THOCYAN i'T' 



{-] Coloa/' due to three and Ji/ur trUtravli'ng facitus. 



I oas cUseusficd below was made ia the season 1912 between a wholly 



^icjii. iiwnlem variety with white stigma, C ■ ^' ■' (Plate II, figs. 



5-8), and a variety with reddish rur:;!!' l-.;' md awns, and 



a deep bsue-black atiirnm CUa- Plate II -4). Four 



successful, crosse-? ained.. bur, uniorfeu nately d^inng the absence of 



the w^riter on tour> (ii; -.:<• oi the F^ plants were ea.ton by iiisects and the result 

 of ordy oue. C25 ^' x C9 y '^'^^^ i^o ia^v available. The cross has sinrt^ botM. 

 rt;peaf;ed; hni the residts wUl aot be forthcomiiig for auolher year. 



hi the F> -he i oiouj; ihaiocters appeared to be almost wholly dominant, 

 tiiough the colo^iTB v,^**.ri3 rto>^; '..puite so pronounced as in ■ i arent. 



p. ' EXPLANATION OF PLATE IL .nidm-ing 



th 



• ■n.^i^g >ij/: ^.edling of Chittagung 9, showing cojouicd cuU-ieiiujiHry leaf. 

 „ fi. Jfature. tijJer, 4iy!wiug..;Coivured kai'sheatlis. 

 „ ^^ Branch of spike!et.s, »howiii^''*i6l(Ht¥ea ;u)i(ul!>s and .•^-^nui. 



,. 4; ■MtitMspi^^^tet; ■•'■^\'-^'"^''" " ;:: ' 



„ 5. Needling of, ^i!t^gyng '^5, wM^^^ ;,.;;•<> 



„ 0. Maltue ^illeJuisA^h oily green. )sr, ;ii» 



„ 7. Brancii of ^ s^J{;sfei?!SV showing no 'i'^l^ured apiciiiia and stigma 

 V i;!!! : .'Wibiteii iv above iigiit<:s iuis also beua obtained from the 

 ni.jllvf -^^l i¥»turft ttpikeieiU, a rsatDral hybrid selerted from the pure line 



■xample the male 

 lukuoVi : i'<'i5 the loilowing figures were 



whitii stigina 

 ■ ' uitis ; whu.8 stignv 

 and a|)iculws 47 : hi 



h- ivt". l'> III'' r : : i);i <f. ii<(^l,-> ill iillOf 



iniera' i ^nd apicii : . and four for the 



.st);,'in;; wfiarftble Table III, and 



fhe coustJiatiOM for the extra 



27— Cl^r^ stigma white. 



