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other hand there were many cases where the size fell below those 

 of the "Crookneck" ancestor. 



Perhaps the greatest variations was found in the fniits of the 

 cross expressed by the fraction 5-6; that is, where the "Scallop" 

 w^as the female parent. 



The accompanying figure is an attempt to show something of 

 the differences alx)ve noted. Running tlirough the center, from 

 right to left, is a row of the "Crookneck" (5) seeds, and vertically 



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a row of the "Scallop" (6), thus forming a cross. The differ- 

 ence in the size of the seeds of the two parent varieties is thus 



