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22920 A. A selection out of the original seed. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; 



height 32 to 36 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers both 

 purple and white; pods medium large, If to 2^ inches long, tumid, 

 scattered, shattering little; seeds olive-yellow, medium-sized, 7 J to 8 

 mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum light to seal-brown; germ 

 yellow. Grown two seasons. 



22921. From Ingchung, Fukien, China, 1908. Plants slender, suberect, the tips 



twining; height 36 to 48 inches; medium late; pubescence gray (50 per 

 cent) and tawny (50 per cent); flowers both purple and white; pods 

 medium-gized, H to If inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering 

 much; seeds straw-yellow, medium small to medium, 6 to 7h mm. iong, 

 elliptical, much flattened; hilum black; germ yellow. Grown two sea- 

 sons. 



22921 A. A mass selection in 1908. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; height 



18 to 24 inches; medium late; pubescence gray; flowers both purple and 

 white; pods medium-sized, IJ to If inches long, compressed, half 

 crowded, shattering much; seeds straw-yellow, medium small to me- 

 dium, 7^ to 8 mm. long, oval, slightly flattened; hilum raw umber; 

 germ yellow. Grown one season. 



22921 B. A selection in 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 12 to 18 inches; 



late; pubescence tawny; flowers white; pods medium large, 1^ to If 

 inches long, tumid, haif crowded, shattering little; seeds straw-yellow^ 

 large, 7 to 7^ mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum black; germ 

 yellow. Grown one season. 



22922. From Ingchung, Fukien, China, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 



30 to 34 inches; medium; pubescence gray; flowers both purple and 

 white; pods medium large, IJ to If inches long, tumid, half crowded, 

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

 elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum light to dark brown; germ yellow. 

 Grown two seasons. 



22922 A. A field mass selection in 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 30 to 36 



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

 pods medium-sized, 1| to 2 inches long, tumid, scattered, shattering 

 moderately; seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, ellip- 

 tical, slightly flattened; hilum brown; germ yellow. Grown one season. 



22927. From Shanghai, Kiangsu, China, 1908. Plants slender, erect, the tips 

 twining; height 30 to 42 inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers both 

 purple and white; pods large, 2 to 2^ inches long, compressed, scattered, 

 shattering little; seeds black, large, 8 to SJ mm. long, elliptical, slightly 

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



23205. From Shanghai, Kiangsu, China, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 

 24 to 30 inches; medium; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods 

 medium-sized, 1^ to 1 f inches long, compres.sed, half crowded, shattering 

 little; seeds black, medium small, 6^ to 7 mm. long, elliptical, much 

 flattened; germ yellow. Grown one season. This is said to be an 

 important bean for dry rice land. 



23207. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 

 24 to 28 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers white; pods half 

 crowded; seed solive-yellow, large, 8 to 8^ mm. long, elliptical, slightly 

 flattened; hilum slate-black; germ yellow. Grown one season. 

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