﻿AND 
  STARCH 
  CHARACTERS 
  IN 
  CORN 
  

  

  163 
  

  

  From 
  the 
  kernels 
  of 
  this 
  F2 
  ear 
  (129 
  a) 
  selected 
  to 
  represent 
  the 
  

   sweet 
  type 
  I 
  obtained 
  twelve 
  ears, 
  nine 
  of 
  which 
  showed 
  only 
  

   sweet 
  kernels. 
  Two 
  (171 
  c 
  and 
  172 
  a) 
  showed 
  respectively 
  nine 
  

   and 
  three 
  intermediate 
  kernels. 
  One 
  ear 
  (174 
  c) 
  showed 
  three 
  

   full 
  starchy 
  kernels 
  which 
  may 
  have 
  been 
  due 
  to 
  stray 
  pollen 
  as 
  

   there 
  were 
  no 
  intermediates 
  on 
  this 
  ear. 
  The 
  classes 
  of 
  kernels 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  for 
  each 
  of 
  these 
  ears 
  Is 
  given 
  in 
  Table 
  II, 
  section 
  3, 
  By 
  c. 
  

  

  From 
  ear 
  129 
  c 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  cross 
  four 
  lots 
  were 
  planted, 
  two 
  

   (Nos. 
  176 
  and 
  178) 
  consisting 
  of 
  dimpled 
  dent 
  kernels 
  and 
  two 
  

   (Nos. 
  177 
  and 
  179) 
  consisting 
  of 
  sweet 
  kernels. 
  

  

  \ 
  

  

  TABLE 
  II 
  (cow.) 
  

   4. 
  Ears 
  from 
  selfed 
  F3 
  ear 
  129 
  c 
  

  

  A. 
  Starchy 
  kernels 
  planted 
  

   a. 
  Mixed 
  ears 
  obtained 
  (hybrids) 
  

  

  Ear 
  Nos. 
  

  

  176 
  a 
  

  

  " 
  c 
  

  

  " 
  d 
  

  

  " 
  e 
  

  

  ' 
  " 
  / 
  

  

  " 
  m 
  r. 
  

  

  178 
  a 
  

  

  " 
  c 
  

  

  " 
  d 
  

  

  " 
  e 
  

  

  " 
  / 
  

  

  Starchy 
  

  

  latermediate 
  

  

  5 
  weet 
  

  

  Chfmaera 
  

   and 
  pitted 
  

  

  _--,.n 
  the 
  dimpled 
  dent 
  kernels, 
  thirteen 
  selfed 
  ears 
  were 
  

   obtained, 
  two 
  with 
  for 
  the 
  most 
  part 
  pure 
  starchy 
  kernels 
  which 
  

  

  Fro 
  

  

  would 
  be 
  classed 
  as 
  

  

  extracted 
  dominants 
  and 
  twelve 
  givmg 
  

  

  starchy, 
  intermediate, 
  and 
  sweet 
  kernels 
  which 
  would 
  be 
  classed 
  

   as 
  extracted 
  hybrids. 
  In 
  Table 
  II, 
  section 
  4^ 
  A, 
  a, 
  the 
  impo- 
  

   sition 
  of 
  the 
  mixed 
  ears 
  (extracted 
  hybrids) 
  is 
  shown. 
  

  

  The 
  six 
  

  

  kernels 
  which 
  show 
  pitting, 
  or 
  one 
  half 
  sweet 
  and 
  one 
  half 
  starch 
  

   (chimaera 
  kernels) 
  are 
  counted 
  with 
  

  

  ternfediates 
  

  

  If 
  the 
  

  

  intermediate 
  kernels 
  are 
  divided 
  equally 
  bet%veen 
  the 
  starchy 
  and 
  

  

  Mendel 
  

  

  008 
  

  

  ..... 
  starchy: 
  .990 
  sweet. 
  There 
  is 
  one 
  intermediate 
  kernel 
  to 
  

   thirty, 
  starchy 
  and 
  sweet 
  kernels, 
  a 
  larger 
  proportion 
  than 
  is 
  

   found 
  in 
  the 
  starchy 
  ears. 
  

  

  