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AGRICULTURAL VARIETIES OF THE COWPEA, ETC. 



24191, From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, November, 1908. Half-busby, vigorous, 



the row mass 24 to 30 inches high, about 3 feet broad ; trailing 

 branches many, 3 to 4 feet long ; leaflets medium in size and color, 

 considerably affected by rust, and somewhat by both red and white 

 leaf-spot; flowers nearly white; prolific; pods medium well filled, 

 held medium high, straw colored, 5 to 7 inches long, the first ma- 

 turing in about 120 days; seeds subreniform, small, white with 

 small black eye, about 4 by 7 mm. A late prolific Blackeye of good 

 habit, but subject to rust; grown two seasons. 



24192. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China, November. 1908. Low, half-bushy, 



vigorous, the row mass 24 inches high, 30 inches broad ; trailing 

 branches medium in number. 3 to 5 feet long; leaflets medium in 

 size and color, free from rust and leaf-spot; flowers almost white; 

 pods few, held rather low, straw colored. 4 to 6 inches long, the 

 first maturing in about 125 days ; seeds white with buff eye, sub- 

 reniform, about 4 by 6 mm. At Monetta, S. C, in 1909, this grew 

 somewhat larger, but produced neither flowers nor pods in 120 

 days. 



24213. Asparagus bean. From Chile, December. 1908, under the name Monkey's 

 Tail. Seeds reddish, reniform, 5 to 6 by 10 to 11 mm. No cultural 

 notes. 



24341. From Pretoria, Transvaal, December, 1908. Vigorous, viny, the row mass 

 20 inches high, 2\ feet broad; trailing branches medium in number, 

 3 feet long, coarse; flowers pale violet purple; leaflets dark, 

 medium sized, held late, not affected by rust, but considerably by 

 white leaf-spot; fairly prolific; pods well filled, held medium low, 

 straw colored or somewhat purplish tinged, 5 to 7 inches long, the 

 first maturing in about 100 days; seeds pinkish buff, rhomboid, 

 strongly keeled, about 6 by 7 mm. An undesirable variety. 



24341 A. Half bushy, moderately vigorous, the row mass 12 to 20 inches high. 3 

 feet broad, rather sparse; trailing branches few, 2 to 3 feet long: 

 leaflets medium sized, dark, free from rust and leaf-spot: flowers 

 violet purple; prolific; pods well filled, held medium high, straw 

 colored, 5 to 6 inches long, the first maturing in about 85 clays: 

 seeds rhomboid, 6 by 7 mm., buff, thickly and minutely speckled 

 with blue. The seeds of this are practically identical with New 

 Era, and the plant in its habit suggests that variety. It is, how- 

 ever, much more viny and slender. Grown two seasons. 



24341B. Catjang. Plant half bushy, viny, moderately vigorous, the row mass 

 20 to 30 inches high; branches few, 2 to 3 feet long, dark purple: 

 leaflets medium sized, free from rust, but with some white leaf- 

 spot ; flowers violet purple; pods many, well filled, held medium 

 high, drab in color, the first maturing in about 90 days, 4* to 5 

 inches long; seeds maroon, rhomboid, 5 mm. long. A tall, slender, 

 distinct variety with about the same habit as 24341. 



24341C. Low, half bushy, the branches spreading, moderately vigorous, the row 

 mass 12 to 20 inches high, about 3 feet broad ; trailing branches 

 few, 1 to 3 feet long, purple colored; leaflets medium sized, dark, 

 purple tinged, free from rust and leaf-spot ; flowers violet purple : 

 moderately prolific ; pods well filled, held low. straw colored or 

 somewhat purplish tinged, 6 to 7 inches long, the first maturing in 

 about 90 days; seeds rhomboid, about 6 by 7 mm., buff to violet, 

 usually buff more or less clouded with violet, the iris olive brown. 



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