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63629 to 63650 — Continued. 



63635. No. 31. From the vicinity of 

 Shiuhing, on the West River, Kwang- 

 tung. Shiuhing Ink tau. This va- 

 riety is harvested twice yearly, June 

 and September, and is used in the 

 same ways as No. 30 [S. P. I. No. 

 63634]. 



63636 to 63642. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(.Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soy bean. 



. No. 32. Kochau, Kwangtung. 

 Tsing tan. A small light-green bean 

 which is harvested and used in the 

 same ways as No. 30 [S. P. I. No. 

 63634]. 



63637. No. 35. Pakmiu, Heungshan dis- 

 trict, Kwangtung. Hak tan. This 

 variety, harvested during July, pro- 

 duces black seeds which are flatter 

 and more elliptical than the other 

 varieties. These seeds are used 

 mostly as " hung tau " in boiled 

 dishes. 



No. 36. From the vicinity of 

 Shiuhing, on the West River, Kwang- 

 tung. Shiuhing hak tau. Harvested 

 during June or July, and used the 

 same as No. 35 [S. P. I. No. 63637]. 



. No. 37. Kochau, Kwangtung. 

 Tax u tau. Harvested during June 

 or July and used the same as No. 

 35 [S. P. I. No. 63637]. 



. No . 39. Kochau, Kwangtung. 

 Wong tau, Pak tau. These beans 

 are nearly globular and yellow, and 

 are harvested twice annually, dur- 

 ing June or July and September 

 or October. They are used in mak- 

 ing bean curd and for the oil con- 

 tained in them, though in this region 

 they are rarely ever used for the 

 latter. 



No. 40. The Canton Christian 

 College Agricultural Department 

 Gardens. Pak tan, Wong tau. 

 This white or yellowish white bean 

 is harvested in June or July, and 

 the chief uses are the making of 

 bean curd and of a soy sauce or 

 " pak yau." 



63642. No. 41. Koiu, Kwangtung. Pak 

 tau. These beans are whiter than 

 No. 39 [S. P. I. No. 63640] and 

 have a suggestion of an " eye " 

 around the hilum. Harvesting and 

 use the same as No. 39. 



63643. Stizolobium deeringianum Bort. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 43. Canton Christian College 

 Farm. January 20, 1925. Kau tsau tau. 

 This vine grows from 2 to 3 meters in 

 length and is harvested once a year. 

 The Chinese farmers around Tsinguen 

 and Linchow soak the vines and beans 

 in water and use them as fertilizer, but 

 the method used at the college is to plow 

 them under as green manure. This va- 

 riety makes a very heavy growth and is 

 considered a valuable crop for the pur- 

 pose of fertilizing. 



63644 and 63645. Terminally chebula 

 Retz. Combretaceae. 



. No. 44. Kongtau village, Loh- 

 kongtung, Kwangtung. December 5, 

 1924. Ho tsai. The flesh of the 

 fruits is crushed and steeped in a 

 small quantity of water, and the 

 liquid that is drained off is used as 

 a gray dye. 



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63629 to 63650 — Continued. 



63645. No. 45. Kongtau village, Loh- 

 kongtung, Kwangtung. December 5, 

 1924. Yuk hoh tsz. Used in the 

 same manner as No. 44 [S. P. I. No. 

 63644]. 



63646 to 63648. Vigna Cylindrica 

 (Stickm.) Skeels. Fabaceae. Catjang. 



. No. 33. Pakmiu, Heungshan 

 District, Kwangtung. Hung tau. 

 This variety, which takes its name 

 from the red color of the skin cover- 

 ing the seed, is harvested in June. 

 The uses, which are not so varied 

 as those of the others, are mostly 

 in boiled dishes, alone with sugar, 

 and for making soup. 



63647. No. 34. Tsangshing, Kwangtung. 

 Hung kong tau. Harvested in June 

 and used in the same manner as No. 

 33 [S. P. I. No. 63646]. 



63648. No. 38. Min tau. This variety 

 is characterized by a black " eye " 

 around the hilum. Harvested dur- 

 ing June or July and used in the 

 same way as No. 33 TS. P. I. No. 

 63646]. It is considered by some to 

 be useful in the treatment of rheu- 

 matism, and rice wine in which this 

 bean has been boiled is used as a 

 general tonic. 



63649. Vitex negundo incisa (Lam.) C. 

 B. Clarke. Verbenaceae. 



No. 47. Honam Island. December, 

 1924. Hut kin shau. This half-woody 

 wild shrub is used by the Chinese as an 

 astringent in the case of an open wound. 

 The leaves are fragrant when crushed, 

 and the pale-blue flowers are produced in 

 terminal spikes. 



63650. Vitex trifolia L. Verbenaceae. 



No. 58. Pak muk ying. A shrub 2 to 

 3 meters high cultivated for drug pur- 

 poses in a garden on Honam Island. The 

 leaves have a dense white pubescence 

 which gives the plant a grayish appear- 

 ance ; the flowers are light blue. 



63651 to 63661. Fkagakia spp. Rosa- 

 ceae. Strawberry. 



From Orleans, France. Plants purchased 

 from Leon Chenault & Fils. Received 

 April 16, 1925. 



European varieties not known in the 

 American trade. 



63651. Fragaria sp. 

 lAuoida Californica. 



63652. Fragaria sp. 

 Chanteclair. 



63653. Fragaria sp. 



Gemma. Very vigorous, everbearing ; 

 fruits large and white, with little fiber. 

 (Catalogue of Millet & Fils.) 



63654. Fragaria sp. 



General de Castelnau. An everbearing 

 very productive variety. Fruit larger 

 than that of Da Perle, dark red, very 

 juicy, sweet, and firm. (Grandes Rose- 

 raises du Val de la Loire Catalogue.) 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 59798. 



63655. Fragaria sp. 



