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is one end in view through selection, also a "crytal wax" pod 

 combined with the light hrown seed of the "Market Wax." 



"French Stringless-Trimnph ofthe Frames" (179/180). This 

 cross between two green-podded bush varieties, the former with 

 round pods and mottled seeds and the latter with flat pods and 

 white seeds, has given a desirable type in a compact bush plant, 

 medium-early in season, bearing round, stringless, white-seeded 

 green pods. As it is prolific and shows no running tendency, it 

 promises to be a good sort for forcing as well as an excellent 

 field variety. 



"Golden Scimitar-Davis" (129/111). From selected white 

 seed of plants bearing the long, round, curved, stringless wax 

 pods, a uniform lot of plants has resulted the past season, strictly 

 bush in habit with white flowers and early in season, together 

 with the desirable type of pod stated above. This promises 

 something good for the trucker. 



"Crystal Wax-Davis" (145/112). Continued selection in this 

 case has resulted in a small spreading type of plant resembling 

 more the "Crystal Wax" than the "Davis" in this respect as well 

 as in the medium late season. The small, round, curved, white 

 wax pods are very brittle and of superior quality. This cross is 

 being bred with other sorts with the aim of improving the plant 

 habit and increasing the size of pod, while retaining the desired 

 white wax character. 



"Livingston's Pencil Pod-Davis" (148/112). Selection has 

 been made of white-seeded plants with the "narrow-leaved" 

 foliage of the male parent, bearing medium long, flat to round- 

 ing, curved, stringless wax pods. It is a prolific strain and is 

 superior to "Davis" in the possession of a stringless pod. 



These are but a few of the numerous bean crosses^ which have 

 ,been obtained during the past three or four years representing 

 those most desirable from the standpoint of the trucker or the 

 farmer. But when considered by the breeder as material from 

 which principles may be obtained for guidance in future work, all 

 are of value, the majority being kept in the background until they 

 throw light upon the problems whose solution is to be attempted 

 by a new line of experimentation now under way. 



In order to test the prolificness of our two snap bean novelties 

 (Station No. i and Station No. 2), selected seed from each, 

 together with the parents, was planted in Series VII, Plot II, in 

 the order of the table below. Each parent and cross was repre- 

 sented by one hundred plants, or three rows, making eighteen 

 rows for the entire lot. 



