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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



Mr. Anthony remains unknown, although it is said to 

 have come from a cross between Golden Bantam and 

 Stowell's Evergreen. 



Dreer called the variety Golden Dawn which was 

 rather misleading, for the variety was not an early as 

 the name Dawn might indicate. Dreer listed the 

 variety continuously from 1906 to 1925. W. W. Rawson 

 of Boston also listed a Golden Dawn in 1904, only 2 

 years after the introduction of Golden Bantam by 

 Burpee. 



Mammoth Golden Dawn, " a sort taken from the 

 regular strain of Golden Dawn." was offered in 1920 

 by the Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co. of Boston. This was 

 discovered as a sport in a field of Golden Dawn where it 

 was conspicuous by its size of ear. In habit of growth the 

 plant resembled its parent, but the larger ear (14 to 16 

 rows') as illustrated appeared to be similar to ears of 

 Golden Giant. The name does not appear after 1925. 



In 1919, Joseph Breck & Sons of Boston offered a 

 Golden Dawn which has been continued up to the 

 present and is quite popular in New England. Records 

 which would indicate whether the Golden Dawn of 

 Breck is the same as the old strain of Golden Dawn first 

 noted in 1904 are not available. The information 

 included in this account, however, is based on the 

 variety as it exists today. 



Edible maturity was obtained at Geneva in 78 days, 

 in season with Golden Bantam, 6 days later than Sun- 

 shine, and 5 days earlier than Golden Giant. The 

 plants are considerably coarser and more stout than 

 those of Golden Bantam, the leaves are longer, and the 

 tassels are distinctly longer and heavier. The ears are 

 similar to Gold Bond, about the same length but slightly 

 less plump. The kernels are much broader and more 

 shallow than those of Gold Bond, while in the dry stage 

 they are very tightly set and sparsely wrinkled. 



Plant medium tall, 5-5' o feet; stalks moderately slender and 

 straight; nodes 9-10, exposed and prominent. Tillers many, 

 slightly shorter and often as tall as central stalk. Leaves moderately 

 long and broad, 30-32 x 3 3 4 -4'2 inches; sheath shorter than inter- 

 node. Tassel distinctly long and heavy, 20-22 inches; terminal spike 

 erect; lateral spikelets horizontal, moderately long and many 

 present; bracts light green sparsely striped with light red; anthers 

 variable in color, mostly (terra cotta) ; 54—58 days to anthesis. 



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

 additional nubbin usually present. Shank medium long, 3-5 inches, 

 moderately heavy but brittle. Husks moderately few, short, 

 heavy and tightly wrapped. Husked ear moderately long and 

 moderately plump, 8-9 x l?4-l"s inches, moderately tapering; base 

 moderately compressed, occasionally somewhat open; tip conical 

 and slightly exposed; rows 10-12, moderately straight, occasionally 

 somewhat irregular at the base; usually crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at the milk stage yellow, large, moderately broad and 

 thick; at dry stage dull amber yellow, medium size, slightly broader 

 than long, 1.0 x 1.08 x .44 cm. 1 100 seeds per oz. |; short broad ovate, 

 occasionally somewhat triangular in shape; crown slightly rounded; 

 surface very coarsely and sparsely wrinkled, often nearly smooth; 

 set very tight on cob. 



Golden Early Market. Refs. 114, 206, 319, 335, 345, 



346, 347, 348. Syns. Extra Early Golden, Extra 



Early Yellow, Golden Hummer, Golden 60 Day. 



This variety originated as a chance cross of Golden 



Bantam with Early White Market in a field of that 



variety grown by Gill Bros. Seed Co. of Portland, 

 Oregon. Some years previous to 1925, the year of its 

 introduction by Gill Bros., officials of that company 

 noticed the accidental cross. They realized the pos- 

 sibilities of such a combination and saved seed from the 

 plant. Selections were made and a strain developed 

 which was outstanding in earliness, good flavor, and 

 productiveness. 



Edible ears were produced at Geneva in 68 days, 

 4 days earlier than Golden Sunshine, 10 days earlier 

 than Golden Bantam, and 6 days later than Spanish 

 Gold. The plants are much coarser and more scraggly 

 growing than any other yellow variety. The stalks are 

 heavier than Golden Sunshine, are shorter and the nodes 

 are exposed more prominently. The ear is about the 

 same length but more abruptly conical at the tip than 

 Golden Sunshine, while the kernels are broader and 

 slightly larger. Golden Hummer, in the trials at Geneva, 

 proved to be so similar to Golden Early Market that it 

 was difficult to distinguish between them. Golden Hum- 

 mer, however, produced ears slightly longer and more 

 uniform in appearance than those of Golden Early 

 Market, while the plants appeared to show more red 

 streaking on the sheath and exposed internodes. The 

 two were identical in season. 



Plant moderately short, 4 1 >~5 feet; stalks slender, moderately 

 straight; nodes 7-8, exposed, prominent; internodes shaded dark 

 red on exposed portions. Brace roots usually present and partially 

 complete on one node. Tillers few, very often absent. Leaves 

 short and moderately narrow, 24-26 x 3-3 • 1 4 inches; sheath distinctly 

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

 inches; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets nearly erect, stiff, 

 many present, short and crowded; bracts green, sparsely striped 

 with moderately dark red; anthers variable in color; 52-55 days 

 to anthesis. 



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

 ears per stalk. Shank short, heavy but brittle; Husk leaves few, 

 distinctly short and light ; husks few, short, heavy, quite tightly 

 wrapped. Husked ear moderately short and plump, 6-7 x 1 J-jj-2 

 inches, somewhat cylindrical with a moderate taper; tip rounded 

 to abruptly conical; rows 12-14, quite regular, straight, crowded 

 around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage yellow, medium size, moderately deep, 

 wide and thick; at dry stage dull yellow, fairly broad and long, 

 1.0 x 1.0 x .37 cm. (128 seeds per oz. ); triangular; crown slightly 

 rounded; surface rather sparsely and shallowly wrinkled, often 

 distinctly irregularly crease-dented; set moderately loose on cob. 



Golden Gem. Refs. 232, 335, 345, 347, 348, 571. 

 Syns. Early Golden Gem, Gold Nugget. Illus. 25. 

 This variety is the result of the work during the 

 last 10 years of Professor Yeager at the North Dakota 

 Agricultural Experiment Station to produce an earlier 

 yellow sweet corn. Sunshine at the time of its intro- 

 duction was found by several hundred cooperators 

 to be the earliest yellow sweet corn for North Dakota. 

 Professor Yeager, however, continued his breeding work 

 with a cross between Sunshine and Pickaninny which 

 resulted in the production of another variety a week 

 earlier than Sunshine. It was first sent out as Gold 

 Nugget in 1927, but because of name duplication, it 

 was rechristened Golden Gem in 1928 and seed given to 

 seedsmen for trial. 



