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22498. From Hangchow, Chekiang, China, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; 



height 16 to 20 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; 

 pods scattered, never fully maturing at Arlington Experimental Farm; 

 seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, elliptical, slightly 

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



22499. From Hangchow, Chekiang, China. Seeds straw-yellow, but none germi- 



nated . 



22500. From Hangchow, Chekiang, China, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; 



height 24 to 28 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers white; 

 pods half crowded; seeds chromium green, medium-sized, 9 to 10 mm. 

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

 two seasons. 



22501. From Hangchow, China, 1908. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; 



height 42 to 48 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers white; 

 pods medium large, 2 to 2\ inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering 

 little; seeds black, medium large, 7 to 7J mm. long, subglobose; hilum 

 pale; germ green. Grown two seasons. 



22503. From Yokohama, Japan, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 12 to 16 



inches; medium; pubescence gray; flowers purple; pods large, 2J to 2^ 

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

 large, 9^ to 10 mm. long, subglobose; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown 

 two seasons. 



22504. From Yokohama, Japan, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 18 to 24 



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

 inches long, tumid, crowded, shattering much; seeds olive-yellow, 

 large, 8 to 9 mm. long, subglobose; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown 

 two seasons. 

 22504 A. A selection out of the original seed 22504, Plants stout, erect, bushy; 

 height 14 to 18 inches; medium; pubescence gray; flowers purple; pods 

 medium-sized, IJ to 2 inches long, tumid, crowded, shattering little; 

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

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



22505. From Yokohama, Japan, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 20 to 28 



inches; medium; pubescence tawny; flowers both purple and white; 

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

 little; seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 6i to 7^ mm. long, elliptical, 

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



22506. From Yokohama, Japan, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 12 to 16 



inches; medium; pubescence gray; flowers purple; pods medium large, 

 2 to 2\ inches long, tumid, crowded, shattering much; seeds straw- 

 yellow, medium-sized, 8^ to 9 mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; 

 hilum light brown; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. 



22507. From Yokohama, Japan, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height, 18 to 22 



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

 1^ to If inches long, tumid, crowded, shattering much; seeds olive- 

 yellow, medium large, 8^ to 9 mm. long, subglobose; hilum brown; germ 

 yellow. Grown two seasons. 

 22534. From Weihsien, China, 1908. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; height, 

 36 to 42 inches; late; pubescence gray; flowers both purple and white; 

 pods medium-sized, 1§ to If inches long, compressed, half crowded, 

 shattering moderately; seeds straw-yellow, medium small, 7^ to 8 mm. 

 long, oval; hilum brown; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. This variety 

 is said to be used for making lamp and cooking oil and for flour to make 

 cakes. The remaining material after expressing the oil forms a cake 

 which is exported for feeding animals and enriching land. 

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