DECEMBER, 1903, TO DECEMBER, 1905. 



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will! in the niountuins of !<zeohuaii anU is alsoniltivated in tlu' lowlands. Tin- trees, 

 reaching; lo to 20 feet in height, are grown from seed and produce nuts in five or six 

 years. The oil is prest from these seeds, and when they are roasted, before l)eing 

 prest, the oil is more easily extracted. . It is better and more is obtained by the latter 

 process. There are several varieties of oil. The yellow or straw-colored one is most 

 exported. The price in this market at present is So gold a picul (8:JJ pounds). One 

 variety is black and quite thick and is used entirely by the Chinese. It coats $9 to 

 $10 a picul. 



"The name of the oil differs in various localities, as tung-iiu and pairyr. The value 

 of this oil is due to its astringent and dryinir qualities. It is used in paints, fine var- 

 nishes, and in the manufacture of tine soai)s. During the past two years orders from 

 the United States have been constantly increasing, fmm both the Atlantic and the 

 Pacific coasts. The export is in its infancy but rapidly increasing. The past year 

 54,475,900 i)ounds of wood oil were exi)orted from Hankow. This export is annually 

 increasing, the larger ]>ortiou going to Europe. Seeds can be obtained al)Out the first 

 of the year from orders filled in Hunan ami Szechnan. Some have already been 

 sent to'the San Joaquin Valley, in California, to a jjrivate individual, where they are 

 growing finely, and liave led to a request for about 5,000 more seeds from the same 

 party." See also No. 13104. 



10411 to 10419. YlCIA P ABA. 



Broad bean. 



Received thru William I'ull it Sons, Chelsea, S. W. 



10411. 

 10412. 

 10413. 

 10414. 

 10514. 



10416. 

 10417. 

 10418. 



10419. 



Serll/r Loiujpod. 

 Windsor Iinproied. 



]\'indsi)r (rreen Harling- 

 ton. 



JohnKon\f Wonderful 

 Longpnd. 



From London, England. 

 March 3, 1904. 



7>'a//'.s' Ma»miot]i. 



Beck's Dwarf Green Gem. 



Earhf Longpod. 



(IreenLongpodXonftareil. 



Monarch Longpod. 



"Broad beans are gross feeders and require a good rich soil and a liberal 

 supply of manure for successful growth. For successional and main crops sow- 

 in February, March, and April. The later kinds should be planted in drills 

 3 inches deep, 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows, the rows to be 2 feet apart. 

 A deep, strong, tenacious soil, liberally manured, is most suitable. Gather 

 for the table when the beans are no larger than full-grown peas, as they become 

 almost uneatable if left to mature, the tegument then being ojjjectionably tough 

 and leathery and the flavor strong. Pick evenly, not young and old together. 

 In England" broad beans are subject to black fly, which, if allowed to make 

 headway, will ruin the crop. 



"In England the broad bean is one of the best-paying vegetaliles, and altho 

 it has been successfully grown in America its good qualities have not yet come 

 to be appreciated here. It is worthy of serious consideration." (Fairchild.) 



10420 to 10435. Vicia faba. 



From London, England. Received thru 



Plant from November to .lanuary foi 

 main crop. 



7217— No. 97—07 2 



Broad bean. 



James Carter & Co., March 3, 1904. 



Aquadalce. 



Minster Giant Longpod, 



Carter's Harlington Green 



Windsor. 

 Green Windsor. 

 Beck's Dicarf Green Gem. 

 Green Longpod. 

 Carter' s Masterpiece Green 



Longpod. 

 Carter's Leviathan. 

 Carter's Green Leviathan. 



earliest, and from February to May for 



