23946. 



'(No 



1002a.) 



23947. 



'(No 



1003a.) 



23948. 



'(No. 



1004a.) 



23949. 



'(No. 



1005a.) 



23950. 



'(No 



1006a.) 



23951. 



'(No 



1007a.) 



23952. 



'(No 



1008a.) 



20 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



23930 to 24113— Continued. 



23946 to 23952. Cucurbita pepo L. 

 From Peking, Chihli, China. (Mar. 25, 1908.) 



"(No. 1002a.) Chinese name San kua." 

 "(No. 1003a.) Chinese name Nan kua." 

 "(No. 1004a.) Chinese name Tau nan kua.'" 

 "(No. 1005a.) Chinese name Tchoo tze kua." 

 "(No. 1006a. ) Chinese name Ba loeng woo kua." 

 "(No. 1007a.) Chinese name Shi bin woo kua." 

 Chinese name Ihi hu kua." 

 "The above numbers include pumpkins and squashes and are used by the 

 Chinese as vegetables, either stewed or boiled. The seeds too are roasted or 

 boiled in salted water and then dried. The plants are mostly grown between 

 corn, sorghum, and other tall-growing crops, sometimes even on rather alkaline 

 soil." (Meyer.) 



23953 to 23956. Dolichos lablab L. Bonavist bean. 



From Peking, Chihli, China. (Mar. 25, 1908.) 



23953. "(No. 1009a.) Chinese name Lung tsao pian doh. Black 

 colored." 



23954. "(No. 1010a.) Chinese name Tze pian doh. Black colored." 



23955. "(No. 1011a.) Chinese name Ching pian doh. Brown colored." 



23956. "(No. 1012a.) Chinese name Pai pian doh. White colored." 

 "All the above hyacinth [bonavist] beans are grown by the Chinese against 



sorghum-stem fences and between sorghum and corn crops, in which case they 

 use the stems of these last-named plants for their support. The pods when 

 green and juicy are sliced and eaten boiled as a vegetable; the leaves when dry 

 are boiled in soups and considered a rather expensive food." (Meyer.) 



23957. Phaseolus coccineus L. Scarlet runner bean. 

 From Peking, Chihli, China. "(No. 1013a, Mar. 25, 1908.) The scarlet 



runner is grown sparsely in northern China against fences of sorghum stems and 

 on poles, apparently for ornament, though the fresh pods are sliced and eaten 

 boiled and the dry beans are sometimes cooked in soups. -Chinese name Hua 

 pian doh . " ( Meyer . ) 



23958. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 From Peking, Chihli, China. ' ' (No. 1014a, Mar. 25, 1908.) A form of garden 



bean, loving a rich garden soil, but being able to stand much alkali. The 

 young pods are eaten boiled as a vegetable; the dry beans are cooked in 

 soups. Chinese name Yueng pian doh." (Meyer.) 



23959. Yigna sesquipedalis (L.) W. F. Wight. 

 FromPeking, Chihli, China. "(No. 1015a, Mar. 25, 1908.) A long string bean, 



the pods of which are eaten boiled as a vegetable. Has to be grown on stakes 

 and is remarkably productive. Chinese name Chiang doh." (Meyer.) 



23960. Abrus praecatorius L. 

 From Peking, Chihli, China. "(No. 1016a, Mar. 25, 1908.) The paternoster 



bean; grown by the Chinese for medicine and for ornament, namely, they 

 manufacture beads and bracelets of the seeds by stringing them on strong 

 threads. Chinese name Yaeho hua." (Meyer.) 

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