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BBAZIX.IAN F Zi O U B. — One of the 



grandest plants ever introduced into this 

 country. It originated in Brazil, where it 

 constitutes the principal food. This corn 

 is especially adapted to the wants of our 

 Southern States. It withstands drouth, 

 makes better roastinng- ears than either 

 the early Adams' or any of the early sugar 

 corns. By planting- every month it will 

 furnish green corn all the season. Comes 

 in early and remains late. 



BEST OP AZiIi. — This white corn is the 

 most profitable variety yet introduced. It 

 is a week later than the Large Adams, but 

 the ears are large, nearly double the size 

 of Adams, therefore the lateness of bearing- 

 is offset by its extra large size, a quality 

 that is demanded by all our truckers and 

 gardeners. This is the best late Sweet 

 Corn and should be planted more tlian it 

 has been. We recommend it very highly ■ 

 for Southern gardens. 



EARLY FIELD CORN. 

 For First Crop in the South. 



IOWA SIIiVER MINE.— It is 



deep grained, pure white, rough- 

 topped, with a small white cob. 

 Ears run from 9 to 12 inches long, 

 with 16 to 20 rows of pure white 

 kernels, solidlj^ set on ears well 

 filled out at butt and tip. The cob 

 being small it dries out rapidly, 

 and can be marketed early. This 

 Corn is a drouth resister, matur- 

 ing in hot climates where early 

 drouths are frequent. Stalks 

 medium height, very leafy, with 

 broad blades, frequently bearing 

 two ears weighing 1 to 1% pounds 

 each. It will make a safe crop 

 anywhere in the corn belt, and in 

 all the Southern States. 



ST. C H A B I. E S BED COB 

 IVHITE. — Where the planter does 

 not object to a red cob no fault 

 can be found with this grand va- 

 riety. Pure white corn with red 

 cob, ears large, moderately rough, 

 deep grain. Stalks grow very 

 leafy and heavy and will produce 

 enormous yields of corn for husk- 

 ing crop or prove a mortgage 

 lifter for silage. This variety is 

 best adapted to the Southern 

 States for a husking corn and is ;. ; 

 in great demand in the Eastern .j-jji^ 

 and Northern States for ensilage ^7^^ 

 and fodder purposes. '%V 



H A S T I N G'S FBOI.IFIC. 



— Length of ear, 7 to 8 inches. 

 Circumference of ear, 5% to 5% 

 inches. Percentage of grain to 

 ear, 90. This variety of corn is 

 prolific; even under favorable con- 

 ditions two ears are formed on a 

 stalk. They are naturally small, 

 weighing from seven to nine 

 ounces, but the cobs are extreme- 

 ly small and the kernels average more than 

 one-half an inch in depth. Six to eight 

 such ears may be produced by one stalk if 

 conditions are good. The production of two 

 or more ears on almost every stalk is one 

 of the reasons for the variety ranking so 

 high in yield. The ears, are slightly taper- 

 ing for two-thirds the length and extremely 

 so for the last one-third toward the tip. 

 One can easily identify them if the shape 

 is only partly characteristic. The kernels 

 are slightly grayish white in color and 

 dented at the top, but not sufficiently to 

 make them rough. The stalks are rather 

 low, but may grow to from fourteen to 

 sixteen feet high on rich soils. When 



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growing so tall and producing a number of 

 ears, a strong wind is liable to do a large 

 amount of damage, breaking and blowing 

 the plants down. 



HICKORY KING. — This field corn has 

 come into general cultivation. It has 

 proven itself all that is claimed for it and 

 is the largest grained and smallest cobbed 

 pure white dent corn in the world. It is 

 early; the ears are from 7 to 9 inches in 

 length, and are generally borne from 3 to 

 5 on a stalk, making it very productive. 

 The ears are well covered by shucks, a 

 great consideration in field corn planted in 

 the South. 



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