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pair of characters that bred as domin- 

 ants and rccessives. 



The theoretical Mendelian ratio calls 



for 94.5 for the dominant, and 31.5 for 

 the recessiv^e characters. Table I shows 

 that the standard plants are much in 



Table I 



Table II 



Plants 



1. Dandy Dwarf upon Yellow Cherry. 



i Standard 

 Dwarf 

 Standard 

 Dwarf 



Both Crosses combined / Standard 



1 Dwarf 



Number 

 of plants 



106 



20 

 106 



20 

 212 



40 



Green 

 foliage, 

 per cent 



74.5 

 85.0 

 81.1 

 65.0 

 77.8 

 75.0 



Yellow 

 foliage, 

 per cent 



25.5 

 15.0 

 18.9 

 35.0 

 22.2 

 25.0 



T.VBLE III 



Fine 

 leaves, 

 per cent 



Coarse 

 leaves, 

 per cent 



1. Dandy Dwarf upon Yellow Chcrrv / Standard 



1 Dwarf 



2. Yellow Cherry upon Dandy Dwarf , / Standard 



1 Dwarf 



Both crosses combined / Standard 



1 Dwarf 



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