“…However, no experiments were carried out where the control branch was defoliated. The differential acceleration of pistillate development by short photoperiod has been reported previously (e.g., Schaffner, 1927, for Zea ma.ys; Edmond, 1930, for Cucumis sativus; Kirichenko and Bassarskaj a, 1934, for Triticum erythrospermum according to Loehwing, 1938;and Naylor, 1941, for Xanthium pennsylvanicum). Sex reversal as described here for Ambrosia was primarily an after-effect of short-day treatments although there were instances within the course of the experiment.…”