. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. SOUTHERNWOOD SPARAXLS 1693 roiiio plâ¢ope^â til^'v- cause of its slight impovtanoe. jj q Kains SOW BEEAD. An old name for Ciichimeii. SOY BEAN {Ghjriii,' hisiii,hi. whieh see tor ijotanioal deseription) is a legume, and while it has long been a. staple crop in Japan it has hut somewhat recently been cultivated
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. SOUTHERNWOOD SPARAXLS 1693 roiiio plâ¢ope^â til^'v- cause of its slight impovtanoe. jj q Kains SOW BEEAD. An old name for Ciichimeii. SOY BEAN {Ghjriii,' hisiii,hi. whieh see tor ijotanioal deseription) is a legume, and while it has long been a. staple crop in Japan it has hut somewhat recently been cultivated in the United States. Figs, lilt, 195. It grows to perfection only in a tropical or seinitropical climate. In its native country, -Tapan, the seed is an imp()rtant human food prodnct. but in the United States its prin- cipal use at present is as a forage plant for farm live '*M'' â â ' ;w"!i '%!*'. 2357. Southernwood (X ^oj. stock and as a soil renovntoT, Tr is an upright, leafy, branching plant, growini;' '.'â¢â[ I't. ^ii. Two distinct plants are often called Suy Lu-an ; the smaller one [PhaaeoliiS raiUafns) is gruwn principallj- in Japan; the larger species, the true Soy, Beau, is Ghfchu^ Jiispida. This latter species has become popular in some sections of the United States because of its pdwer of resisting dmught and for the further reason that it may supply a large amount of forage rich in protein, In the northern states it is probable that the Soy Be;tn will be acclimated and that it will serve as an adjunct to the maize crop as a food for stock, although it is coarse in leaf and stalk. It thrives best ^^poD a warm, well-drained loamy soil, and seed should not be planted until all danger from frost is over. The land should be prepared by plowing and harrowing in the early spring, and the harrow should be used two or three times before the seeds are planted. Best success is attained by planting in drills, rows to be from 2M-3 ft. apart and the hills in the
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