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AGRICULTURAL VARIETIES OF THE COWPEA, ETC. 



flowers violet purple; moderately prolific; pods fairly well filled, 

 held low, straw colored, little inflated, 10 to 12 inches long, the 

 first maturing in about 75 days; seeds pink, reniform, 5 by 9 mm. 

 An early variety of little merit. 

 2G662. From Medan, Sumatra, February, 1910. See 25149. 



26844. Townscnd. From Mr. E. C. Townsend, Vinemont, Ala., January, 1910. 



Suberect, half bushy, very vigorous, the row mass 2£ feet high, 2 

 feet broad; trailing branches green, coarse, few. 1 to 3 feet long; 

 leaflets large, medium, green, held late, free from rust, but a 

 little affected by white leaf-spot ; flowers pale violet purple ; moder- 

 ately prolific; pods well filled, held rather high, straw colored, G 

 to 9 inches long, the first maturing in about 75 days; seeds sub- 

 reniform, white with a buff eye, the iris brownish yellow; grown 

 only in 1910. This variety has an excellent upright habit, much 

 like that of Whippoorwill, the habit being better than any other 

 white or nearly white pea that we have grown. It is. however, not 

 very prolific. 



26849. From T. W. "Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va., February, 1910, as " Un- 

 known." No cultural notes. 



2G9S4. New Era. From T. W. Wood & Sons, liichmond, Va., May, 1910. Same 

 as 21088. 



27199. Panmure Early Wonder. From W. H. Maule, Philadelphia. Pa., March, 

 1910. Suberect, half bushy, moderately vigorous, the row mass 1G 

 to IS inches high, 2 feet broad ; trailing branches green ; leaflets 

 medium sized, dark green, shed rather early, free from rust, much 

 affected by white leaf-spot , peduncles purple ; flowers violet pur- 

 ple ; moderately prolific ; pods well filled, held medium high, straw 

 colored, 7 to S£ inches long, the first maturing in about 70 days, and 

 all maturing in 100 days; seeds buff, subreniform, quite flat, 7 by 

 8 mn]. ; iris brown. A variety of only secoud-rate value. 



27502. Catjang. From Coimbra, Portugal, April, 1910. Suberect, half busby. 



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

 branches slender; leaves medium sized, free from rust, but con- 

 siderably affected by red leaf-spot ; flowers violet purple ; prolific ; 

 pods well filled, held high, drab colored, 3 to 4 inches long, the first 

 maturing in about 80 days; seeds oblong, black, 4 by 5 mm. A 

 fairly good variety of catjang. 



27503. From Coimbra, Portugal, April, 1910. Somewhat procumbent, half 



bushy, moderately vigorous, the row mass IS inches high and as 

 broad ; trailing branches few ; leaflets medium sized, free from rust, 

 very much affected by both red and white leaf-spot; flowers 

 violet purple; moderately prolific; pods moderately well filled, 

 straw colored, 4* to 6 inches long, the first maturing in about 70 

 days; seeds buff, subreniform, 5 by 7 mm. A poor variety of no 

 promise. 



27504. From Coimbra, Portugal, April, 1909. In habit this resembles other 



black-eyed cowpeas, but is very late and procumbent, only a few 

 pods ripening at the end of 100 days in 1910; seeds subreniform, 5 

 by 7 mm., white with a medium-black eye. 



27543. Whippoorwill. From T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va., April, 1910. 



See 17349. 



27544. Iron. From T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va., April, 1910. See 8418. 



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