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X. Report of Botanist — Continued. pages 



Less Promising Crosses, 210 — 21 1 



The Distribution Set of Tomatoes 211 



Reports from Testers of Station Tomato No. 7, 212, 213 



Reports from Testers of Station Tomato No. 8, 213, 214 



Reports from Testers of Station Tomato No. 9, 214 



Reports from Testers of Station Tomato No. 10, 215 



Reports from Testers of Station Tomato No. 11,.... 215, 216 



Reports from Testers of The "Oligosperm" Tomato,.. 216 



Special Crosses 216, 217 



The "Currant" Hybrids, 217, 218 



Tomato Novelties in 190S, 218, 219 



Hairs of Tomatoes, 219, 220 



The Tomato Flower Cluster, 220, 221 



The Tomato Calyx, 221, 222 



Experiments with Eggplants, 222 — 235 



Some of the New Crosses, 22^ — 226 



Table of Eggplant Crosses, 226 



Reports from Testers of "Ivory" Eggplant, 226, 227 



Reports from Testers of "Jersey Pink" Eggplant, 227 



A Study of Hybrid Eggplant Fruits, 227 — 231 



Eggplant Hybrids, 2:^1—233 



White Eggplants with the "Chinese," 233, 234 



The Keeping Quality of Eggplant Fruits, 234, 235 



Experiments with Lima Beans, 235 — 239 



"Jackson Wonder" Crosses 235, 236 



Table of "Jackson Wonder" Crosses, 236, 237 



"Jackson Wonder-Dreer" Cross, 237, 238 



Selection Experiment with Lima Beans, 239 



Experiments with Bush Beans, 239—245 



Reports from Testers of Station Snap 'Bean No. i, 241—243 



Reports from Testers of Station Snap Bean No. 2,.. 243, 244 



"Scarlet Runner" Hybrids, 244, 245 



Novelties among Beans, 245 — 248 



Experiments with Squashes, 248 — 269 



Summer Squashes, 248 — 257 



' Crossing and Continued Selection to Establish Cross,. 249 — 253 



Blends of Summer Squashes, 254, 255 



Reports from Testers of "Jersey Green" Squash, 255, 256 



Reports from Testers of "Fluted Orange" Squash, 256 



New Established Crosses, 256, 257 



Experiments with Winter Squashes, 257—267 



Biometric List of Squashes, 258—261 



Summary of Biometric List of Squashes, 261 



Some General Observations drawn from the Study of 



Blends with Their Parents, 262 



Experiments in Selection among Crosses, 262—264 



Some Striking Combinations among Winter Squashes. 264, 265 



