LINDSTROM, GENETICAL RESEARCH WITH MAIZE 351 
best this will prove a tedious and uncertain process if a permanent im- 
provement of maize is sought for. 
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF GENETIC FACTORS IN MAIZE 
(Dominant factors capitalized) 
A — anthocyan. General plant color found in aleurone, pericarp, 
stem, leaves, etc. 
ab — abortive grains. No endosperm. 
ad — adherent. Leaves and tassel adhering. 
an — anther ear. Semi-dwarf plant with anthers thruout ear. 
B — , brown”. A plant color factor. One of an allelomorphic series 
DB 
by — brachytic. Dwarf plant. 
bh — blotched aleurone. 
bl — blotched leaf. 
bv — brevis. Dwarf plant. 
C — colored aleurone, complementary to A and R factors. 
co — coherent. Branches of tassel cohering. 
cy — crinkly leaf. 
d — dwarf plant with anthers thruout ear. 
de — defective.Partial development of endosperm. 
dt — dotted leaf. Circular spots of light green. 
f — fine-striped leaf. 
fi — fine-streaked leaf. 
fl — floury-flinty endosperm. 
g — golden leaf. 
gl — glossy leaf. 
gs — green-striped leaf. 
I — inhibitor of aleurone color. 
im — intensifier of red and purple aleurone. 
j — japonica-striped leaf. 
1 — luteus (yellow) seedling. Factor forxanthophyll and carotin pig- 
ments. : 
lg — liguleless leaf. 
li — lineate leaf. 
