This section is from the book "Cooking Vegetables. Practical American Cookery", by Jules Arthur Harder. Also available from Amazon: The Physiology Of Taste.
No. 552. - This has large, full ears. The quality is unexceptionable. It is valuable as an intermediate variety.
No. 553. - Although the ripe grain is black or bluish-black, the corn, when in condition for the table, cooks remarkably white, and is surpassed by none in tenderness.
No. 554. - This is the best quality of the second early sorts, and the best for general crop. Stalks medium, bearing from three to six small curved ears, which are filled out to the end with broad, white kernels, that cook exceedingly sweet and tender.
No. 555. - The stalk is very vigorous. It is very productive, having large ears and long kernels. It is deep, rich, and sugary, varying in color from light red to white.
No. 556. - The stalks are large, with large ears of fine quality. It is the earliest of the very large sorts and is highly esteemed for canning purposes.
No. 557. - A variety noted for its productiveness ; the stalks having from two to four ears each. It is peculiarly adapted for canning, and in consequence of its sweetness and tenderness, its superiority is noticeable.
No. 558. - This variety produces the largest ears of any sort, a single ear weighing from two to three pounds. The quality is excellent, sweet, tender, and delicious. For family use it cannot be excelled.
No. 559. - This variety is intermediate in its season, and if planted at the same time as the early kinds, will keep the table supplied until October. It is hardy and productive, very tender and sugary.
No. 560. - An excellent early field variety, and often used for the table, particularly in the South. Ears eight inches long, with twelve or fourteen rows. The kernels are white and rounded, somewhat deeper than broad, and indented at the outer end, which is whiter and less transparent than the inner.
No. 561. - A very early, yellow variety, much grown in Canada, and good for localities where the seasons are short, or where first planting has failed.
No. 562. - This is a white flint, eight-rowed variety, with very large and deep grains. There are usually two ears to a stalk. It completes its growth in ninety-five days, and is considered very prolific.
No. 563. - This is an excellent, productive variety, with ears of good size, pearly white, and of a beautiful appearance. Much used for making hominy.
No. 561. - An excellent variety for field culture, with large ears, well filled out at the top and end. Its color is yellow, splashed with red at the point.
No. 565. - This is a variety as early as the flint sorts, and is highly recommended for general use. The stalks are of medium size, with very broad leaves. The ears are short and are always filled to the point. The cob is small, and the kernels are long and yellow. It makes a good meal.
 
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