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



23297 A. A selection out of the original seed. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; 

 height 30 to 36 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers both 

 purple and white; pods large. If to 2\ inches long, tumid, half crowded, 

 shattering little; seeds brown, large, 8 to 8^ mm. long, elliptical, slightly 

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



23297 B. A selection out of the original seed. Plants slender, suberect, the tips 

 twining; height 30 to 36 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 both purple and white; pods medium-sized, IJ to 2 inches long, com- 

 pressed, half crowded, shattering little; seeds straw-yellow, medium- 

 sized, 8 J to 9 mm. long, oblong, much flattened; hilum slate-black; germ 

 yellow. Grown two seasons. 

 23299. From Tsintse, China, 1908. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; height 

 42 to 48 inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods large, 2 

 to 21 inches long, tumid, scattered, shattering little; seed black with 

 yellow saddle, large, 9 to 9^ mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum. 

 black; germ yellow. Grown one season. This is said to be a rare local 

 variety of soy bean used as a vegetable when slightly sprouted. 

 23303. From Shiling, Chihli, China, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 14 to 

 30 inches; medium late; pubescence gray (70 per cent) and tawny (30 

 per cent); flowers purple; pods medium-sized, 1| to 2 inches long, com- 

 pressed, half crowded, shattering little; seeds straw-yellow, medium- 

 sized, 8 to 8J mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum brown to 

 nearly black; germ yellow. Grown two seasons. This variety is said 

 to be used all through northern China for making bean curd and bean 

 vermicelli. 



23303 A. A selection out of the original seed. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 20 

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

 medium large, IJ to 2 inches long, compressed, half crowded, shattering 

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

 slightly flattened; hilum black; germ green. Grown one season. 



23305. From Peking, Chihli, China, 1908. Seeds yellow, but all failed to ger- 



minate. 



23306. From Peking, Chihli, China, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 30 



to 36 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers white; pods large, 

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

 large, 84 to 9 mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum pale; germ 

 green. Grown one season. 

 23311. From Shiling, Chihli, China, 1908. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; 

 height 36 to 40 inches; late; pubescence tawny; flowers white; jwds 

 medium large, If to 2 inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering 

 little; seeds chromium green, medium large, 7J to 8J mm. long, elliptical, 

 slightly flattened; hilum slate-black; germ green. Grown one season. 



23311 A. Selected out of the original seed. Plants slender, erect; height 32 to 36 

 inche.s; medium late; pubescence tawney; flowers both purple and white; 

 pods medium-sized, 1^ to If inches long, compressed, shattering little; 

 seeds black, medium small, 7 to 7h mm. long, oblong, much flattened; 

 hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown one season. 



23311 B. A selection out of the original seed. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 30 

 to 36 inches; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods medium-sized, 

 If to 2 inches long, tumid, crowded, shattering little; seeds black and 

 yellow, medium small, 7 to 7h mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; 

 hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown one season. 

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