INHERITANCE OF WAXY ENDOSPERM IN MAIZE. 
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TABLE XXNXIX.—Correlation between the endosperm texture and the aleurone 
color of 14 ears of maize, the progeny of ear No. 1130 of the third generation 
of the hybrid Dh 237. 
{Lines bracketed together indicate ears borne on the same plant.] 
COLORED HORNY X SELF. 
Pedigree No. of— 
Number of seeds. S Percentage 
umber of seeds Cor- mad ian 
Self-pollinated. Hon able 
Progeny Recipro- W+x| &tror 
ears. cal cross. 
3 fe} Total.|WX.|WH.| CX.| CH. Waxy.|White. 
1 2 3 4 dD 6 q 8 9 10 11 12 13 
TSAQ Rees ees Selita | ete aN yas 2 aay 308 38 46 37 | 187 | 0.615 10.060 | 24.3 27.5 
1 yey ee aes] ee (OOS Be iad eae are se ell Sl are a 721 83 97 72 | 469 | .695] .084] 21.5 25.0 
SEAS NR (6 1 ce RN St RN COT [Re 563 76 56 56 | 375] .740] .0385} 23.5 23.5 
TNO Ca api seese al rset se ee ok syne 1,592 | 197 | 199} 165 |1,031 C20 OL |e 22a 75 | 2409 
COLORED HORNY XK WHITE WAXY. 
TERY Ae eae INNES D/eslosebenbeoc 1804. .... 545 | 193 78 67 | 207 | .768 |..027 | 47.8 49.8 
ISO alge Gell ae dows a a eae None....| 415] 153 67 55 | 140] .706} .037} 50.1 53.0 
1846 res Exe dons see ESS a ee do....| 621] 219 80 86] 236] .765 | .025]} 49.2 48.2 
1840 ees OK o ee i ice set hy Soe eee 581 | 222 79 77 | 203 | .754 | .027 } 51.4 51.8 
1854 ance dont es Gaos 1816. .... 614 | 223 76 83 | 232] .784].024} 49.8 48.7 
TOES | reps eee alec cet a | afte ae 2,776 {1,010 | 380} 368 /1,018 | .760 | .012] 50.1 52.0 
WHITE WAXY X COLORED HORNY. 
1804......- IN ONG Peers |e R aerate LS3Sese= 363 | 132 47 34 | 1504 .850 | .027 | 45.7 49.3 
TSOG RE Bese GO nese ae None....| 435} 180 52 57 | 146] .799 | .027 | 54.5 53.3 
WOT 52 hela oe Gon ees Vase oe SR SS 0.. 275 95 32 41 | 107] .775 | .037 | 49.5 46.2 
TS1O aS eae Gore nies |e tee esas (op eee 441 | 183 60 55 | 143 | .776 | .028 | 54.0 55.0 
ESTDE ee ae ae (6 (0) Bear Pe ee Be 1849..... 465 | 164 60 53} 188} .814 ] .025 | 51.0 48.2 
UM Beoanec 1S a ss eee ens 1854..... 515 | 215 57 65 | 178} .824 | .023 | 54.3 52.8 
TOLLS eater | Sameer 2,494 | 969] 308 | 305} 912] .809 | .011 | 51.0 51.2 
CoLORED WAXY X WHITE Horny. 
18184. B53 Allliwhite jie. 0222222 URS Bee 7541 185 | 182{ 181] 206 | 0.074 |0.049 | 48.6 48.7 
S20 Eee SS ales One eee ete None.. 207 57 52 47 51] .686 | .C95 | 48.0 49.8 
1 tc Diy aes Bae ees Olt SSF [oss Sens 1836..... 542} 136] 1385] 157 | 114 |—.155 | .057 | 53.8 50.0 
IDSs obese INONCG2 ee eeecweenes 1S35e Rose 584 | 139} 148) 129) 168] .100°} .055 | 46.0 49.2 
CEO Gala Sees eee see ties | es cre pagans | isc meee 2,087 | 517} 517} 514} 539} .042 | .029 | 49.6 49.4 
WHITE HORNY X COLORED WAXY. 
142 7( See ae ALL Ways al eseeeae eke 1818 eee = 644 |. 170 | 163 | 140] 171} 0.119 |0.053 | 48.2 oileya 
B20 a eeee ONCE selec None....| 511] 134] 128] 142] 107 |—.117 | .059 | 54.0 51.3 
lisa ee ae PAU Wayne cence ales Gorse. 4341 116 98 | 100] 120] .173 |} .063 | 49.8 49.3 
1834......]... (6 OY ype | Pee ar Fa do....] 511] 128] 128] 122] 13837 .043} .060 | 49.0 50.5 
1835 See aaleee (6 Foyt OE EMA Be Ba a 18254 e5 503 | 125] 131] 129] 118 |—.068 | .060 | 50.5 56.9 
1836272 2 secloee Goer rea ee Se 1822 ane 297 58 91 69 79 |—.156 | .077 | 42.8 50. 1 
PNG Gale ree ce sree mt erst ree mre THE Sh ek me 2,900 |} 731 | 739 | 702] 728 013 | .025 | 49.4 50. 6 
As the result of such crosses 10 ears were obtained, 4 with the 
colored waxy plants as the female parent and 6 with colored waxy 
plants as the male parent (Table XX XIX). The highest correlation 
