18 SEEDS AND PLAXTS IMPORTED. 



45770 to 45773— Continiiecl. 



" Vegetable man'oics should be eaten young — say when about one- 

 fourth to one-sixteenth their full size. Cut in this state, and boiled 

 quickly until quite tender in plenty of water, carefully strained, and 

 served with melted butter, they are second to no vegetable that comes 

 to the table, not even excepting green peas or asparagus. Early cutting, 

 careful cooliing, and serving are the chief points to which attention 

 should be paid ; but there are others, one of the principal being rapid 

 growth. Grow vegetable marroics quickly and they are almost sure to 

 be good; grow them slowly and you will find them often tough and 

 bitter. Hence, the soil or place in which they are grown can hardly be 

 too rich for them. Not but what they do fairly well in any good garden 

 soil, but the richer it is the better. On a rubbish heap, for instance, 

 vegetable marroics grow with wonderful vigor and fruit abundantly." 

 45773. Hor.cus soeghum sudanknsis (Piper) Hitchc. Poaceie. 



Sudan grass. 



Introduced about 10 years ago, this grass has become very popular as 

 a forage crop. It is easily cured, easily handled as hay, and very 

 drought resistant. It is much superior to ordinary sorghum in the above 

 qualities, and in yield, drought resistance, and palatability it appears 

 distinctly to outclass Johnson grass. It does best in the South, but has 

 been grown in some of the Northern States. Sudan grass is probably 

 best adapted to the drier portions of 'Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas ; and 

 it seems well adapted for growing with cowpeas for hay and silage. 

 (Adapted from the Yearbook of the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture for 1912, p. JfOo.) 



45774 and 45775. Juglaxs regia L. Juglandaceae. "Walnut. 



From Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Nuts presented by Mr. R. K. Koul, Koul's 

 Gardens. Received .January 24, 1918. 



45774. " This walnut compares favorably in size with the best varieties 

 cultivated in the United States. Its shell, however, is rather thick 

 and hard. The form of the nut is broadly oblong-oval, the length 

 IJ inches. Its quality has not been tested, but judging from its 

 external appearance this would appear in most re.spects to be a good 

 variety." {Wilson Popenoe.) 



45775. '"A slightly smaller nut than the preceding [S. P. I. No. 4.)774]. 

 and differing markedly in shape. It is slender and tapers slightly 

 toward both ends. The outline is almost elliptical. The surface is 

 not so heavily wrinkled as in the above variety and in most of those 

 grown in the United States. The shell appears to be quite hard. The 

 quality of this variety has not been tested." (Wilson Popenoe.) 



45776 to 45783. Colocasia esculexta (L.) Schott. Aracese. 



Taro. 



From Sienku. Chekiaug Province, China. Tubers presented by Mrs. A. O. 



Loosley Received January 2.5, 1918. Quoted notes by Mrs. Loosley, 



except as othei-wise indicated. 



" Yii-na. Thig vegetable, if need should arise, might help out the potato 



crop, as it comes between the potato and the artichoke. The natives call the 



