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Table III. 



-Comparison 0/ the girth measurements of the fruit of vanillon 9 Xvanil- 

 lonS — Continued . 



V43- 

 V43- 

 V34- 

 V43- 

 V34- 

 V34- 

 V43- 

 V34. 

 V43- 

 V34. 

 V43- 

 V43. 

 V34. 

 V43- 

 V43- 

 V43- 

 V43- 

 V43- 



Total... 



Average. 



I,enKth of 

 fruit in 

 inches. 



sK 

 sK 

 sH 

 sH 



6 

 6 

 6 



6K 

 6K 



Gitth in 

 sixteenths 

 of an inch 



at I inch 



from stem 



end. 



43 

 40 



34 

 42 



35 

 31 

 46 



37 

 43 

 32 

 38 



39 

 29 



35 

 44 

 46 



45 

 45 



2, 126 

 39-4 



Increase or 



decrease in 



circtunfer- 



ence of pods. 



> 



< 

 > 

 < 

 < 

 > 

 < 

 > 

 < 



> 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 > 

 < 

 > 



> 

 > 



Girth in 

 sixteenths 

 of an inch 

 at I inch 

 from blos- 

 som end. 



38 

 40 

 36 

 39 



38 

 35 

 45 

 42 



41 

 35 

 38 

 38 

 34 

 '42 

 48 



44 

 47 

 43 



"5 

 39-2 



» This fruit which externally resembled a V 9 XPcf cross had ovules fertilized throughout its length 

 which was true of no crosses of V43 9 X P <? . 



Table IV. — Com,parison of the girth measurements of the fruit of vanillon 9 X Vanilla 



planifolia $ 



V ? 



V5I. 

 VI3. 

 V34. 

 VI3. 

 VI3. 

 VI3. 

 VI3. 

 V52. 

 VI3. 

 VI3. 

 V52. 

 VI3. 



V43- 

 V43- 

 V34. 

 V43- 

 V34. 

 V34. 

 V43. 

 V43- 

 V43- 

 V62. 



V43- 



Total. .. . 

 Average . 



Length 



of fruit 



in inches. 



2H 



1% 



Z% 



3K 



3K 



3K 



3K 



3K 



4 



4 



4 



\M 



4K 



4K 



^Y^ 



5 

 5 



Girth in 

 sixteenths 

 of an inch 



at I inch 



from stem 



end. 



28 

 33 

 24 

 34 

 34 

 36 

 35 

 38 

 37 

 27 



41 

 38 

 31 

 29 

 32 

 27 

 31 

 28 



30 

 35 

 34 

 36 



35 



753 

 32-7 



Increase 

 or decrease 

 in circum- 

 ference of 

 pods. 



< 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 

 < 



< 

 < 



Girth in 

 sixteenths 

 of an inch 



at I inch 

 from blos- 

 som end. 



33 

 36 

 33 

 39 

 40 

 40 

 42 

 43 

 44 

 43 

 44 

 45 

 45 

 44 

 41 

 40 



43 

 41 

 43 

 49 

 47 

 40 

 50 



965 

 42. o 



