observation that, in the Valley of Sibundoy, both plants 
grow only on disturbed sites. Besh- refers apparently to 
whatever greens are added to the prepared dish beshdn, 
and is now almost completely transferred from Pahilo- 
glossa to the much more important Brassica oleracea var. 
acephala of Kuropean origin. 
The weed and cultivated tsbajushds are distinguished in 
Spanish by the respective adjectives morado (‘purple, 
reddish’) and blanco (‘white, uncolored’) which refer to 
the stems. Huacamuyu de monte is often used for the 
weedy Philoglossa peruviana because of its growth in 
cleared (weeded) places. (Monte: Spanish for ‘brush, 
secondary growth, weeds’). 
CULTIVATION 
The cultivated tsbajusha, Philoglossa peruviana var. 
sapida, grows relatively slowly. It is reproduced only as 
the natives occasionally break off stems and push them 
into loosened soil. In the Valley of Sibundoy, it grows 
only where it has been purposely propagated in this way. 
The weedy tsbajusha, Philoglossa peruviana, grows 
vigorously and much more rapidly than the cultivated 
variety, often dominating many square meters of garden. 
The gardens are weeded with machetes four times a year, 
the weeding at the time of maize planting being the most 
thorough. At this time, all weeds and old cornstalks are 
gathered into heaps one to two meters apart throughout 
the garden. In spots where the weedy tsbajusha is domi- 
nant, much of the ground is cleared by cutting up these 
weeds and gathering them into heaps, but many of its 
quickly rooting stems remain alive and spread rapidly 
from the heaps. Its chief and possibly sole mode of re- 
production in the valley is by this fragmentation of the 
stems, accidental propagation by the natives. 
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