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retically, there s^lioiild lia\e been twenty-eight green i)lants, or ten 

 more than actually present. However, the number of instances 

 is too small for any generalization for this crop. 



Fifty-nine fine ears were harvested, samples of which are shown 

 in the lower right-hand corner of Plate ITT. Seventeen were from 

 green stalks and had the ordinary color of husk and cob. Two of 

 these ears are shown at 1 and 2. They are, perhaps, a trifle smaller 

 than the average ears of the whole crop and of remarkably good 

 shape. Three-quarters of the grains are yellow and of a desirable 

 length — that is, the percentage of grains to the mass of the ear is 

 far al)ove the average. Samples of the forty-two ears with purple 

 ("Ruby") husks and cob are shown at 3, -i and 5, the latter being 

 one of the largest, and showing the blotching of the ''blood" in the 

 gTaiiis, which makes the white grains more conspicuous here than 

 elsewhere. 



It would seem, in the case of the ears, that ILendelism is evident 

 for the numbers for dominant "Euby" and recessive white are 

 closely approximated. With this in mind, it is hoped to get a 

 cross between the ''Euby" and the ''yellow" along at least four 

 lines, namely, (1) "Ruby" plants with yellow grains ; (2) ''Ruby" 

 plants with white grains ; ( 3 ) green plants with yellow grains, and 

 (4) green plants with white grains. It remains to be seen whether, 

 when this is done, the vigor of the plant, time of bearing, crop, 

 size of ear, &c., will remain constant in the four strains. 



The table qualities of this cross demand a word because the cob 

 (of the "Ruby" type) is of a dark, almost "blood," color, and in 

 this respect is objectionable to some. When the ears are served 

 this seems to be intensified, but the cooking does not discolor the 

 grains, which are quite white, unless they were tinged at the 

 outset. 



"Golden Baniam-L'whujstons Evergreen" (34/47). — There 

 was only a very limited amount of the seed of this cross, and, to 

 avoid contamination, it was planted late (June 26tli), and, from 

 necessity, upon poor soil ; the young plants started out well, but 

 they remained small and gave a very inferior crop. 



"(J olden Bantam" upon "Mexican-Gentleman" (34//99/19). — 

 The white grains only of this double cross were planted, and, 

 owing to unavoidably unfavorable conditions, only an inferior 

 yield was secured. Xo yellow grains were in evidence, and there- 

 fore, in this case, the black of the "Mexican" and the yellow of 



