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No. 254. "VVatchung Lima." A pole Lima which resembles 

 the "Speckled Lima," having a smaller, smoother 

 pod but the same seed markings. 



No. 255. "Butterfly Rnnner." Another type of "Scarlet Run- 

 ner" with red and white blooms but has proved to 

 be a weak grower and is less hardy than num- 

 ber 63. 



No. 256. "Station Snap Bean No. i." Seed of this novelty, 

 distributed last spring, represents a cross between 

 "Jones' Stringless" and "Golden Eye" both 

 parents being strictly bush varieties and early in 

 season. The selected type is a medium-sized, pro- 

 lific bush plant, early in season, with white flowers 

 and medium-sized, curved, plump, nearly string- 

 less pods. 



No. 257. "Station Snap Bean iVo. 2." This noveltv, se#d of 

 which was also distributed last spring, is a cross 

 between "Longfellow" and "White Marrowfat" 

 combining the plant and pod characters of the 

 "Longfellow" with the white flower and seed of 

 the "Marrowfat." Earliness and form of seed are 

 also inherited from the male parent. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH SQUASHES. 



The work of breeding squashes began in 1903 and results from 

 the crosses were first obtained the following year. Since then 

 a large area has been allotted each season for experimentation 

 with both summer and winter squashes. 



SUMMER SQUASHES. 



Until the present season, the chief line of study among summer 

 squashes was an endeavor to establish new and attractive types, 

 particularly those answering to the ideal commercial squash. 

 Along this line of work a detailed study was given to the exist- 

 ing conmmercial varieties. Considerable effort has been made to 

 investigate the underlying principles governing the crosses. 

 While most of these investigations are still under study, they 

 were briefly as follows: Relation of direct offspring (blend) to 

 parents in points of shape of fruit, color of fruit and shape of 

 seed; relation of first generation to the parents; the effect of 

 crossing within the variety (commercial or distinct cross), or 

 within the plant upon type and prolificness ; correlation between 



