﻿t 
  1911. 
  49 
  

  

  31780 
  to 
  31832— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  31797. 
  Cicer 
  arietinum 
  L. 
  Chick-pea. 
  

  

  From 
  Khokan, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1489a, 
  September 
  28, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  small 
  variety 
  of 
  chick-pea 
  called 
  

   Oh-nagh, 
  apparently 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  more 
  primitive 
  strains 
  of 
  garbanzos. 
  Grown 
  

   on 
  the 
  rather 
  alkaline 
  lands 
  around 
  Khokan. 
  Eaten 
  boiled 
  in 
  soups 
  and 
  meat 
  

   stews." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31798. 
  Cicer 
  arietinum 
  L. 
  Chick-pea. 
  

   From 
  Khokan, 
  Russian 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1490a, 
  September 
  28, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  brown 
  variety 
  of 
  chick-pea 
  called 
  

   Kizil 
  nagh. 
  Apparently 
  a 
  very 
  primitive 
  strain. 
  Eaten 
  like 
  the 
  preceding 
  

   number, 
  but 
  retails 
  at 
  only 
  half 
  the 
  price. 
  May 
  be 
  tested 
  as 
  a 
  forage 
  crop 
  on 
  

   the 
  alkaline 
  lands 
  of 
  the 
  warmer 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31799. 
  Yigna 
  sinensis 
  (Tomer) 
  Savi. 
  Cowpea. 
  

   From 
  Khotan, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1491a, 
  November 
  26, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  rather 
  small 
  variety 
  of 
  cowpea 
  grown 
  

   for 
  human 
  food. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  under 
  irrigation 
  in 
  the 
  desert 
  regions 
  of 
  the 
  

   United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31800. 
  Vigna 
  sinensis 
  (Torner) 
  Savi. 
  Cowpea. 
  

   From 
  Karghalik, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1492a, 
  December 
  12, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  yellowish 
  variety 
  of 
  cowpea 
  called 
  

   Shou 
  to. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  1491a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  31799)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31801. 
  Yigna 
  sinensis 
  (Torner) 
  Savi. 
  Cowpea. 
  

   From 
  Yarkand, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1493a, 
  December 
  18, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  rare 
  local 
  variety 
  of 
  cowpea, 
  having 
  

   brown 
  mottled 
  seeds. 
  Eaten 
  stewed 
  with 
  meats. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  1491a 
  

   (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  31799)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31802. 
  Glycine 
  hispida 
  (Moench) 
  Maxim. 
  Soybean. 
  

   From 
  Karghalik, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1494a, 
  December 
  12, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  large, 
  green 
  variety 
  of 
  soy 
  bean 
  called 
  

   Ching 
  tou, 
  used 
  when 
  slightly 
  salted 
  and 
  roasted 
  as 
  an 
  appetizer 
  before 
  meals. 
  

   To 
  be 
  tested 
  like 
  No. 
  1491a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  31799)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31803. 
  Glycine 
  hispida 
  (Moench) 
  Maxim. 
  Soybean. 
  

   From 
  Kashgar, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1495a, 
  October 
  23, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  black 
  soy 
  bean, 
  used 
  like 
  No. 
  1494a 
  

   (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  31802), 
  and 
  also 
  used 
  to 
  make 
  bean 
  curd. 
  To 
  be 
  tried 
  like 
  No. 
  

   1491a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  31799)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31804. 
  Glycine 
  hispida 
  (Moench) 
  Maxim. 
  Soybean. 
  

   From 
  Karghalik, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1496a, 
  December 
  12, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  large, 
  black 
  soy 
  bean 
  called 
  Ghae 
  tou. 
  

   Used 
  like 
  No. 
  1494a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  31802)." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  31805. 
  Pisum 
  sativum 
  L. 
  Pea. 
  

   From 
  San-Kia, 
  Chinese 
  Turkestan. 
  

  

  "(No. 
  1497a, 
  November 
  17, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  small 
  green 
  pea 
  called 
  Puchoh. 
  Sown 
  

   early 
  on 
  sandy 
  lands, 
  mostly 
  between 
  wheat. 
  They 
  are 
  eaten 
  boiled 
  in 
  soups 
  

   and 
  also 
  ground 
  and 
  baked 
  in 
  bread. 
  To 
  be 
  tested 
  as 
  a 
  summer 
  forage 
  crop 
  in 
  

   the 
  intermountain- 
  and 
  Rocky 
  Mountain 
  regions 
  or 
  as 
  a 
  winter 
  crop 
  in 
  moist, 
  

   mild-winter 
  sections 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  36592°— 
  Bui. 
  248—12 
  4 
  

  

  