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Vol. XXVIII, No 5 
Table III. — Showing height and internodal length of tallest plants in cans No. 
1 to 24, A and B series 
Average inter¬ 
nodal length, 
Age of 
Height to 
Number of 
with stem - 
Can 
Date 
uppermost 
internodes 
below coty- 
Date measured 
plantings 
expanded leaf 
included 
ledons con- 
No. 
planted 
when 
sidered as an 
measured 
internode 
A 
B 
A 
B 
A 
B 
Weeks 
Inches 
Inches 
Inches 
Inches 
1921 
1 
Dec. 21 
22 
27* 
32 
21 
17 
1.3 
1.9 
1922 
. 
May 24, 1922 
2 
Jan. 4 
20 
26* 
36 
19 
19 
1.4 
1.9 
3 
Jan. 18 
18 
24* 
30 
19 
14 
1.3 
2.1 
4 
Feb. 1 
16 
26* 
31 
15 
14 
1.8 
2.2 
5 
Feb. 15 
14 
24* 
33* 
15 
14 
1.6 
2.4 
6 
Mar. 1 
12 
18 
28* 
11 
13 
1.6 
2.2 
Total.. 
147* 
24.5 
191* 
31.9 
100 
16.7 
91 
15.2 
9.0 
1.5 
12.7 
2.1 
Average_ 
7 
Mar. 15 
22 
54* 
65 
30 
29 
1.8 
2.2 
8 
Mar. 29 
20 
48 
71* 
25 
28 
1.9 
2.6 
Aug. 16, 1922. 
9 
Apr. 12 
18 
35 
67* 
22 
24 
1.6 
2.8 
10 
Apr. 26 
16 
3i* 
46* 
19 
20 
1.7 
2.3 
11 
May 10 
14 
16 
38 
12 
15 
1.3 
2.5 
12 
May 24 
12 
13* 
23 
10 
12 
1.4 
1.9 
Total. 
198* 
33.1 
311* 
52 
118 
128 
9 7 
14.3 
2.4 
Average.. 
19.7 
21.3 
1.6 
13 
June 7 
22 
33 
55* 
22 
25 
1.5 
2.2 
14 
June 21 
20 
28* 
54 
21 
24 
1.4 
2.3 
Nov. 8, 1922__ 
15 
July 5 
July 19 
18 
26* 
44 
42* 
18 
24 
1.5 
1.8 
16 
16 
19* 
15 
20 
1.3 
2.1 
17 
Aug. 2 
14 
15* 
28* 
13 
15 
1.2 
1.9 
18 
Aug. 16 
12 
10* 
14* 
11 
12 
1.0 
1.2 
Total_ 
133* 
239* 
100 
120 
7. 9 
11.5 
1.9 
Average.. 
22.2 
39.9 
16.7 
20 
1.3 
19 
Aug. 30 
22 
48 
46* 
23 
25 
2.1 
1.9 
20 
Sept. 13 
20 
43 
42* 
22 
21 
2.0 
2.0 
Jan. 31, 1923__ 
21 
Sept. 27 
Oct. 11 
18 
33 
33* 
19 
18 
1.7 
1.9 
22 
16 
30* 
32* 
17 
16 
1.8 
2.0 
23 
Oct. 25 
14 
24* 
28* 
13 
14 
1.9 
2.0 
24 
Nov. 8 
12 
23 
21* 
10 
11 
2.3 
2.0 
Total_ 
202* 
33.7 
205* 
34. 3 
104 
105 
11.8 
11.8 
Average. 
i 
17.3 
17.5 
2.0 
2.0 
i 
The fifth expanded leaf below the apex was arbitrarily chosen for leaf dimen¬ 
sions. Determination was made of the length of its midrib, number of pinnae, 
length of the terminal pinna, and also of one of the pair of pinnae midway of the 
leaf. The results are given in Table IV. 
