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Soy Bean," pp. 735-789; April, 1912, "Cultivation of Soy 

 Beans in Britain," pp. 33-35; March, 1916, " The Soya Bean," 

 pp. 1286-1287; Oct. 1916, "Extracted Soya Meal Poisoning,'' 



pp. 691-692. 

 Mucuna aterrima, Holland, in Kew Bull. Add. Ser. ix. p. 



ll Bean, Mauritius Bean. M. Deeringiana, Holland; 

 Velvet Bean, Florida Velvel Bean. M. nivea, DC. ; Lyon Bean. 



All annual and vigorous growing climbers cultivated in the 

 tropics for forage. The most important plant is the " Velvet 

 Bean,'' largely grown m Florida, ' Philippines, Transvaal, &c. 

 Used in a green state and as hay for feeding stock. The beans 

 are fit only for feeding animals, for which purpose they may 

 also be ground into meal and used like cctton-seed meal. • 



1. 1898, "Florida Velvet Bean," pp. 207-208. 



!a. ix. 2 (1911), "Mucuna," pp. 216-220. 



Phaseolus aconitifolius, Jacq.; Moth Bean (India). 



Perennial or annual, 1-2 ft. India, Ceylon, &c. Cultivated 

 on a large scale in India for the beans used as food and tin 

 green pods are also used as a vegetable. The plant is an 



important fodder. 



Phaseolus angularis, Wight: Adzuki Bean (Japan), Man- 

 churia White and Red Bean. 



Annual, 2| ft. Japan, Corea, China, Manchuria. This bean 

 appears to have been coming into the market recently in quan- 

 tity. Trade samples have been submitted to Kew for name a«s 

 fl Dainagon Azuki Beans." They are an important human food 

 in the countries mentioned, cultivated for the purpose. 



Phaseolus calcaratus, Roxb.) Rice Bean. 



Annual, trailer, 3 to 6 ft. India, Burma, China, Japan, 

 Java, Mauritius, Philippines, &c. Cultivated for the beans, 

 which are used as food. There are several varieties, with 

 brown, black, maroon, and grey-marbled seeds. Not recom- 

 mended in the United States either as a forage crop or for 

 human food; the habit and shattering of the seed make the 

 plant difficult to harvest (Piper). 



Phaseolus lunatus, Linn.) Lima, Burma, Paigya, Rangoon 

 or Java Bean, Duffin Bean, Small Mauritius Boan, Butter 

 Bean, Madagascar Butter Bean. 



A tall biennial, habit of the Runner Bean, climbing upwards 

 of 8 ft., according to variety. Commonly cultivated in the 

 Tropics and warm countries under many varieties, which vary 

 especially in the colour, size and shape of the seeds — white, 

 black, brown, reddish and mottled. The cl Lima Bean " is 

 largely grown in California (Irish), and other trade sources are 

 chiefly British India and Madagascar (for imports see under 

 P. vulgaris). The "Madagascar Butter Bean" is the one 

 commonly sold by grocers, and also the small white seeds have 

 been sold as "Haricot." "Rangoon Haricot," or "New 





