DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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The introduction of the yellow selection as Sunnybrook 

 in 1924 was brought about by Burpee. 



Edible ears were produced at Geneva in 90 days, 

 in season with Bantam Evergreen, 1 week later than 

 Golden Giant, and 2 days later than Golden Cream. 

 Only one other yellow variety, a minor one, Papago, 

 required longer to reach edible maturity. Plants are 

 shorter than those of Bantam Evergreen, although the 

 tassel was distinctly long and slender in proportion to 

 those of the taller varieties. The husked ear was equal 

 in length to Bantam Evergreen but much more tapering. 

 The ears most resemble those of Buttercup, but pos- 

 sessed more rows and more narrow kernels. The 

 variety is used primarily as a market and home garden 

 sort, coming into production at a time when the earlier, 

 smaller growing yellow varieties have completed their 

 normal season. 



Plant moderately tall, 5 } £-6 feet; stalks moderately slender and 

 straight; nodes 9—10, covered, not prominent. Brace roots present, 

 moderately heavy with whorl complete on one node, vestigial on 

 the second node. Tillers few. Leaves long and moderately broad, 

 30-34 x 3 y r~ t inches; sheath longer than but occasionally equal to 

 the internode. Tassel distinctly long and moderately slender, 

 20-22 inches; terminal spike moderately drooping; lateral spikelets 

 drooping, moderately long, many present and crowded; bracts 

 pale green, sparsely striped with red; anthers buff color (deep 

 colonial buff to chamois I ; 66-68 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 5th and 6th nodes, one ear per stalk with an 

 additional nubbin present. Shank moderately long, 4-6 inches, 

 heavy but brittle. Husk leaves many, short and light; husks 

 moderately many, long, heavy and wrapped rather loosely. Husked 

 ear moderately long and moderately plump, 8—9 x 1 5 8 — 1?4 inches, 

 moderately tapering, base slightly enlarged, compressed; tip conical, 

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

 somewhat irregular at the base, crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage yellow, moderately narrow and medium 

 depth; at dry stage bright amber yellow, moderately large, long 

 and medium width, 1.18 x 1.03 x .39 cm. (104 seeds per oz.); tri- 

 angular in shape; crown very slightly rounded; surface quite deeply 

 and abundantly wrinkled and creased; set loosely on cob. 



Sunshine. Refs. 194, 209, 335, 345, 346, 347, 348, 478, 

 559, 570, 571. Syns. Early Sunshine, Gold 

 Standard No. 5, Golden Sunshine. Illus. 25. 



At the North Dakota College of Agriculture, A. F. 

 Yeager, in 1919, saw the need for his region of a variety 

 earlier than Golden Bantam and with a larger ear. 

 Based on the records of a previous trial three large- 

 eared, extra early white sorts were chosen and planted 

 in alternate rows with Golden Bantam. All of the 

 plants in the rows of white corn were detasseled, thus 

 insuring a cross with Golden Bantam. Long before 

 harvest it became evident that Gill's Early Market was 

 preferable as the other parent. This is a 12 -rowed white 

 variety of fair quality selected out of Portland Market by 

 Gill Bros, of Portland, Oregon. Portland Market 

 originally was selected from Mammoth White Cory. 



For 6 years Professor Yeager carried along the 

 progeny of this cross using the modern methods of the 

 corn breeder to isolate the line which seemed to have the 

 most desirable characteristics. The 1923 season lots 

 were reduced to seven and the next year one of the seven 

 lots was chosen as superior to all others. Some of the 

 seed secured was sent out in a limited way for trial 



in 1925, but the first wide-spread testing came in 1926. 

 Since then, because of its earliness and size of ear, 

 Sunshine has been considered one of the leading yellow 

 varieties. 



At Geneva Sunshine produced edible ears in 72 

 days. This was 6 days earlier than Golden Bantam 

 and 10 days later than Spanish Gold and Golden Gem. 

 Plants were slightly taller than those of Golden Bantam 

 and decidedly more bushy and leafy. Stalks were more 

 zigzag and nodes more inclined to be exposed and promi- 

 nent. The ears averaged an inch longer, were more 

 plump, and possessed 10 to 12 rows instead of 8. Kernels 

 at the edible stage were somewhat lighter yellow in 

 color, more narrow, and deeper, while the dry seeds were 

 slightly less finely wrinkled. 



This variety met with success in many sections of 

 the country. It possesses that invaluable characteristic 

 of fulfilling requirements as a desirable market garden- 

 ing variety because of its extreme earliness and good 

 quality, as a possible major canning type because of its 

 quality and size of ear, and as an enviable home garden 

 variety since it can be used satisfactorily for a diversity 

 of purposes. 



Plant medium tall, 5-5 ' 2 feet, stalk moderately slender and 

 straight; nodes 7-9, usually exposed and prominent; exposed 

 portions usually streaked and blotched with red. Brace roots 

 present on one node, whorl complete, moderately slender and useful. 

 Tillers few present. Leaves moderately short and moderately 

 narrow. 26—28 x 3-3 > 2 inches; sheath usually shorter than internode. 

 Tassel medium long and heavy, 14—16 inches, not colored at the 

 base; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets erect to slightly droop- 

 ing, many present, crowded, basal ones usually compound; bracts 

 green, slightly striped with light red; anthers buff colored (deep 

 colonial buff to chamois) moderately uniform; 54—56 days to anthesis. 



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

 additional nubbin usually present. Shank variable, 2-6 inches, 

 moderately slender and brittle. Husk leaves many, moderately 

 stiff and distinctly darker green than husk. Husks many, heavy, 

 wrapped rather loosely, easy to remove. Silk scanty, medium long 

 and easily removed. Husked ear medium long and moderately 

 plump, 7-8 x 1 3 4~2 inches, partly cylindrical, moderately tapering; 

 base rounded and tip conical; somewhat exposed; rows 10—12, 

 regular, straight and crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage light yellow; medium size, moderately 

 broad and medium deep; dry stage light yellow, medium size, .94 x 

 1.07 x .39 cm. (128 seeds per oz.); somewhat triangular in shape; 

 crown slightly rounded; surface slightly rough, extremely wrinkled; 

 set tightly on cob. 



Sweet Orange, Seymour's. Refs. 81, 225, 335, 348, 

 373, 520, 525, 546. Syns. Burpee's Sweet Orange, 

 Large Golden Bantam. Illus. 25. 

 This was the second yellow sweet corn which W. 

 Atlee Burpee offered or introduced. The first trial at the 

 Fordhook Farms during the 1905 season gave results 

 so favorable that Mr. Burpee contracted with the 

 originator, H. J. Seymour, a member of the Oneida 

 Community at Kenwood, New York, for his entire 

 supply of seed to be produced during the 1906 season. 

 Sweet Orange was first introduced in 1907 as a second 

 early, to serve as the main crop yellow corn. Burpee 

 stressed its quality, even pronouncing it superior to 

 Golden Bantam in sweetness and tenderness (if one 

 could believe such to be possible). 



