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



21755. From Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, 1908. Plants stout, bushy, 



erect; height 12 to 16 inches; very early; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 white; pods large, 2 to 2^ inches long, turned, half crowded, shattering 

 moderately; seeds deep brown, medium large to large, 8 to 9 mm. long, 

 elliptical, much flattened ; hilum pale ; germ yellow. Except for length of 

 season, this could not be distinguished from 17258, Ogemaw. Grown two 

 seasons. 



21756. From Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, 1908. This is identical 



with 18227. 



21757. Identical with the preceding and from the same source. 



21818. From Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, 1908. This could not be 

 distinguished from Ito San, 17268. 



21825. From Hokkaido, Japan, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height, 16 to 20 

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

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

 seeds straw-yellow, medium-.sized, 8 to 8J mm. long, elliptical, slightly 

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

 is said to be used principally in the manufacture of "soy," "miso," 

 "tifu," etc. It has also been obtained again from the same place and 

 grown under Nos. 21830 and 21831. 



21830. From Hokkaido, Japan, 1908. 



21831. From Hokkaido, Japan, 1908. 



Both these numbers produced plants that were identical with 21825. 

 21946. From Buitenzorg, Java, 1908. A black-seeded variety, but the seeds failed 



to germinate. 

 21999. Taha. From Boshan, Shangtung, China, 1907. Plants slender, erect, the 

 tips twining; height, 28 to 32 inches; medium late; pubescence gray (5 

 per cent) and tawny (95 per cent); flowers both purple and white; pods 

 large, 2 to 2J inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering little; seeds 

 black with olive saddle, large, 9 to 10 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; 

 hilum black; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. This is said to be a rare 

 variety of soy bean, used by the higher classes of Chinese as a vegetable 

 in soups. 



21999 B. A mass selection out of the original seed. Plants slender, erect, the 

 tips twining; height, 36 to 48 inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 white; pods large, 2 to 2\ inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering 

 little; seeds brown, large, 8 to 9 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; 

 hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



21999 C. A mass selection out of the original seed. Plants slender, erect, the tips 

 twining; height, 42 to 48 inches; late; pubescence gray (40 per cent) 

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

 shattering little, medium-sized, 1^ to 2 inches long, compressed; seeds 

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

 hilum slate-black; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. ' 



21999 D. A mass selection out of the original seed. Plants slender, erect, the 

 tips twining; height, 30 to 42 inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

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

 crowded, shattering little; seeds olive-yellow, large, 8^ to 9 mm. long, 

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

 seasons. 

 22311. From Shanghai, China, 1908. This proved to be the same as 14952 from the 

 same place. 

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