138 AGRICULTURAL VARIETIES OF THE COWPEA, ETC. 



20287. Self-Seed in (j Clay. From the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Sta- 



tion, through Prof. C. L. Newman, in 1003. Plant low. half bushy, 

 very vigorous ; the row mass, 14 inches high, 30 inches broad : trail- 

 ing branches, moderate in number, about 4 feet long, rather coarse, 

 reddish; leaflets medium sized, dark, immune to rust, much 

 affected by leaf-spot; shedding rather early; flowers pale violet 

 purple; not prolific; pods moderately well filled, held medium high, 

 straw colored, 5 to 8 inches long, the first maturing in about 00 

 days; seeds cream-buff to buff, rhomboid, about G by 8 mm. This 

 variety is too low in habit and poor in seeding to be of high value ; 

 grown four seasons under temporary No. 0503. 



20288. Mountain Crowder. From the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Sta- 



tion in 1003, through Prof. C. L. Newman. Very similar in habit 

 to Michigan Favorite, and as early, the first pods maturing in 

 70 days; pods straw colored. 4 to G inches long; seeds vinaceous 

 buff, globose. 7 to 8 mm. in diameter. Grown four seasons under 

 temporary No. 0504. No. 01305, from southwest Missouri, sent 

 by Mr. R. S. White. 1010, is the same. 

 20280. Delcwarc Red. From Mr. W S. O'Bier, Seaford, Del., 1003. Half 

 bushy, moderately vigorous, 20 to 24 inches high; trailing branches 

 3 to 6 feet long, rather few, reddish in color; leaflets large, free 

 from rust, but much affected by red leaf-spot and shed early: 

 flowers pale violet purple: prolific; pods well filled, purplish, 8 to 

 inches long, the first maturing in about 00 days, held medium 

 high on stout, erect, purple peduncles 32 to IS inches long; seeds 

 maroon, rhomboid, about 8 by 10 mm. Very similar to 17510. but 

 hardly identical; grown several years under temporary No. 0508. 



20200. Red Sport. From the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1003. 



through Prof. C. L. Newman. Medium tall, half bushy, viny, not 

 very vigorous, the row mass 20 to 24 inches high, 30 inches broad: 

 branches many, 2 to 4 feet long ; leaflets medium in size and color, 

 shed early, not subject to rust, much affected by leaf-spot ; flowers 

 pale violet purple : prolific ; pods well filled, held medium high, 

 straw colored, G to 7 inches long, the first maturing in about 100 

 days; seeds oblong, vinaceous. G by S mm. Grown for three sea- 

 sons under temporary No. 0604; much larger and less prolific in 

 1007 than in 100S. Not a first-class variety. 



20201. Cotton Patch. From Mr. J. R. Register. Lamar. S. C. April. 100S. 



through Mr. W. A. Orton. grown three seasons under temporary 

 No. 0814. Identical with it is No. 0875 from Dalton, Ga., through 

 the courtesy of the H. G. Hastings Co., Atlanta, Ga., under the 

 name of Two Crop: and No. 01231 from Mr. W. F. Buchanan. 

 Macha, Fla. Medium high, bushy, little viny, vigorous, the row 

 mass 22 inches high, 2 feet broad; trailing branches medium in 

 number, 2 feet long; leaflets medium in size and color, immune to 

 rust, but somewhat affected by white leaf -spot ; flowers violet pur- 

 ple; very prolific; pods held rather high, straw colored, 4 to G 

 inches long, the first maturing in about 85 days; pod valves very 

 thin ; seeds pinkish buff, rhomboid, about 6 by 7 mm. This variety 

 is very prolific and in 1000 looked exceedingly promising. In 1010, 

 however, the pods were badly distorted by a disease which also 

 affected many other varieties not described here. 



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