No. 574] 



INHERITANCE 



587 



Crosses between different plants 



3 All horny 



Third Xenia Generation 



Four of the ears bearing second xenia generation seed 

 were selected for planting in 1913, one self- and one cross- 

 pollinated ear from each of the two hybrid families Dh 216 

 and Dh 221. These families were selected because in 1913 

 the family Dh 221 showed the greatest deficiency of sweet 

 seeds and Dli 216 was the only family that showed sweet 

 seeds in excess of the expected. The three classes of 

 seeds from each of the ears were planted separately. 



Unfortunately as the result of an accident crosses were 

 not made between the plants grown from the different 



