72 • THE SOY BEAN ; HISTORY, VARIETIES, AND FIELD STUDIES. 



25130. Early Broivn. From Knoxville, Tenn, 1909. Plants stout, erect, bushy; 

 height 18 to 24 inches; medium early; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; 

 pods medium-sized, 2 to 2 J inches long, tumid, half crowded, shattering 

 little; seeds brown, medium-sized, 7i to 8 mm. long, elliptical, much 

 flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow^ Except for color of seeds and 

 maturity, this variety is difficult to distinguish from Ito San, 17268. 

 Grown one season. No. 25161, from the Indiana Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, is the same. 

 • 25131. From Knoxville, Tenn., 1909. Plants stout, erect, bushy; height 30 to 36 

 inches; medium late; pubescence tawny; flowers purple; pods medium- 

 sized, 1| to 2 J inches long, compressed, half crowded, shattering much; 

 seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 7 to 7 J mm. long, elliptical, much 

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



25133. From Soochow, China, 1909. Plants slender, suberect, the tips twining; 



stems 48 to 60 inches long; very late; pubescence both gray and tawny; 

 flowers purple; pods scattered; seeds straw-yellow, small, b\ to 6 

 mm. long, elliptical, much flattened; hilum light brown; germ yellow. 

 Grown one season. This variety is said to be the smallest grown at 

 Soochow, and is used only for bean sprouts. 



25134. From Soochow, China, 1909. Plants slender, suberect, the tips twining; 



stems 36 to 42 inches long; very late; pubescence gray; flowers purple; 

 pods large, 2\ to 2| inches long, compressed, scattered; seeds straw- 

 yellow, large, 9 to 9| mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum light 

 brown; germ yellow. Grown one season. 

 25134 A. A selection out of the original seed. Plantsslender, suberect, the tips twining; 

 stems 42 to 48 inches long; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers both pur- 

 ple and white; pods medium-sized, 1^ to If inches long, tumid, scattered, 

 shattering little; seeds straw-yellow, medium-sized, 8 to 8| mm. long, 

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

 Grown one season. 



25135. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, 1909. Plants slender, erect, the tips 



twining; height 40 to 46 inches; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 purple; pods large, 2 to 2i inches long, scattered, shattering little; seeds 

 chromium green, large, 7| to 8 mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; 

 hilum slate-colored; genn green. Grown one season. This variety may 

 be put to all uses of the soy, but in practice it is used only to make parched 

 Sutt beans, eaten as a relish. 



25136. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, 1909. Plants slender, suberect, the tips 



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

 purple; pods large, 2\ to 2| inches long, compressed, scattered, shat- 

 tering little; seeds brown, very large, 9 to 10 mm. long; elliptical, slightly 

 flattened; hilum pale; germ yellow. Grown one season. This variety is 

 said to be the largest of all the soys at Soochow. It is used only for 

 eating in the green state, but may be used for all the soy purposes. 



25137. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, 1909. Plants procumbent, vining, rather 



coarse; stems 36 to 42 inches long; very late; pubescence tawny; flowers 

 purple; pods scattered; seeds brown and black, the colors concentrated 

 in bands, large, 9 to 9^ mm. long, elliptical, slightly flattened; hilum 

 pale; germ yellow. Grown one season. 



25138. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, 1909. This is identical with the wild soy 



bean, No. 22428. Grown one season. (See PI. II, fig. 1.) 

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