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AGRICULTURAL VARIETIES OF THE COWPEA, ETC. 



the cowpea belt maintains its superiority in comparison with New 

 Era. The origin of the name Groit is unknown; it was first pub 

 lished and described in Bulletin 73 of the Missouri Agricultural 

 Experiment Station in 1906, but spelled "Groite." See also Bul- 

 letin No. 81, Delaware College Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 and Yearbook, U. S. Department of Agriculture, for 1908 (p. 250). 



17335. Early Blaclceye. The progeny of 13456, from the Arkansas Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, 1903, as Extra Early Blackeye. Low, half 

 bushy, very viny, vigorous, the row mass 18 inches high, 2 feet 

 broad; trailing branches many, 4 to 5 feet long; leaflets large, dark, 

 immune to rust, but somewhat affected by both red and white leaf- 

 spot; flowers nearly white; prolific; pods well filled, held rather 

 low, straw colored, 6 to 10 inches long, the first maturing in about 

 85 to 90 days; seeds oblong, about 6 by 8 mm., white with a 

 medium-sized black eye. Grown six seasons. The same thing is 

 represented in California Blackeye 17338, from the Arkansas 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, 1903, and several lots from mis- 

 cellaneous American sources. 



47336. Early Black or Congo. From J. M. McCullough's Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio., 

 March, 1902. Half bushy, forming rows 18 to 20 inches high, 2 

 to 21 feet broad; trailing branches rather few, 2 to 4 feet long; 

 leaflets held late, immune to rust, but quite subject to red leaf- 

 spot ; flowers violet purple ; prolific ; pods borne rather low, purplish 

 when immature, becoming straw colored or purplish when ripe, 



6 to 8 inches long, the first maturing in about 60 days ; seeds black, 



7 by 9 mm. This variety differs from Black 29292 in being 10 

 days earlier and in having larger seeds. It is identified with little 

 doubt with " Congo," as described by Starnes. See page 51. 

 Early Black is not a desirable variety for the same reasons given 

 under Black — it has too low a habit and too great a tendency to 

 vine. Nos. 13454, 17337, and 17343, from the same source as 17336, 

 are identical, all received as Early Black. Other lots that are 

 identical or virtually so are Black Bunch, 0589, from the Arkansas 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, 1903 ; 0571, from Milford, Del., 

 1903 ; Hammond's Early Black, 01370, from the Kansas Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station as Kansas No. 202, 1909 ; and 23 other 

 lots from various American sources grown in 1910. 



17337. Early Black. A selection of 17336 which did not prove to be different. 



17338. California Blackeye. The progeny of 13457, from Arkansas Agricultural 



Experiment Station, 1904. See 17335. 



17339. Southdown, or Southdown Mottled. From T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, 



Va., March, 1902. Medium tall, half bushy, the row mass 24 inches 

 high, 30 inches broad; trailing branches many, 5 feet long, rather 

 coarse; leaflets large, dark, immune to rust, somewhat affected by 

 white leaf-spot ; flowers very pale lavender ; prolific ; pods well filled, 

 held medium high, straw colored, 5 to 8 inches long, the first 

 maturing in about 105 days in 1909 and in 85 days in 1910 ; seeds 

 oblong, about 6 by 8 mm., white with a large saddle of buff, which 

 sometimes extends over the micropylar end and usually a few 

 scattered spots on the back ; iris, olive. This variety has been 

 grown for six seasons. In value it compares with Clay 17340. 

 Identical with it are 17414, obtained from the Arkansas Agri- 



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