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with white cob and purplish grains, three-fourths yellow and one 

 with no purple, grains three-fourths yellow. 



Plot 10. Planted with white grains from ear with white cob. 

 Three ears showed purple tinge in grains, one ear white cob and 

 solid yellow grains, three ears white cob and half the grains yel- 

 low. Six ears white cob and solid white grains. 



The results with the "Golden Bantam-Ruby" cross are too 

 meagre to warrant any conclusion along the line intended, 

 namely, the nature of the purple color of cob and grain as regards 

 the Mendelian law of inheritance. 



In the second set of plantings upon Smock Land (June 20th) 

 the following results were obtained : 



Plot I. Planted with Pop Corn upon "Black Mexican," se- 

 lected rose-colored grains. Failed to fruit. 



Plot 2. Planted with "Red Pop" upon "Black Mexican," sweet 

 grains. Failed to fruit. 



Plot 3, Planted with "Red Pop" upon "Black Mexican," 

 flint grains. Failed to fruit. 



Plot 4. Planted with "Golden Bantam" upon "Premier," yel- 

 low flinty grains. Failed to fruit. 



Plot 5. Planted with "Golden Bantam" upon "Essex Early," 

 yellow flinty grains. Failed to fruit. 



Plot 6. Planted with "Malamo," pinkish grains. Failed to 

 fruit. Plots 7-10 were planted with crosses of "Iowa Silver 

 Mine," a large white western field corn, upon sweet varieties and 

 similar crosses of "Pride of Nishua," a western yellow dent sort, 

 but the plots all failed to produce results. 



Reports of Testers of "Golden Bantam-Essex Early" Cross. 



"Corn yellow, ears good length for size stalk, perfectly formed 

 and sound, sweet and tender." "This corn came up fine, each 

 stalk eared well, but most of the ears had very few grains. The 

 quality of the grain was sweet and fine." "An excellent medium 

 early corn. Plant of medium size, ears from eight to twelve 

 rows, large kernels, delicious quality." "Very fine; plant tall 

 and thrifty; grain tender and sweet. It was so good to eat that 

 we could not resist eating all of it." "Came up well, and grew 

 finely; quite sweet flavor." "Plant medium size, much larger 

 than 'Golden Bantam' strong, vigorous grower, about five days 



