SWEET CORN 



that are like field corn in being smooth 

 and starchy. These grains are not neces- 

 sarily like those of the starchy sort that 

 were planted alongside of the sweet corn. 

 While the male parent has communicated 

 the starchy nature immediately to the 

 grain, it has not brought about a change 

 in the size, shape, etc., of the grains. The 

 mother has controlled many things, but 

 she was not able to keep the grain sweet. 

 "If we turn to the ears that were borne 

 by the alternating rows of strong field corn, 

 it is noted that they are all starchy — that 

 is, the sweet corn has not been able to 

 impress itself upon the grains — and, so far 

 as appearance goes, the crop is pure of 

 the mother parent type. Should one wish 

 to test this matter, it is only necessary to 

 plant a quantity of these starchy grains 

 in a patch by themselves and note the 

 result as determined by the ears that follow. 

 Instead of them being all starchy, the 

 chances are that there will be many that 

 are sugary, as indicated by the wrinkled 

 surface; in fact, they will resemble the grains 



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