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Plate V. There were a few ears from the block planted with 

 ordinary sweet grains that showed a flintiness, and these are ar- 

 ranged to the left in the upper row, that is, the ears are placed 

 with the ones showing most strach-bearing grains to the left. 

 The set of twelve ears from .the block planted with flinty grains, 

 given in the lower row, all show the starchy kernels in great num- 

 bers, and no attempt was made to arrange them upon the basis 

 of flintiness. 



This test, so far as it goes, shows that flinty grains tend to 

 reproduce their kind, and suggests the natural opinon that all ears 

 of sweet corn that show starchy grains should be rejected. 



It is not the purpose here to enter into any philosophical con- 

 sideration of the subject, either as to the origin of the flintiness 

 or its value in the economy of the plant. It may be a tendency 

 to revert to the original type which was starchy, the influence of 

 some previous breeding with a flint sort, a way that the sweet corn 

 has to compete with unfavorable conditions that the suffering 

 mother hands down to the offspring, etc. Whatever the cause or 

 combination of causal conditions, the practical fact is that the 

 highest type of sweet corn is not considered as having flinty 

 grains, and all such may well be rejected at planting time. 



"Voorhees Red" Selection. 



The only plot in the "Strip" not previously described (No. 7) 

 was occupied with forty-five hills of the "Voorhees Red'' sweet 

 corn, planted from a single twelve-rowed ear. The crop shows 

 some variation in the plants and ears, and an occasional white 

 grain was present, as naturally expected from the nature of the 

 original cross ("Black Mexican" upon "Eg}^ptian"). Prom 

 the plot some of the best twin and single ears, all solid red, were 

 saved from plants previously labeled for their good qualities, and 

 the work of further selection will be continued. 



Second Set of Plantings upon the "Strips." 



Upon June 20th a second set of plantings was made upon the 

 "Strips," the blocks containing twenty-five (5x5) hills adjoining 

 the plots that were planted May 8-1 oth. The whole nine blocks 



