66 THE SOY BEAN ; HISTORY, VARIETIES, AND FIELD STUDIES. 



20414. From Merkoechofka, Siberia, 190G. Identical with Chernie, 18227. 



20629. From Manchuria, March, 1907. Seeds failed to germinate. 



20699. From Usuri Province, Siberia, March, 1907. Seeds failed to germinate. 



20797. Riceland. From Chinhuafu, near Shanghai, Kiangsu, China, 1907. Plants 



slender, erect, very leafy; height 36 to 42 inches; very late; pubescence 

 tawny; flowers purple; pods medium small, 1^ to If inches long, com- 

 pressed, scattered, shattering little; seeds black, medium small, 6J to 

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

 three seasons. No. 23337 from Shanghai is the same thing. This variety 

 is said to be grown as a second crop in low-lying rice fields and mainly 

 used as a fodder for domestic animals. It is not quite identical with the 

 original Riceland, No. 6560.. 



20798. Barchet. From Chinhuafu, Kiangsu, China, 1907. Plants slender, erect, 



very leafy; height 36 to 42 inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 purple; pods medium small, 1^ to If inches long, compressed, scattered, 

 shattering little; seeds dark olive-brown, medium-sized, 6^ to 7 mm. 

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

 seasons. This variety has also been grown under No. 23336 from Shang- 

 hai, China, and 9344 is almost certainly the same thing. 



20798 0. A selection out of the original seed of 20798. Plants stout, erect, bushy; 

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

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

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

 much flattened; hilum burnt umber; germ yellow; leaves persist while 

 pods are ripening. Grown two seasons. 



20798 E. A selection out of the original seed of 20798. Plants slender, erect, the tips 

 twining; height 36 to 42 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 purple; pods medium-sized, 1\ to IJ inches long, compressed, scattered, 

 shattering little; seeds olive-yellow, 6^ to 7 mm. long, elliptical, much 

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

 20854. Tasking. From Harbin, Manchuria, 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; 

 height 14 to 18 inches; medium; pubescence tawny; flowers both purple 

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

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

 elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum black; germ green. Grown three 

 seasons. 



20892. From Kobe, Japan, 1907. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 24 to 30 inches ; 



late; pubescence gray (5 per cent) and tawny (95 per cent), flowers both 

 purple and white; pods large, 2 to 2J inches long, tumid, half crowded, 

 shattering moderately; seeds straw-yellow, large, 8^ to 9 mm. long, 

 elliptical, slightly flattened, hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown three 

 seasons. 



20892 A. A pure field selection in 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 12 to 18 



inches, medium early; pubescence gray; flowers purple; pods medium- 

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

 seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 82 to 9 mm. long, elliptical, slightly 

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



20893. From Kobe, Japan, 1907. This proved to be identical with Tokyo, 17264. 



20893 A. A pure field selection in 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 24 to 30 



inches; late; pubescence tawny, flowers purple; pods large, 2 to 2J 

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

 very large, 9 to 9^ mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened, hilum pale; 

 germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 

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