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72166 to 72249— Continued. 



. No. 825. Taaihohhau, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. A variety with 

 small green beans. 



72209. No. 831. Taaihohhau, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. Yeung luk tau. A 

 variety with small green beans. 



72210. No. 907. Market at Hankow, Hupeh 

 Province. November 29, 1926. Tsoi tau. 

 Small green beans. 



72211 to 72215. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



72211. No. 789. En route from Shuching to 

 Chungmuihoh, Anhwei Province. Octo- 

 ber 16, 1926. Wong tau. A smooth 

 yellow variety. 



72212. No. 820. Taaihohhau, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. Paak wong tau. 

 A small white variety. 



72213. No. 833. Taaihohhau, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October 24, 1926. Yeung waan tau. 

 A small red and green mottled variety. 



72214. No. 909. Market at Hankow, Hupeh 

 Province. November 29, 1926. Paak 



tau. 



72215. No. 923. Agricultural experiment sta- 

 tion, Nanchang, Kiangsi Province. De- 

 cember 2, 1926. Waan.tau. 



72216. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. 



Radish. 



No. 937. Agricultural experiment station, 

 Nanchang, Kiangsi Province. December 2, 

 1926. Wung siu loh paak. 



72217 to 72232. Soj A max (L.) Piper {Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.) . Fabaceae. Soy bean. 



72217. No. 673-b. Luchowfu, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October 10, 1926. Ming luk tau. 

 A bushy variety planted in June and 

 harvested in August. The seeds are 

 used to make flour, noodles, and soup. 



72218. No. 677. Luchowfu, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. Siu wong tau. A 

 bushy variety with small yellow beans 

 which have a pink -margined hilum. 



Numbers 72219 to 72222 are from Taaihohhau, 

 Anhwei Province. . October, 1926. 



72219. No. 829. Oo tau. 



72220. No. 834. Tsing tau. A large green 

 variety. 



72221. No. 836. Siu wong tau. A small 

 white bean. 



72222. No. 837. Wong tau. A large yellow 

 soy bean. 



72223. No. 850. Tungchan, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October 28, 1926. Wong tau. Yel- 

 low soy beans. 



Numbers 72224 to 72228 are from a market at 

 Hankow, Hupeh Province. November 29, 1926. 



72224. No. 908. Tsing pei siu tau. 



72225. No. 912. Taai tsing pei tau. 



72226. No. 913. Haak wong tau. 



72227. No. 914. Siu wong tau. 



72228. No. 917. Taai wong tau. 



Numbers 72229 to 72232 are from Nanchang, 

 Kiangsi Province. December 2, 1926. 



). No. 918. Tsing tau. 



72230. No. 919. Oo tau. 



72231. No. 921. Cha tau. 



72232. No. 922. Wong tau. 



72166 to 72249— Continued. 



72233. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodiaceae. 



Spinach. 



No. 898. Market at Hankow, Hupeh Prov- 

 ince. November 29, 1926. Poh tsoi tsz. 



72234 and 72235. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vul- 

 gar e Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



72234. No. 693. Luchowfu, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. A widely planted 

 winter crop in this region. It is planted 

 by hand in hills during October and No- 

 vember, with a handful of compost in 

 each hill. 



72235. No. 822. Taaihohhau, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. 



72236 to 72239. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broad bean. 



72236. No. 906. Market at Hankow, Hupeh 

 Province. November 29, 1926. Taai haai 

 chaan tau. 



72237. No. 911. Market at Hankow, Hupeh 

 Province. November 29, 1926. Tsing pei 

 chaan tau. 



72238. No. 915. Market at Hankow, Hupeh 

 Province. November 29, 1926. Siu chaan 

 tau. 



72239. No. 924. Nanchang, Kiangsi Prov- 

 ince. December 2, 1926. Chaan tau. 



72240. Vigna sesqtjipedalis (L.) Fruwirth. 

 Fabaceae. Yard long bean. 



No. 927. Agricultural experiment station, 

 Nanchang, Kiangsi Province. December 2, 

 1926. Tsoi tau. 



72241 to 72249. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi- 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea- 



72241. No. 679. Luchowfu, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. Paak mei chaan tau. 

 Seeds white with a black eye, used for 

 human consumption, chiefly to make 

 noodles. 



72242. No. 680. Luchowfu, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. Ma tso tau tau. A 

 climber producing mottled pink and tan 

 seeds which are used for human consump- 

 tion. 



72243. No. 790. Chungmuihoh, Anhwei 

 Province. October 17, 1926. Taai fan 

 tau tau. A climber with light-brown 

 seeds. 



72244. No. 791. Chungmuihoh, Anhwei 

 Province. October 17, 1926. Taai ue uen 

 paak tau tsz. White seeds with a black 

 eye. 



72245. No. 824. Taaihohhau, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. Taai kaan tau tsz. 



72246. No 835. Taaihohhau, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. Siu kang tau tsz. 



72247. No. 838. Taaihohhau, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October, 1926. Wong kaan tsz tau. 



72248. No. 848. Tungchen, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October 28, 1926. Kaan tau. A 

 white variety with a purple eye. 



72249. No. 910. Market at Hankow, Hupeh 

 Province. November 29, 1926. Paak 

 faan tau. Mixed seeds. 



72250. Cryptostegia madagascari- 

 ensis Bojer. Asclepiadaceae. 



From Port au Prince, Haiti. Seeds collected by 

 Alfred Keys, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 31, 1927. 



A climbing shrubby vine, native to Madagascar, 

 which is grown as an ornamental in South Africa 

 and elsewhere. The leaves are short and leathery 

 and the whitish or pink flowers are 2 to 3 inches 

 wide. 



For previous introduction see No. 64655. 



