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AGRICULTURAL VARIETIES OF THE COWPEA, ETC. 



29295. From Mr. A. D. McLeon, lied Springs, N. C, 1909. Suberect, half bushy, 

 the row mass 2 feet bigli ;!ii<l as broad; trailing branches few- 

 leaves medium iu size aud color, not affected by rust, considerably 

 subject to red leaf-spot; flowers violet purple; prolific; pods 

 well filled, held medium high, straw colored, 2 to S inches long, 

 the first maturing in about 90 days: seeds rhomboid. G mm. 

 broad by 8 to 10 mm. long, buff marbled with brown and thickly 

 sprinkled with blue specks; iris yellow, thickly speckled with 

 black. This variety is undoubtedly a hybrid between Whippoor- 

 will and Taylor, having the combined markings of both. The 

 blue specks are distributed in groups exactly as in Taylor. In 

 size, habit, and pod characters it is very similar to Taylor. The 

 variety was also obtained from Mr. J. F. Watters. Red Springs, 

 N. C. 



2929G. From Mr. J. W. Markharn, Guin, Ala., 1909. Half bushy, somewhat viny. 



vigorous, the row mass 28 inches high. 3^ to 4 feet broad ; branches 

 many, 5 to 7 feet long, coarse: leaflets large, medium dark, not 

 affected by rust, a little affected by red leaf-spot; flowers violet 

 purple; moderately prolific; pods pale, well filled, held high, 

 to 7 inches long, the first maturing in 100 days; seeds of this 

 closely resemble New Era. but are larger and paler. The habit 

 of the plant, however, is very different. A variety from Mr. 

 R. R. Richardson, Crews Depot. Ala., grown under No. 01018, is 

 identical. 



29297. From Mr. J. L. Forelines, Millard, Ark., 1909. Procumbent, viny, mod- 

 erately vigorous, the row mass 12 to 14 inches high. 3 feet broad : 

 trailing branches green, 3 to 5 feet long; leaflets medium sized, 

 held late, free from rust, a little affected by both red and white 

 leaf-spot; flowers white; not prolific: pods straw colored. 6 to S 

 inches long, the first maturing in 110 days: seeds subreniform, 7 

 by S mm., white with a maroon saddle, and some isolated spots of 

 same color. Identical with this is 0979, from Mr. W. J. Rayn. 

 Oviare, Okla., and 09S2 from Mr. J. Y. Dorroh. Kennady, Okla. 



2929S. From Mr. J. D. McLouth. Muskegon. Mich.. December. 1909. Suberect, 

 vigorous, rather viny, the row mass 3 feet high aud as broad ; trail- 

 ing branches green, 3 to 5 feet long; leaflets medium sized, held 

 late, free from rust, a little affected by both red and white leaf- 

 spot : flowers pale violet purple ; prolific ; pods medium well filled, 

 held high, straw colored, 4^ to 6 inches long, the first maturing in 

 100 days; seeds subreniform, 6 by 7 mm., white with maroon 

 saddle, sometimes extending over micropylar end and rarely with 

 isolated spots of same color. The pods of this variety were much 

 distorted by disease. This is a very large, prolific, medium variety 

 that should be valuable where such characters are desired. 



29299. 117/ ite Giant. Obtained from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, 1900 (Kansas Xo. 121). Suberect. half bushy, moderately 

 vigorous, the row mass IS to 20 inches high, 2 feet broad ; leaflets 

 medium in size, shed early, free from rust, but much affected by 

 red leaf-spot: flowers pale violet purple; prolific: pods medium well 

 filled, held medium high, straw colored, 7 to 8 inches long, the 

 first maturing in about 75 days ; seeds subreniform, 6 by 10 mm., 

 finely wrinkled with transverse lines, white with a medium-sized 

 black eye. As grown in 1910, it is much like 22050. but smaller and 



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