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Prolific Broad Bean. 



Synonym. — Early Prolific Broad. 



History. — Introduced in 1902 by The Iowa Seed Company. 



Comparison. — In habit of growth this variety is the same as Broad Wind- 

 sor, but the pods are decidedly narrower and less depressed between beans. 

 The pods are more like Bacon, but darker colored and averaging one bean 

 less to the pod. The green-shell beans and dry seeds are smaller than 

 either Broad Windsor or Bacon. Plate III, fig. g3. 



DOLICHOS SESQUIPEDALIS, L.* 



(The Asparagus Bean) 

 Plant climbing, twining, or trailing three feet or more; leaves 

 trifoliate; leaflets deltoid-ovate, 5 to 6 inches long, 3 to 4 inches 

 broad, smooth, glossy dark green; flowers rather large, borne at 

 the end of elongated peduncles, white or tinged with purple; pods 

 I to 2 feet long, very slender, circular or nearly so in cross section, 

 frequently twisted. Seeds small, oblong, with truncated ends, 

 variously colored. Grown to a limited extent as an esculent and 

 used only in the " snap " condition. Only one variety in cultiva- 

 tion in this country. 



Yard Long 



Synonyms. — French Yard Long, Snake. 



History. — Catalogued by J. M. Thorburn & Co. as early as 1825. 



Description. — Plant trailing 3 to 6 feet, very vigorous, dense,_ moderately 

 hardy, productive. Branches purplish tinged. Pods 12 to 18 inches long, 

 slightly depressed between beans, twelve to twenty-four-seeded, _ smooth, 

 glossy dark green, stringy, slightly fibrous, of fair quality, unattractive. Dry 

 seeds (i x .6 x .4 cm.) subreniform, rounded ends, oval in cross section, 

 light pinkish- brown, dark ring around hilum. Plate III, fig. ds. 



Comparison. — Of little value, except as a novelty. 



ViGNA CATJANG, WaLP.^ 



(The Black Bean or Cowpea) 



The Black bean, more commonly called Cowpea, Black-eye Pea, 

 or Cornfield Pea, is a native of Japan. Extensively grown, especi- 

 ally in the South, for forage and green-manuring. Used for human 



^ Dolichos sesquipedalis, Linn. Sp. PI. 1019 (ed. 2) (1763)- — 3:1040 (ed. 

 Willd.) (1800).— Miller, Card. Diet. (1807).— DC. Prodr. 2:400 (1875).— 

 Nicholson, Card. Diet. Suppl. (1900).— Irish, Mo. Bot. Card. Kept. 12:145 

 (1901). — Bailey, Cyclop. Am. Hort. 2:499 (1906). 



'Vigna Catavg. Walp. Linnaea 13 :S33 (1839).— Irish, Mo. Bot. Gard. 

 Rept. 12:146 (1901).— Bailey, Cyclop. Am. Hort. 6:1931 (1906). 



Phaseolns minor, Rumphius, Herb. Amb. 5: 383 (1747). 



Dolichos sinensis, Rumphius, Herb. Amb. 5^375 (i747)- — Linn. Sp. Pi. 

 1018 (1763).— Loureiro, Fl. Cochin. 436 (1790).— DC. Prodr. 2:399 (1825). 



Dolichos Catjang, Loureiro, Fl. Cochin. 442 (1790).— Linn. Sp. PI. 3:1051 

 (1800).— Miller, Gard. Diet. 1807.— Curtis, Bot. Mag. 48:2232 (1821).— DC. 

 Prodr. 2:399 (1825). 



Vigna Sinensis, Endlicher (1848). 



