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Table 8. Quartile distribution on each successive day of measurement of plants ending in the vrst 
guartile 
Quartile 
28 
56 
63 
Total 
Percent of 
14 
21 
35 
42 
49 
70 
No. 
Grand 1 ota! 
I 
6 
6 
7 
7 
9 
II 
12 
14 
14 
15 
lOI 
67-33 
II 
3 
6 
3 
3 
3 
2 
3 
I 
0 
25 
16.67 
Ill 
4 
I 
2 
0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
9 
6.00 
IV 
2 
2 
3 
5 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
15 
10.00 
Mean quartile 
position 
2.133 
1-933 
2.066 
2.200 
1.800 
1.400 
1.200 
1.066 
1.066 
1. 000 
a 
1.088 
.998 
1. 182 
1.327 
1. 167 
.712 
.400 
-253 
.253 
0.000 
Grand total . . . 
1 
150 
Table 9. Quartile distribution on each successive day of measurement of plants ending in second quartile 
Quartile 
14 
21 
28 
35 
42 
49 
56 
63 
70 
77 
Total 
No. 
Percent of 
Grand Tc tal 
I 
2 
2 
3 
6 
5 
3 
3 
I 
I 
0 
26 
18.57 
52.86 
17.14 
11-43 
II 
4 
5 
5 
3 
4 
3 
4 
3 
8 
8 
12 
12 
14 
0 
74 
24 
16 
Ill 
4 
3 
I 
3 
I 
I 
IV 
3 
4 
3 
2 
2 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Mean quartile 
position . . . 
2.642 
2.642 
2.500 
2.071 
2.142 
2.142 
2.000 
2.000 
2.000 
2.000 
.974 
1.045 
1.500 
1. 100 
1. 061 
.917 
•654 
.377 
3-77 
0.000 
Grand Total . . . 
140 
Table 10. Quartile distribution on each successive day of measurement of plants ending in the third 
quartile 
Quartile 
14 
21 
28 
35 
42 
49 
63 
70 
77 
Total 
No. 
Percent of 
Grand Total 
I 
4 
3 
5 
2 
4 
3 
2 
I 
I 
0 
0 
0 
0 
^7 
29 
76 
28 
11-33 
19-33 
50.67 
18.67 
II 
6 
6 
4 
3 
I 
I 
0 
Ill 
4 
4 
2.533 
4 
4 
2.^66 
5 
4 
5 
3 
5 
8 
12 
14 
0 
15 
0 
IV 
3 
2.466 
3 
2.533 
5 
2.933 
4 
3.066 
2 
Mean quartile 
position 
2.666 
3.066 
2.933 
3.000 
a 
1. 148 
1.205 
1.089 
.958 
.871 
•933 
.683 
.141 
.025 
0.000 
Grand total . . . 
150 
