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Tlie iuiut yellows are exjoectal to he coustiint Twelve families raised 

 \\ere all constant. The actual uumbei-s are given in Table 31. 



In tlie case of the cross " Kiu'afusagi " x " Nagoya-sbii-o ", the red coloiu- 

 of the awn was more distinct than the former case, hence the agreement of 

 the expected to the observed numbers was close. In the i^, %vas obtained: 



Thii'ty two faint j-eUow gave all constant families. See Table 32. 



(c) The Cross : Red x Pmple. 



The relation of the colour of the stigma, awn, palea, glumes and the 

 leaf-sheath was studied by the cross " Hanbim-neuto " x " Grem-okumochi ". 

 The charactei'S involved in tliis cross wliich were subjected to investigation 

 %\cre as f )llc )ws : 



Avm 



■ Hanlnin." 



Red 



'Genroku.' 



Pnrple 



F, '• Hanbim." x " Genroku.' 



Purple 



