54 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOKTED. 



29271 to 29310— Continued. 



29276 to 29302. Viqna unguiculata — Continued. 



29298. FromMr. J. D. McLouth, Muskegon, Mich. Grown under tem- 

 porary No. 01363. A moderately early bushy variety with red-and- 

 white blotched seeds. 



29299. White Giant. From the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion (Kansas No. 121). Grown under temporary No. 01375. A black- 

 eyed cowpea very similar to No. 22050. 



29300. From T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va., received under 

 the name Rice. Grown under temporary No. 01380. This is a white- 

 seeded cowpea very distinct from any other variety grown. 



29301. Miller. From the N. L.Willet Seed Co., Augusta, Ga. Grown 

 under temporary No. 01400. The seed of the Miller cowpea occurring 

 on the market is a mixture of several varieties. This cowpea has buff 

 seeds. It is very much like No. 17340 and not superior. 



29302. From the same source as the preceding. Grown under tem- 

 porary No. 01402. It is very vigorous and different from any other 

 grown. 



29303. ViGNA SESQUIPEDALIS (L.) W. F. Wight. 



From Tehwa, China. Grown under temporarj' No. 01421. A very distinct 

 cowpea with kidney-shaped seeds, pink excepting one end, which is white. 



29304. YiGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) Walp. Cowpea. 

 From a single plant found at the Arlington Experimental Farm in 1909 and 



grown under temporary No. 01508. Seeds white, with the Whippoorivill color 

 around the eye. In all probability this is a hybrid between Whippoorvnll and 

 Blackeye. It is a variety of moderate value. 



29305. ViGNA CATjANG (Burm.) Walp. 



From the Botanical Gardens, Madrid, Spain, received as Dolichos tranqve- 

 baricus. Grown three years under temporary No. 0409. Seeds cream buff. 

 An interesting variety which makes but a small growth. 



29306 to 29310. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea. 



29306. From Mississippi, 1910. A buff-colored cowpea very similar 

 to Unknown, but with very fiat pale seeds. Grown under temporary 

 No. 01331. 



29307. From Mr. C. E. Fant, Chester, S. C, 1909. Grown under tem- 

 porary No. 01281. A variety with maroon kidney-shaped seeds. It 

 is much later than Red Ripper, bearing the same relation to it that 

 Unknown does to Clay. 



29308. From Mr. G. W. Duren, Booneville, Ark. Grown under tem- 

 porary No. 01023. A white-seeded table cowpea having the same 

 habits as Clay, No. 17359, but producing very large kidney-shaped 

 white seeds. 



29309. TrinkWs Holstein. A variety that originated with Mr. J. W. 

 Trinkle, Madison, Ind. Grown for two years under temporary 

 No. 0917. It is considerably superior to ordinary Holstein, No. 17327. 



293 1 0. From a single plant found at the Arlington Experimental Farm, 

 1909, and grown under temporary No. 01507. A cowpea with seeds 

 like New Era, and like that variety growing erect, but producing 

 slender viny branches having small leaflets. 



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