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On one plant of the black and white, sixty-five pods, many ou. 
which contained twelve beans, were counted on September 4. A vig- 
orous plant on September 30 had sixty-one ripe and six unripe pods ; 
the ripe pods containing 634 seeds. 
The green-eyed white, the brown-eyed white and the red offer 
promise as forage plants; their growth is exceedingly vigorous when 
planted in drills and hoed, and their growth continued until October 
21, when they were cut down by frost. During September, and later, 
the spread of the foliage obliterated the intervals of four feet between 
the drills. This year they ripened but very few seed with us, giving 
but scanty bloom. 
None of the varieties which were sown broadcast did well. It is 
only the hoed peas that offer promise, and we are yet in doubt as to 
their adaptation to our climate. ‘This year’s trial certainly does not 
condemn, and as certainly does not prove their value here. If doing 
as well as they have in this exceptionally cool summer, what may we 
expect from a hot summer? ‘Trial alone can determine. The Black 
and white and the black speckled varieties may possibly find use as a 
grain crop, to be grown for feeding animals. ‘Their prolificacy rec- 
ommends them, the chemical analysis of the bean shows much nitrog- 
enous constituent, but will cattle eat them? Until we know whether 
cattle will eat the green or dry forage of the cow pea, it would seem 
unnecessary to speak of their value as an ensilage crop, for which their 
chemical analysis would seem to offer prospect. 
From China a portion of the sorghum seed sent to this country by 
Minister Angell was presented us “by Prof. Collier, and the varieties 
only known to us by numbers. From India, hones varieties, ‘These 
sorghums are not claimed to be sugar sorghums, but to have been 
raised for forage and seed from time immemorial. Hach kind was 
planted by itself and carefully attended. 
Chinese No. 1—Planted June 2; vegetated June 19; bloomed Oc- 
tober 5; no seed ripened. Has a white midrib to the leaf. Habit of 
plant dwarf, scarcely four feet high. Offers no promise of being 
worthy of culture. 
Chinese No. 2—Planted June 2;. vegetated June 15; bloomed 
Angust 20; seed ripe October 20. ‘The plant is tall, branches at the 
nodes, aud these branches forming in some cases seed heads, and is 
quite ‘leafy. Very prolific of seed. ‘This variety offers considerable 
promise as a seed and forage sorghum. 
Chinese No. 3—Planted June 2; vegetated June 19; bloomed 
- October 13; no seed ripened. Seeds vegetated feebly, and not enough 
plants crew to form an estimate of its character. 
Chinese No. 4—Planted June 2; vegetated June 15; bloomed 
September 1; seeds ripe October 20. Similar in habit to No. 2, and 
bearing a very large head of seed. 
Chinese No. 5—Planted June 2; vegetated June 15; blossomed 
September 20; no seed ripened. Of little promise of value. 
Chinese No. 6—Planted June 2; vegetated June 16; bloomed 
September 14. Seed in milk October 21, when frost occurred. The 
seed-top quite bushy, resembling broom-corn. Growth tall ; foliage 
rather abundant. 
India No. 29—Planted June 2; vegetated June 16; bloomed Sep- 
