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24672 to 24711— Continued. 



24672 to 24690— Continued. 



24680. " Chabeni khurti (black variety). From Atsu, Teh, Auraya, 

 Etawah, U. P." 



24681. "Bhatwas (mixture of spotted and black). From Mainpuri, 

 U. P." 



24682. "Kali khurti, Chabeni khurti, Khajwa. From Mainpuri, 

 U. P." 



24683. "Chabeni khurti (black variety). From Kilerman, Teh, Sadar, 

 Etawah, U. P." 



24684. "Chabeni khurti (black variety). From Amapur, Teh, Kasa- 

 ganj, Etawah, U. P." 



24685. "CHabeni khurti (black variety). From Aliganj, Etawah, 

 U. P." 



24686. "Chabeni khurti Bhundadar (spotted variety). From Jalesar, 

 Etawah, U. P." 



24687. " Khajwa or kulthi. From United Provinces." 



24688. "Bhatwas. From Cawnpore, U. P." 



24689. "Bhatwas. From Nanbasta, Cawnpore, U. P." 



The preceding S. P. I. Nos. 24678 to 24689 are black, with small seed, 

 about the size and shape of S. P. I. No. 20410. There is some slight 

 variation in the size of the seed, but the entire lot might easily be taken 

 • for the same variety if judged by the seed only. 



24690. "Bharat Safed. From Dehra Dun, U. P." 

 Similar to S. P. I. No. 22901. 



24691 and 24692. Dolichos biflorus L. 



Distribution. — A leguminous vine, native in India, from the Himalayas to 

 Ceylon and Burma, occurring at elevations of 3,000 feet in Sikkim; also found 

 generally throughout the Tropics of the Old World, being cultivated in some 

 places. 

 24693 to 24711. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soybean. 



Japanese varieties of soy beans grown on Poona Farm, Bombay Presidency. 



24693. Straw-yellow, with rather an indistinct hilum, quite similar 

 to Manhattan, S. P. I. No. 17277. 



24694. Straw-yellow, very similar to S. P. I. No. 24693; seeds may 

 be a trifle larger. 



24695. Straw-yellow, seed very similar to Ito San, but the brown 

 speck at end of hilum is very faint. 



24696. Just like above, S. P. I. No. 24695. 



24697. Similar to S. P. I. No. 20405. 



24698. Olive-yellow, very similar to No. 20893a. 



24699. Straw-yellow, seed about the size of S. P. I. No. 17269. 



24700. Pale straw-yellow, with a black hilum; seed about the size 

 of Acme, S. P. I. No. 14954. 



24701. Dirty olive-yellow, with slate-colored hilum; seed about the 

 size of Ito San but more globular. 



24702. Straw-yellow, with very faint hilum; similar to Butterball, 

 S. P. I. No. 17273, but seed rather smaller and not so bright in color. 



