CATALOGUE OF SOY-BEAN VARIETIES. 



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17251 A. A pure field selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 20 to 24^ 



inches; medium; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods large, If to 2 

 inches long, tumid, half crowded, shattering little; seeds olive-yellow, 

 medium large, 7^ to 8 mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum 

 black; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



17252. Flat King. The progeny of 6312 from Tokyo, Japan, 1901. Plants stout, 



erect, bushy; height 24 to 30 inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 white; pods large, 2\ to 2J inches long, compressed, half crowded, shat- 

 tering little; seeds black, large, 11 to 11^ mm. long, elliptical, much flat- 

 tened; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown nine seasons. This variety 

 was also obtained from Yokohama, Japan, No. 19982, and again from 

 Tokyo, No. 22875. 



17252 C. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 30 to 36 



inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers both purple and white; pods 

 medium-sized, IJ to IJ inches long, tumid, half crowded, shattering 

 little; seeds black, medium small, 6 to 6J mm. long, elliptical, slightly 

 flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



17253. Nuttall. The progeny of 6416 from Pingyang, Korea, 1901. Plants stout, 



erect, bushy; height 18 to 24 inches; medium; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 white; pods medium large. If to 2^ inches long, crowded, shattering little; 

 seeds black, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; 

 hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown nine seasons. No. 22334 is undoubt- 

 edly the progeny of 17253 as shown by records. 



17253 C. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 12 to 16 



inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers both purple and white; 

 pods medium large, 2 to 2\ inches long, tumid, half crowded, shatter- 

 ing moderately; seeds olive-yellow, medium-sized, 7J to 8 mm. long, 

 oval; hilum black; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



17254. Ebony. The progeny of 6386 from Pingyang, Korea, 1901. Plants stout, 



erect, bushy; height 22 to 26 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; 

 flowers purple; pods medium-sized, IJ to If inches long, half crowded, 

 shattering moderately; seeds black, medium small, 7 to 7J mm. long, 

 oblong, much flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown nine seasons. 

 This variety was also received from Swatow, China, 1908 (S. P. I. No. 

 22886). Ebony has proved a valuable variety in southern Illinois and 

 especially through the work of Mr. Ralph Allen, of Delavan, 111., has 

 become well known as No. 9414 and also as "Black Beauty." 



17254 B. A pure field selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 32 to 36 



inches; medium late; pubescence gray; flowers purple; pods medium- 

 sized, IJ to 1^ inches long, tumid, half crowded, shattering little; seeds 

 cinnamon brown, small, 5h to 6 mm. long, subglobose; hilum pale; germ 

 yellow. Grown two seasons. 

 17254 C. A pure field selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 20 to 26 

 inches; medium; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods medium- 

 sized, IJ to 1| inches long, compressed, half crowded, shattering moder- 

 ately; seeds olive-yellow, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, elliptical, 

 much flattened; hilum clove-brown; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



17255. Kingston. "Japanese Number 15" from Rhode Island Agricultural Experi- 



ment Station, originally from Japan. Plants stout, bushy, erect; height 

 16 to 22 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers white; pods 

 email, 1| to 1^ inches long, tumid, crowded, shattering little; seeds 

 black, small, 5J to 6 mm. long, subglobose; hilum pale; germ green. 

 Grown nine seasons. See also page 31. 

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