38 BULLETIN 754, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
slightly over 5 per cent in excess of the expected, the deviation in this 
case exceeding the probable error by 3.5 times. Another ear, No. 1747, 
was below the expected percentage by 3.3 times the probable error. 
TABLE XVI.—Inheritance of aleurone color in 29 maize ears, the second-genera- 
tion progeny of the hybrid Dh 237, Algeria X Chinese variety (monohybrid). 
[Lines bracketed together in pairs indicate ears borne on the same plant; ears selected for planting are des- 
ignated by an asterisk (*); ears borne on plants which when self-pollinated proved to be heterezygous 
for two color factors are indicated by a dagger (7); ears borne on plants which had they been sel-polli- 
nated would have proved to be heterozygous for two color factors are indicated by a double dagger (£).] 
Pedigree No. of— Number of seeds. 
: | Percent- 
Self-polli. E t-| D Fatt SA 
; elf-polli- : . xpect- evia- white. 
Progeny ear. nated ¢. Total. White. ed white ‘tion. 
Eee ape Sate 3 Lek eh None...... 647 148 162 —i14 1.9 22.8 
1 Oa i SST A SRT UE | BE dO. 265252 672 171 168 3 4 25.4 
1 ee Bee ees Os el ee Self aoe 2k 837 241 209 32 3.8 rR 
RED ge ey ee eS es eee $1052 352. 723 190 181 9 1.1 26.2 
TA GS eer 07 See Eels Nae ate Self. 2.5. 319 69 80 —11 ya | 21.6 
DPE ees. oe ec re seem GOs. 5. TAT 189 187 2 <3 25.1 
ite. eee eRe cs Naee (a) Soe 741 188 185 3 4 25.3 
PED see Sas Pt Ee, a Ses Self 33: 575 160 144 16 2.3 27.8 
LTRS 2 eee me ee eae a GOss.2.5- 758 175 189 —lt 1.7 23.1 
LSS yey SNe Se eee ae ee Pe dQ:=52=- 627 166 157 9 i bap 26. 4 
La Be ie eee es eee eee ore UIBy aoe 615 175 154 21 2.9 28.4 
IBY pte 2h a5 eee oeeU os Self_...... 74 205 185 20 2.5 Tet 
1 B-Series ese ae ji Rop eee 548 128 137 — 9 1.6 23.3 
LP ae aR eee lancer: Raper pele ss. 5. 7 160 178 —18 PAS 22.5 
E22 ee Fo . Bete Fee 1543225 -5- 77 193 169 24 3.1 28.5 
1 17 7-2 5 eae ne cae Sas 8g aaa LAOS eee 37 90 93 —3 1.9 24.1 
Tp nate Gime Sone ek oe eee 519i 5 472 125 118 | 7 1.1 26.5 
d 172729 Oe eee | U1 eee 421 105 105 [th .2.5 dence) aceeee ce 24.9 
i Ip nd ye ai oe laa a 1 SS taeda 613 148 153 —5 ae 24.2 
C17 8:1 re i Reet ee Raat Big DAS Bee apie - 401 102 100 2 23 24.9 
L763 3 ee Ws oe ete iV 23 Spee 634 164 158 6 -9 25.9 
(84 Sais eek eel oe es eee 15S) eee Bae 516 133 129 4 -6 25.8 
Gah pe i ees ho 1540-2 2522 458 111 114 —3 = 24.2 
LY Gms ele eth Pep a Bical a Salis 2-22 47 119 118 1 rz 25.2 
117 Gol eee ee ees ae eae OO. ae 485 120 121 -—1 FA 24.7 
Gere eee cee ee i 0 akg ar! 575 vi 144 —17 2.4 77 a 
LY CS a ES Sa eee Cee ee eee eae ae ee ee 625 139 156 —17 2.4 22.2 
Ue GN ike ala le a ace 1 GY Cl na are 621 168 155 is 1.8 27.1 
5G es ee aS Sse Sereas sant 342 98 85 13 2.4 28.6 
SP OUB e se ee en ee Po ence eee 16, 947 4,307 4,237 70 1.8 25.4 
TABLE XVII.—I/nheritance of aleurone color in four maize ears, the second- 
generation progeny of the hybrid Dh 237, Algeria X Chinese variety 
(dihybrid). 
Pedigree No, of— Number of seeds. 
Percent- 
= D+ age of 
: Self-polli- : Expeci- evia- white. 
Progeny ear. nated 3. Total. White. peat Se 
1 PS eee es earn eM pea eed SM Be 1 | eaters ae 664 284 290 — 6 0.7 42.75 
a ee nee ee ee =24d022 2 560 273 245 28 3.5 48.8 
1 GTR aa ae eae ees aaa aS2dO.= 222% 595 256 260 —4 -o 43.0 
EEE ee ea See eae 4 GQ te 658 259 288 —29 3.3 39.4 
Pots) oreo. eS ee a eee 2,477 1, 072 1, 083 —il 66 43.3 
