3. Average values for certain characters in Beals' collections from Cherán and Nahuatzen (Uruapan) Michoacan, Mexico.
| Black Maize | Tulukenio | |
| Total number of ears | 25 | 26 |
| Row number (from collected ears) | 14 | 14 |
| Glume length in mm. | 13 | 12 |
| Tassel branch number | 5 | 7 |
| Percentage of condensed internodes in tassel | 10 | 20 |
| Percentage of sub-sessile upper spikelets | 50 | 70 |
| Pubescence of sheath | scattered | heavy |
| Tillers on ten plants | 0 | 0-1 |
Edgar Anderson