32 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



21967 to 32033— Continued. 



21998. Dolichos labi.ai: L. Hyacinth bean. 



From Boshan, Shantung, China. "(No. 798a, Sept. 18, 1907.) Chines! 

 name Pai pien hut. Are mostly eaten fresh; also arc sliced like haricol 

 beans and boiled. They will probably grow iu the semiarid regions of the 

 Southwestern states where the ordinary string beans fail. Mostly seen 

 along the fields grown upon trellises." i Meyer.) 



21999. GLYCIN] SISPIDA (Moench) .Maxim. Soybean.-. 

 From Boshan, Shantung, china. "(No. 799a, Sept. 18, 1907.) A rare 



variety of soy bean, sparsely grown near Bosban. Chinese name Ta hit 

 tun. Used by the higher classes as a vegetable in soups." {Meyer.) 



22000. 1'iiasi <>i.i s KAiUATi 9 I.. Mung bean. 



From near Tientsin, Chihli, China. "(No. SOOa, Oct. 4, 1907.) small 

 yellow beans. Chinese name Huang lit ton. A very rare variety, used 

 for making bean vermicelli and for sprouting purposes." {Meyer.) 



22001. Medicago SATIVA L. Alfalfa. 



From Tchangtchou, Chihli, china. "(No. 801a, Oct. 2, 1907.) A 

 rather shorl growing variety of alfalfa. Said to resist alkali and droughj 

 very well. Chinese name \l h 8U." {Meyer.) 



22002. Obyza sativa L. Rice. 



Prom Tsintse, Shansi, China. "(No. 802a, May 6, 1007.) A hard, 

 wet-land rice. Chinese name Ying ta mi. Grows in irrigated fields ana 

 is considered the very l>esi rice of shansi. Mighl be grown in the irri- 

 gated valleys of the Rocky Mountain states." < Meyer.) 



22003. Tritictjm aimimm L. Wheat. 



Prom Taiyuanfu, shansi. china. "(No. 803a, May 11, 1007.) Chines! 

 name iimiu mei. The best rod wheal to be had on the market. Thrive! 

 very well on alkaline lands. Is mostly grown as a wilder wheal, thougl 

 also in a limited degree as a summer crop. Stands irrigation well." 

 I \h,t<r. i 



22004. TMTTCTTM AESTIVUM L. Wheat. 



From Taiyuanfu. Shansi. China. "(No. 804a, May 11. 1007.) Chinese 

 name Pai mei. The Pest while wheat for sale iu Taiyuanfu. Crows 

 well on Strongly alkaline soils. Mostly grown as a winter wheal. thougH 

 also as a summer crop. Is often irrigated when on high, dry land." 

 i Mey\ r. i 



22005. Avena xuda inebmis (Kornicke) Asch. & Graeb. 



Prom Taiying, Shansi, china. "(No. 805a, Apr. 18, 1007.) Mountain 

 oats. Chinese name Shi yu mei. Crows on slerile mountain sides and 

 at high elevations. When ground up the meal is manufactured into ver- 

 micelli, cakes. Pread. and patties. Furnishes the ordinary food for the 

 mountain people." i Meyer. ) 



22006. Fagopybtjm tataeicxtm (L.) Gaertn. 



From Lingehin, Shansi. China. "(No. 806a, Apr. 17. 1007.) Mountain 

 buckwheat. A strange kind of buckwheat used as a summer crop on 

 high, sterile binds. The grains are ground up and vermicelli and flat 

 cakes are made from the flour. Chinese name Chou mei.''' {Meyer.) 



22007. Pisum arvense L. Field pea. 



From Taiyuanfu, Shansi, China. "(No. S07a, May 11, 1907.) Gray- 

 ish pea. Chinese name W.au ton. The peas are boiled in soups and used 

 as a vegetable when sprouted ; the young tops, too, are picked and serve 

 as greens. Is able to thrive on strongly alkaline soils. May do well in 

 the northern Rocky Mountain States." {Meyer.) 

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