2. The crosses received from Dr. C. R. Burnham, containing a gene for pale‑yellow, referred to as Y_x, I gave the following results in plants selfed in Brazil:

Ear selfed	Seeds		Plants
			+	ms^1
4‑47	Yellow‑orange	161	81	6
	White	94	4	25
2‑49	Yellow‑orange	173	99	3
	White	66	5	27
3‑49	Yellow‑orange	156	97	1
	White	54	1	20
	White (viviparous)	46	--	--
8‑49	Yellow‑orange	86	52	0
	Pale‑yellow	41	25	1
	White	52	3	13
	White (viviparous)	47	--	--

Only one ear segregated for pale‑yellow and it suggests a condition similar to that reported above for a gene controlling the yellow shade. Two ears segregated for viviparous and the ears of the 49 family segregated also for B and Pl. The plants obtained from selfed seed were poor, very early maturing, and not proper for our conditions.