FIVE ORIENTAL SPECIES OF BEANS. 15 



S. P. I. No. 



13381. A selection grown from No. 6564. Plants make a dense mass 18 to 24 inches 



deep, maturing at Arlington farm in about 140 days; seeds straw colored. 



13382. A selection from No. 6564. This makes a mass of vine 18 to 24 inches deep. 



Seeds mature at Arlington farm in about 140 days. In habit, quite like No. 

 13381; seeds maroon. 



13383. A selection grown from No. 6564. In habit and life period quite the same as 



No. 13380; seeds straw colored, marbled with fine black specks. 



17310. Progeny of No. 6564. 



17311. Progeny of No. 13380. 



17312. Progeny of No. 13383. 



17313. Progeny of No. 13381. 



17314. Progeny of No. 13382. 



17850. From Shanhaikwan, China, 1906. "Used for food, especially in soups." 

 (Meyer.) 



The earliest variety tested, maturing at Arlington farm in about 110 days. 

 Vines 14 inches high, hardly covering the ground when in 3-foot rows; pod 

 dark colored, 3 to 4 inches long; seeds straw colored. 



18444. From Shanghai, China, 1906. Chinese name "mu-tsa." A vigorous variety, 

 making a mass of vines 18 to 20 inches deep. Too late at Arlington farm, not 

 maturing in 1907, 1908, cr 1909, but heavily set with pods when killed by 

 frost in October. A few seeds matured in 1907; seeds maroon. 



21291. From Rangoon district, Burma, India, under the name "lobiya," 1907. A 

 very vigorous late variety, the vines 2 to 3 feet high and making a solid mass 

 when planted in rows 3 feet wide. At Arlington farm does not bloom when 

 planted June 1; seeds straw colored. At Auburn, Ala., in 1908, and at Ra- 

 leigh, N. C, in 1909, its behavior was very similar. 



25142. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, 1909. "From the shape of the seed these are 



called 'Crab-eye.' They are also the 'Lazy-man' peas, for the reason that 

 they replant themselves. Growth rank; vine bunchy, not very long." 

 Vines in rows make a mass 24 inches deep, 3 feet broad; pods dark colored, 3^ 

 inches long; all mature in about 150 days at Arlington farm; seeds maroon. 



25143. From the same source as No. 25142. Exactly like No. 25142 in habit, size, and 



life period; seeds straw colored. 

 25523. From the Botanic Gardens, Tokyo, Japan, 1906. Vines in rows make a mass 

 14 to 18 inches deep, 3 feet wide; pods dark colored, 3 inches long, all maturing 

 at Arlington farm in about 120 days; seeds dark maroon. 



30727. From Iloilo, Philippine Islands, April, 1911. Seeds black. No field notes. 



30728. From Iloilo, Philippine Islands, April, 1911. Vines make a dense mass 2 feet 



deep, but not even. Was blooming at Arlington farm in 1912 when killed by 

 frost; seeds straw colored. 



30729. From the same source as No. 30728. Identical in growth and appearance to 



No. 30728; seeds straw colored. 



30730. From the same source as No. 30728. At Arlington farm in 1912 this grew 



exactly like No. 30728; seeds straw colored. 

 31728. From the market, Canton, China, 1911. Said to be grown locally; seeds 

 maroon; a very vigorous late variety, 2 feet high, blooming properly at 

 Arlington farm, but no pods maturing in 135 days. 



32640. From Buitenzorg, Java, November, 1911. Malay name "katjang kajoe aro." 



Vines making a solid mass 30 inches deep, but blooming at Arlington farm in 

 1912 when planted June 1; seeds black. 



32641. From the same source as the preceding. In habit and behavior identical with 



No. 32640; seeds brownish. 



32642. From the same source as No. 32640. In habit and behavior just like No. 



32640; seeds brown, finely marbled with black specks. 



