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18258 E. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 26 to 30 

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

 pods medium-sized, If to 2 inches long, tumid, half crowded, shattering 

 little; seeds chromium green, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, ellip- 

 tical, slightly flattened; hilum black; germ green. Grown two seasons. 

 18258 N. A pure field selection in 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 28 to 32 

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

 sized, IJ to If inches long, compressed, half crowded, shattering little; 

 seeds olive, with black saddle, medium-sized, 7 to 7^ mm. long, oblong, 

 much flattened; hilum black; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



18259. Pingsu. From Tschang-ping-tsu, Chihli, China, 1906. Plants slender, 

 erect, the tips twining; height 32 to 36 inches; medium late; pubescence 

 gray (50 per cent) and tawny (50. per cent) ; flowers both purple and 

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

 shattering much; seeds black, small, 8 to ^ mm. long, oblong, much 

 flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown four seasons. This bean 

 is said to be grown in the northern country as a nitrogen-supplying crop 

 with sorghum, corn, or millet. 



T8459. Guelph. From West Branch, Mich., 1906. Same as No. 17261. 



18460. Buckshot. From West Branch, Mich., 1906. Same as No. 17251. 



18619. From Shanghai, Kiangsu, China, 1906. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 

 24 to 30 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple, pods 

 medium-sized, 2 to 2^ inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering 

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

 much flattened; hilum dark brown; germ yellow. Grown four seasons. 

 This variety is said to be used in Shanghai as a vegetable after the beans 

 have made sprouts several inches long. 



19183. Wilson. From Newchwang, Manchuria, 1906. Plants slender, erect, the 



tips twining; height 36 to 48 inches; medium late; pubescence gray 

 (10 per cent) and tawny (90 per cent); flowers both purple and white; 

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

 little; seeds black, medium, 7J to 8 mm. long, elliptical, much flat- 

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

 has an admixture of medium-sized, subglobose, black seed with green 

 cotyledons. This variety is said to be grown for oil, the exhausted 

 material being exported as a very valuable fertilizer. 



19183 B. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; 



height 36 to 48 inches; medium late; pubescence gray; flowers both 

 purple and white; pods medium-sized, IJ to 1|- inches long, compressed, 

 scattered, shattering little; seeds olive-yellow, medium small, 7 to 7^ 

 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum light brown to russet; germ 

 yellow. Grown two seasons. 



19184. Fairchild. From Newchwang, Manchuria, 1906. Plants stout, erect, 



bushy; height, 30 to 34 inches; medium; pubescence tawny; flowers 

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

 half crowded, shattering little; seeds black, medium-sized, 7 to 7i mm. 

 long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum pale; germ green. Grown 

 three seasons. This is said to be a very rare variety used both for food 

 and for making a superior oil. 



19184 A. A pure field selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 34 to 38 



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

 sized, small, 1^ to If inches long, tumid, half crowded, shattering little; 

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

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

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