A BRACHYTIC VARIATION IN MAIZE. 5 
affected plants. The fact that one progeny was free from this unde- 
sirable characteristic affords evidence that it is inherited and that 
strains free from this defect can be grown. 
Table II. — Measurements of maize plants of Ik brachytic progenies directly 
descended from the original variation. 
Height 
(dm.). 
Length (cm.). 
Number 
of nodes 
above 
the ear. 
Total 
number 
of 
leaves. 
Longest leaf (cm.). 
Designation of the 
progeny. 
Longest 
tassel 
branch. 
Ear stalk. 
Length. 
Width. 
Dh416 L2L1 
Dh 416 L2 LI L3-3. 
Dh 416 L2 LI L3-4. 
Dh 416 L2 LI L4-3. 
S.7±0.16 
8.3±0.23 
7.5±0.31 
9.6±0.28 
9.2±0.23 
9.2±0.17 
8.7±0.11 
8.1±0.15 
8.0±0.14 
8.9±0.18 
8.7±0.27 
9.0±0.17 
9.6±0.09 
9.2±0.12 
15.4±0.72 
14.0±1.13 
12.3±1.99 
15. 7 ±2. 35 
15.7±0.93 
18.8±0.72 
18.8±0.55 
17.2±0.79 
17.8±0.59 
15. 8± 1.56 
19.3±1.18 
18.6±0.76 
22.7±0.54 
17.7±0.75 
3.1 ±0.03 
4.1 ±0.06 
4.0±0. 17 
2.1 ±0.04 
1.9±0.04 
2.1±0.06 
3.5±0.13 
3.6±0.11 
2.7±0.07 
3.7±0.12 
3.8±0.12 
3.1±0.08 
3.1±0.08 
-3.0±0.14 
19.4±0.21 
2i.5±0.49 
22. 7 ±0.50 
20.9±0.30 
20.9±0.18 
20. 6± 0.40 
21.4±0.15 
66.4±0.88 
71.1±2.2 
71. 2± 1.89 
74. 8± 1.53 
72.9±0.82 
67. 8± 1.26 
69. 5 ±0.74 
69.8±0.68 
75. 4 ±0.59 
73. 5± 1.44 
74.2±0.61 
71.1±0.86 
70.7±0.52 
68.5±0.79 
5.8±0.02 
7.0±0.15 
7.5±0.32 
7.8±0.33 
Dh 416 L2 LI L4-4. 
Dh 416 L2 LI L5... 
Dh 416 L2 LI L6-3. 
Dh 416 L2 LI L6-4. 
"5.'8±6."i6' 
10.0±0.28 
10.0 ±0.24 
7.9±0.21 
10.9±0.62 
10.2±0.34 
8.6±0.34 
9.4±0.26 
8.9±0.31 
7.0±0.17 
7.5±0.17 
8.2±0.15 
8.7±0.0S 
Dh 416 L2 LI L7... 
Dh 416 L2 LI L9-3. 
Dh 416 L2 LI L9-4. 
Dh 416 L2 LI L8... 
7.6±0.03 
7.8±0.17 
7. 7 ±0.13 
8.4±0.16 
Dh 416 L2 LI Lll-3 
8.1±0.11 
Dh 416 L2 LI Lll-4 
7.6±0.13 
Length (cm.). 
Number 
of tassel 
branches. 
Length of ear (cm.). 
Number of 
rows. 
Diameter 
of stalk 
(-Jfinch). 
Designation of the 
progeny. 
Branch- 
ing space 
of tassel. 
Central 
spike. 
Upper. 
Total. 
