May, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



229 



eight to twelve inches in length, with fourteen 

 or more rows of milk-white grains, which 

 are tender, juicy and sweet if gathered at 

 the proper stage. This variety is not suited 

 for Northern localities, as it requires too 

 long a season to develop in a cool climate, 

 and it should not be confused with the Extra 

 Early Adams which is much dwarfer in 

 growth and earlier in season. 



VARIETIES OF SUGAR CORNS 



(arranged as to season of maturity) 



The true sugar corns can readily be dis- 

 tinguished by the more or less shrivelled 

 character of the dry seed. The more 

 shrivelled the seed, the greater percentage 

 of sugar is contained in the grain, and the 

 better and sweeter the flavor in the fresh, or 

 green, state. At the same time, the more 

 the seed is shrivelled, the more tender it is 

 and the more liable to rot instead of germin- 

 ating, if it should be planted before the soil 

 has become thoroughly warmed. Conse- 

 quently, it is better to wait until the trees are 

 fully out in leaf and all danger of frost is 

 past before making plantings of the better 

 late varieties, especially as these kinds will 

 make a better growth and come on more 

 quickly if they do not experience any check 

 in growth, such as would be experienced 

 from a late frost or a succession of cool 

 nights after the young plants have started 

 to grow. 



Early Malakopf, or Peep o'Day, is the 

 very earliest and one of the sweetest corns 

 that I have ever grown. The stalks are only 

 two and a half feet high and set two ears 

 very near the ground. The ears are four to 

 five inches long with eight rows of medium- 

 sized grains. The ears are too small for a 

 market variety, but it is excellent for the 

 small home garden, as it takes but little 

 space and will give good ears much earlier 

 than any of the larger varieties. This vari- 

 ety was originally introduced by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture and is 

 one of the very best novelties ever dissemin- 

 ated by the Department. 



Planted at the same time, the Peep o'Day 

 is from three to five days earlier than the 

 Early Fordhook. The small ears become 

 ready for use very quickly and evenly, so 

 that the entire lot of ears from a single plant- 

 ing may be gathered in two pickings in 

 about five days' time. 



First of All is, aside from the preceding, 

 the very earliest variety of the sweet type, 

 growing about four feet high, and has eight- 

 rowed ears. It is very early but has an 

 inferior flavor. 



Early Fordhook, really the earliest of the 

 large-eared sugar corns, grows five feet high, 

 sets two eight-rowed ears to a stalk, is about 

 three days later than the First of All and 

 greatly superior in flavor. 



Early Cory is the standard, popular extra 

 early, is similar to the preceding but a day 

 or two later and inferior to it in flavor. 



White Cob Cory. The three preceding 

 varieties have red cobs and reddish grains 

 when matured, but in the fresh, or green, ears 

 the grains are of a creamy tint. In this 



Golden Bantam in the best condition for table use. Has eight rows of creamy yellow grains 



Adam's Early too old. The "dents" do not show when Kernels are in prime condition 



Early Cosmopolitan, a corn of only fair flavor. The tip of this ear is not well filled 



The late corns have larger ears. An ear in prime condition; tender, full of rich, sweet, milky juice 



Early Champion. The blacK Rernels show that it has been grown near some BlacK Mexican 



Peep o' Day, the earliest white, and one of the sweetest corns grown. Plant is two and one half feet high 

 1 i ' and bears two ears four or five inches long 



