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37393 and 37394— Continued. 



37393. Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. Taro. 



" (No 143 in their Chinese catalog of 1913.) Banlung taro. This taro 

 or dasheen is of the type which produces comparatively few tubers. 

 The corm is elongated and full of tender purple fibers. The variety is 

 apparently identical with one obtained from several different sources, 

 under different names. The quality is excellent, though the cornis and 

 tubers are acrid when raw." (R. A. Young.) 



Corms. 



37394. Amokphophallus sp. 



"(No. 126 in their Chinese catalog of 1913.) Claw spud. One of the 

 varieties grown by Chinese gardeners in southern California." (B. A. 

 Young. ) 



Tubers. 



37395 to 37404. 



From Kongju, Chosen (Korea). Presented by Rev. Wilbur C. Swearer, 

 Methodist Episcopal Church. Received February 26, 1914. 



Quoted notes by Mr. Swearer. 



37395. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Adzuki bean. 



" No. 1. Cherry pea. I should say not properly a pea but a bean. 

 Red, white eyed ; small variety. Sow in April in soil about an inch deep, 

 in little hills about 6 or 7 inches apart, two or three beans in a hill, 

 weed and hoe three times during the season. The plants grow 1£ feet 

 high without any support and are harvested in the early part of October 

 after the leaves are dried and fallen off, or have been gathered before 

 frost to feed to cattle. These beans and all others I am sending are 

 much smaller than usual, owing to the fact that last summer there was 

 very little rain." 



37396 to 37404. Soja max (L.) Piper. Soy bean. 



{Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



37396. " No. 2. Date bean. Round brown bean. Sown during the 

 first part of April and reaped at the end of August or the first 

 part of September. Cultivated about the same as the cherry pea 

 [S. P. I. No. 37395], only in hills about a foot apart. None of 

 these beans do well if planted too close together. This bean fer- 

 tilizes the ground well ; grows to a height of 2 feet. Pods are 

 short and rough and contain 3 or 4 beans each. None of the 

 soy beans are pole beans. This bean is much smaller than usual, 

 owing to the fact that last summer there was very little rain." 



37397. " No. 3. White Chestnut bean. Round yellowish white bean. 

 A favorite with the Koreans. Cultivated the same as the Date 

 bean [S. P. I. No. 37396]. Used as food for animals and people. 

 Appearance of vines similar to the Date bean." 



37398. " No. 4. Big Green bean. Round, flat, yellowish green. 

 Sown in June and harvested in October, they grow 2 feet high. 

 Cultivation similar to that of the Date bean IS. P. I. No. 37396] ; 

 pods also similar." 



