DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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slender, and more consistently colored on the bracts. 

 The husked ears are 2 to 3 inches shorter and about the 

 same thickness, otherwise they are much alike. The 

 resemblance to Golden Bantam in appearance, with the 

 exception of color, is rather striking. Those who like the 

 small-eared sorts in a mid-season variety will find in this 

 variety something that will remind them of the regular 

 Bantam so popular among the yellow varieties. It is 

 not grown to any extent at the present time. 



Plant moderately short, 4 3 4-5 feet; stalks slender and 

 moderately straight; nodes 7-8, exposed, prominent, shaded with 

 red at the base. Brace roots present, slender, moderately useful 

 and complete. Tillers many, slightly shorter than central stalk, 

 often bear one good ear. Leaves moderately short and medium 

 broad, 26-28 x 3 3 .j-4 inches, distinctly red at the margin; sheath 

 shorter than internode. Tassel medium long and slender, 15-18 

 inches, somewhat feathery, streaked with red at the base; terminal 

 spike moderately erect; lateral spikelets horizontal to slightly 

 drooping, many, medium long and moderately crowded; bracts 

 dark green, moderately striped with red; anthers buff (deep colonial 

 buff to chamois i ; 60-63 days to anthesis. 



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

 ears per stalk, one usually a nubbin. Shank medium long and 

 slender. Husks medium in number, short, rather tightly wrapped, 

 inner layer adheres to kernels, somewhat difficult to remove. Silk 

 medium in amount and length, uniformly pale green in color, 

 difficult to remove. Husked ear moderately short and slender, 

 6-7 x 1J^-1M inches; moderately tapering; base slightly enlarged 

 and occasionally open; tip long conical, usually exposed, but occa- 

 sionally capped; rows 8, straight, occasionally paired, regular, 

 attractive; furrows, when present, deep and very narrow. 



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

 at dry stage opalescent white, slightly wider than long, medium 

 thickness, .90 x 1.06 x .40 cm. 132 seeds per oz.), short oval in 

 shape; crown semicircular; surface abundantly and finely crinkled 

 and pitted, often very shallow; set tightly on cob. 



Silver Coin. Refs. 97, 238, 322, 404, 513, 515. Syn. 

 New Silver Coin. 

 This moderately late, vigorous grower was intro- 

 duced by A. W. Livingston's Sons, Columbus, Ohio, 

 in 1893. No information is available concerning its 

 origin, but its similarity in many respects to Stowell's 

 Evergreen leads one to suspect it to have been a selec- 

 tion from that variety. The plants were slender and 

 about 7 feet tall, having ears 7} £ to 9 inches long con- 

 taining 14 to 16 rows. The kernels were milky white, 

 deeper than broad, deeply creased and wrinkled, and 

 were reported to be of good quality and of delicate 

 flavor. It was discontinued about 1906. 



Snow Cream Table. Ref. 500. Syn. Snow Cream. 

 Lost or inadequate records on the part of many 

 of the earlier seedsmen have made it impossible to 

 ascertain in a great many instances the origin and 

 history of many varieties, including this one. It was 

 featured by Walter P. Stokes of Moorestown, New Jersey, 

 at least as early as 1912 and continued to 1918. The 

 descriptions and illustrations suggest a strong resemblance 

 to Howling Mob, although no direct comparison is 

 available. Reports indicate that the plants grew to a 

 height of 6 or 7 feet and often produced two full-sized 

 ears. The husked ears were 7 to 8 inches long, moder- 

 ately plump and tapering, and possessed 12 to 14 rows 

 of snow-white kernels. 



Stabler'*. Refs. 22, 61, 65, 89, 91, 93, 121, 125, 207, 



208, 214, 238, 328, 329, 338, 350, 368, 397, 403, 



405, 411, 487, 508, 510, 516, 533, 535, 537. Syns. 



Pedigree, Stabler's Early, Stabler's Early Sugar, 



Stabler's Extra Early, Stabler's Pedigree. 



This variety, first introduced by W. Atlee Burpee 



in 1890, originated with Henry Stabler of Maryland 



who was also responsible for Roslyn Hybrid. Also listed 



by Thorburn, Johnson and Stokes, Dreer, Henderson, and 



others, it became rather a standard sort popular foi 



several years because of its earliness and sweetness. By 



some it was considered to be similar to Shaker's Early and 



also to Early Cosmopolitan introduced later by Burpee. 



Its last listing was in 1919 by Thcrburn. 



Stark's Three-Ear. Refs. 345, 492. Syns. New 3-Ear, 

 Three-Ear. 



Introduced about 1928 by Stark Brothers of Louisi- 

 ana, Missouri, this variety was rather short lived. 

 Were it not for circumstances which resulted in the 

 purchase of the seed stocks by W. Atlee Burpee, the 

 variety would undoubtedly be in existence today. 

 Three-Ear originated as a first-generation hybrid involv- 

 ing Moneymaker, the pistillate parent, and Stowell's 

 Evergreen. It was reputed to have had great uni- 

 formity, exceptional vigor, and productiveness, often 

 bearing three full-sized ears per plant. As grown at 

 Geneva, more often one and two ears were produced, 

 although occasionally a third ear did occur. Edible 

 maturity was reached in 96 days. 



Plant tall, 8-8 1 2 feet, stalks heavy and straight, tillers medium 

 in number. Tassel moderately long, 18-20 inches with lateral 

 spikelets long and horizontal. Ears borne at 5th, 6th, and 7th 

 nodes, often two and occasionally 3 ears per stalk. Husked ear 

 moderately long and moderately plump, 8-9 x 1?4— ljj inches, 

 slightly to moderately tapering; rows 12-14, straight and attractive. 

 Kernels white, medium size and moderately deep; at dry stage 

 pale amber, triangular in shape, moderately wrinkled; set slightly 

 loose on cob. 



Stowell's Evergreen. Refs. 13, 14, 22, 24, 58, 61, 73, 



74, 77, 87, 89, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 120, 121, 124, 

 126, 129, 175, 179, 189, 200, 207, 208, 235, 236, 

 238, 240, 241, 243, 255, 266, 270, 271, 274, 278, 

 295, 308, 316, 328, 329, 335, 343, 344, 350, 356, 

 367, 368, 397, 403, 404, 405, 408, 410, 411, 412, 

 414, 418, 422, 423, 435, 447, 448, 474, 478, 487, 

 491, 499, 503, 507, 508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 

 515, 516, 517, 525, 532, 533, 535, 536, 537, 538, 

 544, 545, 546, 552, 562. Syns. Acme Evergreen, 

 "Avon Evergreen," " De Wolf's Early Acme," 

 Evergreen, Fancy Evergreen, Gold Coin Ever- 

 green, Improved Evergreen, Improved Stowell's 

 Evergreen, Kelly's Hybrid, Large Mammoth 

 Evergreen, Late Mammoth Evergreen, Lead-All 

 Evergreen, Mammoth Evergreen, New England 

 Evergreen, Pedigree Stowell's Evergreen, Pros- 

 perity Evergreen, Stowell's, Stowell's Evergreen 

 Sweet, Stowell's State Fair, Stowell's Sugar, Sugar 

 Evergreen, Two-Eared Evergreen, White Cob 

 Evergreen. Illus. 25. 

 Stowell's Evergreen is one of the oldest and most 

 popular varieties of sweet corn in existence. The first 



