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isolated that matured a month earlier than either parent. 

 This promising strain called Osceola has found considerable 

 favor in the south. Another segregate, a variety called Wakulla, 

 obtained from the same cross, matures in approximately 120 days. 

 This strain has an undesirable character in that it shatters its 

 seed when ripe. The material available furnishes an opportunity 

 to obtain further improvement by crossing and selections. 



