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085 days, (days for sweet corns are to edible stage), 4.5' stalks, 8-12+ rows per cob, ears vary in length but average 6-7, colorful dry kernel is yellow red purple

Popcorn. Does not fully pop. Texture is somewhat gritty. Once popped kernels are crunchy and dry with a sweet flavor. Cylindrical-conical shaped ears are very small with small popcorn kernels. Ears 2.5-3.5" long and 0.85-1.25" wide. Kernels are dark yellow and somewhat glossy with a sharp point at the tip. Kernels are round to oval shaped and come to a point. Ears have a 50/50 split between regular and irregular 12-15 kernel rows. Cobs are white. Plants 3-5' tall. Numerous, pendant leaves are small and narrow. Tassel ears are common on about 25% of plants. 1-4 tillers per plant. Stems green. Tassel usually just a single, with no branches, though some plants do have tassel branching. Can be quite prolific in setting ears, up to 7 per plant. Early maturing and corn smut rather common when grown in 2014 at Heritage Farm. Donated to SSE by Will Bonsall (ME BO W) who introduced this variety into the 1985 SSE Exchange. He described it as a Maine heirloom from the Pownal, ME area. SSE Accession # 108512

Apache

CORN

IA, US

115 days, 5-6' stalk, deep red, almost black kernels

Art Verrell's

CORN

IA, US

Early maturing, white sweet corn. A staff favorite for flavor in 2018 sweet corn trial. Amazingly tender kernels with great corn flavor. Creamy, sweet and very juicy. Kernels burst open easily, and as the donor says, you can "eat it off the cob even if you are without teeth." Short plants, 3-5 feet tall, with 1-3 tillers per plant. 2-3 ears per plant. Ears 5-6 inches long, 1.3 inches wide. White cobs. 8-10 kernel rows per ear, occasionally 12. Donated to SSE by Tim Peters (OR PE T) who introduced this variety into the 1983 SSE Exchange. SSE Accession # 108087

Art Verrell's White

CORN

IA, US

Early maturing, white sweet corn. This is the same variety as 'Art Verrell's' but has been stewarded by Robert Manchin of Vermont for more than 20 years. Very few differences were seen between this strain and 'Art Verell's.' A staff favorite for flavor in 2018 sweet corn trial. Amazingly tender kernels with great corn flavor. Creamy, sweet and very juicy. Kernels burst open easily, and as the donor says, you can "eat it off the cob even if you are without teeth." Short plants, 3-5 feet tall, with 1-3 tillers per plant. 2-3 ears per plant. Ears 5-6 inches long, 1.3 inches wide. White cobs. 8-10 kernel rows per ear, occasionally 12. SSE Accession # 108704

Ashworth

CORN

IA, US

Excellent, mid-season yellow sweet corn. In the early 1980s, Johnny's Selected Seeds described this variety as having the best flavor of the open-pollinated sweet corns. Kernels are sweet, creamy, and tender. There is some variation in the flavor from plant to plant but the best ears are very good. Ears have a nice size, shape and color (deep yellow-orange). Two ears per plant. Ears average 6" long and are well-filled. Plants average 5 feet tall. Most plants have no tillers. Donated to SSE by Glenn Drowns (IA DR G) who acquired this variety from Johnny's Selected Seeds. SSE Accession # 108177

Atkinson

CORN

IA, US

Mid to late-season, white sweet corn. Large, cylindrical ears. 7-9 inches long, 1.75-2 inches wide. 10 or 12 kernel rows per ear. Large kernels. White cobs. Plants 7-9 feet tall. Green stalks with some red pigmentation. 1-3 ears per plant. No tillering. Plants often produce multiple ears from the same node, with one "king" ear. Lackluster flavor. Not very sweet, rather bland. Kernels are big and plump but do not have the desirable creamy texture of many sugary type heirloom varieties. Donated to SSE by Glenn Drowns (IA DR G) who acquired this variety from the USDA (PI 198641). This variety was acquired by the USDA in 1951 from C. Atkinson of Farmers National Bank in Plain City, OH. SSE Accession # 108178

Aunt Mary's

CORN

IA, US

This variety of corn is from George B. Teall (MI TE G), who received his start of it in 1978 from John Howell (VA HO J) of Falls Church, Virginia. At that time, John had been maintaining the variety for 25 years and was selectively developing it to produce 3 and 4 ears per stalk. SSE Accession # 107874

Baby

CORN

IA, US

SSE Accession # 108415

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