38 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



4856-4905 — Continued. 



4876. AvENA PATUA GLABRESCEXS. "Wild Oat. 



Mixed outs. (No. 47.) 



4877. Malva. Mallow. 

 Tung han tsai. (Xo. 19. ) "A winter variety." (Gilmore.) 



4878. Oryza sativa. Rice. 



Tsan gu. (No. 35.) "This is the ordinary. rice which is the great staple 

 of China. ' ' ( Gilmore. ) 



4879. Zea mays. Corn. 

 Ugao Hang. (Xo. 39.) A kind of maize. 



4880. Oryza sativa. Rice. 

 Loh gu; glutinous rice. (Xo. 34.) 



4880a. Fagopyrum esculentum. Buckwheat. 



(Xo. 34.) 



4881. Brassica. Mustard. 

 La tsai. (Xo. 11. ) This is a large mustard, and is almost like Xo. 4887. 



4882. Ipomcea bona-nox. Moonflower. 

 Tienchue. (Xo. 28.) 



4883. Sterculia platanifolia. 

 Wu tang. (Xo. 45.) 



4884. Phaseolus vulgaris. Bean. 

 Tung tsao do. (Xo. 1. ) 



4885. Brassica. 



Heh hel\ tsai. (Xo. 26. ) 



4886. Lagtuca satiya. Lettuce. 



Woju. (Xo. 17.) "A kind of lettuce. It is sown in beds in the spring 

 and transplanted when the plants are 2 or 3 inches high. It is then 

 well manured and watered until its leaves are a foot or more in height. 

 The plant is grown for the stem, which is sliced and cooked as a 

 vegetable. ' ' ( Gilmore. ) 



4887. Brassica. Mustard. 



Gai tsai. (Xo. 7.) "This is a very large mustard. In exceptional 

 instances the leaves will grow 3 feet long. It is transplanted in the 

 early spring and heavily manured until the leaves reach their full size. 

 The plants are then cut off at the roots and dried; they are then pickled 

 and used throughout the year. ' ' ( Gilmore. ) 



4888. Hordeum yulgare. Barley. 



Da rneh. (Xo. 33.) "This is used in the Xorth to some extent for 

 whisky, so I have heard, but here it is used for making sugar for can- 

 dies and for feeding horses and pigs. It is a winter crop, planted on 

 land which has been OYerflowed in the summer, or upon cotton, bean, 

 or sesame land." ( Gilmore. ) 



4889. Apium grayeolexs. Celery. 



Chin tsai. "This seems to be a primitive type. It is small and spindling. 

 It is planted both in the spring and fall in beds and covered with reeds, 

 placed like the roof of a house. When it is about grown fine dirt is 

 sprinkled and sifted among the plants until they are almost covered. 

 The celery bleaches in a short time and is then used as needed." 

 ( <iil more. ) 



