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AGRICULTURAL VARIETIES OF THE COWPEA, ETC. 



17693. Cream. From the Texas Seed and Floral Co., Dallas, Tex.. February, 

 1900. Low. half bushy, moderately vigorous, somewhat viny, the 

 row mass 12 to 18 inches high and about as broad; trailing 

 branches few, 1 to 3 feet long; leaflets medium sized, dark, immune 

 to rust, considerably affected by both red and white leaf -spots; 

 flowers white; prolific: pods not well filled, held rather low, 

 straw colored, 4 to 6 inches long, the first maturing in about 100 

 days; seeds creamy white, subglobose. about mm. in diameter; 

 iris greenish. This variety is a table pea and of only secondary 

 value for forage. It has much the habit of black-eyed varieties, the 

 tips of the branches being viny and bearing smaller leaflets. 



17097. Iron. From T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va., February. 1906. See 

 8418. 



17849. From Tientsin. Chihli, China, February, 1900. Medium low. viny, 

 vigorous, the row mass 18 to 20 inches high, 3 feet broad: trailing 

 branches not numerous, 3 to 5 feet long; leaflets medium in size 

 and color, considerably subject to leaf-spot and somewhat affected 

 by rust in 1908, but not in 1909; flowers pale violet purple; pro- 

 lific; pods fairly well filled; held medium high, straw colored or 

 reddish, 7 to 8 inches long; the first mature in about So days; 

 seeds snbreniform. 6 by 8 mm., buff marbled with brown, the iris 

 yellow. This resembles Whippoorwill more closely than any 

 other Chinese variety. It differs, however, in being earlier, not so 

 tall, and subject to rust. The Chinese are said to use this as a 

 vegetable and roasted as confectionery. 



17849A. Similar in all respects to 17849 except that the chalazal end of the seed 

 is white. 



17855. From Shanhaikwan, Chihli, China, February, 1906. Low, half busby. 



vigorous; the row mass 18 inches high, 2 feet broad; trailing 

 branches medium in number. 3 to 4 feet long ; leaflets medium in 

 size and color, a little affected by rust and by white leaf-spot ; 

 flowers violet purple; not prolific; pods moderately well filled, 

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

 turing in about 90 days; seeds white with large reddish-buff eye; 

 subreniform ; about 5 by 7 mm. ; iris darker. A distinct variety • f 

 only ordinary merit; grown four seasons. No. 21297C, from P 

 jale Province, India, is apparently identical. 



17856. From Shanhaikwan, Chihli, China, February. 1906. Half bush- 



row mass 12 inches high. 16 to 18 inches broad; trailing 1 

 few, 3 feet long, green or reddish; leaflets dark, medii r 

 shed rather early, somewhat affected by both rust and 1 

 spot; flowers pale violet purple; pods rather few, well 

 medium high, dark drab in color, 5 to 8 inches lo 

 maturing in about 90 days; seeds buff pink to vina 

 white spot at the chalazal end. subreniform. about • to 8 



mm. This variety was grown four seasons at Arlington and also 

 at Stillwater, Okla., and Audubon Park, La. Not a desirable sort. 

 18519. From T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va., May, 1906, as Clay. See 

 17340. 



18519A. Purple-Podded Clay. Low, half bushy, viny. the row mass 18 inches 

 high, 3 to 3^ feet broad; trailing branches many, 3 to 6 feet long 

 and rather coarse, reddish purple; leaflets large, dark, immune to 

 rust, but somewhat subject to white leaf-spot, inclined to be 



