INHERITANCE OF WAXY ENDOSPERM IN MAIZE. 87. 
TABLE XXNIX.—Correlation between the endosperm texture and the aleurone 
color of 14 ears of maize, the progeny of ear No. 1130 of the third generation 
of the hybrid Dh 237. 
{Lines bracketed together indicate ears borne on the same plant.] 
CoLORED Horny X SELF. 
Pedigree No. of— 
N f . iu Percentage 
umber of seeds Cor Pian pe 8 
Self-pollinated. tion able 
Prgreryg| (seem i le ets |SRecipron||a A Rie ee oe pchr ali iey | CITOLS|P Ui sue 
ears. cal cross. 
3 Q Total.| WX.|WH.| CX.| CH. Waxy.|White. 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
197 | 199 | 165 |1,031 | .725 | .017 | 22.75) 24.9 
COLORED HORNY X WHITE WAXY. 
s 1838.....<- All waxy+-|=<.5-..0--- 1804. .... 545 | 193 78 67 | 207] .768 |..027 | 47.8 49.8 
LS Bee Soe] See donee EO ee Soe None...-} 415 | 153 67 55 | 140} .706} .037]} 50.1 53.0 
ASAGS soe s|-t< Mo- =! 1847-2) ha =- do..--] 621} 219 80 86] 236] .765 | .025 | 49.2 48, 2 
ib Gs a te! es (@)-SeSes Aaneembsee 1815. .... 581 | 222 79 77} 203) .754 | .027) 51.4 51.8 
1 iS Bart dove 223 1855. ..-. PSIG see: 614 | 223 76 83} 232] .784) .024} 49.8 48.7 
“Lt ESTs (AE See ee ea thodlbobseesase 2,776 |1,010 |} 380} 368 |1,018 | .760 | .012| 50.1 52.0 
WHITE WAXY X COLORED HORNY. 
1804......- None sess | jee = tse 1838....- | 363 | 132 47 34 | 150 850 | .027 | 45.7 49.3 
eee ee ObeGs salad sceice oe None....| 435} 180 52 57 | 146 799 | .027 | 54.5 53.3 
LU tei eae Move. soos. Ae dowte- 275 95 32 41} 107 775 | .037 | 49.5 46. 2 
ji eee ae (hE SAs56 Sac sanerod soe do....- 441 | 183 60 55 | 143] .776 | .028 | 54.0 55.0 
fi Ree eee dose a AAMT 1649 Ese 465 | 164 60 53 | 188 | .814 | .025 | 51.0 48, 2 
4816-27. 1G) Geel Bosee ceeae 1854... .. 515 | 215 57 65 | 178 §24 | .023 | 54.3 52.8 
LH Coe Ser eee eae! beet Seer 2,494 | 969] 308] 305] 912 809 | .O11 | 51.0 51.2 
AS81824 .9723 All white.|......-.-- 1827....-. 754 | 185 | 182] 181] 206 | 0.074 [0.049 | 48.6 48.7 
1h Ue ee Bee eae beesoadaue None....| 207 57 52 47 51} .G86 } .C95 | 48.0 49.8 
50.0 
49.2 
4 CPP All Wamyys|biessee'- Jc 1818..... 644 | 170} 163] 140] 171 | 0.119 |0.053 | 48.2 51.7 
1829....... INOUO,smsssloor sess cn- None....| 511] 134] 128} 142] 107 |—.117]. 059 | 54.0 51.3 
1833...... LWA oss osaceen =| te 0 (ile pepe 434] 116 98] 100] 120) .173 | .063 | 49.8 49.3 
1834......|--- Oe SA es Sacco tn do....} 511] 128} 128] 122) 133) .043 |} .060 | 49.0 50.5 
See Pe Ch ee ee Peer eee 1825..... 603} 125] 131] 129} 118 |—.068 | .060 | 50.5 50.9 
Eicesvsa1- 60 COA Ee) SAOEABEE DE 1822..... 297 58 91 69 79 |—.156 | .077 | 42.8 50.1 
LUNe lesa scores seal eescert ts s| 22 te o-'a\see 2,900 | 731] 739) 702| 728 | .013 | .025 | 49.4 50.6 
As the result of such crosses 10 ears were obtained, 4 with the 
colored waxy plants as the female parent and 6 with colored waxy 
plants as the male parent (Table XX XIX). The highest correlation 
