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Journal of Heredity 



(Formerly the American Breeders' Magazine) 



Vol. VIII, No. 8 , August, 1917 



CONTENTS 



A Xew Food Mammal 339 



More Potatoes 346 



The Gluten of Bread 350 



The Classical Example of Consanguineous Marriage 354 



Death of Philippe de Vilmorin .355 



A Bxid Variation of Pitlosporum, by A. D. Shamel .357 



Inheritance of While Forelock, by S. J. Holmes and Richard O. 



Schofield 359 



Eugenics and Military Exemptions, by Roswell H. Johnson 360 



Adult Characters in Sunflower Seedlings, by T. D. A. Cockerell 361 



A Book for Family History 362 



Ants and Ajihids 363 



New Egg Records in New South Wales 365 



For the Gifted Child 366 



The Firefly's Light 368 



The Psychology of Special Abilities and Disabilities 372 



Color Inheritance in Mammals: II, The Mouse, by Scwall Wright . .373 



The Marriage Rate of the Insane 378 



Color Inheritance in Swine, by B. O. Severson 379 



A Classical Study of Criminals 381 



The Explanation of Self-sterility, by E. M. East 382 



The Mentality of Orphans 383 



Disabled Soldiers Marry in England 383 



Pollinating the Pecan, by E. E. Risien 384 



The Journal of Heredity is published monthly by the American Genetic 

 Association (formerly called the American Breeders' Association) for the benefit 

 of its members. Canadian members who desire to receive it should send 25 cents 

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Entered as second-class matter February 24, 1915, at the postofBce at Washing- 

 ton, D. C, under the act of August 24, 1912. Contents copyrighted 1917 by the 

 American Genetic Association. Reproduction of articles or parts of articles 

 permitted provided proper credit is given to author and to the Journal of Heredity 

 (Organ of the American Genetic Association), Washington, D. C. 



Date of issue of this number, July 25, 1917. 



