SWEET CORN—Continued 
Lincoln 
All-America Selection—1942 
Plant—6-7 feet tall, vigorous, stalk 
sturdy, suckers slightly, wilt resistant. 
Ear—7% inches long, 12-16 rows, 2 
inches in diameter, slightly tapered, 
medium yellow, quality fair to good. 
Developed by Dr. W. R. Singleton at 
Conn. Agric. Exp. Station. A large and 
attractive ear popular with home and 
market gardeners in the East. 
81 days 
Marcross 69 days 
(C6 x C13) 
Plant—5 feet tall, stalks short but sturdy, 
few suckers, wilt resistant. 
Ear—7 x 2 inches, 10-14 rows, medium to 
light yellow, wide kernels, ear blocky 
and carried low, quality fair to good. 
Developed by Dr. W. R. Singleton at 
Conn. Agric. Exp. Station. An early 
market and home garden type. 
68 days 
Plant—3'%-4 feet tall, suckers moderate- 
ly, stalks are reddish-brown in color. 
Ear—5 2-6 inches long, 8-12 rows, 1% 
inches in diameter. 
Quality excellent. Less suckering than 
Golden Midget. Ideal ear for freezing 
Miniature 
Spancross 66 days 
All-America Selection—1941 
Plant—41'4-5 feet tall, medium green, few 
suckers, scant foliage. 
Ear—6-6'% inches long, 10-14 rows, with 
slight taper. 
Developed by Drs. Singleton and Jones of 
Connecticut as a first early market and 
home garden type. A day or two earlier 
than Golden Rocket but does not have 
as good quality. 
94 days 
ear 3 feet high, 
dark green and 
Southern Shipper 
Plant—7-8 feet tall, 
suckers moderately, 
vigorous. 
Ear—8-9 inches long, 12-14 rows, 1%- 
1% inches in diameter. Slight taper, 
good husk cover. 
Developed by N. K. & Co. Has definite 
ear worm resistance. Developed strict- 
ly as a shipping corn for southern 
areas. Quality fair to good. 
Tendergold 78 days 
Plant—6 feet tall, foliage medium to dark 
green, sturdy stalk, suckers moder- 
ately, wilt resistant. 
Ear—7% inches long, 10-14 rows, 1% 
inches in diameter, cylindrical, medium 
yellow, kernel medium wide and deep, 
well filled tip. 
A second early hybrid, popular with home 
on cob. Fits into pint and quart con- and market gardeners. Very high 
tainers. Home garden novelty. quality. 
White Hybrids 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN TYPES 
Cogent 92 days Illinois No. 13 98 days 
(Hybrid 9561) 
Plant—612-7 feet tall, suckers moderate- 
ly, vigorous. 
Ear—9-10 inches long, diameter 2% 
inches, cylindrical, zig zag rows. Deep, 
pearly white kernels, good quality, 
light interior silks. 
Used for canning whole kernel or cream 
style. Largest eared Cogent we’ve 
seen. Good field performance. 
Plant—7-712 feet tall, suckers moderate- 
ly, vigorous, dark green foliage. 
Ear—8-8'% inches long, diameter 214 
inches, cylindrical, zig zag rows, slight- 
ly tapered, deep, pearly white, shoe- 
peg kernels, light colored silks, good 
quality. 
Used for canning whole kernel or cream 
style. 
Evergreen Types 
Hybrid Evergreen 91 days 
(Double Cross) 
Plant—7% feet tall, very vigorous, stalks 
sturdy, few suckers. 
Ear—7'2 inches long, 16-20 rows, 2 
inches in diameter, pearly-white, ear 
blocky, quality good. 
Developed by Northrup, King & Company. 
Very productive, not as uniform in 
maturity as a single cross, making it 
more desirable for home and market 
gardeners. 
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Illinois 14 x 11 91 days 
Plant—8 feet tall, vigorous, sturdy stalk, 
few suckers, high ear. 
Ear—8 inches long, 16-20 rows, narrow 
kernels of good depth, good quality, 
cylindrical. 
A heavy yielder adapted to canning whole 
kernel and cream style. Adapted to 
mechanical picking. 
