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22333 to 22337. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



Grown at Arlington Experimental Farm, Virginia, season of 1907. Received 

 March 19, 1908. 



22333. Baud. 



"This variety was mixed with Brownie when received from Pingyang, 

 Korea. This mixture was given S. P. I. No. 6414. The two varieties 

 were grown together under these numbers. 9417, 17256, and Agros. No. 

 1542, respectively. The two varieties were separated in the 1907 seed 

 from Arlington Farm, and Baird given the above new number, Brownie 

 remaining as No. 17256." (Nielsen.) 



22334. Flat black. 



" Received from Mr. H. B. Derr, Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Champaign, 111. The original source of the seed is not known. It is quite 

 similar in growth to Nuttall, but the seed is not the same shape, being 

 flatter and larger." (Nielsen.) 



22335. Yellow. 



" Received from Mr. H. B. Derr, Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Champaign. 111., where it was grown as Illinois Medium Yellow. It is 

 very similar to Hollybrook, and perhaps is the same, but appears dif- 

 ferent on account of having been grown farther north.'" (Nielsen.) 



22336. axel ph. 



" Received from Mr. H. B. Derr, Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 Champaign, 111. Original seed was procured from the Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Wooster, Ohio." (Nielsen.) 



22337. Gael ph. 



" Received from Mr. H. B. Derr, Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Champaign, 111. Original seed was procured from the Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Fayetteville, Ark." (Nielsen.) 



22338. Capsicum annuttm L. Pepper. 



From Houston, Tex. Presented by Mr. J. Milton Howe, 204 Commercial 

 National Bank Building. Received March 12, 1908. 



" Jalapa. This pepper has a medium-sized, heavy-fleshed pod and is prin- 

 cipally used for pickling. In its pickled condition it is very much prized by 

 both Mexicans and visiting Americans. At present, I am importing them di- 

 rect (from Mexico) for my own use and the use of my immediate friends. They 

 take so well that I feel confident that there is an opening for their introduction 

 into this country. 



•• The pickling process is apparently a brine followed by packing in vinegar 

 (Howe.) 



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22341. Pueraria thunbergiaxa ( Sieb. & Zucc.) Benth. Kudzu. 



From New York, N. Y. Purchased from J. M. Thorburn & Co. Received 

 March 20, 1908. 



" Kudzu is a large-leaved, very rapid growing, woody, leguminous vine, native 

 to Japan. It succeeds well in every part of the United States where it has 

 been tried, and where the summers are warm grows with great luxuriance. It 

 is a most excellent vine for arbors or to produce a tropical effect by growing 

 over low trees. In Japan a valuable fiber is made out of the stems, and from 

 the large roots a fine quality of starch is extracted. 



"Kudzu also furnishes abundant and nutritious forage, and should be 

 largely experimented with for this purpose. In Japan it is grown on rough, 

 rocky land or steep hillsides that can not be cultivated. In tins country it 

 should also be tested on lands too poor to be cultivated with profit. Kudzu 

 being a legume will add nitrogen to the soil in addition to producing forage, 

 and if at any future time it should be desirable to clear the land the starch 

 crop of the roots will probably yield more than the cost. Kudzu may be used 



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