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Table 36 Concluded. — Immediate effect of foreign 'pollen on 
the relative development of different parts of the kernels of 
pure line (inbred) corn. 1921. 
Ear 
No. 
Kind 
of kernels 
Number 
of 
kernels 
Moisture free weights of 
Ratio 
of embryo 
to 
endosperm 
Kernels 
Embryos 
Endo- 
sperms 
Seed 
coats 
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
Grams 
(4) 
Grams 
(5) 
Grams 
(6) 
Grams 
(7) 
(8) 
INBRED NEBRASKA WHITE PRIZE PARTLY FERTILIZED BY HOGUE’S YELLOW DENT 
1 
Pure 
51 
6.9526 
0.8081 
5.7566 
0.3879 
0.1404 
Hybrid .... 
51 
7.2600 
0.8250 
6.0413 
0.3937 
0.1366 
Ratio .... 
1.0442 
1.0209 
1.0495 
1.0150 
0.9729 
2 
Pure 
17 
2.4316 
0.2598 
2.0330 
0.1388 
0.1278 
Hybrid .... 
17 
2.4677 
0.2688 
2.0542 
0.1447 
0.1309 
Ratio 
1.0148 
1.0346 
1.0104 
1.0425 
1.0243 
3 
Pure 
11 
0.9971 
0.1155 
0.8098 
0.0718 
0.1426 
Hybrid .... 
11 
1.1204 
0.1371 
0.9141 
0.0692 
0.1500 
Ratio 
1.1237 
1.1870 
1.1288 
0.9638 
1.0519 
4 
Pure 
24 
3.8747 
0.4671 
3.2062 
0.2014 
0.1457 
Hybrid .... 
24 
4.0498 
0.5010 
3.3393 
0.2095 
0.1500 
Ratio 
1.0452 
1.0726 
1.0415 
1.0402 
1.0295 
5 
Pure 
21 
2.0656 
0.1708 
1.7390 
0.1558 
0.0982 
Hybrid .... 
21 
2.4030 
0.2227 
2.0131 
0.1672 
0.1106 
Ratio 
1.1633 
1.3039 
1.1576 
1.0732 
1.1263 
6 
Pure 
11 
1.0054 
0.1067 
0.8304 
0.0683 
0.1285 
Hybrid .... 
11 
1.1694 
0.1439 
0.9524 
0.0731 
0.1511 
Ratio 
1.1631 
1.3486 
1.1469 
1.0703 
1.1759 
7 
Pure 
43 
8.5430 
0.9147 
7.0237 
0.6046 
0.1302 
Hybrid .... 
43 
8.9897 
1.0200 
7.3966 
0.5731 
0.1379 
Ratio 
1.0523 
1.1151 
1.0531 
0.9479 
1.0591 
8 
Pure 
8 
0.8534 
0.0877 
0.7138 
0.0519 
0.1229 
Hybrid .... 
8 
0.9379 
0.0912 
0.7857 
0.0610 
0.1161 
Ratio 
1.0990 
1.0399 
1.1007 
1.1753 
0.9447 
9 
Pure 
14 
1.2050 
0.1184 
1.0102 
0.0764 
0.1172 
Hybrid .... 
14 
1.3940 
0.1488 
1.1666 
0.0766 
0.1276 
Ratio 
1.1568 
1.2568 
1.1548 
1.0026 
1.0887 
10 
Pure 
19 
1.8400 
0.1822 
1.5370 
0.1208 
0.1185 
Hybrid .... 
19 
2.2100 
0.2320 
1.8556 
0.1224 
0.1250 
Ratio 
1.2011 
1.2733 
1.2073 
1.0132 
1.0549 
Average of ratios . . 
1.1063 
1.1653 
1.1051 
1.0344 
1.0528 
