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AGRICULTURAL VARIETIES OF THE COWPEA, ETC. 



21559C. In habit and pod characters this is like 22746. Seeds reniforin, 5 by 

 10 mm. 



21560. From Buitenzorg, Java, November, 1907. Vernacular name, " Katjang 



belaet." This proved to be indistinguishable from 21558. 



21561. From Buitenzorg, Java, November. 1907, under the name " Katjang 



dadap." Very procumbent, very viny, moderately vigorous, the row 

 mass 10 inches high, 2 feet broad; trailing branches slender, 2 to 

 4 feet long ; leaflets medium sized, free from rust, a little affected 

 by both red and white leaf-spot ; flowers violet purple; prolific : pods 

 well filled, held low, 12 to 15 inches long, straw colored, not at all 

 inflated but the valves thin, the first maturing in 72 days; seeds 5 

 by 8 mm., dark vinaceous. This variety is very similar to 22746, 

 and is intermediate in botanical characters between the asparagus 

 bean and the cowpea. 



21562. Asparagus bean. From Buitenzorg, Java, November, 1907. Vernacular 



name " Katjang dadap." Plant procumbent, very viny, the row 

 forming a mass 10 to 12 inches high and 2 to 3 feet broad ; trailing 

 branches few, 2 to 7 feet long; leaves a little affected by both rust 

 and white leaf-spot; flowers violet purple; quite prolific; pods paie, 

 spongy but not much inflated, 12 to 18 inches long, the first matur- 

 ing in about 80 days; seeds 6 by 10 mm., buff, thickly marbled 

 with brown. 



21563. Catjang. From Buitenzorg, Java, November, 1907. Vernacular name 



" Katjang roedji." Procumbent, very viny, vigorous, the row mass 

 16 to 24 inches high, 3 to 4 feet broad; trailing branches many, 5 

 to 10 feet long; leaflets large, medium dark, free from rust but 

 somewhat subject to white leaf-spot ; flowers very pale violet pur- 

 ple; pods straw colored, 5 to 6 inches long, the first maturing in 

 about 120 days; seeds vinaceous cinnamon, rhomboid, about 5 by 

 6 mm. Grown three seasons; a more vigorous variety than Red 

 Ripper 17350, but too late and viny. 



21564. Catjang. From Buitenzorg, Java, November, 1907, as " Katjang roedji." 



Mgorous, viny, the row mass 14 to 20 inches high, 4 to 5 feet broad ; 

 rather sparse; trailing branches many. 3 to 6 feet long: leaflets 

 medium sized, immune to rust and but slightly subject to leaf-spot, 

 held late ; flowers violet purple ; pods few. well filled, held rather 

 low, straw colored, 4 to 6 inches long, the first maturing in 105 

 days; seeds pinkish buff, oblong, 4 by 6 mm. A good procumbent 

 sort, but not fruitful enough. Different from the preceding. 



21565. Catjang. From Buitenzorg. Java, November, 1907, as " Katjang landes." 



Very procumbent, viny, the row mass very dense, 12 to 14 inches 

 high, 3 to 4 feet broad ; trailing branches many. 3 to 5 feet long : 

 leaflets dark, small, angular, thickish. free from rust and not 

 much affected by leaf-spot ; flowers violet purple : pods very numer- 

 ous, held erect, drab, 4 to 4£ inches long, bursting and coiling 

 readily, the first maturing in about 100 days; seeds vinaceous 

 buff, oblong, about 4 by 6 mm. A very distinct variety but of 

 small value. 



21565A. Catjang. Procumbent, moderately vigorous, the row mass 8 to 15 

 inches high, 2% to 3 or even 4 feet broad ; trailing branches many, 

 1 to 3 feet long, fine ; leaflets small, dark, very angular, immune to 

 rust but considerably affected by red leaf-spot; flowers white: 

 very prolific ; pods well filled, held erect, drab colored, 3 to 4 inches 



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