Seedlings of red kidney beans from parents sprayed with 2,4-D during the ripening of pods showed a range of 2,4-D symptoms in the juvenile and mature foliage. Virus-like crisp foliage, dwarfing, and serration and fusion of leaflets occurred in some degree in all seedlings. Parent plants were sprayed with 0.5% and higher concns. of 2,4-D amine salt. All seedlings showed characteristic 2,4-D injury. Unsprayed parents yielded normal seedlings,.