Dh416L2Ll 
4.0±0.26 
3.5±0.17 
2.7±0.60 
2.4±0.25 
3.3±0.19 
3.2±0.16 
2.9±0.08 
3.3±0.19 
4.3±0.24 
3.9±0.42 
4.4±0.31 
4.3±0.45 
6_4±0.37 
4.4±0.24 
19.9±0.71 
19. 4± 1.77 
17.0±1.86 
21.9±2.35 
24. 5± 1.08 
28.3±0.69 
26.2±0.70 
24.7±1.1 
25. 5± 0.94 
21.8±2.32 
27. 5± 1.26 
26.5±0.80 
31.3±0.41 
25. 5± 1.51 
13.3±0.58 
15.0±0.86 
12.4±0.68 
15. 3± 1.59 
14.0±0.64 
10.5±0.59 
13.5±0.36 
14.3±0.31 
14.5±0.46 
13.9±0.84 
14.3±0.47 
16.3±0.55 
16.4±0.36 
14.2±0.46 
11.5±0.23 
12.3±0.34 
11.5±0.44 
10. 3 ±0.63 
9.2±0.30 
10.1 ±0.30 
10.7±0.21 
10.4±0. 18 
11.8±0.27 
12.8±0.34 
13.5±0.24 
12.9±0.26 
12.4±0.39 
11.7±0.40 
12.3±0.34 
22.0±0.51 
18. 5± 1.64 
27. 7 ±0.96 
18.6±0.59 
18.7±0.75 
18.3±0.78 
20. 5 ±0.59 
23.1±0.75 
25. 5± 1.05 
23.6±0.81 
27.6±0.82 
26. 4 ±0.83 
21.1±1.00 
15.5±0.17 
16.3±0.16 
16.0±0.25 
16.0±0.20 
14.7±0.18 
14. 9± 0.23 
16.8±0.23 
17.3±0.24 
15.3±0.21 
16.5±0.21 
15.9±0.15 
15.8±0.10 
16.5±0. 13 
16.8±0.22 
Dh416L2LlL3-3.. 
Dh416L2Ll L3-4.. 
Dh416L2LlL4-3.. 
Dh416L2LlL4-4.. 
Dh416L2LlL5.... 
Dh416L2LlL6-3.. 
Dh416L2LlL6-4.. 
Dh416L2LlL7.... 
Dh416L2Ll L9-3.. 
Dh416L2LlL9-4.. 
Dh416L2LlL8.... 
Dh 416 L2 LI Lll-3. 
Dh 416 L2 LI Lll-4. 
"i6.'2±6."44 
16. 2± 0.24 
17.3±0.2i 
18.0±0.34 
18.1 ±0.29 
15.9±0.22 
17.9±().2(i 
18.3±0.22 
17.6±0.31 
Designation of tlie 
Height 
of ear 
from 
ground 
(dm.). 
Number of nodes. 
Length of 
the long- 
est leaf 
sheath 
(cm.). 
Number above the 
longest- 
Length of inter- 
nodc (cm.). 
progeny. 
Willi out 
roots. 
With 
roots. 
Leaf 
sheath. 
Inter- 
node. 
Longest. 
Upper- 
most. 
Dh416 L2 LI 
4.3±0.10 
3.3±0.11 
3.5±0.19 
4.9±0.10 
4.5±0.10 
4.0±0.07 
3.6±0.08 
3.7±0.07 
3.1 ±0.04 
4.5±0.14 
4.1 ±0.05 
3.9±0.03 
3.5±0.10 
3.8±0.05 
Dh416L2LlL3-3.. 
Dh416L2LlL3-4.. 
Dh416L2LlL4-3.. 
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Dh416 L2 L1L4-4.. 
Dh416L2LlL5.... 
Dh416L2LlL6-3.. 
Dh416L2LlL6-4.. 
12.3±0.26 
12.8±0.09 
13.6±0.12 
12.7±0.22 
13.7±0.15 
12.7±0.10 
13.2±0. 18 
13.9±0.09 
13.4±0.21 
S.4±0. 18 
7.8±0.16 
21.li0.18 
19.5±0. 16 
19.6±0. 16 
10.2±0.20 
10.8±0.14 
11.8±0. 13 
10.3±0. 17 
11.7±0.25 
11.0±0.14 
11.4±0.20 
12.6±0.17 
11.9±0.19 
7.4±0.19 
8.5±0.21 
9.4±0.29 
7.5±0.30 
7.8±0.38 
9.0±0.15 
7.9±0.20 
9.4±0.32 
8.8±0.31 
4.2±0. 10 
3.9±0.09 
3.6±0.09 
3.5±0.12 
5.8±0.20 
5.6±0. 15 
4.0±0.08 
4. 3 ±0.08 
4.5±0.14 
7.3±0.21 
7.5±0.21 
6.6±0.21 
Dh416L2LlL7.... 
Dh416L2LlL9-3.. 
19.4±0. 14 
21.2±0.45 
21.2±0.16 
19.9±0.22 
20.0±0. 13 
19.6±0.22 
7.7±0.18 
Dh416L2LlL9-4.. 
Dh416L2LlL8.... 
Dh 416 L2 LI Lll-3. 
Dh 416 L2 LI Lll-4. 
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S.~5±6.~29 
