SWEET CORN 



In the same way, It is possible to breed 

 with safety upon the same stock of plants, 

 a black starchy sort, for in such an event 

 the crossed grains as found upon the stock 

 plant ears will be both dark and starchy, 

 and for that reason may be quickly sep- 

 arated from all other crosses. 



It is seen that the above outline for 

 open breeding accommodates five breeders 

 or pollen-bearing plants, the offspring of 

 each of which can be easily distinguished 

 from each other. An ear of the stock under 

 these conditions will be very striking in 

 the mixture of texture and color of its 

 grains. There will be the (1) yellow sugary, 

 (2) black sugary, (3) white starchy, (4) 

 yellow starchy and (S) black starchy, all 

 accounted for by the breeders employed; 

 but besides those there will be more or less 

 of a white sugary type that results from 

 pollen of the stock plants themselves, which 

 is pure to the mother variety, even though 

 surrounded by the five other combinations. 

 If the breeder had taken the trouble to 

 detassel all the stock plants, then probably 



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