38 BULLETIN 754, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
shghtly over 5 per cent in excess of the expected, the deviation in this 
case exceeding the probable error by 3.5 times. Another ear, No. 1747, 
was below the expected percentage by 3.3 times the probable error. 
TABLE XVI.—Inheritance of aleurone color in 29 maize ears, the second-genera- 
tion progeny of the hybrid Dh 237, Algeria X Chinese variety (monohybrid). 
(Lines bracketed together in pairs indicate ears borne on the same plant; ears selected for planting are des- 
ignated by an asterisk (*); ears borne on plants which when self-pollinated proved to be heterozygous 
for two color factors are indicated by a dagger (+); ears borne on plants which had they been self-polli- 
nated would have proved to be heterozygous for two color factors are indicated by a double dagger (4).] 
Pedigree No. of— Number of seeds. 
Percent- 
Self-polli Expect- | Devi te white 
elf-polli- . xpect- evia- waite. 
Progeny ear. nated 3. Total. | White. ed white.| tion. 
NEP P Ae Sia ah aE Ea i a cae se eeue at at 8 None.....- 647 148 162 —14 1.9 22.8 
TEAS NECN ee aya tvas Micsar Gozaescce 672 171 168 3 4 25.4 
Tae Ee ene aS ne OM ee pS Self....... 837 241 209) . 32 3.8 28.7 
DD Tae AN SA RCE be SN ek UPR Ce SGae 723 190 181 9 1.1 26. 2 
AA Fe ay aie ae pe el a Selfzeesaee 319 69 80); > —ll 2.1 21.6 
Te ae no A aloe AAR tes) ees done ens 747 189 187 2 3 25.1 
BG TU pageae es © Pa TRS Sak a ear WOES sae 741 188 185 3 4 Qn 
TRG PL ad has ORL AOR Selieeee 575 160 144 16 2.3 27.8 
TESS ES SE aR ne Pe oa ay (ee doe 758 175 189 —l4 57 23.1 
TUS TS Ea ee A | a dometes 627 166 157 9 1.2 26. 4 
11 elas Zeb ise ts yeaa S InIB/cooesse 615 175 154 21 2.9 28.4 
TE / SI Ses eras eta nr ee Self....... 740 205 185 20 2.5 Ni. 0 
TTS eer es a Sa a WB sedase 548 128 137 -—9 1.6 23.3 
BL LN ener ey ae NU evden veces S Seliteeaese 712 160 178 —18 2.3 22.5 
IP Re See a aS more ae motes O43 eee ee 677 193 169 24 3.1 28.5 
DA ere cia lalciete ese ane wisiois GPR couse 374 90 93 —3 1.9 24.1 
PGS ieeiscnanasmemoetaae aonae 151g Res 472 125 118 7 1.1 26.5 
IU PAGE Sat oa ata oer as Eh 1903. seek 421 105 MOS il verercteteteverall wore Sones 24.9 
TP PAE SA eect oe Gea ar Ne Re USERS SeSGec 613 148 153 —5 od 24.2 
401 102 100 2 3 24.9 
634 164 158 6 9 25.9 
516 133 129 4 6 25.8 
458 111 114 — 3 5 24.2 
472 119 118 1 1 25.2 
485 120 121 —1 1 24.7 
575 127 144 —17 2.4 22.1 
625 139 156 —17 2.4 22.2 
621 168 155 13 1.8 27.1 
342 98 85 13. 2.4 28.6 
TRO Ga eee eae neseters eas eraser a atevalaisc 16, 947 4,307 4, 237 70 1.8 25.4 
TABLE XVII.—/nheritance of alewrone color in four maize ears, the second- 
generation progeny of the hybrid Dh 2387, Algeria X Chinese variety 
(dihybrid). 
Pedigree No. of— Number of seeds. 
Percent- 
Self-polli Eapeee. | ED ms ate 
elf-polli- xpect- evia- white. 
Progeny ear. nated 3. Total White ed white tion 
M23 reine tins Hesee uteicuacices Self oa. 664 284 290 — 6 0.7 42.75 
1 E30) PhS eae ee edad uae dossese. 560 273 245 28 3.5 48.8 
DTS a ate th en Re IE G@ssecone 595 256 260 —4 5 43.0 
II es net aI Sie eis eared Lae Goseeneee 658 259 288 —29 3.3 39.4 
ARO GALES Wisi hye a Sa io te soi Sh 2,477 1,072 1, 083 —11 66 43.3 
