BULLETIN No. 185 JULY, 1918 



MASSACHUSETTS 

 AGRICILTIRAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



The Inheritance of Seed Coat 

 Color in Garden Beans 



By J. K. SHAW and JOHN B. NORTON 



This bulletin is a record of the inheritance of seed coat 

 color among certain varieties of garden beans as shown 

 by intercrossing these varieties. There are presented also 

 certain hypotheses to account for the facts observed. It 

 should be of interest to students of genetics, more espe- 

 cially those engaged in or contemplating investigations 

 with this particular group of plants. 



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Agricultural Experiment Station 



Amherst, Mass. 



