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one cited; the other, called "light mottled," includes those varieties of 

 the Horticultural type. The different blossom colors have been more 

 fully explained in a previous publication (15). 



Varieties used. 



During the eight years that the investigations have been in progress 

 twenty-one varieties have been used in the crosses yielding results deemed 

 worthy of consideration. A few others have been used in a very limited 

 way. Including reciprocals, more than 120 different crosses have been 

 made, some of which have been repeated two or three times. 



The principal varieties used, their blossom and seed coat color, and the 

 letters used to designate them, are as follows: — 



The nomenclature is according to Jarvis (11), and for a full description 

 of the several varieties the reader is referred to his paper or that of Tracy 

 (19). 



