JNIat, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



231 



and about five days earlier in the season than 

 .Stowell's Evergreen and in eliminating the 

 yellowish or creamy tint from the grain, a 

 lighter-colored stalk with white tassels and 

 light-colored silk has become a distinctive 

 feature. The ears are large, eight to ten 

 inches in length and from two to two and 

 ■one-half inches in diameter, with large and 

 quite deep grains, very tender, juicy and de- 

 cidedly sweet. It is one of the very best in 

 quality and remains in good condition for a 

 long time after it first becomes ready 

 for use. 



Stowell's Evergreen is the standard late 

 ■or main, variety for general planting, and has 

 held the first place for the home garden, 

 market, and canning purposes for a period 

 •of thirty years, very convincing testimony 

 ■of its merit. The stalks are of strong, 

 vigorous growth, seven to eight feet high, 

 and produce two quite large ears, eight to 

 ten inches long, well filled with large, deep 

 grains of excellent quality. The only ob- 

 jection to this variety lies in the very large 

 size of the ears, which are somewhat too 

 large for serving on the cob on the home 

 table of our critical gardeners. 



Mammonth Late and Egyptian are very 

 •strong growing and extra-large sorts, even 

 larger size and later season than the Stowell's 

 Evergreen. While both are of excellent 

 quality, they are not generally planted ex- 

 cepting for market purposes, it being more 

 satisfactory to keep up the supply of young 

 ears by making a number of plantings of an 

 earlier, smaller-eared sort to come on in 

 succession. 



Country Gentleman. In point of quality, ; 

 this is considered to be the very best sweet 

 •corn in the entire list by a large number of 

 gardeners. Originating in a cross between 

 the small-eared Shoe Peg and the larger, 

 later Evergreen it retains the small, slender, 

 deep grain of the Shoe Peg with the same 

 irregular arrangement of the grains on the 

 cob, with a larger ear and later season. 

 Indeed, the Evergreen parentage is only 

 shown in the increased size of the ear and 

 later season, together with a slightly larger, 

 plumper grain than the Shoe Peg. In sea- 

 son, it is about the same, or a little later, 

 than Stowell's Evergreen, producing four 

 ears to a stalk under good conditions, and 

 affording good ears for an extended period, 

 as the numerous ears on the stalks are not 

 all ready for use at the same time. 



In a well-selected strain of this variety, 

 the ears measure seven to eight inches in 

 length and about two inches in diameter, 

 but a very large proportion of the seed sold 

 .as Country Gentleman produces smaller 

 ears of only five to six inches in length. 



A comparison of the offerings of sweet 

 •or table corns in the seedsmen's catalogues 

 will show a very much larger list of varieties, 

 any of which vary only in a slight degree 

 from the standard varieties described above, 

 or which are specially selected stocks of local 

 reputation of these well-known kinds. As a 

 •combination of three or four of the best 

 -varieties of different seasons of maturity 

 is amply sufficient for the practical gardener, 



it would only be confusing to the reader to 

 extend this list to a greater length. 



VARIETIES FOR THE COOL NORTHERN STATES 



Extra early. — Plant when cherries are in 

 bloom: Peep o'Day. 



Early. — Plant when cherries are in bloom : 

 Golden Bantam, Early Fordhook, and Extra 

 Early Adams. 



Second earlies. — Plant when apples are in 

 bloom: Crosby's Twelve-rowed, and Early 

 Evergreen. 



For late summer. — Plant when apples are 

 in bloom: Stowell's Evergreen, and Country 

 Gentleman. 



For early fall. — Plant July ist and ioth: 

 Golden Bantam, and Early Fordhook. 



VARIETIES FOR THE CENTRAL STATES 



Extra early. — Plant when cherries are in 

 bloom: Peep o'Day. 



Early. — Plant when cherries are in bloom: 

 Golden Bantam, Early Fordhook, and 

 Extra Early Adams. 



Mid-season. — Plant when apples are in 

 bloom: Crosby's Twelve-rowed, and Early 

 Evergreen. 



Mam crop. — Plant when apples are in 

 bloom and every ten days until July 15th: 

 Stowell's Evergreen, and Country Gentleman. 



For fall use. — Plant July 15th to August 

 1 5th : Early Fordhook, and Golden Bantam. 



VARIETIES FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES 



Extra Early. — Plant when cherries are in 

 bloom: Extra Early Adams, and Adams 

 Early. 



Second early. — Plant when apples are in 



Moore's Concord (left) a mid season variety pop- 

 ular in the cool north. Country Gentleman (right). 

 The best sweet corn for the home table 



bloom: Crosby's Twelve-rowed, Early 

 Evergreen. 



Main crop. — Plant when apples are in 

 bloom and every ten days until the last of 

 July: Stowell's Evergreen, and Country 

 Gentleman. 



For fall. — Plant last of July to August 15th: 

 Extra Earlv Adams. 



Seeds may be started in the greenhouse for later transplanting to the open when all danger of frost is past 



