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A slightly greater variation occurred in the eleven Ben Davis 

 X Jonathan progeny. Ben Davis X Jonathan gave nine indi- 

 viduals with marked Jonathan characteristics and two with dis- 

 tinct Ben Davis characteristics, as shown in Plates L and LI. 



Sutton X Xorthern Spy produced three individuals of marked 

 paternal shape, one intermediate and one listed as maternal in 

 general appearance. Four of these individuals gave larger fruits 

 than either parent. This increase in size may be due to a 

 heterozygous condition, which would probaLly stimulate the pro- 

 duction of flesh tissue. These apples are shown in Plate LII. 



Rome X Xorthern Spy is represented by only one individual 

 and, this cross, therefore, throws little light on the inheritance 

 of size and shape. This single representative, however, resem- 

 bles the Rome in shape and even bears the distinct green and 

 wide cavity which is so characteristic of this variety. In size it 

 slightly outclasses either parent. This cross is not illustrated. 



The nine offspring of Ralls X Xorthern Spy produced great 

 variations in size and shape. This is to be expected since the 

 difference in the size of the parents is more marked. The size of 

 these seedlings ranges from fruits smaller than the maternal to 

 larger than the paternal. Five of these seedlings resemble the 

 Ralls in shape, one the Xorthern Spy and three are intermedi- 

 ates ; all are shown in Plates LIII and LIV. 



In the Ben Davis X Esopus progeny are two individuals re- 

 sembling Ben Davis, one an intermediate and one Esopus-like in 

 shape, all shown in Plate LV. The reciprocal cross gave seven 

 of Esopus resemblance, eleven of intermediate, ten of Ben Davis 

 and one of unclassifiable shape. This cross gives the widest range 

 of variation in size and shape — a fact which may be accounted 

 for by the greater number of individuals, but not by the differ- 

 ence in size of the parents. Seven of the seedlings produced 

 fruit larger than Ben Davis and four of them bore fruit smaller 

 than the Esopus — the smallest being no larger than the Lady 

 apple. In shape a few individuals produced fruit more elongated 

 that Ben Davis while others bore fruit as oblate as the Lady. 

 Plates LVI, LVII, LVIII, and LIX show the size and shape of 

 the Esopus X Ben Davis apples. 



Ben Davis X irdntosh gave three intermediates and four each 

 of Ben Davis and Mcintosh shapes. It is interesting to note in 



