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grayish color. In the second generation there was much variation, 

 some of the plants ^jroclneing long, flat pods, others short and flat, 

 while one had a neat, round pod. None of the seven plants produced 

 seeds like the mother of the cross, but they were of four ty2>es, namely, 

 (1) white, (2) dark brown mottled, (3) light brown mottled and (4) 

 brown. 



In planting for the third generation the dark brown type was in- 

 advertently omitted. All of the plants from the white seeds produced 

 only white seeds, and this indicates that with further generations from 

 this stock no mixing of the brown color may be expected. 



The cross of "Early Mohawk" upon "Silver Bush" bears the record 



31 



fraction of "3g-. The male parent ("Mohawk") has a large, stocky 



plant, medium early, with pink flowers, broad, long, flat green pods 

 and dark mottled seeds, while the "Silver Bush" has a small-spread- 

 ing plant, late in bearing, with white flowers and numerous small, 

 round pods of a "silver" color, with small white seeds. The plant 

 from this cross was of medium size, purple flower, and bore long, flat 

 pods that became striped in maturity and produced good-sized, flat, 

 dark mottled seeds. Some of the plants from this last-named plant — 

 the second gelberation — showed a strong tendency to "run," and could 

 easily have been classed as pole beans. Four of the "bush" type pro- 

 duced wax pods and black seeds. Two other types were present, 

 namely, one with a light brown seed, having a few broad, dark streaks 

 and a dark mottled sort. As yet this cross does not seem to be as 

 prolific as either parent. 



Notea upon Bnsli Beam. 



The following table shows in condensed form many of the notes that 

 were made upon the bush beans during the season of 1905 : 



