38 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOKTED. 



4856-4905— Continued. 



4876. AVENA FATUA GLABRESCEXS. Wild Oat. 



Mixed oats. (Xo. 47.) 



4877. Malva. Mallow. 

 Tung hari tsai. (Xo. 19. ) "A winter variety." (Gilmore.) 



4878. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



Tsan gu. (Xo. 35.) "This is the ordinary rice which is the great staple 

 of China. ' ' ( Gilmore. ) 



4879. Zea mays. Corn. 

 Ugao Hang. (Xo. 39.) A kind of maize. 



4880. Oryza sativa. . Rice. 

 Loh gu; glutinous rice. (Xo. 34.) 



4880a. Fagopyrum esculentum. Buckwheat. 



(Xo. 34.) 



4881. Brassica. Mustard. 

 La tsai. (Xo. 11.) This is a large mustard, and is almost like Xo. 4887. 



4882. Ipomcea bona-nox. Moonflower. 

 Tienchue. (Xo. 28.) 



4883. Sterculia plataxifolia. 

 Wutung. (Xo. 45.) 



4884. Phaseolus vulgaris. Bean. 

 Tung tsao do. (Xo. 1.) 



4885. Brassica petsai. Chinese cabbage. 

 Heh beh tsai. (Xo. 26.) 



4886. Lactuca sativa. Lettuce. 



Woju. (Xo. 17.) "A kind of lettuce. It is sown in beds in the spring 

 and transplanted when the plants are 2 or 3 inches high. It is then 

 well manured and watered until its leaves are a foot or more in height. 

 The plant is grown for the stem, which is sliced and cooked as a 

 vegetable. ' ' ( Gilmore. ) 



4887. Brassica. Mustard. 



Gai tsai. (Xo. 7.) "This is a very large mustard. In exceptional 

 instances the leaves will grow 3 feet long. It is transplanted in the 

 early spring and heavily manured until the leaves reach their full size. 

 The plants are then cut off at the roots and dried; they are then pickled 

 and used throughout the year." ( Gilmore.) 



4888. Hordeim vulgare. Barley. 



Da meh. (Xo. 33.) "This is used in the Xorth to some extent for 

 whisky, so I have heard, but here it is used for making sugar for can- 

 dies and for feeding horses and pigs. It is a winter crop, planted on 

 land which has been overflowed in the summer, or upon cotton, bean, 

 or sesame land. ' ' ( Gilmore. ) 



4889. Apium grayeolexs. Celery. 



( ///'// tsai. "This seems to be a primitive type. It is small and spindling. 

 It is planted both in the spring and fall in beds and covered with reeds, 

 placed like the roof of a house. When it is about grown fine dirt is 

 sprinkled and sifted among the plants until they are almost covered. 

 The celery bleaches in a short time and is then used as needed." 

 I Gilmore.) 



