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liaving pure white blossoms, while its fruit is well described by the name of 

 the variety, which is "Blood Red." 



Raspberries, Rubus strigosus and R. Id^eus and R. occidentalis, which 

 bear so-called white or yellow fruit, have correspondingly paler foliage and 

 paler canes than the black or red fruited varieties. So, also, the purple rasp- 

 berries (R. occidentalis-strigosus or occidentalis-Idjeus hybrids) have a dis- 

 tinct tinge on the foliage and canes corresponding to the purple color of the 

 fruit. I have never known any exception to the above statements. 



Some roses with white blossoms have noticeably paler foliage than that 

 of dark red varieties. Similar correspondence in color of blossoms and foliage 

 has been observed among pelargoniums, cannas, asters and other flowers. 

 Apparent exceptions are seen among some of the cross-bred perennial phloxes. 



Grapes with pale foliage, so far as I have observed, have so-called white 

 fruit, or, at least, do not have dark colored fruit ; but the converse is not al- 

 ways true, for some Concord seedlings which have the white fruit have foliage 

 nearly or quite as dark as the parent. In observing this feature the fully 

 matured leaves should be examined. Many instances are known of white 

 fleshed peaches having correspondingly paler leaves and bark than have the 

 yellow fleshed peaches. There is also often a noticeable difference between 

 the foliage of varieties having pale yellow or lemon yellow flesh or skin and 

 those having darker 3'ellow flesh. 



Emerson^ writes me that there is a noticeable correlation between the 

 color of flowers and the seeds of beans. Races, such as Jones, Davis, Navy, 

 etc.. which have white seeds, always have white flowers. Races that have 

 black seeds, if memory serves me correctly, always have flowers that are 

 strongly colored, e. g.. Challenger Black. Races that have spotted .seeds or 

 seeds tinted usually have flowers also tinted. One cannot always tell, how- 

 ever, by the tint of the flowers the exact degree of tinting or shading of the 

 seeds. In the Blue Pod there is a correlation between the color of the flowers 

 and foliage, as there is also with Scarlet Runner and White Dutch Runner. 

 Seedlings of the last two are easily distinguished in one case by the reddish 

 color of the stems, in the other by their light green color. Races with spotted 

 pods, like Horticultural, usually have spotted seeds. 



Fraser' states that when the young stems or sprouts of the potato are 

 either green or white, it is an indication that the blossom will be white. 

 If the stems are colored the blossoms will likewise be colored. The state- 

 ment is based on observations of about 280 varieties. 



Mr. C. W. Ward, Queens, N. Y., has called my attention to a correlation of 

 color between the root and flower of the carnation, the white, yellow or red flower 

 being associated with corresponding differences in the color of the root. Dor- 

 ner writes me that he^ has noticed that carnation plants bearing white flowers 

 have white roots ; those with yellow flowers have yellowish roots ; those hav- 

 ing the various shades of pink and red have pinkish roots, and those with 

 crimson and purple flowers have dark roots of a dull purplish red. Plants 

 ria ving variegated red and white flowers show roots varying between pink and 

 white . Cr imson and purple varieties often show a purplish tinge at the nodes. 



^Emerson, R. A. Horticulturist, University of Nebraska. 

 -Eraser, S. In personal communication to the writer. 

 =Dorner, H. B., Asst. Botanist, Purdue University. 



