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Ears seven to eight inches long; ear stalk small; ear slightly 
tapering, rounded strongly at butt, and at tip, diameter large; kernels 
deep, closely set ; color, yellow on top of kernels, orange below ; 
cob red, large; eighteen to twenty four or more rowed ; ears four 
feet from ground; plant about eight to nine feet tall. 
Our crop with several forms of ears. The true type as described 
with loose open kernels, the consequence of the season being too 
short for ripening. Some ears nine inches long, nearly cylindrical 
but tapering toward the tip; small diameter; largish ear stalks ; 
kernels scarcely rounding at butt, a broad and deep suleus between 
rows, kernels polygonal, small tipped and dimpled, the color yellow 
above, orange below ; other ears of the Leaming type, but longer, 
to twelve inches long, and cobs very slightly red tinged. In all 
some white dent and copper orange kernels. 
Extra Earty Apams, Thorburn. 
Ears four to five inches long; ear stalk small; ear tapering 
strongly toward tip; the kernels often irregular; usually ten to 
fourteen-rowed; kernels flat, no suicus between the rows; color 
white; cob white. Ears about two feet from ground, plant three to 
four feet high, eleven to twelve leaved. : 
*In our crop some ears six to seven inches long, which may be 
referred to Early Adams, twelve to sixteen-rowed, the plant taller, 
otherwise the description the same. Some yellow kernels. 
Gotptn Dent, Thorburn. 
Ears six to nine inches long; ear stalk medium to large; ears 
tapering, rounding a little at butt, long rounding at tip, with large 
diameter, eighteen to twenty-rowed. esembles the Leaming in 
many respects, but a “ fatter” ear, thinner kernel, and deeper color. 
Jolor golden orange ; cob red; ears about three feet from ground, 
plant about eight feet. high. 
*In our crop some white kernels. 
Improvep Brount’s Prouiric, Thorburn. 
Kars five to eight inches long, mostly ten to twelve-rowed ; ear 
stalk small ; ear cylindrical, tapering toward the tip. A broad and 
deep sulcus between the rows in the eight-rowed, narrower in the 
ten and twelve-rowed, with a tendency toward disappearance. Color 
dead white on surface of kernel, horny white below; cob white. 
Ears four and one-half feet from ground, plant seven to eight feet 
tall, fifteen to seventeen leaved. Very late, scarcely fit to harvest 
October 14. | 
‘*In our crop some yellow and purple striped kernels. Some yel- 
low ears. The variety not as yet fixed to uniform appearance of 
ear. 3 
Lone Istanp Wuarrr Dent, Thorburn. 
Ears nine to ten inches long; ear stalk large; ears cylindrical in 
the eight-rowed samples, tapering in the twelve-rowed, rounding but 
