. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. BURPEE'S FARM SEEDS. 77 THE NEW BRAZILIAN FLOUR CORN. When our attention was Urst directed to this flour Com, in 1S85, we were skeptical as to the great claims made for it, and refused to catalogue it last season. From v.'hat we have seen of it since then, and from the mass of strong testimony as to its value, we are persuaded that it is well worth a thorough trial, and we print below the description of a Penasyh"ania growe
. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. BURPEE'S FARM SEEDS. 77 THE NEW BRAZILIAN FLOUR CORN. When our attention was Urst directed to this flour Com, in 1S85, we were skeptical as to the great claims made for it, and refused to catalogue it last season. From v.'hat we have seen of it since then, and from the mass of strong testimony as to its value, we are persuaded that it is well worth a thorough trial, and we print below the description of a Penasyh"ania grower who, after growing it for two years, is very en- thusiastic in its praise :— The past season we have grown a small field of this valuable com, and can now say, after carefully watching its habits of growth and thoroughly testing its cooking qualities, that it is the most wonderful va- riety 01 grain ever introduced into this country. At the Pennsylvania State Fair, held in Philadelphia, in 1SS5, we exhibited a sample of the Brazilian Flour Cora on the stalk and also in the ear, which at- tracted moreattention than anything on ex- hibition and elicited the admiration of all. The Brazilian Flour Corn, on good soil, will grow from 8 to 10 feet high; the leaves are a dark green color, having much the appearance of other com stalks, a me- dium thickness, thickly studded with ears, seldom less than 4 and often 6 or 7 full ears on one stalk. The ears are from 7 to 9 inches long, small cob, well filled with beautiful while grains, about one-half the size of ordinary field com, which, when ground and bolted, makes a grade of flour equal in ever}' respect to the best wheat flour, for bread-making and all culinarj- purposes. The Brazilian Flour Corn, when once started, grows ver>* rapidly, ripens medium early, and if planted early in the spring, will ripen in almost any climate. Our crop the past season was not planted until June loth, and fully matured before frost. But we would r
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