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17281. Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. 

 From Deseret, Utah. Received through Mr. Frank Hinckley, January 31, 1906. 



Turkestan. Grown from S. P. I. No. 991. 



17282. Sechium edule. Chayote. 



From New Orleans, La. Presented by Mr. Aristide Hopkins. Received Janu- 

 ary 31, 1906. 

 " Fruit of a white variety considered more delicate than the green variety." 

 {Hopkins.) 



17283 to 17326. Piiaseolus spp. Bean. 



From Arlington Farm, Virginia. 

 A collection of beans grown on the Arlington Farm in 1905 from S. P. I. peed. 



Phaseoi.cs RADiATi's. Mung" bean, 



17283. Very early. Grown from No. 1161. 



17284. Very early. Grown from No. 8814. 



17285. Very early. Grown from No. 9889. 



17286. Larger than No. 17283. Grown from No. 64.30. 

 Phaseolus sp. 



17287. 

 Phaseolus radiatus. Mung bean. 



17288. Larger than No. 17283. Grown from No. 10407. 



17289. Medium early, medium size. Grown from No. 13394. 



17290. Medium early, medium size. Grown from No. 13397. 



17291. Medium early, medium size. Grown from No. 13398. 



17292. Early, medium size. Grown from No. 13396. 



17293. Medium early, medium large. Grown from No. 10610. 



17294. Medium early, medium large. Grown from No. 9786. 



17295. Early, medium large. Grown from No. 8540. 



17296. Early, large. Grown from No. 8486. 



. 17297. Smaller than others. Grown from No. 5071. 



17298. Earlier and larger, but otherwise similar to No. 17297. Grown 



from No. .5437. 



17299. Late, medium size. Grown from No. 10527. 



17300. Late, large. Grown from No. 12775. 



17301. Late, large. Grown from No. 13395. 



17302. Medium late, large. Grown from No. 6562. 



17303. Medium late. Grown from No. 6378. 



17304. Late, large. Grown from No. 1385. 



Phaseolus max. M^^& l^ean. 



17305. Medium early, small. Grown from No. 8541. 



17306. Medium, poor. Grown from No. 13400. 



17307. Medium, poor. Grown from No. 13401. 



17308. Trailing. Grown from No. 13402. 



17309. Trailing. Grown from No. 13403. . 

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