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the union of "Black Mexican" and "Egyptian" when the "Voor- 

 hees Red" was in the making. It would seem that the last- 

 named variety has a power of transmitting color as strongly as 

 the "Black Mexican." A sample ear is shown at 5. 



Block 6. "Voorhccs Red" upon "Golden Bantmn-Banana" 

 (165//34/6). This plot, while not as well situated as the last, 

 was quite like it in the color of grains in the mixed ears, twenty- 

 three of which were harvested including two nearly zigzag from 

 the "Banana" blood, one of which is shown at 6. 



Block 7. "Voorhees Red" upon "Golden Bantam-Country 

 Gentleman" (165//34/19). The sixteen hills yielded thirty-three 

 ears suitable for seed, all of which were of fine shape, usually 

 twelve-rowed and showed a lighter red (pink) in all of the ears 

 than the previous blocks having the "Voorhees Red" as one of 

 the parents. The left six ears in the lower row of the plate are 

 of this cross ; there was very little evidence of the zigzag blood. 



Block 8. "Voorhees Red" upon "Stowell" (165/83). The 

 harvest consisted of seventeen ears, all mixed with red and white 

 with some yellow flint that came from a block of field corns noi 

 far awav. A short ear is shown at 8. 



Block'9. "Voorhees Red" n^on "Triumph" (165/88). Only 

 ten ears were secured and these were small as this plot chanced 

 to come in a very poor place in the field. A sample is shown 

 at 9. 



Block 10. "Voorhees Red" upon "Black M exiean-C ountry 

 Gentleman" (165//99/19). Only five small ears were matured, 

 one of which is shown at 10. 



Block II. "Voorhees Red" upon "Black Mexican-First of 

 All" ( 1 657/99/32). The eleven ears secured were well shaped, 

 twelve-rowed and showed the usual amount of dark and white 

 grains, as indicated in the sample shown at 11. 



Block 12. "Voorhees Red" upon "Black Mexican-Kendars 

 Giant" (165//99/44). Upon September lOth, twelve mature ears 

 were gathered and later the total of forty-five was secured, all 

 of fine size and eight to twelve-rowed. The plot had fair soil 

 conditions, which was not true of nearly all the other blocks. 

 The six ears to the right of the lower row are of this cross and 

 the two united by their husks were from the same stalk and are 

 of more desirable shape than the longer and more slender ones 

 to the right. 



It is likely that some of these last eight crosses may produce 

 pink-grained sorts that will show more speed in coming to table 

 maturity than the common parent of them all, namely, the 

 "Voorhees Red." 



