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hilum is surrounded by a coloured ring. There appears to be no obvious con- 

 nection between the colour of the seeds and the colour of the flowers (Plate II). 

 Plants having similar flowers differ as regards the cok :ur cf the seeds, while 

 similar seeds produce a wide range of colour in the flowers. The following 

 three cases illustrate the kind of splitting met with as regards the colour and 

 .markings of the seed coat : — ■ 



Parent 



Seeds whitish with a 

 violet tinge and violet 

 spots. 



Seeds smoky black with 

 black marks. 



Seeds reddish black. 



Progeny 



f White to brown with or with- 

 out a brownish ring round 

 the hilum 



Light brown 



Brown with a deep brown 

 ring round the hilum or 

 deep brown patches 



Red 



Smoky black j . . 



Black 



Violet 



White to brown with a violet 

 ring round the hilum and 

 violet patches and spots . . 



Violet black 



Yellowish brown 



Smoky without any marks . . 



Smoky with black marks 



Black 



Reddish black with black 

 spots 



Nearly black with patches . . 



Smoky red 



Dark red 



Brown with black spots 



Dark brown 



Brownish red 



Yellowish 



20 

 3 



3 

 3 

 1 

 3 

 1 



26 

 1 



14 



10 



19 



3 



3 

 2 

 4 

 6 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 7 



Total number of plants 



(iO 



44 



33 



