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volop into a strain of beans of mndi value. These hybrids are like- 

 wise not without interest from the standpoint of the breeder, as 

 the work gives an insight into the natures of the subjects and the 

 possibilities that niav l)e hoped for along other lines of breeding. 



As large a number (twenty-five) of blocks of cross-bred sweet 

 corn as possible have been grown upon the three acres included in 

 the Gardens in addition to which as many more throughout the 

 St^ite Uirough the co-operation of gi-owers of truck crops. Per- 

 haps the results that are most deserving of notice are the ''Malamo" 

 and "ALUakosby" varieties, seeds of which are to be offered under 

 tlieir respective names the coming spring. They both have the 

 -Malakhov" as the male parent, from which great speed with no 

 apparent loss of desirable qualities is secured. Both sorts have 

 lu'cn extensively tested throughout the State during the past 

 season, and upon the Home Grounds they were closely studied 

 and gave satisfactory results. A large number of other crosses 

 are adding a generation to their history, and the notes show that 

 some are meritorious and deserve further attention. A greater 

 length of grain in medium-season, main crop varieties is sought 

 for by breeding the ^'Country Gentlemen" and ''Stowell's." for 

 exajnple, with early sorts. The effect of breeding pop and field 

 with sweet corns is being studied and, also, the correlations of 

 special colors in tassel, silk, cob, husk, etc., to desired qualities 

 <d" plant and its product. 



The year's work in breeding egg^iilants has brought some results 

 of immediate value to the truckers in a desirable new strain, hav- 

 ing a long, l)ell-shaped fniit that is pink upon the exterior and of 

 a very pleasing white Avithin, the flesh suggesting that of the 

 "Snow" apple. A white-fruited -kind has also been, secured that^ 

 when grown in sufficient quantity, may be offered as the "Ivory" 

 eggf)lant. Frnm ;i scientific standpoint, some results have been 

 obtained in tbe hybridizing of the "American" and "Chinese" 

 species that, it is hoped, may throw light upon the question of 

 • Iwarfagc and frnitfulness, not to exclude spinoseness in eggplants. 

 'J1ie work with squashes is along two lines, namely, the summer 

 varieties and the winter sorts. One of the attempts with the first 

 is to get a s])ecially early and prolific variety and some pi'omise is 

 met witli here. Another problem is to add to the present types 

 another tluit is neither flat ("pattypan") nor long "crook-necked," 



