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23290 to 23312— Continued. 



23308. Phaseolus vtjlgakis L. 



From Peking, Chihli, China. "(No. 954a, Feb. 8, 1908.) Lemon- 

 colored beans. A rare variety used as a vegetable in soups. Chinese 

 name Huang yueng cloh." (Meyer.) 



23309. Gossypium hirsutum L. Cotton. 

 From Pingkuhsien. Chihli, China. "(No. 955a, Nov. 7, 1907.) The 



ordinary short-fibered variety of cotton grown all over northern China. 

 Chinese name Ta tse mien hua." (Meyer.) 



23310. Gossypium indicum Lam. Cotton. 



From Pingkuhsien, Chihli, China. "(No. 956a, Nov. 7, 1907.) A very 

 good variety of cotton, being long fibered and silky. The city of Ping- 

 kuhsien is famous throughout North China for the cotton cloth made 

 from this variety. Chinese name Chan yung mien hua.'''' (Meyer.) 



23311. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Shiling, Chihli. China. "(No. 957a, Jan. 25, 1908.) Large, 

 green soy bean. L T sed as a vegetable when slightly sprouted, after hav- 

 ing been scalded in boiling water. Chinese name Ta ching dolt." 

 ( Meyer. ) 



23312. Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim. Soy bean. 



From Pautingfu, Chihli, China. "(No. 958a, Jan. 28, 1908.) A rare, 

 local variety of soy bean, being small and of greenish yellow color. 

 Chinese name Shan ching doh." (Meyer.) 



23313 to 23315. 



From Bangalore, British India. Presented by the superintendent of the 

 Mysore Government Botanical Gardens. Received June 25. 1908. 



The following seeds : 



23313. Bauhinia monandra Kurz. (?) 



" Leaves round-ovate, truncate at base. Racemes short, terminal, 

 pubescent. Petals 1-i inches, probably whitish." (./. G. Baker, in Fl. 

 Brit. Ind.) 



23314. Manihot glaziovii Muell. Arg. Ceara rubber. 



" Ceara rubber has not been cultivated in the West Indies to any 

 extent, but it is like cassava in its capability of growing in dry. sandy 

 soil. It would probably yield more rubber if grown in districts where 

 irrigation is possible." (Wm. Fawcett, in Bailey.) 



23315. Sapindus trifoliata L. Soapnut tree. 

 "A stout tree, native of India. Leaves alternate, pinnate. Flowers 



dull white. Berries the size of a cherry, saponaceous. 



" This fruit is used in southern India as a substitute for soap. An oil 

 is also extracted from the berries. The wood is yellow and hard and is 

 used in house building and for combs, boxes, etc." (G. Watt, Diet. 

 Econ. Prod. Ind.) 



