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23291. From Wutaishan, Shansi, China, 1908. Plants slender, erect, the tips 



twining; height 30 to 42 inches; medium late; pubescence gray (50 per 

 cent) and tawny (50 per cent); flowers purple; pods medium small, 1^ to 

 If inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering little; seeds black, 

 medium-sized, 7 to 8 mm. long, oblong, much flattened; germ yellow. 

 Grown one season. "This variety is considered by the Chinese to be the 

 best food for their hard-working horses and mules."' 



23292. From Wutaishan, Shansi, China. 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 



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

 medium-sized, If to 2 inches long, compressed, half crowded, shattering 

 little; seeds small to medium, 7-^- to 8 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; 

 hilum brown. Grown two seasons. This variety is said to be used all 

 through northern China for making bean curd and bean vermicelli. 



23292 A. A selection out of the original seed. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 26 

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

 sized; H to If inches long, compressed, scattered, .shattering little; seeds 

 medium-sized, 7 to 8 mm. long, oblong, much flattened; germ yellow. 

 Grown one season. 



23292 B. A selection out of the original seed. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; 

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

 medium-sized, IJ to 2 inches long, compressed, half crowded, shattering 

 moderately; seeds brown, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, oblong, much 

 flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown one season. 



23292 C. A selection out of the original seed. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 28 

 to 34 inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods medium-sized, 

 If to 2 inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering little; seeds chro- 

 mium green, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, oblong, much flattened; 

 hilum seal-brown; germ green. Grown one season. 



23296. From Taichow, Chekiang, China, 1908. A variety found growing on strongly 



alkaline lands. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 30 to 36 inches; 

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

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

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

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



23296 A. A selection out of the original seed. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 24 

 to 30 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers white; pods 

 medium large. If to 2 inches long, compressed, half crowded, shattering 

 moderately; seeds chromium green, medium large, 9 to 10 mm. long, 

 elliptical, much flattened; hilum bister brown; germ green. Grown one 

 season . , 



23296 C. A selection out of the original seed. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 20 

 to 24 inches; medium; pubescence gray; flowers purple; pods medium- 

 sized, 1^ to If inches long, compre.ssed, half crowded, shattering little; 

 seeds black, medium-sized, 8| to 9 nun. long, oblong, much flattened; 

 hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown one season. 



23297. From Taichow, China, 1908. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; height 



28 to 34 inches; medium late; pubescence gray and tawny; flowers 

 purple, pods medium-sized, If to 2 inches long, compressed, half-crowded, 

 shattering little; seeds black, medium-sized, 7^ to 8 mm. long, oblonr, 

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

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