CATALOGUE OF SOY-BEAN VARIETIES. 



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17852 C. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; 

 height 24 to 30 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers both 

 purple and white; pods medium-sized, IJ to If inches long, compressed, 

 half crowded, shattering moderately; seeds olive-brown, medium-sized, 

 8 to 8J mm. long, oblong, much flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow. 

 Grown two seasons. 



17852 D. A pure field selection in 1907. Plants slender, suberect, the tips twining; 

 stems 42 to 52 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; 

 pods medium-sized, If to 2 inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering 

 little; seeds black, medium-sized, 7 to 7^ mm. long, elliptical, much 

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



17852 E. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants slender, erect; height 24 to 30 inches; 

 medium late; jiubescence gray; flowers both purple and white; pods 

 small, 1^ to If inches long, tumid, shattering little; seeds olive-yellow, 

 medium small, 6^ to 7 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum light 

 brown; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



17852 N. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 18 to 30 

 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods large, 

 2 to 2^ inches long, compressed, half crowded, shattering much; seeds 

 chromium green, large, 9^ to lOJ mm. long, broadly elliptical, much 

 flattened; hilum slate-black; germ green. Grown two seasons. Except 

 for color of seed this is identical with 17252, Flat King. 



17852 R. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants slender, suberect, the tips twining; 

 stems 48 to 56 inches; medium late; pubescence gray (10 per cent) and 

 tawny (90 per cent); flowers both purple and white; pods small, IJ to IJ 

 inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering moderately; seeds medium- 

 sized, 6 J to 7 mm. long, oblong, much flattened; hilum pale; germ 

 yellow. Grown two seasons. 

 17857. From Shan-hai-kwan, Chihli, China, 1906. Plants slender, erect, the tips 

 twining; height 28 to 32 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; 

 flowers both purple and white; pods medium large, 2 to 2\ inches long, 

 compressed, scattered, shattering little; seeds chromium green, medium- 

 sized, 7 to 8 mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum slate-black; 

 germ green. Grown four seasons. 



17857 B. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; 

 height 30 to 36 inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers both purple 

 and white; pods medium-sized, If to 2| inches long, compressed, scat- 

 tered, shattering moderately; seeds olive-yellow, medium small, 8 to 8^ 

 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum black; germ yellow. Grown 

 two seasons. 



17861. Jet. From Sachon, Chihli, China, 1906. Plants slender, erect, the tips 



twining; height 36 to 48 inches; medium late; pubescence gray (40 per 

 cent) and tawny (60 per cent); flowers both purple and white; pods 

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

 moderately; seeds black, medium small, 7 to 7^ mm. long, elliptical, 

 much flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown four seasons. A 

 variety said to be grown for fodder and considered an excellent food for 

 stock. 



17862. Shenvood. From Tientsin, Chihli, China, 1906. Plants slender, erect, the 



tips twining; height 24 to 26 inches; medium late; pubescence gray; 

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

 tumid, half crowded, shattering little; seeds straw-yellow, medium- 

 sized, 7 to 7^ mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum pale or light 

 brown; germ yellow. Grown four seasons. This variety is said to be 

 excellent for making bean cheese. No. 22898 from Paotingfu, Chihli, 



China, is the same thing. 



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