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Title: Agricultural varieties of the cowpea and immediately related species
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Piper, Charles V. (Charles Vancouver), 1867-1926 United States. Department of Agriculture United States. Bureau of Plant Industry United States. Government Printing Office
Subjects: Cowpea
Publisher: Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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edium low, straw colored, 5 to 7 incheslong, the first maturing in about 65 days; seeds oblong, about 6 to8 mm., black and white, variable, the black mostly about thehilum and the micropylar end of the seed. Grown four seasonsunder temporary No. 0536A; an early but very poor variety. 29281. From Leghorn, Italy, November, 1907. Low. half bushy, weak, the rowmass 12 inches high, 16 inches broad; stems purplish; leafletslarge, medium dark, much affected by rust, and considerably byred leaf-spot; flowers almost white; not prolific; pods fairly wellfilled, held rather low, straw colored, 5 to 7 inches long, the firstmaturing in about SO days; seeds oblong, transversely wrinkled,white with a large saddle of buff which often extends over themicropylar end and with occasionally a few isolated spots of thesame color on the back, about 5 by 8 mm. A very inferior va-riety ; grown four seasons under temporary No. 0536B.229 Bui. 229, Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate XII.
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Pods of Two Varieties of Cowpeas with Half Crowder Seeds: No. 17396 onLeft, No. 29277 on Right. (Natural size.) 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 mediumin size and color, shed early, slightly affected by rust but much byleaf-spot; flowers violet purple; very prolific; pods well filled,held medium high, straw colored, 5 to 7 inches loug, the first ma-turing in 65 to 70 days; seeds buff or pinkish buff, oblong about6 by 8 mm. This is the earliest variety of cowpea yet grown atArlington Farm, and is very prolific. While it has some weakpoints, it will probably prove to be a valuable variety, especiallytoward the North. Grown five seasons under temporary No. 0536J. 29283. From Leghorn, Italy, November, 1907. Moderately vigorous, viny, the row mass 14 inches high; trailing branches m

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