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out so as to have a smooth surface; with the exception of a slight 
dimple on each side, such as was often observed in “ round ” seeds 
grown in Ceylon. The seeds were sown on May 2, and 3 plants 
bearing seeds were taken up on July 27. The length of life of these 
plants was therefore intermediate, but nearer to that of Satisfaction. 
The following table shows some of the characters of these plants : • 
None of the plants produced any branches. The average length of 
an intemode was 2-4 in. (6-1 cm.), greatly exceeding that character¬ 
istic of either parent. The number of internodes was practically the 
same as in Satisfaction, but the, plants were much taller. Width of 
pod was intermediate. 
As regards the shape of the seeds we have some interesting points 
to consider, for aU were more or less wrinkled. There weM 
siderable differences in the degree of wrinkling, and m the esse of tw 
plants it was possible to distinguish between a group of very wnnkled 
seeds (5 in number) and a remaining group of 18 to w c 
dimpled might better be applied. I could not sa isfy 
tbiwe^of thetm,, wrinkled 
The phenomenon is in agreement witn a 
Tsehermak, who crossed a smooth colo -coa . cotyledons) 
smooth white-coated pea and in Fj (of ^ * appears that 
obtained exclusively “ slight* ^ ^coat, 
as a rule the dimpled character - to have become 
and in the present case this correlation would seen* 
restored as the result of the cross. inF, 
the fact that the white-coated pea ^ ^ a proportion of 
of seed-coat and F 2 of cotyledons there is spec (?) 
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