No. 566] INHERITANCE IN EARS OF MAIZE 93 



In 1909 I obtained results somewhat similar to those re- 

 ported by East and Hayes. A few ''freak" ears were 

 secured, mainly from local and national corn expositions. 

 Nothing was learned as to their parentage or pollination. 

 Obviously, however, the parentage of the red, the varie- 

 gated, and the white grains of any one ear was the same, 

 and it is reasonable to suppose that the different sorts of 

 grains of any one ear were pollinated with approximately 

 the same kind or the same mixture of pollen. The results, 

 as shown below, were essentially like those of Hartley and 

 of East and Hayes. 



The results from four other ears were somewhat differ- 

 ent, probably owing to differences in their pollination. 

 (See Fig. 3.) They were as follows : 



