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4856-4905 — Continued. 



4890. Crataegus cuneata. Hawthorn. 

 San tsao hung. (So. 23.) Fruit about the size of a cherry. 



4891. Celosia. 

 Wantsai. (So. 20.) 



4892. Avena sativa. Oat. 



Black. (So. 42.) "Found growing wild in old gardens and waste 

 places." (Gilmore.) 



4893. Lagenabia. Calabash. 

 Hu gua. (So. 15.) 



4894. Butxeria. Flowering- alniond. 

 La may wha. (So. 41.) 



4895. Luffa .egyptiaca. Gourd. 



Tsz gua; silk gourd. (So. 5.) "It sometimes grows 5 feet long and not 

 more than an inch in diameter, except at the bottom. It is planted in 

 the spring and trained on a trellis. The gourds are used for food when 

 they are young and tender." ( Gilmore. ) 



4896. Brassica petsai. Chinese cabbage. 



Nan kin beh tsai; white vegetable. (So. 6.) "This is a cabbage and is 

 grown extensively in fall and winter." ( Gilmore.) 



4897. Spixacea oleracea. Spinach. 



Bo tsai. (So. 8. ) It is planted in the spring and used as greens. 



4898. Chrysaxthemum. 



Tung hao. (So. 32.) "According to William's Dictionary this is a kind 

 of celery. ' ' ( Gilmore. ) 



4899. Citrullus vulgaris. Watermelon. 



Scz gua tsz. (So. 30.) "They are mainly of two varieties, those of red 

 flesh and those of yellow. Xeither grow very large, but the red-fleshed 

 one is preferred to the other. Salted .-eeds are highly esteemed at din- 

 ners and feasts and are eaten throughout the meal." ( Gilmore.) 



4900. Paulowxia imperialis. Paulownia. 



Yang wu tung. (So. 49.) This is an ornamental tree of rapid growth, 

 having large leaves and flowers very much like those of the catalpa. 



4901. Allium. Garlic. 



Da sua a. (So. 46.) 



4902. Triticoi vulgare. Wheat. 



Hsioh meh. (So. 37. ) •'This is extensively grown here for flour. Here, 

 where so much of the land is overflowed in the summer, this is the 

 principal crop on the lowlands, and it is mostly of the bearded kind." 



4903. Celtis. Hackberry. 



Tang ti hsu. (So. 48.) This tree grows rapidly and to a large size. It is 

 not very common. 



4904. Caxavalia exsiformis. Knife bean. 

 (Xo. 2.) 



4905. Axdropogox sorghum. Sorghum. 



Luh goa Hang. (So. 38.) "This is a nonsaccharine sorghum. There are 

 two or three kinds, but the main use of all is for making a kind of 

 whisky. ' ' ( Gilmore.) 



