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Varieties. 



There are a very large number of distinct types of varieties of cowpeas. 

 Of the large number imported at different 'times from India, America, and 

 other places, a few only are in general cultivation. Of these the Black is 

 the most popular, while the Poona, a variety introduced from India, has 

 rivalled the Black at Hawkesbury Agricultural College. The following are 

 the best varieties of the large number which have been tried up to the 

 present by the Department: — 



Blade. — This, one of the best all-round varieties, is distributed more 

 widely than any of the others. It is late maturing and semi-recumbent to 

 recumbent in its habit of growth, and gives heavy yields of both green- 

 stuff and pulse. The grain is large and black in colour, the pods from 7 to 8 



A single plant of the Black variety of Cowpeas. 



