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45263 to 45320— Continued. 



45302. Vigna cytjndrica (Stickm.) Skeels. Fabaceae. Catjang. 



"(No. 2435a. Shuicbaipang, Hupeh Province. April 2, 1917.) Hung 

 chiang tou (red precious bean). A small, red-brown cowpea grown on 

 pebbly river flats. Used as human food." 

 45303 and 45304. Pisum sativum L. Fabacese. Garden pea. 



45303. "(No. 2436a. Ichang, Hupeh Province. March 24, 1917.) 

 Wan tou. A medium-sized, pale yellow variety of pea, grown as a 

 winter crop throughout the Yangtze . Valley on rice lands which 

 have been drained for the winter months. Sown in October and 

 harvested in April. The peas are boiled either with the pods, when 

 very tender, or after shelling, when old. When dry they are used 

 in stews or soups and baked into cakes. In the winter the sprouted 

 peas are eaten after having been scalded. A fresh gelatine is also 

 made from them, much eaten during the hot summer months, with 

 sauce and pickles, as a ' pick-me-up ' between meals. To be te'sted 

 as a winter crop in the southern sections of the Gulf States and in 

 California." 



45304. "(No. 2437a. Hankow, Hupeh Province. March 7, 1917.) 

 Wan tou. A small, pale-yellow variety of pea, grown and used 



(like the preceding number." 

 45305 to 45307. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. Broad bean. 



45305. "(No. 2438a. Ichang, Hupeh Province. March 24, 1917.) 

 Ts'a.n tou (silkworm bean). A medium large variety of broad 

 bean, much grown as a winter crop on rice lands which have been 

 drained for the cool season. The beans are much eaten when 

 fresh, like green peas, and they form a very tasteful and nutritious 



■ dish. After soaking in water over night the dry beans are often 



fried in oil, and salt is sprinkled over them ; they are then eaten 

 as a delicacy, like salted peanuts. The Chinese name is possibly 

 given on account of the silky hairs covering the outside and the 

 inside of the pods. To be tested as a winter crop in the southern 

 parts of the Atlantic and Gulf States and on the Pacific const; as 

 a summer crop in the inter-mountain regions and along the northern 

 Pacific coast." 



45306. " (No. 2439a. Hankow, Hupeh Province. March 7, 1917.) 

 A somewhat smaller variety than the preceding number, otherwise 

 the same remarks apply to it." 



45307. "(No. 2440a. Ichang, Hupeh Province. March 24, 1917.) 

 Hsiao is' an tou (small silkworm bean). A very small variety 

 of broad or horse bean. Grown like the two preceding numbers. 

 A meal is made from this bean, which is eaten by the poor in the 

 form of noodles and dumplings. To be tested like No. 2438a." 



45308. Lentilla lens (L.) W. F. Wight. Fabacese. Lentil. 



(Lens esculenta Moench.) 

 "(No. 2441a. Ichang, Hupeh Province. March 24, 1917.) Ching tou 

 (capital bean). A small brown variety of lentil, grown as a winter 

 crop on rather poor lands in the mountain districts of western Hupeh. 

 The seeds are eaten boiled in stews and soups, but are not much ap- 

 preciated. To be tested like No. 2438a." 



