278 NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



"'crystal wax'' — "market wax" (145/135) V. 



But one selected type of this cross was grown, the strain re- 

 sembling 135 in color. The record at harvest time showed 

 79.16 per cent, of theplants with seeds similar to those of the 

 parent. 



GOVERNMENT NOVELTIES IN BEANS. 



23755- The plants were rank growers with spreading habit, 

 blooming late. The flowers were pink, borne in clusters of 

 three or more. The pods were green, flat, and late in maturing. 



23756. The plant habit was similar to the above with dark 

 green foliage. The white flowers were borne in pairs. The 

 late green pods were flat, curved, and stringy. 



23763. The plants of this sort were inclined to run, were 

 late in season, bore pink blooms, and produced light green, 

 curved, flat, stringy pods. 



23791. This proved to be another "spreading" variety with 

 late season, bearing white flowers in clusters of three or more. 

 The pods were green. 



23805. Like the above, late in season and spreading in habit, 

 with pink flowers and long flat green pods. 



23829. These plants produced runners with a foliage of 

 small leaves, light green in color. The small white flowers were 

 in clusters of three or more. An occasional bush plant, with 

 earlier maturity, was found among them. 



24215. These plants with habits similar to the six preceding 

 sorts had a light green foliage, bore pink flowers and, in many 

 instances, flat wax pods were produced. 



""jACKSON wonder'' CROSSES. 



The accompanying table, which is a comparison of this sea- 

 son's results with those of 1908 and 1909, represents in brief a 

 continuation of the work on color inheritance, selection being 

 restricted to the three principal color types known as "Jackson 

 Wonder" ("J. W."), "Dark-red" and "White." 



Under the percentages for "J. W." type, "J. W.-Henderson" 

 stands highest in the set for each year, showing .2 per cent less 

 than in 1908 and lo.i per cent, more than in 1909. 



Referring to the "Dark-red" strains, "J. W.-Woods" leads for 

 the two preceding years, but has fallen below for 1910; and 

 ■"J. W.-Willow-leaf" takes first place, an advance of 7.4 per 



