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Worth, Sibley, Gregory; Goddards Pride of the North, Vaughan. 
Ears six to seven and one-half inches long, and about one and three- 
fourths inches in diameter. Resembles Wisconsin Yellow in every 
respect, except having a slimmer form of ear, and is perhaps only a 
more northern form ; mostly twelve to 14-rowed. Plant about six 
and one-half feet tall, bearing its ears about twenty-four inches from 
the ground. One of the Earliest of Field Dents. | : 
13. Smepiey, Sibley. Synonym—An unnamed from Mich- 
igan. Lars six to six and one-half inches long, and about one and 
one-half inches in diameter. Ear slightly tapering, rounded at butt, 
pointed at tip, which is well filled; both butt and tip peculiar 
looking from the projecting and pointed kernels; mostly ten to 12- 
rowed. Kernels deep, strongly polygonal, having a very broad and. 
deep triangular sulcus between rows, very small at summit, dimple 
dented, lighter orange above than below. Cob, small; plant about 
six and one-half feet tall; season early. 
The kernels all pitch or slope downward on the ear, and this 
with the deep sulcus, offers a very peculiar and characteristic 
appearance. 
14, Farmer’s Favorire, Benson, Maule & Co. Snyonym — 
Larmer’s Favorite Golden Dent, Henderson. Ears eight to nine 
inches long, and about two to two and one-fourth inches in diameter. 
Ear slightly tapering in upper portion, more strongly in lower por- 
tion toward the tip, which is unfilled; fourteen to 18-rowed. Ker- 
nel a little deeper than broad, a little rounded polygonal, thus leav- 
ing a narrow sulcus between the rows, bright orange-yellow above, 
deep orange below, thick, large, long dimple dented, often rough- 
ened. 
** No suleus between rows. 
15. QueEN or THE Prartriz, Gregory, Bliss. Ears six to eight 
‘inches long, and about one and three-fourths inches in diameter, 
slightly tapering, well rounded at butt, often rather pointed toward 
tip, which is unfilled; sixteen to 18-rowed. Kernels flat, deeper 
orange below than above, deeply creased dented, usually pinched; 
cob, smallish. Plant about nine feet tall, bearing its ears about 
forty-two inches from the ground. | 
16. Nortu Star, Vaughan. Synonym— Minnesota Dent, of 
many New York farmers. ars seven to eight inches long, and one 
and three-fourths to two inches in diameter. Ear often tapering quite 
strongly, nicely rounded at butt, a little pointedly at tip, which is 
often rounded and well filled ; eighteen to 20-rowed. Kernel flat, 
yellow-orange above, orange below. Plant, six to seven feet tall. 
17. Harnaway, Vaughan, Ferry. Ears six and one-half to eight and 
one-half inches long and two to two and one-quarter inches in diame- 
ter. ar very slightly tapering in upper two-thirds, quite tapering 
in lower third, rounded evenly at butt and bluntly toward tip, 
which is unfilled; twenty to 24-rowed. Kernel narrow, yellow 
above, light orange below, long dimpled, often ragged or pinched 
dented. 
