114 AGRICULTURAL VARIETIES OF THE COWPEA, ETC. 



lar to Early Blackeye 17335, if not identical with it. In 1909, 

 at Arlington Farm, it matured with that variety, but in 1910 was 

 10 days earlier. It has been grown with marked success at 

 Amarillo, Dalhart, and Chillicothe, all in the northern portion of 

 Texas. Under conditions where other varieties produce scarcely 

 any pods, it possesses the remarkable ability to produce good crops 

 of seed. This was especially marked at Chillicothe in 1910, where 

 in a season of extreme drought this variety produced a crop 

 of seed, while a number of other varieties, including Whippoor- 

 will, Brabham, Groit, and Iron, produced few or no pods. No. 

 25857, from Venice, Italy, was indistinguishable from No. 22050 as 

 grown at Arlington Farm in 1910, as were also the following lots: 

 0423A and 0618A, from Mr. J. W. Trinkle, Madison, Ind. ; 01006, 

 from Mr. C. M. Thompson, Bernice, La. ; and 01007, from Mr. Burr 

 Osborn, Arthur, Okla. 



22051. Speckled Crowder. From Mr. J. B. Brewer, Tazewell, S. C, 1907. 



Plants low, half bushy, the row mass 12 inches high, 3 to 4 feet 

 broad, thin ; prostrate branches, coarse, 3 to 5 feet long, not numer- 

 ous; leaflets large, dark, immune to rust, a little affected by both 

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

 filled, held low, purplish tinged, 7 to 8 inches long, the first matur- 

 ing in about 90 days ; seeds globose, about 8 mm. in diameter, buff 

 speckled with blue, the blue specks arranged in groups. This 

 variety is very similar to Taylor in all respects excepting as to 

 the crowder character. No. 0565, a Speckled Crowder from Mr. 

 J. W. Trinkle, Madison, Ind., is somewhat taller and otherwise 

 superior to 22051. It is matched by 01008, from Mr. J. P. Mason 

 Ordsburg, Va. 



22052. Black Crowder. From Mr. Simeon Fippin, Cookeville, Tenn., 1907. Half 



bushy, somewhat procumbent, moderately vigorous, the row mass 

 10 to 14 inches high, 2 to 3 feet broad; trailing branches coarse, 

 mostly lying on the ground, 1 to 3 feet long; leaves medium sized, 

 shed rather early, free from rust, but considerably affected by red 

 and white leaf-spot : flowers violet purple ; moderately prolific : 

 peduncles stout, erect; pods well filled, held medium high, straw 

 colored or purplish, slightly torulose, 6 to 7 inches long, the first 

 maturing in about 90 days ; seeds subglobose, somewhat compressed, 

 about 8 mm. in diameter. Practically indistinguishable from this 

 are the following lots : 0911, 014S0, 01487, from Mr, J. W. Trinkle. 

 Madison, Ind. ; and 01027, from Mr. D. F. May. Buckeye, Ark. Dif- 

 ferent only in being a week earlier is 0802, from Mr. George M. 

 Simms, Canyon, Tex., and 17372, from Cairo, Ga., as Wight Black 

 Crowder. (See Pis. V and X.) 



22053. From Mr. T. M. Marshall, Walnut Cove, N. C, 1907. Vigorous, viny. 



the row mass 22 inches high. 3 feet broad: trailing branches 

 medium in number, 4 to 6 feet long ; leaflets large, dark, immune 

 to rust, but somewhat affected by white leaf-spot; flowers pale 

 violet purple; moderately prolific; pods well filled, held medium 

 low, straw colored, 6 to 7 inches long, the first maturing in about 

 100 days ; seeds buff pink, subglobose, strongly keeled, 7 by 8 mm. 

 This variety was grown for four seasons and is very similar 

 to Michigan Favorite, but the plants are larger and taller. 



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