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50251. 

 50252. 

 50253. 

 50254. 

 50255. 

 50256. 



50221 to 50287— Continued. 



50248 and 50249. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



50248. "(No. 597. Kigoma. February 14, 1920.) A small green bean 

 used by the Arabs." 



50249. "(No. 601. Kigoma. February 14, 1920. Herb. No. fiG8.) A 

 low bush form grown by the natives; seeds and pods very small. " 



50250 to 50267. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceoe. Common bean. 



"(Kigoma. February 14, 1920.) Beans from the region of Ueumbura, 

 shipped through Kigoma and sold in the market in Albertville. They consti- 

 tute one of the staples here." 



50250. "(No. 577.) A large white bean." 

 Similar to the navy bean." 

 A greenish yellow bean." 

 A brown bean." 

 A black bean." 



A brownish yellow bean; striped." 

 Light yellow with dark stripes." 

 Reddish bean with dark stripes." 

 Reddish brown bean." 

 Purple-mottled bean." 

 Purple, red-mottled bean." 

 Deep-red bean, not mottled." 

 Deep-purple bean." 

 Gray bean." 



Reddish bean with purple stripes." 

 Red bean with white mottling. ' ' 

 Reddish tan bean." 

 Unassorted remainder." 



50268. Physalis angulata L. Solanaceoe. 



"(No. 546. Kongolo. February 6, 1920.) The plants are more glaucous 

 and smaller than those of Physalis edulis, and the berries are sweeter. ' ' 



50269. PisuM SATIVUM L. Fabacese. Garden pea. 



"(No. 596. Kigoma. February 14, 1920.) Sold here in the market; also 

 from the Urumbura region. " 



50270. RiciNODEXDRON sp. Euphorbiacese. 

 "(No. 559. Kabalo. February 8, 1920.) The ripe fruit is greenish with a 



pulp about one-fourth of an inch deep and quite sweet. The pulp is used, but 

 the nut is of the most value, both as food and for oil." 



60271 to 50277. RiciNus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. Castor-bean. 



50271. "(No. 566. Kabalo to Albertville. February 10, 1920.) Castor- 

 bean." 



50272. "(No. 604. Ujiji. February 17, 1920.) Small-seeded castor-oil 

 plant; the best oil variety grown here. There is a plant in Ujiji for 

 extracting the oil and plantations tor growing the raw material. " 



50273. "(No. 605. Ujiji. February 17, 1920.) A large-seeded variety 

 similar to No. 609 [S. P. I. No. 50277]. " 



"(No. 578.) 

 "(No. 579.) 

 "(No. 580.) 

 "(No. 581.) 

 "(No. 582.) 

 "(No. 583.) 



50257. "(No. 584.) 



50258. "(No. 585.) 

 "(No. 586.) 

 "(No. 587.) 

 "(No. 589.) 

 "(No. 590.) 

 "(No. 591.) 



60264. "(No. 592.) 



50265. "(No. 593.) 



50266. "(No. 594.) 

 60267. "(No. 595.) 



50259. 

 50260. 

 60261. 

 60262. 

 60263. 



