth, Mammoth Sugar, Mammoth Sweet, Mar- 

 blehead Mammoth, Maule's Mammoth. Illus. 43. 

 Whether or not plant and ear of this variety as 

 grown today would be identical with plant and ear of the 

 sort listed as Mammoth in 1867 cannot be verified. On 

 the basis of comparing one variety with another the 

 evidence indicates, however, that Mammoth has always 

 represented the largest eared variety of sweet corn to be 



found. Gregory in his catalog of 1870 says of Mammoth 

 Sweet, " My Mammoth took the first prize at the annual 

 exhibitions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 

 1864 and 1867; the ears exhibited weighing as gathered 

 from the stock, between two and three pounds each." 

 Burr's Improved or Twelve-Rowed Sweet (87) was 

 probably the precursor of all of the later appearing 

 Mammoths. It is quite possible that this variety, 

 together with Black Mexican and Stowell's Evergreen, 

 has been listed for a longer time and has had a wider 

 distribution than any other of the varieties of sweet 

 corn. The very size of the ear of Mammoth has been 

 considered a drawback on some markets, but since 

 it takes " all sorts to make a world," there is a place 

 for both the Midget " with three bites to the ear " 

 and the Mammoth " one ear to a meal." 



Edible ears were produced at Geneva in 100 days, 

 2 days later than Stowell's Evergreen and 3 days earlier 

 than Cincinnati Market. The plants are the same 

 height as those of Stowell's Evergreen, slightly heavier 

 and have less tendency to tiller. The ears are borne 

 about the same height on shanks that are slightly shorter, 

 while the husks are somewhat more loosely wrapped 

 and heavier. The husked ears are slightly longer, less 

 plump, and contain 2 to 4 less rows. The kernels 

 in the dry stage are much thicker, somewhat shorter in 

 proportion to the width and lack the converging crown 

 present in Stowell's Evergreen. The variety is used 

 by home gardeners and by market gardeners who supply 

 those city markets which demand the largest possible 

 ears of good quality. 



Plant tall, 7 ' _>-8 feet; stalks straight and heavy; nodes 12-14, 

 usually covered, not prominent. Brace roots present, complete, 

 heavy and useful on one node. Tillers few, slightly shorter than 

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

 x 3%— 4J:j; sheath equal to and longer than internode. Tassel 

 moderately long and heavy, 18-20 inches, very coarse; terminal 

 spike erect; lateral spikelets horizontal to moderately erect, medium 

 long, rather few and scattered; bracts green, sparsely striped with 

 light red; anthers variable in color; 71-73 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 4th and 5th nodes, one and occasionally two 

 ears per stalk. Shank moderately short and heavy, 3-4 inches. 

 Husks moderately many, medium length, coarse and heavy, rather 

 loosely wrapped. Husked ear long and plump, 9-10 x 2 J4— 2 ' _> 

 inches, moderately tapering; base enlarged and compressed; tip 

 conical, slightly exposed and occasionally capped; rows 18-20, 

 moderately straight, slightly irregular at the base, crowded around 

 the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage white, medium size, distinctly thick; 

 at dry stage dull white, longer than wide, 1.13 x .95 x .40 cm. (112 

 seeds per oz.); triangular in shape; crown rounded, surface with 

 moderately fine, rather abundant wrinkles, set loosely on cob. 



Mammoth White Cory. Refs. 11, 33, 67, 240, 241, 

 297. 345, 348, 405, 516, 517, 518. Syns. Early 

 Mammoth White Cory, Lakeview Early Market, 

 Mammoth Cory, Mammoth White Cob Cory, 

 New Mammoth White Cory, Selected Mammoth 

 Early Cory. Illus. 48. 

 This, the survivor of the Cory group, was introduced 

 by D. M. Ferry 85 Co. of Detroit in 1897. To it the 

 cognomen " King of the Market " was applied by 

 Gregory as indicative of its popularity with the con- 

 sumers. Because of changing market preferences at 



