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21967 to 22023— Continued. 



21998. Dolichos lablab L. Hyacinth bean. 



From Boshan, Shantung, China. "(No. T08a, Sept. 18, 1907.) Chinese 

 name Pai pien tau. Arc mostly eaten fresh; also are sliced like haricot 

 beans and boiled. They will probably grow in the semiarid regions of the 

 Southwestern Slates where the ordinary string beans fail. Mostly seen 

 along the fields grown upon trellises." i Meyer.) 



21999. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Boshan, Shantung, China. "(No. 799a, Sept. 18, 1907.) A rare 

 variety of soy I team sparsely grown near Boshan. Chinese name Ta he 

 tau. i'sed by the higher classes as a vegetable in soups." {Meyer.) 



22000. Fhaseolus radiatus L. Mung- bean. 



From near Tientsin, Chihli, China. "(No. SOOa, Oct. 4, 1907.) Small 

 yellow beans. Chinese name Huang Ui tou. A very rare variety, used 

 for making bean vermicelli and for sprouting purposes." (Meyer.) 



22001. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



From Tchangtchou, Chihli, China. "(No. 801a, Oct. 2, 1907.) A 

 rather short growing variety of alfalfa. Said to resist alkali and drought 

 very well. Chinese name Mu su." (Meyer.) 



22002. Oryza sativa L. Rice. 



From Tsintse, Shansi, China. "(No. S02a, May 6, 1907.) A hard, 

 wet-land rice. Chinese name Ying ta mi. Grows in irrigated fields and 

 is considered the very best rice of Shansi. Might be grown in the irri- 

 gated valleys of the Rocky Mountain States." (Meyer.) 



22003. Triticum aestivum L. Wheat. 



From Taiyuanfu, Shansi, China. "(No. S03a, May 11, 1907.) Chinese 

 name Hong mei. The best red wheat to be had on the market. Thrives 

 very well on alkaline lands. Is mostly grown as a winter wheat, though 

 also in a limited degree as a summer crop. Stands irrigation well." 

 ( Meyer. ) 



22004. Triticum aestivum L. Wheat. 



From Taiyuanfu, Shansi, China. "(No. S04a. May 11, 1907.) Chinese 

 name Pai mei. The best white wheat for sale in Taiyuanfu. Grows 

 well on strongly alkaline soils. Mostly grown as a winter wheat, though 

 also as a summer crop. Is often irrigated when on high, dry land." 

 ( Meyer. ) 



22005. Avena nuda inermis (Kornicke) Asch. & Graeb. 



From Taiying, Shansi, China. "(No. 805a, Apr. IS, 1907.) Mountain 

 oats. Chinese name Shi yu mei. Grows on sterile mountain sides and 

 at high elevations. When ground up the meal is manufactured into ver- 

 micelli, cakes, bread, and patties. Furnishes the ordinary food for the 

 mountain people." (Meyer.) 



22006. Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn. 



From Lingchin, Shansi, China. "(No. 806a, Apr. 17, 1907.) Mountain 

 buckwheat. A strange kind of buckwheat used as a summer crop on 

 high, sterile lands. The grains are ground up and vermicelli and flat 

 cakes are made from the flour. Chinese name Chou mei." (Meyer.) 



22007. Pisum arvense L. Field pea. 



From Taiyuanfu, Shansi, China. "(No. S07a, May 11, 1907.) Gray- 

 ish pea. Chinese name Wau ton. The peas are boiled in soups and used 

 as a vegetable when sprouted; the young tops, too, are picked and serve 

 as greens. Is able to thrive on strongly alkaline soils. May do well in 

 the northern Rocky Mountain States." (Meyer.) 



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