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THE VEGETABLES OF NEW YORK 



Though not new, it has some good characteristics, 

 peculiar to itself. We refer to its bright golden color, 

 and a rich flavor suggesting a cross between the field and 

 sweet corn, which is very agreeable to most persons." 

 The Golden Sweet was also listed in 1868 by Hovey 

 fit Company of Boston, who described it as a " hybrid 

 between common yellow and Darling's Early; tender, 

 sweet but less sugary than most sweet varieties." It 

 was described the same year by Curtis 8s Cobb. Today 

 it does seem strange that this yellow type now repre- 

 sented by Golden Bantam, the acknowledged leader 

 of all sweet corn, was ignored in favor of white varieties 

 now considered inferior in quality. 



Plant moderately short, 4 } >-5 feet, stalks slender. Ears 

 borne low on plant; husked ears moderately short and moderately 

 slender, 6-8 x 1 J 2 _ 1 3 4 inches, cylindrical or slightly tapering. Rows 

 8-10, regular and straight. Kernels at dry stage " semi-trans- 

 parent yellow," large, broad as long, 121 seeds per oz.; crown rounded, 

 nearly semi-circular; surface moderately wrinkled. 



Jewell Bantam. Ref. 146. 



Comstock, Ferre 8s Co., of Wethersfield, Connecti- 

 cut, purchased, in 1922, a small quantity of seed of a 

 hybrid corn from a local farmer. After 3 years trial and 

 reselection they introduced it as Jewell Bantam. The 

 cross had been accidental and was between Golden 

 Bantam and Evergreen, giving ears which were of good 

 golden color but markedly different from the Bantam 

 in size and shape. It has been offered since 1927 by 

 R. B. Dunning 8s Co. of Bangor, Maine. 



At Geneva edible maturity was obtained in 77 days, 

 approximately the same as Golden Bantam, 5 days 

 later than Golden Sunshine, and 5 days earlier than 

 Barden's Wonder Bantam. The plants are practically 

 identical to those of Barden's Wonder Bantam although 

 less inclined to tiller. The husked ears are slightly 

 shorter than Barden's and plumper, containing 10 to 

 14 rows instead of 8 to 10. The kernels in the milk 

 stage are narrower but about the same depth; in the 

 dry stage they are usually less wrinkled and distinctly 

 tighter set on the cob. The variety is used for those 

 whose trade demands a fairly large sized ear early 

 in the season. Its use therefore is largely confined 

 to home and market gardeners. Its increased vigor 

 over that of regular Golden Bantam renders it as a 

 possibility in those areas where the latter variety does 

 not perform satisfactorily. 



Plant moderately tall, 5 ! _<-6 feet; stalks moderately slender 

 and straight; nodes 9-10, exposed and prominent. Brace roots 

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

 moderately many. Leaves medium long and moderately broad, 

 28-30 x 3J4-3 s .i inches; sheath shorter than and occasionally equal to 

 internodes. Tassel medium long and slender, 16-18 inches; terminal 

 spike erect; lateral spikelets quite drooping, moderately long and 

 abundant; bracts green, sparsely striped with red. Anthers light 

 yellow and buff (pinard yellow to chamois); 68-70 days to anthesis. 



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

 with an additional nubbin present. Shank moderately long, 4-6 

 inches, heavy and brittle. Husks moderately many, medium long 

 and rather tightly wrapped. Husked ear medium long and moder- 

 ately plump, 7-8 x 1%-I :i , inches, partly cylindrical, rather sharply 

 tapering near tip; base slightly enlarged and tip conical, occasionally 

 capped: rows 10-14, regular, straight and crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage light golden yellow, medium width (some- 



what wider on the 10-rowed specimens), and rather shallow; at 

 dry stage broader than long, .92 x 1.1 x .38 cm. (120 seeds per oz.); 

 somewhat triangular in shape; crown rounded; surface moderately 

 wrinkled, often quite finely so, rather shallow; tightly set on cob. 



Kingscrost. Refs. 210, 498. Syn. Double Crossed 

 Golden. 



Northrup, King 8s Co. offered this new hybrid- 

 inbred as Double Crossed Golden in 1930, but in 1933 

 renamed it Kingscrost. It was featured by R. L. Gould 

 8s Co., St. Paul, Minnesota, and by Francis C. Stokes 8& 

 Co. in 1933 as a new departure in yellow sweet corn 

 with uniformity in growth and in maturity of the ears. 



This is a sweet corn that is doubly new. For 

 nearly a hundred years we have had new varieties 

 introduced that were the products coming from crosses 

 between two well-established sorts. For themselves 

 many of these parent stocks did not represent pure lines. 

 If they could have been dissected for all of the many 

 characters possessed by a corn plant, there would have 

 been found not consistency for these characters, but its 

 very opposite, variability. Therefore, when two parents 

 having variation for the separate characters, were crossed, 

 the hybrid or progeny would again tend to be even more 

 variable. 



Nowadays, in order to produce a new stock, the 

 plant breeder may first self-fertilize parent strains 

 and after several generations produce inbred or pure 

 lines. The crossing of two inbred strains produces in 

 the first generation a hybrid-inbred with plants that are 

 uniform in their many characters. This program is 

 now being carried out by many corn breeders and in the 

 future many new varieties so produced may be offered. 

 The inbred lines are controlled by the originator, neces- 

 sitating the renewal of the seed stock each year from 

 the original parent lines. 



Edible maturity was obtained at Geneva in 70 days, 

 8 days earlier than Golden Bantam and 9 days later than 

 Golden Gem. The plants were more like Golden Gem 

 than Golden Bantam, consistently producing more 

 tillers than either variety and stalks more slender than 

 the latter. The husked ears were inclined to be more 

 noticeably paired than those of Golden Bantam, but 

 otherwise the ears were very similar. Its uniformity 

 both in plant and ear characteristics render it a distinct 

 contribution to the home and market gardener. 



Plant short, 4-4' ■• feet; stalks slender, slightly zigzag; nodes 

 6-7, usually exposed, prominent. Brace roots absent. Tillers 

 distinctly many, nearly as tall as central stalk. Leaves short and 

 narrow, 18-22 x 2%- 3 inches, uniformly red on the margin; sheath 

 shorter than internode. Tassel short and slender, 12-15 inches, 

 occasionally red at the base; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets 

 nearly erect, short, stiff, few present and scattered; bracts green, 

 moderately striped with red; anthers uniformly dull reddish bronze 

 (terra cotta); 51-52 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 2nd and 3rd nodes, one ear per stalk with an 

 additional nubbin present, small ears often borne on the tillers. 

 Shank medium long and slender, 4-5 inches. Husks medium in 

 number and length, rather tightly wrapped but easily removed. 

 Husked ear medium long and slender, 7-8 x l' 1 .-l" s inches, partly 

 cylindrical and slightly tapering; base slightly expanded, tip conical 

 and exposed: rows 8, somewhat distinctly paired, moderately 

 straight, slightly irregular at the base, not crowded around cob; 

 furrows deep but rather narrow. 



