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2874. Vigna catjang. Cowpea. 



" These are regarded as the poorest of the lot and are often fed to horses. 

 As I saw them growing they were only about 1J feet high." 



2875. Brassica. Cabbage. 



"This cabbage is very much grown in the vicinity of the city during the 

 winter. It has smooth leaves of dark green color and white midrib and veins; 

 hence its name, ' Black cabbage.' " 



2876. Brassica oleracea. Cabbage. 



"This is the best cabbage that is raised here. It is curly like the Savoy 

 cabbage, though it is small and does not have any more head than our lettuces. 

 It is called Nanking white cabbage, as the seed was said to have come from 

 there at some time." 



2877. Brassica petsai. Petsai. 



"This is the loose white cabbage grown in many parts of China and figured 

 in Bui. 67, Cornell Agric. Exp. Sta., 1894. It is not grown so much in the 

 winter as the others, but is pickled in the fall and used through the winter. 

 It is, as well as turnips, dried in the fail for winter use." (See No. 2118, Inven- 

 tory No. 5. ) 



2878. Amaranthus. 



"This is a summer vegetable and is cooked like spinach." 



2879. Raphanus sativus. Radish. 



"This is a very fine, smooth radish; red color; round; large size. It grows 

 about 60 miles from here, but is shipped in in large quantities. The people call 

 it a turnip, and say it is the best one grown in the Yangtze Valley." 



2880. Pyrus japonica. Japan quince. 



"A large quince called 'Mung Kua' or wood squash. They are said to 

 come from near Ichang, 400 miles farther up the river. They are not eaten 

 here, simply placed in a room for their fragrance." 



2881. Pyrus sinensis. Pear. 



"A fall pear, which is considered very good. It is said to keep for a long 

 time." 



2882. Dolichos lablab. Bean. 



' ' This is a very strong grower, with purple or white flowers and a profusion 

 of pods, each containing from two to four beans. They are much eaten as 

 snap beans while the pods are young. They are generally grown along the 

 edges of the fields and allowed to run on the mud walls which serve as fences." 



2883. Arracacha esculenta. Arracach. 



From Jamaica. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild, from the 

 Hope Botanical Gardens, Kingston, through the kindness of Mr. Wm. Fawcett, 

 director. 



A carrot-like vegetable much used in tropical and subtropical South America. The 

 roots are propagated by subdivision. (See No. 3511.) 



2884. Beta vulgaris. Sugar beet. 



From ( 

 Grob 



Mangold. 



From Germany. Imported by the Division of Chemistry from M. Knauer, 

 Grobers. Received March, 1899. 



