Excerpt from The Bonavist, Lablab, or Hyacinth Bean From Morioka, Japan, 1902. A vigorous variety, the plants in 3-foot rows growing 24 inches high and 30 inches broad; stem and petioles purplish; leaflets green; flowers purple; pods falcate, broadest at apex, 4 inches long, fleshy, green with purple margins, the first ma turing in about 120 days; seeds purple black. Very similar to no. 31716, but the pods are broader and the seeds somewhat larger. From Morioka, Japan, 1902. Rather viny, the plants growing to a height of 24 to 30 inches and making a solid mass; stems and branches purple; leaflets green, but purple veined; flowers purple, numerous, on short, erect peduncles; immature pods falcate, somewhat fleshy, reddish purple, 43 inches long, shrinking irregularly at maturity, the first ripening in about 115 days;-seeds large, plump, nearly black. One of the most ornamental sorts. No. 25155, from Shanghai, China, is not distinguishable. From the same source as the preceding, with which it proved to be identical. From Nagpur, India, 1902. No cultural data. Seeds like no. 8686. From Surat, India, 1902. Half bushy when planted in 3-foot rows, grow ing to a height of 30 inches; herbage pale green, somewhat hairy Degrees flowers white, on short peduncles; pods green at first, broad, 2 inches long, the first maturing in 110 days; seeds rather small, compressed; nearly white, excepting the micropyle and the strophiole, ' which are purple. Identical with this is No. 28032, from Poona, India, received under the name of kadra wal. Nos. 8545 and 13373 from Nagpur, India, have identical seeds and are probably the same variety. From Nice, France, 1903. NO notes or specimens of this number. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.