RAMOSE INFLORESCENCE IN MAIZE. 
11 
ber of branches, the length of the branching space, nor the central 
spike index would measure properly such behavior, as all would ap- 
proximate closely the dimensions of a normal tassel. 
Table V. — Distribution of plants of the second, third, and fourth generations 
of tJie Ramosa-Gordo maize hybrid MM58 for the number of branches in 
the ear. 
[The distribution in the second generation is for ramose plants only. The position of 
the parental ear is indicated either by italic figures or by a plus mark. R indicates 
ears classed as ramose, since the number of branches exceeded 50.] 
Progeny distribution differentiated by parents (number of plants). 
Branches per ear. 
L2F 2 . 
L2L2F 3 . 
L2L2L1 to 6 F 4 . 
L2L1F 3 . 
L2L1L1 to 11 F 4 . 
4 

3 
7 
9 
15 
R 






3 
3 
4 
5 
11 
173 

1 
12 
16 
1 
1 
1.3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
T 
3 
1 
1 
1 
4 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
10 
26 
22 
23 
2 
3 
9 
2 
1 
3 
1 
2 
2 
"i* 
23 
2 
8 
4 
2 
2 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
+' 
2 
1 
2... 
1 
3 
3 
1 
3 
3 
2 
I 
+ 
4 
+ 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
3 
1 
1 
+ 
1 
1 
1 
2 
3 
2 
2 
2 
"2 
2 
1 
"2' 
1 
Y 
1 
1 
1 
4 
1 
5 
6 
1 
1 
+" 
1 
1 
2 
+ 
1 
1 
~2 
1 
7 
l 
8 
2 
2 
i 1 
1 
1 
9 
1 
1 
:; r 
i 1 
1 
1 
10 
1 
1 
2 
l 1 i 
11 
1 
1 
1 
1 
\ '... 
1 
12 
1 < 
4 
13.. . 
! 
2 
1 
+ 
1 
1 
1 
14 
1 
15 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
I 2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
5 
2 
3 
3 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
3 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
35 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
16 
2 
1 
2 
17 
1 
""!'"" 
1 
i 
+ 
18.... 
1 
I 
1 
1 
1 
19 
...i. . 
21.. . 
1 
1 
1 
22 
1 
2 
1 
23 
I 
24.. . 
1 
1 
1 ' 
25 
1 
i 
1 
1 
26.. . 
i 
l 
1 
27. 
1 
1 
29.. . 
I 
1 
30. 
32. . 
33. 
35. 
1 
36. 
...... 
38.. . 
i 
1 
39. 
40. . 
1 
41. 
1 
42. 
i* ' 
I 
43. 
44... 

! _._ 
45. 

46.... 
47. 
48. 
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49. 
50. 
i 
1 
1 
4 
1 
... 
1 
2 
1 
3 
5 
2 
1? 
The F 4 progenies demonstrate the possibility of isolating true- 
breeding intermediate forms, though the progenies differed among 
themselves in the degree of branching, viewed either from the stand- 
point of the tassel or from that of the ear. Nine of the progenies 
produced some plants with typical ramose ears, one progeny having 
as many as 12 plants with ramose ears in a population of 20. 
