ELYMUS VIRGINICUS, L .- VAR. GLAUCUS.
W. J. BEAL.

IN August, 1888, I found three or four plants of Elymus Virginicus,
L., within ten feet of each other that were glaucous. These
were among the usual non-glaucous plants, and grew on rich river
bottoms. I saved seeds of both forms and planted patches about
ten by sixteen feet. On August 24th, 1889, I examined both plots
with the following results: There were nearly four hundred plants in
each plot. Those from seeds of non-glaucous plants were none of
them glaucous, while those from seeds of the glaucous plants were
all glaucous except two plants. I exhibit here dried plants of the
glaucous and non-glaucous seedlings, and specimens of the glaucous
plants found in 1888.

The practical bearing of this experiment is not far to see. It shows
how promptly a peculiarity may often be transmitted by the seedings
of the first generation.