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39967 to 39982— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. N. Gist Gee.) 



39972. "(No. 6. Shih tzii ho tou (Zee tee 'ah). Persimmon-seed 



bean.) Planted in the first part of June and cropped in the middle 



of September. They are largely used as vegetables." 



39973. Pisum sativum L. Fabacerc. Pea. 



"(No. 7. Hsiao han (Siao ea). Small cold.) This bean is so named 



because of the time of planting. The Chinese characters mean 'early 



winter.' Planted in the middle of October and cropped in late May of 



the next year. Used as food when young." 



39974 to 39977. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabaeea?. Soybean. 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



39974. "(No. 8. Pa yiieh pai tou (Pah yuih). Eighth-month white 

 bean.) The combined meaning of its color and its time of ripening 

 indicates the name. Planted in May and harvested in September, 

 which is the eighth month of the Chinese calendar. Used to make 

 oil. This and No. 9 [S. P. I. No. 39975] are the best two for oil 

 manufacture." 



39975. "(No. 9. Shui pai tou (Gee huh). Water-white bean.) 

 Planted in late May and reaped in September. Used to manufac- 

 ture oil ; one of the best two for oil manufacture." 



39976. "(No. 10. Niu t'a picn (Nue duh pea). Cow crush fiat.) 

 Its use and time of harvesting are the same as those of the Gee 

 huh [S. P. I. No. 39975]. The beans are trodden out by cows; 

 hence the name." 



39977. "(No. 11. Wu chHao tou (Oh tsah). Sparrow's cackling 

 (or magpie) bean.) Planted about the last part of June and 

 cropped in mid-October. Used largely to make oil." 



39978. Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Cresalpiniacea?. Honey locust. 

 G. sinensis is distinguished from G. caspica by never apparently hav- 

 ing more than 14 leaflets to each simply pinnate leaf. It is found on the 

 mountains near Peking as a tree 40 feet high. Cultivated on the Conti- 

 nent in Paris,- Montpellier, Florence, etc., but not in England, according 

 to Henry. (Adapted from W. J. Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 1, p. 596.) 



39979. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Fabacese. 



Adzuki bean. 



"(No. 13. Shih tou (Zc). Sowing (or fall) bean.) Planted in the 

 fourth month of the Chinese colendar (May) and reaped in July. Used 

 largely as a vegetable when young." 



39980. Dolichos lablab L. Fabacere. Bonavist bean. 

 "(No. 14. Ch'ih tou (Tsih). Red bean.) Planted in the first pari of 



June and cropped in the middle of September. Used as food when mixed 

 with rice." 



39981. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabace.r. Mung bean. 

 "(No. 15. Pai picn tou (Buh p<c). White fiat bean.) Planted in the 



first part of June and cropped in late September. Used as a vegetable 

 and to make cakes." 



39982. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabaceaa. Soy bean. 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



"(No. 16. Lii tou (Tj>Ji). Green bean.) Planted in the early part of 

 June and cropped early in September. Used the same as the Ch'ih tou 

 [S. P. I. No. 399S01. Called ' green bean' because of its color, probably." 



