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Journal of Agricultural Research voi. xiii, no. u 



Table I. — General description of the plants used in transpiration experiments during the 

 summers of igi6 and igiy at Garden City, Kans. 



1916. 

 July 6-9 



July 10-13 



July 17-18 



July 26-27 



July3i-Aug. 2. 

 1917- 



July 10-12 



July 13-16. 



July 17-19- 



July 20-22. 



July 23-25. 



July 26-27. 



July 30-31. 



August 2-3 . 



Plant. 



[Corn, Pride of Saline.. . . 



Kafir, Dwarf Blackhnll . 



iMilo, Dwarf 



(Corn, Pride ot Saline. . . 



Kafir, Blackhull 



Milo, Dwarf 



(Corn, Pride of Saline. 



Kafir, Dwarf Blackhull. 



iMilo, Dwarf 



Corn, Pride of Saline. . . . 

 Klafir, Blackliull 



iCom Pride of Saline. ... 

 Kafir, Dwarf Blackhull. 

 Milo, Dwarf 



Milo, Dvvai-f. 



Corn, Freed 's 

 Dent. 



Feterita 



Sorgo, Freed's. . . 



UTiite 



Milo, Dwarf 



Com, Pride of Saline. 



Com, Sherrod's White 

 Dent. 



Sor.iio, Freed's 



Kafir, Dwarf Blackhull . . 



Com, Freed'sAVliite Dent 



Feterita 



Kafir, Dwarf Blackhull . 



Milo, Dwarf 



Corn, Pride of Saline. 



Sorgo, Freed's 



Sorgo, Red Amber 



Milo, Dwarf 



Corn, Sherrod's WTiite 

 Dent. 



Feterita T 



Sorgo, Freed's 



Milo, Dwarf 



Corn, Pride of Saline 



Num- 

 ber of 

 plants. 



Height 



of 

 plants. 



Sorgo, Freed's 



Sorgo, Red Amber 



Kafir, Dwarf 



Corn, Freed's White 



Dent. 

 Feterita 



Sorgo, Red Amber 



Kafir, Dwarf Blackhull 



iCorn, Freed's White Dent 

 Corn. Sherrod's White 

 Dent. 

 Feterita 

 Sorgo, Red Amber 



Ft. in. 



2 8 



Leaf 



surface 



per 



plant. ■ 



Sq. cm. 

 10,481 



3. =25 

 10, 701 



6,069 



3-134 

 13. "9 



6.S27 

 2,72s 

 13.029 

 10, lOI 



2.825 



10,668 

 6,i,S6 

 2,580 



3.944 

 3.236 



5,780 



9,664 



6,264 



3 ■ 1 54 

 3.965 



6.398 

 12,9^9 



3,029 

 4, 001 

 7.464 

 10, 916 



3.624 

 2,951 

 6.330 

 16,943 



2.793 

 4.S43 

 6, 710 

 15, 205 



3,601 



3.973 



7.i';9 

 14, 563 

 10,825 



3.038 

 4. 131 



Sheath 

 surface 



per 

 plant. 



Sq. cm. 

 419 



403 

 512 



541 

 836 



422 



1,124 



566 



387 



I.070 



3S1 

 390 



407 

 242 



207 



545 



442 

 286 



335 

 234 



330 

 686 

 437 

 840 



408 

 380 

 513 

 798 



5S5 

 634 

 422 

 997 



421 



660. 



430 



1.334 



960 



General remarks.^ 



3P unfolded 



2P unfolded 



Booting. 

 4P unfolded 



3P unfolded 



Booting. 

 4P unfolded 



Booting. 

 Blooming. 

 Tasseling. 

 2P unfolded 



Grain in the 



Ears forming. 

 Blooming. 

 Seed in dough 



4P unfolded 



Booting. 



2P unfolded 



3P unfolded 



4P unfolded 



4P unfolded 



Booting. 



3P unfolded 



5P unfolded 



Heading. 

 2P unfolded 



Booting. 



4P unfolded 



Blooming. 

 Booting. 

 Booting. 

 Shooting. 



12 leaves. Blooming. 

 9 leaves. Blooming. 



11 leaves. Heading. 



12 F and 4P unfolded 

 leaves. 



9 leaves. Blooming 

 12 loaves. Heading. 



11 leaves. Booting. 

 14F and 3P unfolded 



leaves. 



10 leaves. Finished 

 blooming. 



10 leaves. Blooming. 

 14 leaves. Booting. 

 16 leaves. Siiooting. 



12 leaves. Grain in milk 



9F and 



leaves. 

 SF and 



leaves. 

 9 leaves. 

 9F and 



leaves. 

 8F and 



leaves. 

 9 leaves. 

 iiF and 



leaves. 

 12 leaves. 

 9 leaves. 



14 leaves. 

 iiF and 



leaves. 



9 leaves. 



milk. 



15 leaves. 

 II leaves. 

 9 leaves. 



stage. 



9 F and 

 leaves. 



11 leaves. 

 8F and 



leaves. 



10 F and 

 leaves. 



8F and 



leaves. 

 8F and 



leaves. 

 10 leaves. 

 8F and 



leaves. 

 loF and 



leaves. 

 10 leaves. 

 9F and 



leaves. 

 10 leaves. 

 10 F and 



leaves. 

 10 leaves. 

 10 leaves. 



12 leaves. 



16 leaves. 



333 8 leaves. Seed forming. 

 646 I 10 leaves. Seed forming. 



op=:l,eaves fully imfolded: P=lcaves partially unfolded. 



