422 



BOTANICAL GAZETTE 



[may 



ratios, it is altogether probable that such apparent deficiencies of 

 red in a purple-red ratio, instead of being due merely to chance, are 

 not only characteristic of given individuals, but heritable to some 



TABLE III 





Ear 



660 



661 



704 



707 



683 



,68 4 



682 



680 



670 



678 



S7i 



572 



Count 



155.51 

 152:51 



182:60 



204 : 68 



Observed ratio 



75.24:26.76 

 74.39:25,61 



75. 20:24.80 

 75.00:25.00 





89 : 29 

 38:8 



75.42:24.25 

 80.85:19.15 



132:31 

 29:4 



80.98:19.02 

 87.87:12. 13 



101:37 

 212:64 



73.19:26.81 

 76.81:23.19 



52:10 

 76:32 



80.64:19.36 

 70.37:29.63 



Predicted ratio 



75.00:25.00 

 75.00:25.00 



75.00:25.00 

 75.00:25.00 



75.00:25.00 

 75.00:25.00 



75.00:25.00 

 75.00:25.00 



75.00:25.00 

 75.00:25.00 



75.00:25.00 

 75.00:25.00 





TABLE IV 



Ear 



660 



661 



704 



707 



683 



684 



682 



680 



571 



572 



670 



678 



Observed ratio 



98 . 06 : I . 94 

 99.51:0.49 



98.77:1.23 

 97.84:2.16 



89.83:10.67 

 89.37:10.63 



94.48:5.52 

 87.87:12.13 



91.91:8.09 

 77.77:22.23 



100.00:0.00 

 85.14:14.86 



degree. 



realized 



improper 



grains with purple, but it may 



some 



