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the "New York Improved" or other of the large-fruited sorts. 

 The extra keeping quahty is chiefly due, in all probability, to the 

 tough skin through which the germs of disease find it difficult to 

 grow and induce decay within. As the tough skin is a portion 

 that is removed in preparing the flesh for the table, it is evident 

 that in itself it cannot be of any disadvantage to the cross that 

 may retain this characteristic, while the interior of the "Round 

 White" is being enlarged and improved by the union. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH LIMA BEANS. 

 "jACKSON wonder" CROSSES. 



This group includes the six crosses of "Jackson Wonder" upon 

 each of the following varieties, namely, "Burpee," "Dreer," 

 "Henderson," "Willow-Leaf," "Woods" and "Station Bush," all 

 white-seeded bush Limas, and five (not including "Jackson 

 Wonder-Dreer") were secured in 1904, being now in the fourth 

 generation. 



Notes as to plant habit have been previously given (1906), to 

 which the following statements are added : 



The "Burpee" set gives plants whose leaves average larger 

 than those of the "Jackson Wonder" while the pods, although 

 larger than the dark-seeded parent, have in no case this year 

 equalled the "Burpee" in size. 



Since the "Henderson" resembles the "Jackson W^onder" very 

 closely in habit, the plants are a uniform lot. 



The "Willow-Leaf" set, through selection, is giving plants 

 with the narrow type of foliage combined with the mottled seed, 

 a novelty of, perhaps, no commercial value but of interest to the 

 breeder. 



The "Woods' Runner" set, because of its undesirable tendency 

 was discarded and selection of bush plants only was made, with 

 the result that this cross is giving a uniform lot of very prolific 

 plants with the medium large pod of the "Woods." 



The "Station Bush" set continues to produce an occasional 

 running plant but is quite uniform, giving plants similar to the 

 "Jackson Wonder" and "Woods." 



It will be seen that pole sorts, through selection, might easily 

 be obtained from the "Woods" and "Station Bush" sets as well 

 as from the "Dreer;" in fact, true pole beans of the "Jackson 

 Wonder-Station Bush" cross (lighter red and white) have been 

 grown this season, giving early, prolific plants which breed true 

 to seed-color. 



