DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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coloration on the foliage. The ears are 2 to 2 l £ inches 

 shorter and less tapering. Although of no commercial 

 value, its distinct foliage color and its uniformity in size 

 and shape of plants render it an attractive addition to 

 any home garden. It remains in the edible stage a very 

 short time but when harvested at the correct stage the 

 kernels are exceedingly sweet, tender, and meaty. 



Plant very short and bushy, 2'_.-2 :! i feet; stalks slender and 

 straight; nodes 7-8, not prominent; internodes short, slender and 

 straight, exposed portions shaded solid red over the entire surface. 

 Brace roots absent. Tillers decidedly many present, slightly 

 shorter than the central stalk. Leaves short and narrow, 18-20 

 x 2 ' _-3 inches; midrib narrow, deep pink to light red, prominent; 

 sheath equal to and occasionally longer than internode. Tassel 

 very slender and short, 9-10 inches, nearly solid red; terminal spike 

 erect; lateral spikelets nearly erect, many, very short and crowded; 

 bracts dark greenish red, heavily striped with deeper red, ringed 

 with red at the base; anthers yellow Ipinard yellow), very uniform; 

 55-56 days to anthesis; period between tassel emergence and 

 pollen shed fully a week, much longer than with most varieties. 



Ears borne at 2nd, 3rd and 4th nodes, two and occasionally 

 three ears per stalk, with additional nubbins on tillers. Shank 

 short and slender, 1 ' _>— 2 inches; husk leaves few, short and dis- 

 tinctly descending. Husks few, thin, short, tightly wrapped but 

 easily removed, with exposed portions dull red. Silk short, scanty 

 and uniformly greenish yellow in color. Husked ear short and 

 slender, S'j-t'^ x 1— lji inches, somewhat cylindrical and slightly 

 tapering; base compressed; tip conical and slightly exposed; rows 8, 

 usually regular and straight except when extreme crowded condition 

 renders them otherwise, crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage white, small, thin and shallow; at dry 

 stage dull white, short, medium breadth and very thin, .89 x .86 x .32 

 cm. 1,176 seeds per oz.); somewhat triangular in shape; crown dis- 

 tinctly rounded; surface finely and abundantly wrinkled; set mod- 

 erately tight on cob. 



Minims' Hybrid. Ref. 245. 



This variety was introduced in 1912 by Joseph Harris 

 Co., Coldwater, New York, after they had secured seed 

 from J. W. Mimms, a local farmer. Mr. Mimms selected 

 this corn out of Perry's Hybrid, and since the latter had 

 a red cob and kernel cf a red character, it becomes evi- 

 dent that Mimms' Hybrid resulted as a natural cross or 

 mechanical mixture of some sort. The good qualities 

 of Perry's Hybrid, large size, earliness, and productive- 

 ness, are reproduced in this corn which the Harris 

 Company has maintained as a sort well suited to central 

 New York. 



Ninety days were required for edible ears to be 

 produced at Geneva. This was 2 days earlier than 

 Metropolitan, in season with Quincy Market, and 2 days 

 later than Howling Mob. Plants are about the same 

 size as those of Metropolitan, with tassels slightly 

 longer, much more slender and delicate, with lateral 

 spikelets more drooping. The husked ears are 1 to 

 2 inches longer, more nearly cylindrical and have 

 2 to 4 more rows of kernels. Kernels in the dry stage 

 are slightly smaller and are set more tightly on the cob. 

 Mimms' Hybrid is well adapted for the market gardener, 

 the canner, and the home gardener and is used to some 

 extent in this state with considerable success. It is, 

 however, of only localized importance as few seedsmen 

 list it. The ears are very attractive and quite uniform, 

 so that the variety, were it not for the general decline 



of interest in all white varieties, has potential possibilities 

 of becoming a leader. 



Plant moderately tall, 6-6' 2 feet; stalks moderately slender 

 and straight; nodes 10-11, usually covered, not prominent, slightly 

 streaked with red at the base. Brace roots present, useful, whorl 

 complete on one and occasionally two nodes. Tillers many, slightly 

 shorter and occasionally equal to stalk. Leaves medium long and 

 medium broad, 30-32 x 3J^— 4 inches; sheath equal to and occa- 

 sionally shorter than internode. Tassel long and slender, 22-24 

 inches; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets slightly drooping, 

 many, long, and crowded; bracts green, sparsely striped with light 

 red; anthers somewhat variable in color; 70-73 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne on 4th and 5th nodes, often two ears per stalk. 

 Shank variable in length, 4-8 inches, heavy. Husks short, rather 

 heavy, tightly wrapped and rather difficult to remove. Husked 

 ear long and moderately plump, 9-10 x lj >,-2 inches, slightly taper- 

 ing and partly cylindrical, attractive; base usually compressed 

 but occasionally somewhat open; tip abruptly conical to nearly 

 rounded, slightly exposed and occasionally capped; rows 12-14, 

 straight, regular, crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage white, medium size, rather narrow; at 

 dry stage opalescent white, slightly wider than long, thick, .92 x .98 

 x .40 cm. (140 seeds per oz.); nearly square; crown slightly rounded; 

 surface abundantly and rather finely wrinkled; set loosely on cob. 



Money Maker. Ref. 316. 



The D. Landreth Seed Co., Bristol, Pennsylvania, 

 offered Money Maker for the first time in 1916. Although 

 we find no record of its being listed by any other seed 

 company, it appears to be distinct and to have con- 

 siderable merit. Landreth described it originally as a 

 variety " with a combination of earliness, size, pro- 

 ductiveness, and most unexampled quality of a most 

 exquisite flavor." 



Ninety-nine days were required for Money Maker to 

 produce edible ears at Geneva. This was 1 or 2 days 

 later than Stowell's Evergreen, in season with Broad 

 Grained and Oregon Evergreen, and 1 day earlier than 

 Mammoth Sugar. The plants are equal in height to 

 those of Oregon Evergreen, are more inclined to tiller, 

 and have a more bushy tassel with anthers buff colored 

 instead of red. The husked ears are slightly shorter 

 than those of Oregon Evergreen and much more slender 

 and more glistening. 



Plant tall, 7-7 ] ■> feet; stalk heavy and straight; nodes 12-14, 

 usually covered, not prominent. Brace roots present and complete 

 on one node, heavy and useful. Tillers decidedly many, equal to and 

 occasionally slightly shorter than central stalk. Leaves moderately 

 long and medium broad, 32-34 x J>},'r-^ inches; sheath longer than, 

 but occasionally equal to internode. Tassel moderately long and 

 heavy, 18-20 inches, bushy; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets 

 nearly horizontal, very many, medium long and crowded; bracts 

 green, rather sparsely striped with red; anthers reddish bronze 

 (terra cotta to vinaceous russet); 77-78 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 6th to 8th nodes, often two ears per stalk with 

 an additional nubbin present. Shank short and slender, 2-3 

 inches. Husks moderately many, long and tightly wrapped. 

 Silk rather scanty, short and easily removed. Husked ear moder- 

 ately long and medium plump, 8-9 x \ h ,*-\~s inches, partly cylin- 

 drical and very slightly tapering; base compressed; tip conical and 

 slightly exposed; rows 12, straight, regular and attractive, crowded 

 around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage white, glistening, medium size, shallow 

 and rather thick; at dry stage dull white, medium width, slightly 

 longer than wide, 1.1 x 1.3 x .32 cm. (148 seeds per oz.); triangular 

 in shape; crown slightly rounded; surface abundantly and often 

 finely wrinkled; set moderately loose on cob. 



