. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Jt\JS^^J"u BULLETIN No. 318 Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief. â S^T^^J-U Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER November 18, 1915 THE BONAVIST, LABLAB, OR HYACINTH BEAN. By C. V. Pipek, Agrostologist in Charge, and W. J. Morse, Scientific Assistant, Forage-Crop Investigations. CONTENTS. Introduction Cultural characteristics Seed production Varietal characters Value for human food- Page. 1 1 2 2 3 Page. Botanical names 4 Notes on the introduction numbers of Dolichos lablab 7 Literat
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Jt\JS^^J"u BULLETIN No. 318 Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief. â S^T^^J-U Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER November 18, 1915 THE BONAVIST, LABLAB, OR HYACINTH BEAN. By C. V. Pipek, Agrostologist in Charge, and W. J. Morse, Scientific Assistant, Forage-Crop Investigations. CONTENTS. Introduction Cultural characteristics Seed production Varietal characters Value for human food- Page. 1 1 2 2 3 Page. Botanical names 4 Notes on the introduction numbers of Dolichos lablab 7 Literature cited 15 INTRODUCTION. The bonavist is a native of India and has been cultivated since ancient times. In tropical and subtropical countries it is generally grown for human food, the young pods of some varieties being used after the manner of string beans. In India, China, and, formerly at least, the West Indies, the dried seeds of certain varieties are also used as food. In temperate countries it is more commonly known as an ornamental plant, especially the purple-leaved floriferous vari- eties, which are often used to grow over trellises or porches. To some extent the bonavist has also been used for forage and as a green- manure crop. Judging from the reports of early writers its use for such purposes in the Southern States was formerly common, but the plant is now rarely used there as a field crop. CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS. In most respects the bonavist is closely comparable to the cowpea, but it is more vigorous and more viny. A single plant of some of the sorts will produce under favorable conditions at least twice as much herbage as a single plant of any cowpea. The stems are tougher and more fibrous and the leaves less succulent. Like the cowpea. the bonavist is indeterminate in growth, blooming and fruit- ânun. 818âis. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration an
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