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able were taken from anotlier selection of i)lants from Excelsior 

 I., not already dealt with, and from a commercial lot of Alaska. 

 The latter is a variety with small, round, green seeds and with, 

 somewhat longer vines than Excelsior. These selections were of 

 the long and short vines, and the more })rodnctive and less pro- 

 ductive vines. This explains the small number of medium- 

 length vines in Tables III. and IV. A few points brought out 

 in Table III. should be noted : — 



Table III. — Correlation of Vine Length and Average Weight of Seeds 

 borne. Excelsior I. 



