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scliool Students. Accorcliii^^ly, ])l;ins were jji-epared and a laroe 

 numl)cr of different tyi^ics of s])eciniens were arranged and supiilied 

 to the schools which desired them. Sex'eral of these specimens 

 were mounted in ghiss-covered exliihition cases which (hsphiyed 

 the material in a ver}' satisfactory fashion. Test tuhes also ]M-oved 

 valuahle containers for certain tx'pes of luaterial. The onl\- 

 charge to the schools was the actual cost of the exliihition cases, 

 test tuhe containers, and ears of corn \arieties which had to he 

 l)urchased Ironi the dealers. 



.Among the specimens exhihited .and later i)rei)ared for the 

 schools wei'e tlu' following: 



1. 'I ypes ol" small cereals — 7 small hnndles of heads, including 

 wheal (awned and awnless), harley (awned and awnless), oats, 

 rye, and rice. 



2. Types of wheat — one hundle each of S \-arieties showing 

 the following characters: 



a. Awned. white, glahrous glumes 



b. .\wnless. " 



c. .Awned, hrown, " 



d. Awnless, " 



c. .\wned, white, puhescent glumes 



/. Awnless, " 



(/. Awned. hrown, " " 



//. Awnless, " 



3. Soi'ghum hyhrids and ])arents — Meads of Dawn Ixahr, Ked 

 iVniber Sorgo, and the th-st generation plant. 



4. Corn varieties — Ears of Yellow and W'hite Dent, Yellow 

 rmd White Mint. S\veel, I'op, hod, and Indian Idour Corn. These 

 varieties showed the \ariatiou in color, shape of ear, and other 

 characters. 



5. Corn hyhrids — l^ars of two parental warieties and the hvhrid 

 between them, showing the segregation of the second generation 

 endos])erm characters. .\ number of different t\'pes of crosses 

 were a\'ailal)lc, and the schools selected one or more for their 

 ])urposes. 



In addition to the al)o\e, there were various miscellaneous speci- 

 mens momited in test tubes. ( )ne set consisted of se\en tulies of 

 small cereals- -a single lu-ad of each in a tube \vitli some of the 



