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tions of irrigation the height of the axil was 56.94 per cent of the 

 height of the tassel, making a difference in this case of 7.5 per 

 cent in the same direction. In the case of a variety of flint corn, 

 however, the conditions are the reverse of those just cited, the axil 

 bearing the ear being 41.16 per cent of the height of the tassel, 

 while on the ground irrigated this height is 39.59 per cent of the 

 height of the tassel above the ground. The case is, therefore, not 

 without exception as tending to show that the deficiency of light 

 modifies the plant in the manner pointed out. 



