the bonavist, lablab, or hyacinth bean. 13 
27533— Continued. 
about 110 days; seeds medium sized, plump, dark purple to nearly 
black. This variety is exceedingly ornamental, especially in its bright 
purple pods. 
27678. From Goa, India, 1910. No field notes. Seeds large, dark purple to 
nearly black, very similar to those of No. 27533. 
27882. From Malkapur, Berar, India, 1910. No cultural data and no seeds pre- 
served. 
27883. From same source as preceding. Very viny, but too late to bloom at 
Arlington in 1910. No seeds preserved. 
28032. From Poona, India, 1910. Plants vigorous, rows becoming 3 feet high 
and 40 inches broad; herbage green, pale, with short pubescence; 
flowers white, in a small panicle ; pods green, not shrinking when dry, 
broad, compressed, 2 inches long, the first maturing in 120 days ; seeds 
small, somewhat compressed, cream colored, with a purple margin 
about the hilum and a purple spot on the micropyle and on the strophi- 
ole. Very similar in all respects to No. 8686, but larger and later. 
28033. From Poona, India, 1910. A very viny, very late variety that did not 
bloom at Arlington Farm in 1910 in 126 days. Seeds cream colored, 
with the micropyle and the strophiole purple. 
28736. From Nairobi, British East Africa, 1910. A very vigorous late variety, 
with green herbage, not blooming at Arlington Farm in 1913. Seeds 
large, plump, reddish chestnut. 
31363. From Paris, France, 1911. Same as No. 20447. 
31716. From the Philippine Islands, 1911, where it is called " batao." An early 
variety, when planted in 3-foot rows making a mass of herbage 18 to 22 
inches deep ; stems and petioles purple ; leaflets green, with purple 
veins ; flowers purple, in short, erect panicles ; immature pods, 4 inches 
long, green, with purple margins, falcate, somewhat fleshy, the first 
maturing in about 110 days; seeds large, mostly black, but some of 
them reddish, marbled with black. 
This variety is commonly grown in Philippine villages as a vege- 
table. At the Lamao Experiment Farm, near Manila, the vines persist 
for two years. This closely resembles Nos. 8355 and 17884, but all three 
are different. 
31729. From Canton, China, 1911. Seeds subglobose, entirely cream colored. 
No field notes. 
32610. From Trichinopoly, India, 1911. Very vigorous and viny, but not bloom- 
ing at Arlington Farm in 1913. In growth and appearance, as well as 
in seed characters, indistinguishable from No. 35352. 
34106. From Pacasmayo, Peru, 1912, under the name " yuna bean." A very 
vigorous late variety, producing a mass of herbage 3^ feet deep when 
planted in 3-foot rows; herbage green; leaflets very large; very late, 
not blooming in 130 days; seeds entirely cream colored, medium sized, 
different from any other lot received. 
34501. From Seharunpur. India, 1912, under the name " makhan sem." A very 
viny variety when planted in 3-foot rows, making a mass of herbage 
2 to 2* feet high ; foliage green ; flowers White, large, on long, stout 
peduncles; pods falcate, fleshy, white when immature, 3| inches long, 
none maturing in 120 days; seeds reddish brown. 
35351. From Bangalore, India, 1913. In habit and general behavior indis- 
tinguishable from No. 34106, but the seeds are different, being quite 
like those of No. 27195. 
