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CASE 22. — A series of the numerous agricultural varieties 
of Indian corn, including specimens of the various pod, sweet, 
dent, dint, starch, and popcorns. 
CASE 23. — Official standards of corn. At most of the large 
railroad and grain shipping centers of this country official grad- 
ings have been established by Corn Exchanges, State Commis- 
sions, Boards of Trade or other authorized bodies. This instal- 
lation shows the various grades of a number of the more im- 
portant localities. 
The right side 'Of this case contains a geographic installa- 
tion of corn from the various corn growing countries of the 
world. 
CASE 24. — A natural size wax model of a corn plant show- 
ing its ordinary cultural habit. 
CASE 25. — Illustrating the history of Indian corn. Hybrid 
varieties of maize of high coloring grown by various Indian 
tribes for use as food and in religious ceremonials. Various 
aboriginal corn foods from Meixco, Central and South America, 
and photographs showing the methods of preparation. 
CASE 26. — This case is devoted to specimens of the various 
modern cereal food preparations made from corn, the manufac- 
ture of whiskey, and to some extent the numerous utilizations 
of the cob, husk, pith, stalk, etc. 
THE WEST TRANSCRIPT. 
The cases on this floor are devoted to the following exhibits : 
3 cases to the cotton plant and its utilization; 2 cases to plant 
dissemination; 2 cases to peculiar foods; 2 cases to gums and 
rubbers; and one case to the bean family (Leguminosae)* 
CASE 27. — This case contains a geographic collection of 
cctttons; specimens illustrating the utilization of the cotton 
fiber in the manufacture of celluloid, etc., and a series of cotton 
oils with samples of economic products made therefrom. 
CASE 28. — In the upright portion of this case are shown 
bromide enlargements of a cotton field, gin, and transport, while 
the table part is devoted to specimens of all the products and 
by-products arising in the separation of the cotton from the 
seed, and in the extraction of cotton seed oil. 
