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37009 to 37083— Continued. 



beans, but are generally used in the pod like string beans. As it grows 

 readily and likes the cold weather, just so that the blossoms do not actu- 

 ally freeze, it thus provides a green bean when the other string beans 

 are gone. In cooking, the object is not to make it soft, but just to plunge 

 It into boiling hot water and not much more than scald it, so that it 

 still remains crisp enough for salad ; then it is dressed with vinegar and 

 oil. It should be grown on a trellis. The pods when full grown measure 

 from 4 to 6 inches in length and about 2 inches across ; people do not 

 generally wait till it is full grown, but begin to eat it when young, so 

 that the whole pod can be used." 



37082 and S7083. Holcus sorghum L. r Sorghum. 



(Sorghum vulgar e Pers.) 



37082. " Brown kaoliang. Apparently identical with Redstem, S. P. I. 

 No. 22011 (C. I. No. 327), except the peduncle is not red." (C. R. 

 Ball.) 



37083. " These white varieties go by the common name of ' Step- 

 grandma White.' Exactly why they should be called ' Stepgrandma ' 

 I do not know as yet ; possibly I shall hear the legend of it some- 

 time later when I go to the place myself. Used largely for human 

 consumption. Grows to a height of 20 feet." 



" Blackhull kaoliang. Undoubtedly the same as Brill Blackhull 

 (Agrost. No. 1442), S. P. I. No. 6710 (Agrost. No. 1457), S. P. I. 

 No. 17920 (C. I. No. 120)." (C. R. Ball.) 



37084. Citrus sp. Lime. 



From Seharuupur, India. Presented by Mr. A. C. Hartless, superintendent, 

 Government Botanical Gardens. Received January 31, 1914. 



" Sylhet or Rung pur. It is one of our oldest varieties ; our oldest catalogue, 

 dated 1S54, mentions it. I can not even ascertain why the name of Sylhet or 

 Rungpur is given to it. These are distinct places in India, and widely apart. 

 It is a very hardy tree, and makes good hedges, always productive and orna- 

 mental. I have estracted and kept its juice and found it refreshing, but the 

 natives do not care for it, as it is too sour for them. They use it very largely, 

 however, for softening leather. It forms a part of the daily supply of fruits, 

 as it is used so much for our boots and cleaning. It comes true from seed." 

 (Hartless.) 



37085 to 37089. Linum usitatissimum L. Flax. 



From Addis Abeba, Abyssinia. Received through the British Legation at 

 that place January 31, 1914. 



Quoted notes by Capt. D. A. Sandford. 



"Flax (local name, talba) grows in most parts of Abyssinia. It is usually 

 sown in July and reaped in November. The natives use it for cooking purposes 

 and its oil also medicinally as a laxative. The general price of the seed is 

 25 pounds to the dollar (Maria Tberesa), but the white variety is preferred to 

 the others and is slightly more expensive." 



37085. " Black. From Mundjar, 40 miles east of Addis Abeba. Requires 

 a warmer climate than other varieties." 



37086. " White. From Soddo, 25 miles south of Addis Abeba." 



