234 Inheritance of Tigld and Loose Paleae in Oats 



Fig. 3. Diagrammatic representation of an I<\ plant as a single panicle. For 

 purposes of the diagram the different types of paleae are indicated each in 

 a separate spikelet, though naturally all three kinds frequently recur in the 

 same spikelet. 



A = Pure tight type of paleae. 



^ = Intermediate type of paleae. 



^ -- Pure loose type of paleae. 



