70 THE SOY BEAN ; HISTORY, VAEIETIES, AND FIELD STUDIES. 



24183. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, 1908. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 



16 to 20 inches; medium late; pubescence gray; flowers purple; pods 

 large, 2 to 2{ inches long, tumid, crowded, shattering little; seeds olive- 

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

 hilum brown; germ yellow; leaves persist when pods are ripening. 

 Growm one season. 



24184. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, 1908. Plants slender, erect, the tips 



twining; height 36 to 42 inches; late; pubescence gray; flowers purple; 

 pods medium-sized, Ih to 2 inches long, compressed, scattered, shatter- 

 ing little; seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 7 to 7^ mm. long, ellip- 

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

 season. 

 24610. Trenton. From Trenton, Ky. Found by Mr. S. J. Leavell in a field of the 

 Mammoth variety in 1904. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 32 to 38 

 inches; late; pubescence gray; flowers white; pods medium-sized, 1^ 

 to 2 inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering little; seeds brown, 

 medium small, 6J to 7 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum pale; 

 germ yellow. Except for color and shape of seeds, this variety is indis- 

 tinguishable from Mammoth, 17280. Grown one season. 



24641. From Taihoku, Formosa, 1909. Seeds yellow; all failed to germinate. 



24642. From Taihoku, Formosa, 1909. Plants procumbent, vining, rather coarse; 



stems 52 to 60 inches long; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; 

 pods small, IJ to IJ inches long; tumid, scattered, shattering little; 

 seeds black, small, 5 to 5^ mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum 

 pale; germ yellow. Grown one season. A variety identical with this 

 was received under No. 24643 (Taihoku, Formosa). 



24643. From Taihoku, Formosa, 1909. Seeds black; none grew. 



24672. From Khasi Hills, Assam, India, 1909. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 



42 to 48 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods small, 

 IJ to 1^ inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering little; seeds yel- 

 low, clouded with brown, small, 5J to 6 mm. long, elliptical, much 

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



24672 A. A selection out of the original seed. Plants slender, erect, the tips twining; 

 height 36 to 42 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; 

 pods small, 1^ to U inches long, tumid, scattered, shattering little; seeds 

 brown, small, 5J to 6 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum pale; 

 germ yellow. Grown one season. 



24672 B. A selection out of the original seed. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 24 

 to 32 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods small, 

 1 to li inches long, tumid, scattered, shattering little; seeds straw- 

 yellow, small, 5i to 6 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum brown; 

 germ yellow. Grown one season. 



24673. From Darjiling, Assam, India, 1909. Plants procumbent, vining, rather 



coarse; stems 48 to 60 inches long; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 purple; pods small, 1\ to 1^ inches long, compressed, scattered, shattering 

 little; seeds brown, small, 5 to 5imm. long, elliptical, much flattened; 

 hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown one season. 



24674. From Darjiling, Assam, India, 1909. Plants procumbent, vining, rather 



coarse; stems 48 to 56 inches long; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 purple; pods medium small, n to If inches long, compressed, scattered, 

 shattering little; seeds straw-yellow, small, 6 to 6i mm. long, elliptical, 

 much flattened; hilum brown; germ yellow. Grown one season. 

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