DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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and often more wrinkled: ears are about the same length 

 as those of Bantam but much more plump. 



Plant moderately short, 4 ' £-4$4 feet, stalks slender and moder- 

 ately straight; nodes 7-8, covered, not prominent. Brace roots not 

 present. Tillers moderately many, slightly shorter than and 

 occasionally equal to central stalk. Leaves short and moderately 

 narrow, 24-26 x 3 ' j-3 ' $ inches; sheath longer than internode. Tassel 

 short and slender, 12-15 inches; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets 

 short, nearly erect, many present, rather crowded and usually 

 simple; bracts green, sparsely striped with red; anthers variable 

 in color; 52-54 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 3rd and 4th nodes, often two ears per stalk. 

 Shank moderately variable in length. Husks brittle, few, quite 

 thick and rather tightly wrapped. Husked ear moderately short 

 and plump, 6-7 x 1 5 > -1 3 1 inches, nearly cylindrical with a slight 

 taper near the tip; rows 12-14, usually regular and straight, uniform 

 and attractive. 



Kernels at milk stage light yellow, medium size, rather shallow 

 and medium width; at dry stage dull yellow, medium long and 

 rather narrow, 1.1 x .92 x .32 cm. (140 seeds per oz.); triangular 

 in shape; crown rounded; surface rather finely and abundantly 

 wrinkled; set moderately tight on cob. 



Buttercup. Refs. 247, 335, 345, 478, 525. Illus. 72. 



No one questions the supremacy of Golden Bantam 

 in the entire group of yellow sweet corns. When it 

 comes to choosing a 5 r ellow variety that can be termed 

 second best, we are confronted with the problem of 

 evaluating the qualities of earliness, size of ear, and 

 quality. On the basis of quality and attractiveness of 

 ear Buttercup has much to commend it to all who are 

 growing for home use or for a discriminating market. 

 Joseph Harris Co., Coldwater, New York, were the intro- 

 ducers in 1910, after securing the seed for increase from 

 A. H. Drake of East Brookfield, Massachusetts. Mr. 

 Drake was a market gardener who lived in the rather 

 high section of central Massachusetts. This region has 

 many lakes which induce a large perennial summer popu- 

 lation as a market for fresh vegetables. This trade 

 invariably choose the Buttercup corn grown by Mr. 

 Drake in preference to any other. 



At Geneva edible ears were produced in 78 days, 

 identical in season to Golden Bantam. 6 days later than 

 Golden Sunshine and about 5 days earlier than Golden 

 Giant. This variety is used by growers who desire a 

 longer and slightly more plump ear than Golden Bantam. 

 It has been found to be quite sweet and tender, although 

 somewhat lacking in flavor as manifested in Golden 

 Bantam. Its long ears with large kernels of a rich 

 yellow color which are sweet and tender cause many to 

 consider Buttercup even better in quality than Golden 

 Bantam. It most resembles Barden's Wonder Bantam 

 in type, the plants being more slender, lighter green in 

 foliage, and less inclined to tiller. The edible ears will 

 also tend to be more cylindrical with a larger proportion 

 of 8-rowed specimens present and more completely 

 filled with kernels at the tip. 



Plant medium tall, 5? ^—6 feet; stalks slender, moderately 

 zigzag; nodes 8-9, exposed, prominent. Brace roots present, 

 useful, moderately heavy, whorl complete on one node. Tillers, 

 many present, nearly as tall as central stalk. Leaves moderately 

 long and moderately broad, 30-32 x 3 l jr~ * inches; sheath shorter 

 than internode. Tassel moderately long and slender, 20-22 inches; 

 terminal spike slightly drooping; lateral spikelets drooping, moder- 

 ately many, multi-branched at the base; bracts green, distinctly I 



striped with moderately deep red; anthers variable in color; 58-60 

 days to anthesis. 



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

 additional nubbin usually present. Shank variable in length, 

 usually rather long, 6-8 inches, moderately heavy. Husks many, 

 moderately short, and rather tightly wrapped, easily removed. 

 Husked ear moderately long and moderately slender, 8-9 x 1 ' 1 

 inches, partly cylindrical, tapering near the apex; rows 8-10, usually 

 regular, occasionally paired on 8-rowed specimens. 



Kernels at milk stage pale orange yellow, moderately large, 

 wide, moderately thin and medium depth; at dry stage, dull orange 

 yellow, wider than long, .89 x 1.03 x .35 cm. (116 seeds per oz.); 

 short, broad ovate in shape; crown rounded; surface abundantly 

 and very finely wrinkled; set tightly on cob. 



Carmel Golden. Ref. 379. 



So far this variety has found a place only in Cali- 

 fornia where it was first introduced in 1923 by C. C. 

 Morse 8s Co. of San Francisco. The small-eared 

 varieties, either white or yellow, such as Cory, Early 

 Market, and Golden Bantam, are not popular in Cali- 

 fornia with either grower or consumer. Ears must be 

 big and therefore this selection was made from Golden 

 Bantam as a strain having ears with more rows and a 

 longer cob. The careful work of selection was done by 

 Mr. Andrew Stewart, a rancher in the Carmel Valley. 



Eighty days were required for the edible ears to 

 reach maturity at Geneva. This proved to be 2 days 

 later than Golden Bantam and 3 days earlier than Golden 

 Giant. This variety is used extensively in certain areas 

 of California where it is claimed to be more adaptable. 

 As grown at Geneva, the plant is shorter than Golden 

 Bantam, more stocky, and possesses leaves that are 

 much broader than any other in its class. It has often 

 been considered similar to Charlevoix, but in the tests 

 at Geneva Charlevoix proved to be a more vigorous, 

 slender grower, producing ears that were finer kerneled 

 and much more attractive. 



Plant moderately short, 4? 4-4 '4 feet; stalks moderately heavy 

 and straight; nodes 7-8, covered, not prominent. Tillers many, 

 much shorter than central stalk. Leaves medium long and dis- 

 tinctly broad, 28-30 x 4-4 J^ inches; sheath longer than internode. 

 Tassel moderately short, 14—16 inches, heavy and coarse, terminal 

 spike erect, lateral spikelets moderately drooping, many, long, and 

 rather evenly distributed; bracts and anthers variable in color; 

 58-60 days to anthesis. 



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

 additional nubbin usually present. Shank short, 2-3 inches, 

 brittle. Husk leaves many, short, and moderately heavy; husks 

 many, moderately short and heavy, wrapped rather tightly. Husked 

 ear moderately long and medium plump, 8-9 x 1 •' g-1 J g inches, partly 

 cylindrical and slightly tapering; tip conical and usually exposed; 

 rows 10-12, inclined to be somewhat irregular, often spiral to curved, 

 crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage light to medium yellow, medium size 

 and depth; at dry stage amber yellow, moderately broad, long, and 

 thick, 1.1 x .99 x .4 cm. (112 seeds per oz.); roughly triangular in 

 shape; crown slightly rounded; surface very rough, coarse, often 

 deeply ridged and creased, rather coarsely wrinkled; set moderately 

 tight on the cob. 



Charlevoix. Refs. 124, 130, 176, 344, 413, 562. Syn. 

 Gold Standard. Illus. 25, 73. 

 Although listed in the 1933 catalog of the introducer 

 as Gold Standard, this variety has been known as 

 Charlevoix since its introduction in 1917 by the D. M. 

 Ferry Co. of Detroit. In 1895, F. J. Meech, a farmer at 



