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times eaten, the white kinds being the best, though they are 

 considered indigestible unless the outer skin is removed. In 

 Hawaii the green plant has been found to be both palatable and 

 nutritious for feeding dairy cows and swine, and the green beans 

 and Sorghum have been fed with excellent results (Hawaii Exp. 



St. Bull. No. 23, 1911, pp. 19, 20). 



Tetrapleura Thonningii, Bth., of West Africa; pods used 

 roasted and ground, in the preparation of black soup, a common 

 native food. 



" Yam Beans " (Pachyrrhizus anyulatus, Rich, and P. 

 tuberosus, Spreng.), cultivated in the Tropics; the tuberous roots 

 are edible and a starch is obtained from them (K.B. 1889, pp. 

 62-63 and p. 121; 1895, pp. 47-48, with analyses of tubers and 

 seeds said to contain a poisonous resin). 



u Yeheb " (Cordeauxia edulis, Hemsl.), a small bush found in 



great quantities in the " Haud " or waterless desert of Somali- 

 land, where the nuts form the staple article of food of the poorer 

 classes of native (K.B. 1908, pp. 36-44; 1910, pp. 398-400). 



The following may be referred to for general information 

 the Order : — 



" Garden Beans Cultivated as Esculents," H. C. Irish in 12th 

 Report, Missouri Botanic Garden, 1901, pp. 81-165; pis. 38-47. 



"Inoculation of Leguminous Plants/' Journ. Bd. Agric. xii. 



Feb. 1906, pp. 641-659. 



" American Varieties of Garden Beans/' W. W. Tracy, U.S. 

 Dept. Agric. Bureau Plant Industry, Ball. No. 109, 1907, pp. 

 1-155; pis. i.-xxiv. 



"Leguminous Crops for Hawaii," F. G. Krauss, Hawaii Exp. 

 St., Bull. No. 23, 1911, pp. 1-31, illustrated. 



" Some New or little-known Leguminous Feeding Stuffs, " in 

 Bull. Imp. Institute, xi. 1913, pp. 230-243. 



s * Five Oriental Species of Beans," C. V. Piper and W. J. 

 Morse, U.S. Dept. Agric, Bull. No. 119, 1914, pp. 1-32. 



"Leguminous Crops in Desert Agriculture," A. Howard and 

 L. C. Howard in The Agric. Journal of India, xii. Jan. 1917. 



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pp. 27-43. 



The Peas and Beans of Commerce," Bull. Imp. Inst., xv. 



1917, pp. 503-544. 



Geamineae . 



Paspalum dilatatum, Poir.; fl 

 Water Grass, Leichardt Grass, Golden Crown Grass. 



Large 



Perennial, 2 to 4 ft. and sometimes 6 ft. in height. Brazil. 

 Argentine, Uruguay; distributed to the Gulf States and Florida. 

 Introduced to Australia — New South. Wales, Queensland, Vic- 

 toria, and West Australia: India, British East Africa, Natal, 

 and New Zealand (but is reported not to stand the winter here) 

 and found also in Porto Rico, Mauritius, and Straits Settlements. 

 An excellent hay and pasture grass, suitable for warm countries; 

 recommended in countries with mild winters, to be grown with 

 "Cocksfoot" (Dactylis glomerata, Linn.), or similar grass that 

 grows in a cold climate. 



!. 1902, "An American Fodder Ghras8, M pp. 1-4. 











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