3\)'2 M-.W .Ihi;-1A AniJlCCI/rUEAL COLLEGE 



tin- 'i;;;!)!:!!!!" li:i.I l.ntli Imvii cliiuinatcd by selecting the recessive 

 ^vllit.• ^ii-aius fur two oviionitiuns. The zigzag of the "Gentleman" 

 was present to a small extent, and chiefly at the tips of the ears. 



"(;,>f,lrn Ininlam-Countvy Gcnileman" (34/19).— This cross 

 involves a very striking dilTcrence in the size of plant and ear 

 arrangement of the grains and time of coming into bearing. The 

 thirty hills were planted, purposely, late, to secure their freedom 

 from mixing witli anotlicr early Idock of corn, grown nearby. The 

 eonditions were unfavorable for a good crop and only thirty ears 

 of suitable size for seed were harvested, all having three-fourths 

 of their grains yellow. Only seven showed the zigzag type of the 

 "Country Gentleman," while nine were straight-rowed and the 

 remainder had the r<iws somewhat irregular. In the low^er part 

 of J'late II. the male parent is shown at 1 and the mother type 

 at 4, with - and o as fair samples of the kinds of ears that were 

 obtained i)y the cross. The shape is'good, perhaps better than that 

 of either parent, and is somewhat like a boat, with the butt nar- 

 rowed in and the upper portion tapering slightly to the end. This 

 i«i a desirable form of ear and the size is satisfactory if it can be 

 |)roilueed early and two ears upon a stalk. Owing to the small size 

 of tlie block no test of the table ears was made, but the extremely 

 hinh (]ualitv of the "Countrv Gentleman" parent is much in its 

 favor. 



'-(ialdc, Jlaiilam-StoweU's Evernreen" (34/83). — Thirty hills 

 of this cross were planted late (June 9th) upon land where w^inter 

 s(|uashe> failed, and being somewhat in the shade of large maple 

 trees, did not liave a fair chance. At harvest time the three-quar- 

 ters <.f yellow iiraiiis was a])]>aront. Practically one-fourth of the 

 cars were eiglit-rowed, like the male parent, and the others had 

 ten, twelve and more rows (»f kernels. Upon these latter, in par- 

 tienlar, the long ami much desired type of grain of the "Stowell" 

 was present, and the hojK' is indulged that, by selection, either a 

 white or M yellow strain (as desired) may be ol)tained that will be 

 l»"tli ••arly and ^till h;ive a small cob with a lar-e percentage of the 

 "•''■'•'<■ l-"-'i">'- •" tlir lower part of Plate IL the male and female 

 paivMi^ ot ||„. eros. in (]uestion are Xos. 1 and 7, respectivelv, 

 while llu- ,.ars at .-, and a are selected types of the crosses. The one 

 at C n.ay uive a lar-er emp tl,;,n :.. l,nr nu,re than likelv at a loss 

 of speed in eoimng iiitu table coii.liiinn. 



