488 XEW JEE.SI-:Y AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



In 1902 selected seeds from the several sets of crossed plants were 

 planted and a crop grown and harvested for each. There was little 

 U) l)e added to the observations npon these sets of beans of the pre- 

 vious 3'ear. 



From this large stock of seeds the following numbers. 2. -i, 5, 6, 15, 

 18. 19 and 20, were selected as being the most promising. 



Crossed Lima Beans in 1903. 



Plants rejjrcsenting a fourth generation of the crosses l)etween 

 "Henderson" and Burjxie'"' drawf limas were grown the present season 

 in the first two plots of Series I. The seed was planted in Plot I. 

 June 1st, and not until June 22d in Plot II. The twenty-four rows 

 in the first plot and the first eight in the second were from seed of 

 dwarf limas, selected in 1902 from the most desirable of the crossed 

 plants, and eight such selections were used the present season — a 

 different lot of seed being used for each four rows. 



A medium stand of plants was obtained from this "Bush" seed, and 

 of the twenty-four rows in the first plot, six were wholly free from 

 climbing or trailing plants, and six others contained only a few speci- 

 mens that were somewhat inclined to run towards the end of the 

 season. All the remaining twelve rows contained a large percentage 

 of climbing plants. None but dwarf sorts appeared in four of the 

 first eight rows of Plot II.. and in the other four there were six pole 

 limas. 



The remaining twelve rows in Plot II. were from seed of crossed 

 plants that had required poles the preceding season. Each three rows 

 represented a different lot of seed. 



Considerable variation was noted in tlic different rows of crossed 

 limas the present season. In case of the dwarf sorts, some rows were 

 earlier than others, and some were especially fruitful. The yield, as 

 a rule, seemed equal to that of an average "Henderson" plant. In 

 certain rows the pods were much like those of the "Henderson" type, 

 while in others they were noticeably larger, although smaller than 

 those of the "Burpee" variety. 



A like variation in fruitfulness and size of pods occurred among 

 the crossed pole limas. The pods of these, in most cases, were larger 

 than those of the "Henderson"' variety, and some were nearly equal 

 to those of the "Burpee." 



