220 



VIGNA CATJANG (cOWPEA) 



Water 



Ash... 



Cellulose 



Fat... 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogen 

 Protem nitrogen 



Seed 



8-85 per cent. 



379 

 3'20 



1-38 „ 

 64'3i 

 18-47 ., 



lOO'OO 



3-20 

 2 '95 



We append further tlie results of trials made with cow 

 peas in Australia and elsewhere. The following yields per 

 hectare of green fodder and hay were obtained from a pure 

 crcjp : — - 



Varieiifs 



I 



2 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 

 8 



The above varieties, cultivated in lennessee, U.S.A., 

 were sown on Mav 3rd and harvested in August. 



In Australia the black variety has been proved to be the 

 most useful. It gives a high vield of seeds, leaves, and 

 stems, and is very well adapted for use as green manure, 

 hay, or seed. Owing to the ease with which the seeds of 

 this variet}' ripen, it is to be particularly recommended for 

 thiii last purpose. 



The above conclusions are the outcome of various 

 experiments. 



M. Desruisseaux informs us of the existence at Anjouan 

 (Comoro Islands) of a wild cowpea whic-h has smaller leaves 

 than the cultivated species. The flowers are pale blue, but 

 there is a pink variety ; the stems run along the soil, but are 

 little branched ; the seeds are brown, with black stains about 

 3 mm. across. 



