Taste I, A comparison of the ear characteristics of archaeological 
maize from Cebollita and Cottonwood Caves to that of modern 
Chapalote from Mexico. 
Cebollita Cottonwood’ Chapalote’ 
External Characters of Ear 
Length (em. ) 8.7 9.0 11.0 
Diameter (cm. ) 2.6 8.3 2.9 
Row Number 10.5 14.0 12.3 
Width of Kernel (mm. ) 6.0 6.0 6.7 
Thickness of Kernel (mm.) 4.0 4.0 4,1 
Length of Kernel (mm.) a8 — 7.4 
Internal Characters of Ear 
Diameter of Cob (mm.) 19.0 — 22.0 
Diameter of Rachis (mm. ) 12.0 — 11.2 
Length of Rachilla (mm. ) 2.0 —- 1.8 
Glumes prominent prominent prominent 
Cupule Wings prominent = prominent 
Teosinte Introgression 1 — — 
‘Data from Hurst and Anderson (1949). 
? Data from Wellhausen et al. (1952). 
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