EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT 



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The only way to determine correctly the number of pods per 

 plant in a variety is to take an average of a large number of 

 plants, since some bear two or three times as many as others. 



Pea blossoms diminish in size as maturity of plant approaches. 



Only the last blossoms shed their pollen before corolla opens. 



Last blossoms have poor pollen and pistils ; pods may form but 

 they are seedless and as large as those with seed. 



The normal color of anthers is yellow, but occasionally they 

 are red and show no pollen. 



A STUDY OF UNA FROM THE ''bLEND" PROGENY. 



About two hundred blends, representing different combina- 

 tions, were biometrically studied together with their parents. A 

 summary of the extensive tables computed is given below, with a 

 graphic representation, Figure 2. 



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Pc 



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Poo 



Pod 



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Figure 2. Pea Crosses. Relative number of blends showing 

 resemblance to either parent. 



BLENDS SHOWING RESEMBLANCE TO EITHER PARENT. 



