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

 VARIETIES GROWN IN EUROPE. 

 EARLY HISTORY. 



The g^o^^^ng of soy beans in Europe dates from the experiments 

 of Prof. Friedrich Haberlandt, of Vienna, in 1875 and subsequent 

 years. Haberlandt secured seed of nineteen varieties at the Vienna 

 exposition in 1873. These were as follows: 



Five yellow-seeded varieties from China, j One yellow-seeded variety from Japan. 



Three black-seeded varieties from China. 

 Three green-seeded varieties from China. 

 Two brown-red-seeded varieties from 

 China. 



Three black-seeded varieties from Japan. 

 One black-seeded variety from Trans- 

 Caucasia. 

 One green-seeded variety from Tunis. 



Of these, only four varieties matured at Vienna, namely, two 

 yellow seeded, one black seeded, and one bro^vn-red seeded, all from 

 China. All of Haberlandt 's further work was done with these four 

 varieties, which were grown in many places in Austria and Germany 

 and in France and Italy, so that they became widespread. Presum- 

 ably they are still among the varieties grown in Europe. They 

 were brought to this country by Cook and by Neilson in 1878,** but 

 it is only by surmise that any of the American varieties can be traced 

 to this source. 



From various European sources the following varieties of soy 

 beans have been obtained : 



SAMAROW. 



Seed obtained from Dammann & Co., Naples, Italy, No. 22411, and identical with 

 No. 17260, which last was introduced by Messrs. Thorburn & Co. from Italy. Also 

 called "Green Samarow." 



ETAMPES. 



Seed from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, No. 21818, proved identical 

 with Ito San. Also advertised by other European seedsmen, usually as Yellow 

 Etampes. 



CHERNIE. 



Seed was received from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. as "Early Black from Podolia," 

 No! 21757 and No. 21756; from Haage & Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany, aa No. 22321; 

 and from Dammann & Co. as "Black," No. 22412. All of these are identical and 

 indistinguishable from No. 18227, obtained from Khabarovsk, Siberia. 



"yellow riesen." 



Seed obtained from Haage & Schmidt, No. 22318. The variety is very similar to 

 Mammoth, but somewhat later. No. 22317, "Yellow," from the same source, has 

 indistinguishable seeds, but these did not germinate. 



o Rural New Yorker, 1882, p. 9. 

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