46 THE SOY BEAN ; HISTOKY, VAEIETIES, AND FIELD STUDIES. 



17267. Hope. The progeny of 6335 from Tokyo, Japan, 1901. Plants stout, erect, 



bushy; height 28 to 34 inches; late; pubescence gray; flowers both purple 

 and white; pods medium large, 1| to 2\ inches long, tumid, half crowded, 

 shattering little; seeds olive-yellow, large, 8 to 8^ mm. long, elliptical, 

 slightly flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown nine seasons. No. 

 22881, also from Tokyo, is the same variety. 



17268. Ito San. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 18 to 22 inches; medium in 



maturity; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods medium-sized, 1^ 

 to If inches long, tumid, half crowded, shattering moderately; seeds 

 straw-yellow, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, elliptical, slightly flat- 

 tened; hilum pale, a brown speck at the micropylar end; germ yellow. 

 Grown nine seasons. 



This variety has also been known as "Japan Pea," "Coffee Berry," 

 "Early Yellow," "Early White," and "Yellow Eda Mame." It is one 

 of the earliest importations, very probably 1850, as the "Japan Pea."' 

 The Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station obtained this variety 

 from Japan in 1890. Only one European importation has been made, 

 this being from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., No. 21818, who advertise the 

 variety as "Yellow Etampes." See also page 28. 

 17268 A. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 18 to 24 

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

 white; pods medium-sized, IJ to If inches long, tumid, crowded, 

 shattering little; seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 8 to 8J mm. long, 

 elliptical, slightly flattened ; hilum brown; germ yellow. Grown two 

 seasons. 



17268 C. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 20 to 26 



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

 jiods medium-sized, IJ to If inches long, compressed, half crowded, 

 shattering little; seeds olive-yellow, medium-sized, 6^ to 7 mm. long, 

 elliptical, much flattened; hilum seal-brown; germ yellow. Grown two 

 seasons. 



17269. Medium Yellow. The progeny of 6556 from central China, 1901. Plants 



stout, erect, bushy; height 30 to 86 inches; medium; pubescence tawny; 

 flowers both purple and white; pods medium-sized, 1^ to If inches 

 long, tumid, half crowded, shattering moderately; seeds straw-yellow, 

 medium-sized, 7 to 7^ mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum pale; 

 germ yellow. Grown nine seasons. Thisisthe variety grown as Medium 

 Yellow by the Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station. 



17269 D. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 24 to 



30 inches; late; pubescence gray; flowers both purple and white; pods 

 medium-sized, 1^ to If inches long, compressed, crowded, shattering 

 little; seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 7 to 74 mm. long, elliptical, 

 slightly flattened; hilum light brown; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 

 17270 The progeny of 4912 from Japan in 1900. Other numbers of the same progeny 

 are 12399, 9407, and 5764. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 24 to 30 

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

 If to 2 inches long, tumid, half crowded, shattering moderately; seeds 

 straw-yellow, medium-sized, 7 to 7^ mm. long, elliptical, slightly flat- 

 tened; hilum light to seal brown; germ yellow. Grown nine seasons. 



