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especially, where the soil is heavy, a poor stand is sometimes 

 secured. Shallow covering of the seed, not more than an 

 inch, unless the soil is very light and loose, is advised. The 

 seed varies in size with different varieties, hence the rate 

 of seeding by the same methods will obviously vary some- 

 what on this account. 



There are several varieties which are especially suited 

 for use in orchards. Ito San and Ebony are early sorts, 

 maturing at the Connecticut Experiment Station in 104 to 

 118 days; Wilson and Peking under the same conditions 

 reached maturity in 120 to 124 days, and the Holly brook in 

 130 to 135 days. 



Other varieties that may be considered standard are men- 

 tioned as follows : Mammoth, one of the largest and one of 

 the latest sorts ; Guelph, about ten days later than Ito San ; 

 Buckshot and Ogernaw, both earlier than Ito San and also 

 very dwarf sorts, and because of these characteristics they 

 may be planted farther north than most varieties; Wis- 

 consin Black, grown some in Wisconsin and Michigan ; 

 and some of the newer sorts of promise, Meyer, Austin, 

 Riceland, and Haberlandt, the latter about a week later 

 than Ito San. Naturally the early maturing varieties do 

 not make as much growth as the later sorts, but for northern 

 regions where the growing season is short they should gen- 

 erally be used unless the planting is done early in drills. 



Velvet beans. 



This plant, perhaps in some of its forms better known as a 

 vine for growing on porches and for making screens by 

 training on trellises, is used more or less as a soil-improve- 

 ment crop in the Gulf states and in the Coastal Plain 

 region northward as far as and including North Carolina. 



