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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



Charlevoix, Michigan, and known as one of the best 

 gardeners of the state, received some seed from a friend 

 in New England. The seed was planted and its progeny 

 grown and reselected by Mr. Meech and his neighbors 

 for many years. It was subsequently obtained and 

 introduced by D. M. Ferry, 22 years later. For many 

 years it had retained its popularity among the summer 

 visitors of northern Michigan. This is one more of the 

 important yellow varieties that can be traced back to 

 New England. 



Charlevoix reached edible maturity at Geneva 

 in 78 days, the same as Golden Bantam. This was 

 6 days later than Golden Sunshine and 5 days earlier 

 than Golden Giant. Plants of Charlevoix are slightly 

 shorter and more stocky than Golden Bantam, more 

 like a good strain of 10- to 14-row Golden Bantam in 

 this respect. The ears are more uniform and attractive 

 than 10- to 14-rowed Bantam, with dry ears showing 

 kernels with greater uniformity in wrinkling. This 

 sweet corn has found considerable favor in the eyes of 

 the three important users of sweet corn — the home 

 gardener, market gardener, and canner. 



Plant medium tall, 4 1 ; >-5 feet; stalks slender, straight; nodes 

 8-9, usually covered, not prominent; internodes often blotched with 

 red on exposed portions. Brace roots present, slender, whorl 

 complete on one node, useful. Tillers many present, nearly as 

 tall as central stalk. Leaves rather short and moderately narrow, 

 22-24 x 3'4-3 S 4 inches; sheath usually longer than internode, 

 although occasionally equal to it. Tassel moderately short and 

 stout, 14—15 inches; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets moder- 

 ately drooping, slender, many present, quite crowded, usually 

 simple; bracts green, rather heavily striped with red; anthers bronze 

 red (dark vinaceous); 60-62 days to anthesis. 



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

 Shank variable, 2-8 inches, rather slender and brittle. Husk 

 leaves small, short, and few present; husks moderately many, 

 rather thin, wrapped moderately tight. Silk usually red, moderate 

 amount, short, easily removed from cob. Husked ear medium 

 long and moderately plump, 7-8 x 1 3 4 — 2 inches; partly cylindrical, 

 and slightly tapering, attractive; base rounded and compressed; 

 tip broadly conical, usually well filled; rows 10-12, regular, crowded 

 around cob. 



Kernels at milk stage yellow, medium width, moderately thin 

 and medium depth; at dry stage deep yellow, medium size, 1.0 x 

 .9 x .38 cm. (124 seeds per oz.i; distinctly triangular in shape; 

 crown gently rounded; surface heavily wrinkled, usually rather 

 deep and rough; set moderately loose on cob. 



Cream and Honey. Ref. 47. 



From 1911 to 1929 the J. Bolgiano Seed Co. of 

 Baltimore, Maryland, offered this variety with the 

 name that " carries the mind back to the ' Promised 

 Land ' flowing with ' Milk and Honey.' ' During this 

 time it was a 10- to 12 -row type with ears from 5 to 

 6 inches long. The variety as grown in our trials and 

 offered after 1930 produced an 8-rowed ear and, as 

 advertised, was a selected strain of Golden Bantam. 



Early Golden. Refs. 6, 226, 233, 348, 464. Syn. 

 Early Golden Improved. 

 At Yankton, South Dakota, the Gurney Seed Co. 

 originated this sweet corn, a cross between Golden 

 Bantam and Early Evergreen. First offered in 1908, 

 it has been featured by them until 1930 when it was . 



replaced by Golden Sunshine. Aggeler and Musser 

 Seed Co. of Los Angeles, California, and Thos. J. Grey 

 Co. of Boston, Massachusetts, have also listed the variety 

 as a second early to follow Golden Bantam. 



At Geneva edible ears were produced in 82 days, 

 8 days earlier than Bantam Evergreen, about equal in 

 season to Golden Giant, and 10 days later than Sun- 

 shine. Edible ears resemble Golden Giant, although the 

 kernels are slightly smaller, and more finely wrinkled. 

 The plants are much taller, with tassels longer, both 

 terminal and lateral spikes and spikelets, than Golden 

 Giant. In this respect it is more like Bantam Evergreen. 

 Dry ears are more slender than Bantam Evergreen, with 

 kernels somewhat smaller but nearly as loosely set on 

 the cob. 



Plant moderately tall, 6-6 1 .) feet; stalks straight and medium 

 slender; nodes 9-10, usually covered to slightly exposed, not very 

 prominent. Brace roots occasionally present, rather slender, whorl 

 complete on one node. Tillers many, nearly as tall as central 

 stalk. Tassel moderately long, 18-20 inches, rather slender. 



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

 ears per stalk. Husks many, moderately long, heavy and rather 

 tightly wrapped. Husked ear medium long and moderately 

 plump, 7-8 x l 3 4 -l"s inches, moderately tapering; tip abruptly 

 conical; rows 12-16, moderately straight, somewhat irregular at 

 the base. 



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

 on 16-rowed ears, deep; at dry stage, bright orange yellow, longer 

 than broad, 1.1. x .9 x .36 cm. (144 seeds per oz. I; triangular; crown 

 slightly rounded; surface rather abundantly but shallowly wrinkled; 

 set moderately loose on cob. 



Early Golden Sunrise. Ref. 152. 



This variety originated on the farm of George S. 

 Steele at Hudson, New Hampshire. Thos. W. Emerson 

 Co. of Boston, became interested in the variety and 

 introduced it in 1914. After 19 years of listing Golden 

 Bantam, they credit Emerson's Early Golden Sunrise 

 corn as the best golden corn they ever cataloged. 

 Inasmuch as the name Golden Sunrise has been used 

 with several other introductions, the term Early is 

 associated with this strain to distinguish it from the 

 Golden Sunrise offered by D. Landreth Co. 



Edible ears were produced in 84 days at Geneva, 

 6 days later than Golden Bantam and about the same 

 season as Golden Giant. It most resembles Golden 

 Orange in plant characters, although it is much less 

 inclined to tiller. The ears are somewhat more slender 

 and with fewer rows. It is used in certain areas of the 

 New England states by canners and growers " who 

 insist upon procuring the highest grade of sweet corn 

 for their most critical trade." 



Plant medium tall, 5j£-6 feet; stalks medium heavy and 

 moderately straight; nodes 8-9; brace roots present, with whorl 

 complete on one node, tillers few, much shorter than central stalk. 

 Tassel medium long and slender, 16-18 inches; lateral spikelets 

 horizontal to slightly drooping, many present and rather crowded. 



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

 ears per stalk. Husked ears medium long and moderately plump, 

 7-8 x lfg-l 7 * inches, moderately tapering; rows 10-12, usually 

 straight and regular. 



Kernels at milk stage yellow; medium width and depth; at 

 dry stage dull amber yellow, slightly longer than broad; triangular 

 in shape. 



