1912. 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 31. 



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Table VII. — Averages of the Single Lines. 



A .study of the averages of vine length and pods per vine of the 

 9 lines of descent, comprehended in the group Excelsior I., is 

 of interest. These are shown in Table VII. and the remaining 

 line, otherwise known. as Variety " C ", is included for purposes 

 of comparison. The most striking thing brought out in the table 

 is the fact that averaging the mean vine length for the four 

 years under observation, we find that 5 of the lines A, D, F, G 

 and K are grouped very closely around 43 centimeters while 

 4: others, B, E, II and J, are grouped closely around 37 centi- 



