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while another, "pale-gray," is nearly white with a yellow ring 

 around the eye. The "mottled-brown" and "white" strains were 

 also grown, each giving a few plants with colored seeds. 



Last year it was noted that the "mottled-red" seed of this 

 cross was associated with a purplish stemmed plant, which char- 

 acter reappeared this season in several individuals and seems 

 to be associated with a colored seed. 



Strangely, no "willow-leaved" plants have appeared during 

 three successive generations, although there is no doubt that the 

 mother parent was a "willow-leaved" pole. This cross is of in- 

 terest in comparison with the results obtained in the "J. W." 

 crosses. It is seen that similar bean markings are coming to the 

 surface and the "Lighter-red" may appear later, since the "Dark- 

 red" has been dormant for two generations. 



"scarlet runner" hybrid. 



Plate XXV represents, together with the parents on either 

 side, the yield from a single plant of the hybrid, "Scarlet Run- 

 ner-Tennessee" (63/43) B-4-2-2, the seed at hand beginning 

 the fifth generation. 



In the Annual Report, 1909, p. 339, the immediate parent is 

 recorded as having "rose-pink" flowers and "light-gray mottled" 

 seed. The large beans at the left (i) stand for the male (63), 

 and those at the right (3) for the female parent (43). A dis- 

 cussion of these two species may be found on page 338 of the 

 same Report. 



The plant whose seed occupies the center (2) of the plate was 

 spreading in habit and of wonderful vigor, being late in season 

 and bearing 261 flat green pods with a total product of 908 

 seeds or 3.4 per pod. This is an unusually heavy yield when one 

 considers that thirty pods are a good average for a snap bean. 



As to form and size, the seed of the cross pictured above 

 favors the male parent ; but the markings, while bearing a re- 

 semblance to the selected parent type (B-4), are heavier and 

 darker with a peculiar "striping" not found in the "light gray 

 mottled" strain. 



