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ent, probably owing to differences in their pollination. 
(See Fig. 3.) They were as follows: 
Fig. 3. A, " freak " ear of maize ; B, progeny of striped seeds ; C, progeny of 
self-red seeds. 
Two other ears of similar history, while they gave quite 
as striking results as those noted above, probably do not 
Seeds Planted 
Xumber of Plants with 
Red Ears 
Variegated Ears 
White Ears 
Self -red 
Variegated and white 
128 
8 
32 
103 
69 
68 
belong here since none of their immediate progeny were 
variegated and no variegated ears have occurred in later 
generations. These two ears were made up of red grains 
and white grains only. The results were as follows: 
