_ INHERITANCE OF WAXY ENDOSPERM IN MAIZE. Peal 
TABLE XXXVII.—Correlation between the endosperm texture and the aleurone 
color of 23 ears of maize, the progeny of ear No. 1111 of the third generation 
of the hybrid Dh 234. 
WHITE Waxy X COLORED HORNY. 
Pedigree No. of— Number of seeds. 
Corre- | Prob- 
lation, | able 
Self-pol- | Recipro- = W-+ XX] error. 
Progeny ear. linated ¢. | cal cross. Total. | WX. We CX. CH. 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
BASE ee oto Geese None.... 712 179 166 202 165 |—0. 062 0. 049 
LES ae eee GES SSSI ee dozeuzs 286 77 72 62 75 128 078 
LRA Lhe 5 HDS. Soncliade dont =e 611 142 140 160 169 035 068 
TGS 5 Neen oce Soeee eae WO0Gs ea. - 5 do. 387 97 80 105 105 098 068 
RGU ee Hees oe None...--.|--- do..... 600 155 155}, 128 162 119 055 
Motaleeeres tie. bees sc sche ncsetebeieess 2,596 650 613 657 676 044 026 
COLORED WAXY X WHITE HoRNY. 
US Th sk Ree | UG eensane 1686... .- 403 105 101 100 97 0.005 0. 067 
INV t// > pk 5 5S Se Be Ba None .| None...- 87 20 20 25 22 |— .064 -144 
SL Tie SMe RS Cees ee hes See ee ee 490 125 121 125 119 |— .009 061 
WHITE HORNY X COLORED WAXY. 
Li 2) So ee | All waxy. None.... 448 110 95 126 117 0.040 0. 064 
US TL +. Set Bers seer Gee dose) - 4) W665 622 370 90 89 108 83 |— .125 . 071 
WUD A SNe a eee See ae eee eeeer 818 200 184 234 200 |— .036 . 047 
COLORED HORNY X WHITE WAXY. 
(it a eee All waxy..| None.... 393, 95 96 117 85 |—0. 164 0. 067 
PU eT es 2 See) ed Goze- 2525). 22002. 3. 511 126 126 119 140 - 081 - 060 
Lil... - Lessee jae dO on scl eee OW -5e 192 51 53 49 39 |— .350 -078 
517) |) Se Ot es |oee GOs. oe alee dss... 458 114 106 126 112 |— .022 . 085 
NigAe ee ca ive we0jo == |- - BOLO= See eee doze: 181 56 42 38 45 223 096 
LLG Ee ied (eee do domes 179 57 41 37 44 |— .246 096 
Lie. . a ae ree [eae Or eee a ee doy 561 36 150 151 124 147 056 
L Ln, ee 12q-€053 MdOuaaen 304 168 81 73 82 |— .029 077 
Sh iter < ae ee aaa api! G0se.--sAloee Glaenic 290 77 73 76 64 |— .060 079 
DG ed ete Bi pom aaa ae ete ee AR 3, 069 780 768 786 735 |— .024 024 
COLORED HORNY X SELF. 
UL) eee ee | Self. | ae Sb a ai 578 39 110 103 326 | 0.057 0.073 
CUE te Ae le ee Sa a dorset: Sts ait 373 23 66 76 208 |— .025 092 
ME oe. SPE TEL Tas |-- of (ORS Snel Ree = Seer 451 31 97 79 244 |— .007 O81 
MRR ace cs ctecccOseeslers doves | Se oe 415 26 66 77 246 115 089 
UE ee ae See See (0 ee | | ee ae 549 35 102 93 319 O81 076 
As no correlation was found on the second-generation ears of this 
hybrid, none was to be expected on the third-generation ears. Fifty- 
five ears were obtained, representing many combinations. With the 
possible exception of two ears, Nos. 1564 (Table XXXVI) and 1704 
(Table XXXVII), no correlations were obtained. The individual 
ears shown in these tables are so arranged that the ears resulting 
