. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS. 19 Edible Soybeans Soja max In recent years many varieties of edible soybeans have been imported from the Orient by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and detailed studies on their adaptation to North American growing conditions have been made, mainly at the University of Illinois. As a result a number of varieties eminently suitable for table use in this country have been developed. The most promising of these
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS. 19 Edible Soybeans Soja max In recent years many varieties of edible soybeans have been imported from the Orient by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and detailed studies on their adaptation to North American growing conditions have been made, mainly at the University of Illinois. As a result a number of varieties eminently suitable for table use in this country have been developed. The most promising of these, listed as follows, have been multiplied for seed on the Asgrow farms. They are very prolific, highly resistant to disease and insect pests, of attractive appearance and eating qualities when cooked and served similarly to Lima beans. The number of days refers to picking for use as green shelled beans; full maturity, for dry shelled beans, is reached about 30 days later. Note: At green eating stage all the following varieties have medium dark green beans, more or less oval in shape though varying in size. The particulars given below refer to the dry Plants erect and of medium height, very prolific, well adapted for short season areas. Beans glossy yellow, elliptical, of mild and pleasing flavor. Emperor Plants vigorous, branchy and sprawling. Pods large, gray. Beans large, oval, yellow. Giant Green The earliest variety. Plants short and erect; pods large; beans plump, large, oval, green with dark eye-ring; for use shelled green. Hokkaido Plant erect and of medium height. Pods large, gray. Beans large, almost spherical, yellowish, of nut-like flavor. A good mid-season variety, green or dry. Willomi Plant fairly erect, of medium height. Beans large, nearly spherical, yel- low. Of fine Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may n
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