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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



64340 to 64420 — Continued. 



64378 to 64404. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



64378. Phaseolus axgularis fWilld.) 

 W. F. Wi-ht. Adsuki bean. 



2 _ May 15, 1025. Hd hziao 

 tou (black or mottled small bean), re- 

 ceived from EL C. Flory, Liaochou. 

 Shansi. lit- says this variety is used 

 - food, and hv thinks it is also made 

 into bean curd. 



64379. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. 



Mung bean. 



No. 2914. May 15, 102.".. Accord- 

 in? to R. C. Flory. of Liaochou. 

 Shansi, who presented this variety, the 

 name is Lu tou (green beam. It is 



mmonly used as fond and is espe- 

 cially used to produce sprouts. 



64380. Phaseolus coccineus L. 



Scarlet Runner bean. 



No. 2S99. Harbin- May 14, 1925. 

 K'an Itua tou (large-xlowered bean). 

 This variety produces large lavender 

 and bluish black beans and large pink 

 flowers. 



64381 to 64404. Phaseolus vulgaris 

 L. Common bean. 



64381. No. 2886. May 14. 1925. 

 Hsiao h viang yun tou (small yel- 

 low garden bean) obtained from 

 seed dealer in the Chinese sec- 

 tion of Harbin. This is a rather 

 small brownish yellow bean from 1 

 stock said to be locally grown. 

 We understand that this is not 

 used very much as a green bean 

 but is grown for the seed. 



64382 to 64392. May 15, 1925. P'a 

 Hsien tou (string bean). These 

 seeds, which were badly mixed, 

 were received from R. C. Flory, 

 Liaochou. Shansi. According to 

 Mr. Flory. they are very common. 



64382. No. 2916. 



64383. No. 2916-A. 



64384. No. 2916-B. 



64385. No. 2916-C. 



64386. No. 291 6-D. 



64387. No. 2916-E. 



64388. No. 2916-F. 



64389. No. 2916-G. 



64390. No. 2916-H. 



64391. No. 2916-1. 



64392. No. 2916-J". 



64393 to 64401. May 10, 1925. Huang 

 chiao tau ta tou (yellow bird-esg 

 bean), from locally grown stock, 

 obtained in the Chinese section of 

 Harbin. These seeds were very 

 badly mixed. 



64393. No. 2978. Creamy white 

 streaked with brown. 



64394. No 2978-A. 



64395. No. 2978-B. 



64396. No. 2978-C. 



64397. No. 2978-D. 



64398. No. 2978-E. 



64340 to 64420 — Continued. 



64399. No. 2978-F. 



64400. No. 2978-G. 



64401. No. 2978-H. 



64402. No. 2980. May 19, 1925. 

 Pal yun tou (white garden bean), 

 said to bo from locally grown 

 stock. This variety, obtained in 

 the Chinese section of Harbin, ia 

 a rather small white bean which 

 K'inewhat resembles our navy 

 bean. 



64403. No. 2981. May 19, 1925. A 

 yellowish brown mottled bean with 

 a creamy base, obtained in the 

 Chinese section of Harbin. 



64404. No. 2985. Harbin. May 19. 

 1925. Chiang mi tou (white rice 

 bean or small white beam, which 

 is said to have come from locally 

 - "n stock. It is smaller than 

 the one under No. 2980 [S. P. I. 

 No. 64402]. 



64405 to 64407. Pisum sativum L. Faba- 

 ceae. Pea. 



64405. No. 2892. Harbin. May 14, 

 1925. Eo Kuo icau tou (Russian 



garden pea • . said to be very good 

 as a fresh vegetable. This variety, 

 from locally grown stock, is said to 

 te used also as a field pea. 



64406. No. 2932. May 15, 1925. Ac- 

 cording to R. C. Flory, of Liaochou, 

 Shansi. who sent this material r as, 



these field peas, or " round beans," 

 as the Chinese call them, are not 

 very common. They are sometimes 

 grown on hills. 



64407. No. 2982. May 19, 1925. A 

 small variety, said to have come 

 from locally grown stock, obtained 

 from a grain dealer in the Chinese 

 section of Harbin. 



64408. Ricinus communis L. Euphor- 

 biaceae. Castor bean. 



No. 2898. May 14, 1925. A small 

 light and dark gray-brown mottled cas- 

 tor bean obtained from a shop in the 

 Chinese section of Harbin. Said to be 

 from locally grown stock. 



64409 to 64414. Soja max (L.) Piper 



{Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fflbaeeae. 



Soy bean. 



64409. No. 2922. May 15, 1925. A 



small black bean, received from R. 

 C. Flory, Liaochou, Shansi, who says 

 that it is commonly grown and is 

 used as an animal feed. 



64410 to 64413. May 15, 1925. Re- 

 ceived from R. C. Flory, and accord- 

 ing to him they are common and 

 very often used to make bean curd. 



64410. No. 2925 Yellow soy beans. 



64411. No. 2926. Soy beans of a 

 rather dark-green color. 



64412. No. 2927. A light-green va- 

 riety. 



64413. No. 2928. A brown soy bean 

 which is nearly round. 



64414. No. 2983. May 19. 1925. A 

 small black soy bean, said to be from 

 locally grown stock, obtained from a 

 grain' dealer in the Chinese section 



of Harbin. 



