52 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



29271 to 29310. 



The following list represents some promising varieties of cowpeas grown at the 

 Arlington Experimental Farm in 1910. Numbered in December, 1910. 



Notes on the following by Prof. C. V. Piper: 



29271 to 29275. Vigna catjano (Burm.) Walp. Catjang. 



29271. Originally found growing in No. 215G9A at the Arlington Experi- 

 mental Farm. A buff-seeded catjang of very peculiar habit and possi- 

 bly a distinct species. 



29272. Found mixed with guar, No. 18648, from Surat, India, and 

 grown under temporary No. 0336. A catjang with brown-eyed yellow- 

 ish seeds. A peculiar variety, but not of much agricultural value. 



29273. Found mixed with adzuki bean, No. 17321, from Hankow, 

 China, and grown under temporary No. 0927. A distinct variety of 

 catjang, with pale-buff seeds marbled with dark brown. A prolific 

 but not a tall variety. 



29274. A single plant found at Arlington, Va., in 1909, in No. 21603 

 and grown under temporary No. 01446. A catjang with marbled seeds. 



29275. Found growing in adzuki bean, No. 17321, from Hankow, 

 China, and grown under temporary No. 0931. Seeds pink buff. A 

 prolific catjang of good habit. 



29276 to 29302. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea. 



29276. From the Public Gardens, Jamaica. Grown under temporary 

 No. 0145. A cowpea with black-eyed white seeds; prolific and of 

 good habit. 



29277. From Nairobi, British East Africa. Grown under temporary 

 No. 0509. A peculiar variety of cowpea with small pods which tend 

 to spread out horizontally. The seeds are buff, mostly clouded with 

 purple. A prolific variety, but does not grow very large. 



29278. From the Botanic Gardens, Tokyo, Japan; received under the 

 name Vigna sinensis var. bicontorta. Grown under temporary No. 

 0511. A curious cowpea with curved or coiled pods and buff-colored 

 seeds. 



29279. From the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Grown under 

 temporary No. 0531. A cowpea with small buff seeds; quite prolific. 



29280. From Livorno, Italy. Grown under temporary No. 0536A. 

 An early cowpea with black-and-white seeds, similar to Holstein, 

 No. 17327. 



29281. From the same source as the preceding (No. 29280). Grown 

 under temporary No. 0536B. Seeds white, splotched with red. 



29282. From the same source as No. 29280. Originally grown from a 

 single seed under temporary No. 0536 J. The earliest cowpea yet 

 grown at the Arlington Experimental Farm, maturing at least 10 days 

 in advance of any other variety. The seeds are buff or pinkish buff. 

 The variety is very prolific and will probably be of value for growing 

 northward. 



29283. From the same source as No. 29280. Grown under temporary 

 No. 0536K. A prolific early variety, with buff-pink seeds, but too 

 small to be of great value. 



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