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36913 to 36924— Continued. 



36918. "(No. 4. Changchun, Manchuria. November 1, 1913.) Large 

 black variety, Ta wu tou. The oil equals about 75 per cent of that from 

 the yellow. Mostly fed to horses and cattle. In some places officials pro- 

 hibit the use for oil, in fear of the cost of feed being too greatly enhanced. 

 It grows best and is much used on wet and marshy lands, where the 

 yellow and green varieties will not do well. The yield is about the 

 same as that of the yellow. The price is from 1 to 2 per cent higher 

 than the yellow, owing to the Japanese demand at Dalny. The Chinese 

 do not know the reason why it is preferred to the yellow." 



36919. "(No. 5. Tsitsikhar, Manchuria. November 5, 1913.) Flat, 

 black variety, Pien wu tou. The oil equals about 75 per cent of that 

 from the yellow. Mostly fed to horses and cattle. In some places offi- 

 cials prohibit the use for oil, in fear of the cost of feed being too greatly 

 enhanced. The sample probably comes from about 100 miles to the 

 northeast of here. It will do well in very wet ground. The price ia 

 estimated at about 50 cents gold per bushel of 60 pounds on the Tsit- 

 sikhar market, which is slightly lower than the price of the yellow." 



36920. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Mung bean. 



"(No. 6. Changchun, Manchuria. November 1, 1913.) Green beans, Lu 

 tou tze. Boiled with rice, when it is supposed by the Chinese to have a laxa- 

 tive effect; used also in making vermicelli. Quite generally found throughout 

 bean districts. The yield, roughly estimated, is 1,700 pounds. The retail 

 price in the Changchun market is 65 cents gold per bushel of 60 pounds." 

 36921 to 36923. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. 



AdzuM bean. 



"Used boiled with kaoliang, corn, and other grains. The beans are first 

 put in the kettle and cooked some time before the grains are added. Used 

 also for white vermicelli. Although earlier than the yellow, green, and 

 black soy beans, these small beans are said to be more confined to the southern 

 districts. I can not vouch for this. The yield, roughly estimated, is 1,500 

 to 2,000 pounds. The price is slightly lower than that of sample No. 6 [S. P. I. 

 No. 36920], say 5 per cent." 



36921. "(No. 7. Changchun, Manchuria.) Small red bean, Hung hsiao 

 tou." 



36922. "(No. 8. Changchun, Manchuria.) Small gray mottled bean, 

 Li hsiao tou." 



36923. "(No. 9. Changchun, Manchuria.) Small white bean, Pai 

 hsiao tou." 



36924. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Kidney bean. 



"(No. 10. Changchun, Manchuria.) Su cheng tou. Earliest of all varieties. 

 Boiled like our Boston beans. Often planted as a catch crop where the green 

 and yellow beans failed." 



36925. Quercus suber L. Cork oak. 



From Gibraltar, Spain. Presented by Mr. R. L. Sprague, American consul. 

 Received December 22, 1913. 

 "Spanish cork -oak acorns gathered in the woods in the vicinity of Gaucin. which 

 is considered the best cork -producing region." (Sprague.) 



