BURBANK'S 1920 NEW CREATIONS IN SEEDS 
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A New Creation in Corn — "Sorghum Pop" 9"^ common corn Zea Mays 
nas shown a wonderful 
adaptability to various soils and climates and also to the various uses for which 
it is grown, much more so than any other grass or grain. Next to it in variability 
are the Sorghums, which include the 
various Kaflir corns, broom corns, and 
annual sugar canes. These are two 
very distinct species, one of which is 
a native of Africa, the other of Amer- 
ica, and there is no record of any new 
variety having been produced by 
crossing. Six years ago, after numer- 
ous trials, a few kernals were pro- 
duced on an ear of Stowell's Ever- 
green Sweet Corn, from pollen of the 
white "goose neck" Kaffir Corn. These 
precious kernals were carefully 
planted one by one the next season 
and all but two were Stowell's Ever- 
green to all intents and purposes, but 
two ripened weeks earlier and were 
almost true Kaffir corns with compact, 
crooked, drooping "heads," contain- 
ing many scattering hard, round ker- 
nels, also bearing "goose neck" droop- 
ing ears, somewhat resembling pop- 
corn. The next season all were planted 
and a neiv corn, in many respects 
resembling white rice popcorn, but 
with more nearly globular kernels, 
was produced, but the ears were 
branched or "many fingered" and bore 
kernels, not only on the outside, but 
on the inside of the ears, producing 
an enormous number of kernels to the 
cluster. As the cobs had to be crushed 
to obtain the corn, selections were 
made of short "stubby" ears which 
bore kernels only on the outside. 
We now offer this most unique corn, 
and you will find it early, quite uni- 
form, and one of the best popping 
corns. It pops out pure white, sweet,^ 
and with a whirlwind of vehemence.! 
This amazing production is of greatj 
interest, not only to growers, but also 
to botanists. 
Packet of 100 seeds, 20c; ounce, 30c; 
pound, $1.50. 
Lonsdale, Minn., Dec. 25, 1918. — The "Sorghum Pop" I ordered of you is really a surprise 
to me as to how it poiis. There is absolutely no hard portion of the kernel left when it is 
popped. Considering its quality, earliness and productiveness, I think most of the older varieties 
should be discarded. J. P- V. 
Medina, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1919. — I congratulate you on your new popcorn. See enclosed photo- 
graph. No. 1 is the ordinary popcorn; No. 2 is yours. Many of the grains were so small they 
would slip through the ordinary cornpopper. The popped-out grains are from your production. 
I enclose also a proof of what I expect to come out in November "Gleanings." The picture won't 
eyes Uiose little grains naake that 
as ijrepostcrous or impossible. 
A. I. R. 
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1_C0MM0N POPCORN. 
2_S0RGHUM POP— SHOWING GIANT POPPED 
CORN FROM ITS SMALL KERNELS. 
. proof of what I expec_ _ 
be ready before December 1. If I hadn't seen with 
great, big, beautiful popcorn, I would be inclined to say it 
[From "Gleanings in Bee Culture," November, 1919.] 
"BURBANK'S CREATIONS"— SOME OF HIS LATER ONES. 
After I returned from Florida I got hold of Burbank's 1919 catalogue and I sent for quite a 
number of things. The Giant white-seeded sunflower named "Manteca" I have described else- 
where A new kind of corn which he calls "Sorghum Pop" I am very much pleased with. It is 
the result of crossing a variety of sorghum with Stowell's Evergreen and he found after testing 
that it produces popcorn. The grains are pearly-white and the ears larger in size than ordinary 
popcorn; and the funny thing about it is that a great part of the ears are twins— you might 
call them Siamese Iwius; and besides the twins we have quite a number of triplets. It pops 
beautifully and I have been greatly enjoying lately putting the popcorn in hot milk, instead ot 
the "shredded wheat biscuits" that I have been using for months past. And, by the way, one 
