54 THE SOY BEAN ; HISTOEY^ VARIETIES^ AND FIELD STUDIES. 



19986. 



19987. 

 20011. 



20011 A. 



20405. 



20405 B. 



20405 C. 



20406. 



20406 C. 



20406 E. 



Ohute. From Yokohama, Japan, 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 

 14 to 18 inches; early; pubescence tawny; flowers both purple and white 

 pods large, 2 to 2\ inches long, tumid, half crowded, shattering little 

 seeds olive-yellow, large, 9^ to 10 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened 

 hilum slate-colored; germ yellow. Grown three seasons. This variety 

 was also received from Tokyo, Japan, No. 22877. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Very similar to, if not identical with Buckshot, 

 17251. 



From Ko-bau, northern Korea, 1906. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 15 

 to 18 inches; medium; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods medium- 

 sized, 1^ to 1| inches long, compressed, half crowded, shattering little; 

 seeds olive-yellow, small to medium, 6^ to 7 mm. long, elliptical, much 

 flattened; hilum seal-brown; germ yellow; leaves persisting when pods 

 are ripening. Grown three seasons. This variety is said to be grown at 

 high elevation in Korea. 



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

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

 1^ to If inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering little; seeds straw- 

 yellow, small, 6J to 7 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum brown; 

 germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



Habaro. From Khabarovsk, Siberia, 1906. Plants stout, erect, bushy; 

 height 18 to 24 inches; medium; pubescence both gray and tawny; 

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

 crowded, shattering little; seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 

 mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum light brown; germ yellow. 

 Grown three seasons. 



Chestnut. A field mass selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 

 24 to 30 inches; medium early; pubescence gray (25 per cent) and tawny 

 (75 per cent); flowers purple; pods medium-sized, IJ to If inches long, 

 tumid, half crowded, shattering little; seeds brown, medium large, 7 to 

 7^ mm. long, oblong, much flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow; leaves 

 persist when pods are ripening. Grown two seasons. 



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

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

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

 olive-yellow, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; 

 hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



Elton. From Khabarovsk, Siberia, 1906. Plants stout, erect, bushy; 

 height 28 to 32 inches; medium early; pubescence both gray and tawny; 

 flowers purple; pods medium large. If to 2 inches long, compressed, half 

 crowded, shattering little; seeds straw-yellow, medium large, 7^ to 8 mm. 

 long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown three 

 seasons. 



A pure field. selection in 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 18 to 22 

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

 sized. If to 2 inches long, tumid, scattered, shattering little; seeds straw- 

 yellow with brown saddle, medium-sized, 8 to 9 mm. long, elliptical, 

 much flattened; hilum brown; germ yellow; leaves persisting while 

 pods are ripening. Grown two seasons. 



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

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

 sized, IJ to 2 inches long, tumid, crowded, shattering moderately; seeds 

 olive-yellow, medium-sized, 8 to 9 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; 

 hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



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