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38 and 39. In addition to the description of this type we shall 

 indicate some of the variations in type, pointing out especially 

 those for which there is no general market. 



Size and Shape. To meet the present market conditions the 

 Old Fashioned Yellow Eye like the Improved must be of me- 

 dium large size and of plump appearance. It must be empha- 

 sized again that there is no market for a small or slender 

 colored bean for baking purposes. The typical Old Fashioned 

 Yellow Eye is slightly smaller than the typical Improved, This 

 difference, however, is of little importance since both must give 

 the appearance of large plump beans. 



In shape the typical Old Fashioned Yellow Eye is slightly 

 more flattened laterally than the Improved. Instead of being 

 of equal thickness at each end the Old Fashioned tapers towards 

 the anterior end.° The posterior end is round and full. The 

 anterior end is slightly truncated giving the appearance of 

 a diagonal cut. (Fig. 39). The ventral or eye side should be 

 nearly straight. The dorsal side (opposite the eye) should be 

 rounded and taper towards the anterior end as shown in Fig. 39. 



While the above description is taken as typical of the variety, 

 any commercial lot of Old Fashioned Yellow Eyes will contain 

 many other shapes. Some of these variations in shape are 

 shown in Fig. 44. 



The market-men do not make distinctions between different 

 shapes. Their only requirement is that the beans shall be large 

 and plump. They distinguish between Old Fashioned and Im- 

 proved Yellow Eyes entirely on the eye pattern. 



Ground Color. The ground color of the Old Fashioned Yel- 

 low Eye bean must be a clear opaque white. A yellowish tinge 

 means a lower price. All that was said regarding this char- 

 acter in the Improved Yellow Eye applies with equal force to 

 the Old Fashioned type. 



Eye Pattern and Color. A typical Old Fashioned Yellow Eye 

 pattern is shown in Fig. 38. Some of the variations of this 

 pattern are shown in Figs. 42 and 43. The typical pattern will 

 be discussed first. 



The Old Fashioned Yellow Eye pattern consists typically 

 of three color areas or color centers. The first of these is a 



"For explanation of these terms see foot-note on p. i( 



