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harvest and the percentages for the 3 types of pods are indicated 



in table IV. 



TABLE IV 



Table IV shows that the first harvest comprised nearly three- 

 fifths of the total crop. It is further shown that the first harvest 

 has its 2-ovuIed pods below the average and its 3-ovuled and 

 4-ovuled pods above the average, while in the second harvest the 

 reverse is seen. In other words, as the season advanced the 

 average number of seeds in the pods increased. 



TABLE V 

 Number and average weight of seeds 



Table V shows that the largest number of seeds (4624) was 

 taken from the rows planted with seeds from the middle of the pods, 

 while the number of seeds planted from the basal and tip seeds 

 were 3461 and 3377 respectively. The average weight of all seeds 

 from each row approximates the general average, the only striking 

 deviation being in the lightness of the seeds grown from seeds 

 produced in the tip position of 4-seeded pods. 



