CATALOGUE AND DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES. 



137 



29282. From Leghorn, Italy, one seed, November. 1907. Suberect, bushy, mod- 



erately vigorous, the row mass 18 inches high, 16 inches broad; 

 trailing branches few, a foot or so long, reddish ; leaflets medium 

 in size and color, shed early, slightly affected by rust but much by 

 leaf-spot; flowers violet purple; very prolific; pods well filled, 

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

 turing in 65 to 70 days; seeds buff or pinkish buff, oblong about 

 6 by 8 mm. This is the earliest variety of cowpea yet grown at 

 Arlington Farm, and is very prolific. While . has some weak 

 points, it will probably prove to be a valuable variety, especially 

 toward the North. Grown five seasons under temporary No. 0536 J. 



29283. From Leghorn, Italy, November, 1907. Moderately vigorous, viny, the 



row mass 14 inches high ; trailing branches many, 4 to 6 feet long ; 

 leaflets dark, medium sized, shed early, considerably subject to 

 rust and somewhat to leaf-spot ; flowers pale violet purple ; pods 

 many, well filled, held high, straw colored, 5 to 7 inches long, the 

 first maturing in about 85 days ; seeds buff pink, rhomboid, rather 

 strongly keeled, about 6 by 7 mm. A prolific variety of good habit, 

 but too small and subject to rust; grown four seasons under tem- 

 porary No. 0536K. 



29284. From Mr. J. W. Trinkle, Madison, Ind., 1907. Grown three seasons under 



temporary No. 0554H. Suberect, half bushy, the row mass 18 

 inches high, 1\ feet broad; trailing branches few, 2 to 4 feet 

 long ; leaves medium in size and color, not subject to rust, some- 

 what affected by red leaf-spot; flowers white; moderately pro- 

 lific ; pods well filled, held medium high. 7 to 9 inches long, first 

 maturing in about 90 days; seeds burnt umber in color, rhomboid, 

 about 8 by 9 mm. This variety differs from Brown Coffee in having 

 much broader pods and in being earlier and smaller. It is a de- 

 rivative of the hybrid 0554, which apparently was a cross between 

 Black and Taylor. 



292S5. Small Black Croivder. From Mr. J. W. Trinkle, Madison, Ind., Novem- 

 ber, 1907. Rather low, half bushy, moderately vigorous, the row 

 mass rather sparse, 10 to 14 inches high, 3 feet broad; branches 

 green, few, rather coarse; leaves medium sized, dark green, free 

 from rust, considerably affected by both red and white leaf-spot; 

 flowers violet purple ; prolific ; pods well filled, held medium high, 3i 

 to 5 inches long; seeds black; subglobose, 5 by 6 mm. A variety 

 of no particular value. For its probable origin, see page 32. 

 Grown under temporary No. 0562. (See PI. X.) 



29286. Red Yellotchull. From the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, in 

 1903, through Prof. C. L. Newman. Bushy, suberect, vigorous, 

 rather coarse, the row mass 24 inches high, 18 to 20 inches broad; 

 trailing branches few, 2 to 5 feet long; leaflets large, dark, held 

 late, free from rust, but subject to red leaf-spot ; flowers violet 

 purple ; prolific ; pods well filled, held fairly high, straw colored ; 8 

 to 9 inches long, the first maturing in 100 days; seeds maroon, 

 rhomboid, 6 by 8 mm. The seeds of this are much like 17350. The 

 plants, however, are coarser, much more nearly erect, and more 

 prolific. It is perhaps the best of the maroon-seeded varieties. 

 Grown five seasons under temporary No. 0590. 



