DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES 



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more laterals which are decidedly more crowded. The 

 ears are borne higher, on longer more pendant shanks 

 than those of Large Adams. The husked ears are 

 longer, more plump, and much less tapering with 2 to 4 

 more rows. The kernels in the dry stage are consider- 

 ably longer in proportion to the width than those of 

 Large Adams and are borne on a red instead of a white 

 cob. It is one of the lesser grown sorts of the class, but 

 when harvested at the correct stage becomes a fair 

 substitute for the true sweet corn. 



Plant very tall. 9-10 feet; stalks heavy and straight; nodes 

 15-16: covered, not prominent. Brace roots present, heavy, whorl 

 complete on 2 nodes, useful on one. Tillers absent. Leaves long 

 and moderately broad, 35-36 x 4—5 inches; sheath longer than 

 internode. Tassel moderately long, 18-20 inches; terminal spike 

 erect; lateral spikelets horizontal, many present, long, and very 

 crowded; bracts green, moderately striped with red; anthers buff 

 (deep colonial buff to chamois); 74-76 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 8th and 9th nodes, one and occasionally two 

 ears per stalk; shank variable, weak, extending well away from stalk. 

 Husk leaves very few to none, distinctly short and light. Husks 

 many, thick, short, tightly wrapped and difficult to remove. Silk 

 abundant, long and red. Husked ear long and plump, 9-10 x 2-2 '.i 

 inches, partly cylindrical and slightly tapering; rows 16-20, regular, 

 straight, crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage white, medium width and depth, thin; 

 at dry stage starchy white, particularly the crown, much longer 

 than wide, 1.3 x .87 x .37 cm. (88 seeds per oz.); nearly triangular; 

 crown straight; surface crease-dented, and very slightly rough at the 

 point of stylar attachment; set tightly on red cob. 



Hickory King. Ref. 89. Illus. 25. 



Ears of Hickory King reached edible maturity in 

 110 days and represent the largest seeded white dent 

 variety grown at Geneva. It is grown to some extent 

 in the southern states as a source of roasting ears. 



Plant tall, 7 1 ^-8 feet; stalks heavy and straight; 14—16 nodes, 

 covered, close together; tillers absent. Brace roots present and 

 complete on 2 nodes. Leaves long and broad, tassel moderately 

 long; lateral spikelets many, rather long, horizontal. Ears borne 

 at 8th and 9th nodes, one ear per plant. Husked ears medium long 

 and moderately slender, 7-8 x 1 J 2 — 1 J 8 inches; kernels very wide, 

 thin and deep; dent surface, set tightly on small white cob. 



Large Adams. Refs. 7, 254, 403, 517. Syns. Adams 

 Dreadnaught, Early Large Adams, Large Early 

 White Adams, Second Early Adams, Dreadnaught 

 Ideal. 

 To meet the requirements of a greater spread in 

 season of edible maturity, larger strains of the Early 

 Adams were developed. The specific time or place 

 concerning the introduction of the first selection (larger 

 and later) from Adams Early is unknown. Large 

 Adams has plant and ear characters which differ notice- 

 ably from those of Adams Early and the two stocks are 

 therefore described separately. 



Ninety days were required for ears to reach edible 

 maturity at Geneva. This was 4 days earlier than 

 Truckers Favorite, 8 days later than Adams Early, 

 and 8 days earlier than Stowell's Evergreen. The 

 plants are 2 to 2] •_> feet taller than Adams Early and 

 heavier. The ears and shanks are much longer, the 

 latter often being pendant. The kernels have converg- 

 ing crowns, whereas those of Adams Early are rounded 



and in the dry stage are considerably longer in proportion 

 to the width. 



As with Adams Early, this variety is used extensively 

 by southern growers instead of the true sweet corn 

 varieties. Its large and practically ear worm impervious, 

 tightly wrapped ears render it useful to those areas that 

 ship to the early northern markets. 



Plant tall, 7-8 feet; stalks straight and moderately heavy, 

 nodes 12-14, covered to very slightly exposed, not prominent. 

 Brace roots occasionally present, rather heavy, whorl not complete, 

 not very useful. Tillers entirely absent. Leaves moderately long 

 and medium width, 32-34 x 3'_>-4'2 inches; sheath equal to and 

 often longer than internode. Tassel medium long, 16-18 inches, 

 rather coarse and heavy; terminal spike erect; lateral spikelets 

 nearly erect, medium long, simple, medium in number, not very 

 crowded; bracts and anthers variable in color; 66-68 days to anthesis. 



Ears borne at 6th and 7th nodes, often two ears per stalk, one 

 usually a nubbin. Shank long and heavy, 6-8 inches, often dis- 

 tinctly pendant. Husk leaves few, very short and light. Husks 

 many, short, coarse and heavy, tightly wrapped and difficult to 

 remove. Husked ear moderately long and moderately plump, 

 8-9 x lJg-2 inches, decidedly tapering; base enlarged and com- 

 pressed; tip conical and slightly exposed; rows 16-18, straight, 

 occasionally lost near apex, crowded around the cob. 



Kernels at milk stage white, narrow, deep and thick, crown 

 somewhat converging, with point of stylar attachment extended and 

 prominent; at dry stage starchy white at the crown, the remainder 

 flinty, considerably longer than wide, medium thickness, 1.13 x 

 .94 x 42 cm. (88 seeds per oz.); rectangular; crown nearly straight; 

 surface crease-dented, otherwise smooth; set tightly on cob. 



In this group the varieties Paducah Market (572) 

 and Gentry Early Market (515, 561) may be included. 

 The former is 1 ] 2 to 2 feet taller than Large Adams and 

 possesses a more bushy tassel. The ears are of equal 

 length but have 4 to 6 less rows of kernels. Gentry 

 Early Market was a large-eared sort of the Adams type 

 coming after Early Adams. It was featured by T. W. 

 Woods and Sons of Richmond, Virginia. 



Mexican June. Refs. 221, 453. 



The earliest date of introduction that has been found 

 indicates that J. J. H. Gregory listed Mexican June as one 

 of his novelties in 1896. Although no information is 

 given concerning its origin, Chris Reuter, a seedsman of 

 New Orleans, Louisiana, mentioned in 1913 " The 

 genuine Mexican June corn is only grown in one part 

 of Mexico." Its use as green corn is confined to the 

 southern states, particularly Texas and Louisiana. 

 It has also been used by Dr. P. C. Mangelsdorf of the 

 Texas Experiment Station in developing a vigorous ear 

 worm-resistant sweet corn variety. His efforts culmi- 

 nated in the production of Honey June, a variety which 

 resulted from a cross between Mexican June and Country 

 Gentleman. 



Edible ears of Mexican June were produced at 

 Geneva in 104 days, 2 weeks later than Large Adams 

 and 10 days later than Truckers Favorite. The plants 

 are equal in height to those of Truckers Favorite and 

 slightly more slender and straighter, while the anthers 

 are definitely buff instead of reddish bronze. The 

 husked ears are about equal in length but are slightly 

 more plump, likewise the kernels in the dry stage are 

 much thinner, more rounded, and more nearly smooth. 



