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18. Leamine, Vaughan, Sibley, Prof. Lazenby. Synonyms — 
Golden, Landreth, Ferry; Adams’ Dent, Prof. Beal. Ears seven to 
nine inches long, and one and seven-eighths to two inches in diameter. 
Ear slightly tapering in upper two-thirds, more strongly in lower 
third, often pointed at tip, which is unfilled; 18-rowed, more or less. 
Kernel. thick, long dimple dented, sometimes ragged or pinched,, 
bright orange yellow above, orange below, flat, some kernels slightly 
rounded at corners, forming an indistinct sulcus. Cob largish. 
19. Inurnois Yetitow. Ears eight to ten inches long, and about 
two and one-fourth inches in diameter. Ear slightly tapering, with 
a slight increase of taper in lower third, nicely rounded at butt, evenly 
at tip, which is unfilled ; sixteen to 20-rowed, or more. Kernel flat, 
yellow above, orange. below, dimple, often ragged, dented. Cob 
medium or largish. 
This appears to be quite generally grown in Illinois, and is the 
Yellow Dent of many New York farmers, and we can refer to it 
very many of the Yellow Dents of western farmers, and a number of 
_ local names, differing but in color or in minor characteristics. 
90. Mammoth Cuerster. Country Earty, Landreth. Ears nine to 
ten inches long, and two and one-half inches in diameter in center of 
ear. ar strongly tapering, usually more rowed at butt than towards 
tip, nicely rounded at butt, often rather pointed at tip; twenty to 28- 
rowed. Kernels very deep, often more than twice as deep as broad, ~ 
and two placed end to end equals or exceeds the diameter of the cob, 
yellow above, orange below, flat, dimple dented, often ragged. 
21. CuestrR County Gourp Srp, Landreth. Synonyms — Ches- 
ter County Mammoth, Sibley ;  Premiwm Chester County Mammoth, 
Bliss. Ears eight to ten inches long, and about two and one-fourth 
inches in diameter. Ear slightly tapering, rounding evenly at butt 
and tip, which is unfilled; sixteen to 20-rowed or more. Kernels 
deep, flat, light orange above, deep orange below, medium large, 
deeply creased dented, often ragged. Cob large. Plant abont seven 
feet tall. Ear always slimmer than’No. 20. ) 
Curster Country Mammora, Vaughan, Thorburn, Gregory, Ferry. 
Synonym — Cloud’s Karly Mammoth Chester, Landreth. Ears seven 
to eight inches long and two and one-quarter to two and one-half 
inches in diameter. ar slightly tapering, rounded,evenly at butt 
and tip; eighteen to 80-rowed. Kernels deep, narrow, thick, flat, 
light orange above, deep orange below, dimple dented. Cobs large. 
Plant eight to nine feet tall, bearing its ears forty-two to forty-eight 
inches from the ground. 
tt Kernels colored, not yellow. 
| Cob white. 
* A sulcus between rows. 
23. SourHERN Pro.iric, Sibley. Synonym, Avan’s Mo. Agr. 
Coll. Ears nine to ten inches long and about two and one-quarter 
inches in diameter. ar very slightly tapering, rounded at butt, 
rather pointed towards tip, which is unfilled; fourteen to 18-rowed. 
Kernels very deep, rounded polygonal, thus leaving a suleus between 



