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Amaranthus gangeticus L. (Amaranthaceae. ) 45182. 

 Amaranth. From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, 

 Agricultural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 

 2385a. Hanchow, China. March 9, 1917.) A green-leaved 

 amaranth, much cultivated in central China as a garden 

 vegetable; and eaten, when young, like spinach. The 

 plant stands any amount of moist heat, and can be 

 sown at intervals throughout the summer. As the seed- 

 lings suffer a good deal at times from damping off, 

 the Chinese generally have the beds raised slightly 

 above the surrounding land and then cover the surface 

 with a sifted mixture of soot, ashes, and lime, which 

 acts as a fertilizer as well as a fungicide. Chinese 

 name Pai han ts'ai, meaning 'White amaranth vegetable'. 

 This Han ts'ai probably can be made a popular hot weather 

 vegetable throughout the southern sections of the 

 United States." (Meyer.) 



Annona eherimolia x squamosa (Annonaceae. ) 43181. 

 Hybrid Anona. Grown at the Plant Introduction Field 

 Station, Miami, Florida, from Garden No. 1803, tree 

 C. A hybrid between the cherimoya and the sugar-apple, 

 produced by Mr. Edward Simmonds of the Miami Field 

 Station. It combines the unusual sweetness of the 

 sugar-apple with the firmness and better shipping 

 quality of the cherimoya. The trees show unusual 

 vigor, having withstood the freeze of February, 1917, 

 (temperature 26 F.) without being much damaged. 



Brassiea pekinensis (Lour.) Gagn. (Brassicaceae. ) 



45185. Pai ts'ai From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. 

 Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for this Department. 

 "(No. 2388a. Taianfu, Shantung, China. March 1, 1917 .) 

 A heavy, winter Chinese cabbage of fine quality, mak- 

 ing firm, much elongated heads. Sown out in early Au- 

 gust and transplanted in rich, well-worked soil; it 

 must not suffer from lack of water. Can be kept 

 throughout the whole winter when stored in a cool 

 dugout cellar; can also be held in good condition for 

 several months when hung from the rafters of a cool 

 storeroom, or kept in an airy box." (Meyer.) 



Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Gagn. (Brassicaceae.) 



45186. Pai ts'ai. From China. Collected by Mr. Frank 

 N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for this Department. 

 "(No. 2389a. Hankow, China. June 9, 1917.) A spring 

 and autumn variety of Chinese cabbage of open growth; 

 eaten boiled like kale or mustard sprouts. Sown from 



