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is very early and itself ga\'e ten per cent, of black grains from the 

 "Mexican" breeder, there is another belt showing the mixing of 

 the smooth grains among the ordinary wrinkled ones. In a near- 

 est neighbor ''Sunrise'' (86) this mixing reached 2^ per cent., but 

 elsewhere it ranged from ten per cent, in "Stablers" (^81) to one 

 in "Stowells" (85). "Zigzig" (92) and "Malakhov" (96). 



It is noted that the latter half of the whole list of varieties there 

 are only two sorts that show any of the yellow, namely. "Ruby" 

 (76) two per cent, of yellow flint apparently from "Bryant" (7) 

 among the first in the list and about seventy yards away, and three 

 per cent, in "Garwood" which, being ^^Tinkled grains, may have 

 come from Numbers 34 to 36. 



The experiment suggests that beyond fifty feet there is no seri- 

 ous danger of corn mixing provided tlicre is corn covering the 

 intervening space. Possibly under other conditions than those 

 obtaining in this test with strong wind blowing 1 constantly 

 during blooming time the results might be quite different. 



A Mosaic in Corn. 



An ear taken from the hill in the "Banana" row had the follow- 

 ing surroundings : 



The four hills of "Banana" sweet corn stood two upon its right 

 of and two upon its left while parallel with the "Banana" upon 

 one side were the four hills of the "Asylum," and the four hills of 

 the "Bryant" upon the other. The next beyond the "Asylum" 

 was the "Aristocrat." In other words the ear was grown close to 

 a yellow flint, the "Bryant," and a pink, sweet, the "Aristocrat." 

 Next beyond the 'Aristocrat" was a dent "Adams Extra Early", 

 while upon the opposite side and next beyond the "Bryant" was 

 the white flint "Buck Mountain." As a result of this proximity 

 the sample ear in question twelve-rowed at the base, the grains 

 being without order at and abo\'e the middle, showed the follow- 

 ing variety of grains : 



Yellow flint — "Bryant" pollination? 1 per cent. 



Blackish wrinkled — "Black Mexican" pollination? 15 " 



White Wrinkled— "Banana," etc.? 20 " 



Blackish flint — "Buck Mountain," X "Mexican"? 20 " 



White flint— "Buck Mountain"? r 15 " 



Blackish dent — "Adams" X "Mexican"? 10 " 



Dent— "Adams"? 10 " 



Pink — "Aristocrat"? 4 " 



Pink dent — "Aristocrat," X "Adams"? 5 " 



