. Xenia, or the immediate effect of pollen, in maize . 44 DESCEIPTION OF PLATE IV. Fig. 1.—Hybrid and parents: Hill in center, a first generation hybrid of GilmanFlint 9 X Hickory King ^, grown from one kernel (experiment 5a); hill on right,Gilman Flint, the mother parent; hill on left, Hickory King, the father parent. Fig. 2.—Ear of sweet corn, the smooth kernels of which show xenia from crossingwith pollen of a yellow dent race. Natural size. (See p. 24.) Fig. 3.—Ear of Gilman Flint, the wrinkled kernels of which show xenia fromcrossing with Stowells Evergreen. Natural size. (Seep. 29.) lv\.
. Xenia, or the immediate effect of pollen, in maize . 44 DESCEIPTION OF PLATE IV. Fig. 1.—Hybrid and parents: Hill in center, a first generation hybrid of GilmanFlint 9 X Hickory King ^, grown from one kernel (experiment 5a); hill on right,Gilman Flint, the mother parent; hill on left, Hickory King, the father parent. Fig. 2.—Ear of sweet corn, the smooth kernels of which show xenia from crossingwith pollen of a yellow dent race. Natural size. (See p. 24.) Fig. 3.—Ear of Gilman Flint, the wrinkled kernels of which show xenia fromcrossing with Stowells Evergreen. Natural size. (Seep. 29.) lv\. 22, Div. Veg. Phys. & Path., U. S. Dept. of Agricultur Plate w^w^i^^i* Comparison of Hybrid of Oilman Flint Corn ^ - Hickory King Corn cf with Parents,AND Ears showing Change caused by Xenia in Composition of Kernels.
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