24 FLORIDA VELVET BEAN AND RELATED PLANTS. 



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Hairs, stinging, characteristic of certain species of Stizolobium 9-10, 15 



Hart, Dr. J. W., sender of seed of Stizolobium 7 



Hartless, A. C, sender of seed of Stizolobium 13,15 



Hassjoomame, Japanese name for Stizolobium hassjoo 18 



Hasskarl, description of Stizolobium velutinum 9, 20 



Hawaii, cultivation of Mauritius bean 19 



Horse-eye bean. See Stizolobium aterrimum. 



India, cultivation of species of Stizolobium 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 



native species of Stizolobium 9-10 



Stizolobium seed, introduction into United States 12, 16, 19 



use of Stizolobium beans for food 9, 15, 16, 17 



Japan, cultivation of Stizolobium hassjoo 9, 17 



names of Stizolobium hassjoo 18 



Kansas, growing of Stizolobium hassjoo as Mucuna capitata 18 



Kennan, A. L., comment on seed of Stizolobium pachylobium 19 



Khamach, name of Stizolobium niveum in Bengal 17 



Kwas boddas, type of Stizolobium velutinum 21 



varieties, description by Hasskarl, vernacular names of Stizolobium 21 



Leaflets, Stizolobium, description 8,9,11 



Leaves, Mucuna, description 8 



Stizolobium, description 8, 9, 17 



Lyon bean, seed, distribution for field testing 8 



See also Stizolobium niveum. 



W. S., sender of seed of Mucuna lyonii 7 



Manila, source of introduction of Mucuna lyonii seed 7, 16 



Mauritius bean, seed, description 14, 21 



distribution for field testing 8 



similarity to Stizolobium utile 14 



See also Bengal bean and Stizolobium aterrimum. 



cultivation of Mauritius bean and use for food 14 



comparison with Florida velvet bean. 19 



Miquel, classification of Stizolobium capitatum 13 



Mississippi, Biloxi, field work on species of Stizolobium. 8, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21 



Mucuna capitata. See Stizolobium capitatum. 



genus, characteristics ° 



hirsuta. See Stizolobium hirsutum. 



keyensis, seed, germination 



lyonii, seed received from Mr. W. S. Lyon, 1907 7 



See also Stizolobium niveum. 

 nivea. See Stizolobium niveum. 

 prurita. See Stizolobium pruritum. 



seed, germination different from Stizolobium 8 



utilis, original name of Florida velvet bean 8 



See also Stizolobium utile. 



velutina, cultivation in Java * 



See also Stizolobium velutina. 



Pachyrhizus angulatus, similarity to Stizolobium capitatum 13 



Philippines, original specimens of Mucuna lyonii seed 7, 16 



Pods, species of Stizolobium, description 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20 



Stizolobium pachylobium, nondehiscing 20 



Reunion Island, growth of Mauritius bean and use for food 



Rolfs, Prof. P. H., test as to edibility of the Lyon bean 17 



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