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CONTENTS. 



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Desirable characters in soy-bean varieties 36 



Considerations governing choice 36 



Habit of the plant 36 



Coarseness 36 



Ability to retain leaves 36 



Color of the seed 36 



Shattering 36 



Resistance to disease 37 



NonfiUing of pods 37 



Synopsis of the groups 37 



Synopsis of the varieties 37 



Group I.— 190 varieties 37 



Group II. — 4 varieties 38 



Group III. — 3 varieties 38 



Group IV. — 76 varieties 38 



Group V. — 7 varieties 39 



Catalogue of soy-bean varieties 39 



The best varieties of soy beans 74 



Explanation of plates '. 78 



Index 79 



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