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1869. Waushakum, (Station seed grown in rows with other kinds in 1883): 
Ears six to nine and one-half inches long. Twenty ears 8-rowed. The de- 
scription same as for No. 1865. 
* Some very few slate-colored flint kernels. One ear red orange, of the color 
of King Philip, but a lighter shade. 
1870. Waushakum (Station, grown with other varieties for two years): 
Ears six to nine incheslong. Twenty-four ears 8-rowed. Description same as 
for No. 1865. 
* Some few white kernels on some ears. Otherwise no marks of hybridization. 
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1871. Yellow flint from early 8-rowed sweet ear (Station): 
Three dent ears five and one-half to six inches long; one rice pop ear three 
inches long; three pearl pop ears six to six and a half inches long; sixteen flint 
ears four to nine inches long. The dent ears are all Adams Early except the color 
is yellow. The Rice pop is yellow, many-rowed and on type, or cone formed. The 
~ pearl pop ears are yellowish, many-rowed and on type. The Flint ears are all of 
the type of the White Flint No. 7, page 46 of Second Annual Report of the New 
York Agricultural Experiment Station, except in being yellow. 
* Quite a number of yellow sweet kernels on the dent ears. Some white sweet 
kernels of rice type on the Rice pop ear. Some few slate-colored pearl pop and 
quite a few sweet pearl pop kernels, and orange flint of the Pearl pop ears. A 
few orange, white, slate and black flint kernels on the flint ears; some ears nearly 
free from a mixture. 
1872. Yellow flint from a sweet Amber Rice pop ear (Station): 
Fifteen flint ears five to eight inches long, and eight to 12-rowed; five rice pop 
ears four to six inches long and many-rowed. The flint ears of Early Dutton 
~ type, even the 8-rowed, which became 12-rowed towards butt. Color, orange yel- 
low. The Rice pop ears all on type. > 
* One flint ear with slate and white flint, and white and black sweet kernels, 
~~ allin small numbers. The fourteen remaining flint ears show no indication of 
hybridization. ‘The pop ears have a few purplish and slate rice pop kernels, 
DENT CORNS. 
1873. Adams’ Early (Gregory): 
Kars three to six inches long, Har stalk small; ear very slightly tapering in 
upper part, but strongly below, rounding at butt. Color, white; cob, white. One 
ear 10-rowed, thirteen ears 12- rowed, one ear 16 rowed. 
* Some very few purple dent kernels, 
1874. Benton Dent (Station): 
Kars five to nine and one-half inches long. Ear-stalk medium; ear cylindrical 
in upper part, pointing a little in the lower fourth. A strong tendency to open- 
ness between the pairs of rows, and the section of the ear squarish. Kernels 
very broad. Color, light yellow; cob, white. Fourteen ears 8-rowed. 
* But one ear off type, this one with small ear-stalk, rounding at butt, and 
- mostly flint, there being some few indented kernels, barely of the structure of | a 
dent. Otherwise than this no hybridization to be detected. 
1875. Blount’s Prolific (Gregory): 
_ Kars four to eight inches long. Ear-stalk smallish; ear cylindrical; a deep 
more or less broad sulcus hetween the rows which show a tendency towards ar- 
rangement in pairs. Color of kernels, white on summit, horny white below; cob, 
white. Nine ears 10-rowed, three ears 12-rowed. 
* Some few yellow dent kernels. 
1876. Chester County Mammoth (Gregory) : 
Kars six to eight inches long. EHar-stalk small; ear slightly tapering, rcunded ! 
strongly at butt; a rather deep but narrow sulcus between the rows. Kernels 
yellow on summit, orange below; cob, reddish. Sixteen to 18-rowed. 
i No hybridization apparent. 
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