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AGRICULTURAL VARIETIES OF THE COWPEA, ETC. 



reniform, 5 by 7 to 8 mm., white with a large saddle of buff; iris 

 olive. This variety has seeds similar to 17339, but is much inferior. 



23328. Asparagus bean. From Canton, Kwangtung, China, July. 1908. Plants 

 procumbent, vigorous, viny, the row forming a mass 8 inches high, 

 about 2 feet broad ; vines 4 to 6 feet long ; leaflets large, pale, much 

 affected with rust ; not very prolific ; pods pale, moderately inflated, 

 12 to 24 inches long, the first maturing in about 100 days ; seeds 

 red, with a small white area at the chalazal end, G by 10 mm. 



23524. From Chungking, Szechwan, China, August, 1908. Suberect, half bushy, 

 moderately vigorous, the row mass 16 inches high and as broad: 

 leaflets medium sized, free from rust, much affected by white leaf- 

 spot; flowers violet purple; moderately prolific; pods poorly filled, 

 held medium high, straw colored, the first maturing in 70 days; 

 seeds subreniform, smooth, 5 by 8 mm., buff; iris olive. A very 

 poor variety. 



23720. From the Province of Inhambane, Portuguese East Africa, September, 



1 90S. Plants very procumbent, vigorous, very viny, the row mass 

 about 18 inches high, 4 to 5 feet broad; trailing branches rather 

 numerous, 3 to 8 feet long, very coarse; leaflets large, pale, not 

 affected by rust or leaf-spot; did not bloom at Arlington in 1009 

 in 132 days. At Monetta, S. C. in 1909, its habit was identical 

 with that at Arlington, but it produced blossoms and young pods 

 in 115 days: original seeds half crowder about 7 by 10 mm., buff, 

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



23721. From Portuguese East Africa, September, 1908. Plant procumbent, vig- 



orous, very viny, the row mass 20 inches high 4 feet broad ; trailing 

 branches many, 4 feet long, coarse; leaflets large, dark, not affected 

 by rust nor by lea f -spot : flowers violet purple; not prolific; no 

 pods maturing at Arlington in 133 days; original seed buff, oblong 

 or rhomboid, about 7 by 7 mm. 



23760. From Chile, October 1908, under the name " Correguela." Indistinguish- 

 able in 1910 from 17335. 



23959. Asparagus bean. From Peking, Chihli, China, October. 1908. Chinese 

 name " Yueng pian doh." No cultural notes ; original seeds reni- 

 form, 5 by 9 mm., pink to reddish. 



24185. Smallpox. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, November, 1908, under the 



name of " Smallpox bean." Procumbent, viny, vigorous, coarse, the 

 row mass 12 to 16 inches high, 4 feet broad, dense; trailing 

 branches many, 3 to 6 feet long ; leaflets dark, medium sized, free 

 from rust, but with some red leaf-spot ; flowers pale violet purple ; 

 pods few, rather poorly filled, held low, straw colored, strongly fal- 

 cate, 8 to 9 inches long, the first mature in 100 days ; seeds subreni- 

 form about 7 by 10 mm., vinaceous buff marbled with brown ; grown 

 two seasons. Not a desirable variety. At Monetta, S. C, this 

 variety was much affected by wilt and had not bloomed at the end 

 of 90 days. It is very closely similar to 23307. 



24186. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, November, 1908. Procumbent, very 



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

 branches many, 4 feet long, rather coarse; leaflets large, dark, not 

 affected by rust and but little by leaf-spot ; flowers pale violet pur- 

 ple; no pods maturing in 133 days. At Monetta, S. C, this variety 

 succumbed to wilt and produced neither flowers nor pods in 112 



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