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23290 to 23312. 



From China. Received through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, agricultural ex- 

 plorer, and brought by him to the Plant Introduction Garden, Chico, Cal., 

 June, 190S; forwarded to Washington, D. C, and received July 6, 1908. 



The following seeds : 



23290. Pistjm arvense L. Field pea. 

 From Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 921a, Feb. 26, 1908.) Peas 



used as a food, either sprouted or boiled as they are. Grow at 5,000 to 

 6,000 feet elevation. Chinese name Wau doh." (Meyer.) 



23291. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 922a, Feb. 26, 1908.) Black 

 soy bean, growing at 5,000 to 6,000 feet elevation. Are considered by the 

 Chinese the best food for their hard-working mules and horses ; they 

 must always be boiled before being fed to the animals; otherwise they 

 may cause colic ; the Chinese also mix a liberal quantity of sorghum seed 

 and chopped straw with these beans. Chinese name Gliae doh." (Meyer.) 



23292. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soybean. 



From Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 923a, Feb. 26, 1908.) Yellow 

 soy bean. Growing at 5,000 to 6,000 feet elevation. They are used all 

 through northern China for making bean curd and bean vermicelli. 

 Chinese name Huang doh.''' (Meyer.) 



23293. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Bean. 



From Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 924a, Feb. 26, 1908.) Red 

 beans, growing at 5,000 to 6,000 feet elevation ; they like a black, rich 

 soil. Used as a vegetable when boiled. Chinese name Lien dolt.''' 

 (Meyer.) 



23294. Vicia faba L. Horse bean. 



From Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 925a, Feb. 26, 1908.) A small 

 horse bean, growing at 5,000 to 6,000 feet elevation. Mostly used as a 

 delicatesse after having been roasted with oil and salt ; also eaten as a 

 vegetable when slightly sprouted." (Meyer.) 



23295. Avena nuda inerxiis (Koern.) Asch. & Graeb. Naked oat. 



From Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 926a, Feb. 26, 1908.) These 

 oats grow all through the higher mountain districts and form the staple 

 food of the natives ; they require apparently a short season for maturing 

 and seem to thrive in quite sterile locations. Chinese name Yoh ma." 

 (Meyer.) 



23296. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Taichou, Shansi, China. "(No. 929a, Mar. 2, 1908.) Yellow soy 

 beans, found growing on strongly alkaline lands. Chinese name Huang 

 doh. For further remarks see No. 923a (S. P. I. No. 23292)." (Meyer.) 



23297. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Taichou, Shansi, China. "(No. 930a, Mar. 2. 1908.) Black soy 

 bean. Grows on strongly alkaline lands. Chinese name Ghae doh. For 

 further remarks concerning their uses see No. 922a (S. P. I. No. 23291)." 

 (Meyer.) 



23298. Cannabis sativa L. Hemp. 

 From Soolungko, Shansi, Kwohsien District, China. "(No. 931a, Mar. 



3, 1908.) Found growing in mountain valleys and considered a good 

 hemp. Chinese name Shan ma tse." (Meyer.) 

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