470 



SyJicotyloiis Races. 



i^roups; thus 48 signifies the vahies from 46 to 50%; 

 33 the vahies from 51 to 55%, etc. The numbers which 

 occur in a vertical hue below these figures give the 

 number of indivichials for each generation with the hered- 

 itary vakie inchcated by the upper figures. The barb 

 in the l)racket, below one of the values for a generation, 

 denotes the character of the parent plant, that is to say, 

 that plant whose offspring alone constituted this gen- 

 eration. 



HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SYNCOTYLEUS. 

 PEDIGREE OF THE SYNCOTYLOUS EVERSPORTING VARIETY. 



Under Selection of the Individuals with the Highest Hereditary Value. 



9th generation 

 1896 



8th generation 

 1895 



7th generation 

 1894 



6th generation 

 1892 



5th generation 

 1891 



4th generation 

 1890 



3d generation 

 1889 



2d generation 

 1888 



1st generation 

 1887 



HEREDITARY VALUES IN PERCENTAGES. 



19 



25-40 48 53 58 63 68 74 78 



83 88 93 98 



12 3 8 9 5 



1 2 2 11 6 



1 1 2 4 8 15 1 



2 10 110 2 1 



2 5 111 



The pedigree shows that from an original plant with 



