Archive image from page 47 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1947). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1947asso Year: 1947 44 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Erie: A new Asgrow hybrid with long, slender ears SWEET CORN Zea mays var. saccharata For three generations we have pioneered in sweet corn, since the time when, accord- ing to accepted tradition, Everett B. Clark grew the first crop of it which was intended to be used only for seed. In the following half-century we introduced many popular open-pollinated varieties and then, with the advent of modern breeding method
Archive image from page 47 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1947). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1947asso Year: 1947 44 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Erie: A new Asgrow hybrid with long, slender ears SWEET CORN Zea mays var. saccharata For three generations we have pioneered in sweet corn, since the time when, accord- ing to accepted tradition, Everett B. Clark grew the first crop of it which was intended to be used only for seed. In the following half-century we introduced many popular open-pollinated varieties and then, with the advent of modern breeding methods, were privileged to be the first to offer hybrid seed commercially, the hybrid being Redgreen, developed by Dr. D. F. Jones of the Connecticut Agricultural Experi- ment Station. The oldest inbred lines still in use are believed to be our No. 5 and No. 14, the parents of that Stowell's Evergreen Hybrid, 14 x 5, which received one of the earliest All-America medals and continues to be one of the more popular late white types. Most of our development work on sweet corn is conducted at the Eastern and Mid- west Asgrow breeding stations, but in recent years the Southern station has also had a share in our extensive program, which has produced many of the hybrids listed below, each one adapted to some special conditions of growth or use. The column headed Days is based on many recorded trials but is meant primarily to indicate relative periods to the picking stage, since maturity is likely to vary with differing conditions of climate and soil. Varieties marked (y) have yellow kernels; those marked (w) have white. HYBRIDS Height Length of stalk of ear feet inches Davs Allegheny (y) 7Y2 7 89 All-America Bronze Medal, 1941. An exclusive Asgrow hybrid for home and market gardeners. Tall, vigorous plant, highly resistant to bacterial wilt and a heavy yielder. Ears tapered, mainly 18-22 rowed, well filled to tips with very narrow, long kernels of medium yellow color. Carmelcross (y) Sy2
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