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Fruit about the size of a cherry 



4856-4905— Continued. 



4890. Crataegus cdneata. 

 San tsar, hung. (No. 23.) 



4891. Celosia. 



Wan teat. I No. 20. | 



4892. AVENA SATIVA. 



Black. (No. 42.) "Found growing wild in old gardens 

 places." i Til more.) 



4893. Lagenaria. 

 //" gua. I No. 15. ) 



4894. Butneria. 

 La may wha. I No. 41. ) 



4895. LUFFA .EOYPTIACA. 



Hawthorn. 



Oat. 



and waste 



Calabash. 



Flowering" almond. 



Gourd. 



Tsz gua; silk gourd, i No. 5.) " It sometimes grows 5 feet long and not 

 more than an inch in diameter, except at the bottom. It is planted in 

 the spring and trained on a trellis. The gourds are used for food when 

 they are young and tender." i Gilmo 



Petsai. 

 a cabbage and is 



4896. Brassica. 



Nan kin beh tsai; white vegetable. (No. 6.) "This U 



grown extensively in fall and winter." j Gilmore. > 



4897. Spinacea olebacea. Spinach. 

 Ho tsai. | No. 8.) It is planted in the spring and used as greens. 



4898. Chrysanthemum. 



Tung hao. No. 32. | •'According to William's Dictionary this is a kind 

 of celery." i GUmon . I 



4899. ClTBULLUS VULGARIS. 



Watermelon. 



$C2 gua tsz. ! No. 30. I " They are mainly of two varieties, those of red 

 flesh and those of yellow. Neither grow very large, but the red-fleshed 



one is preferred to the other. Salted seeds are highly esteemed at din- 

 ners and feasts and are eaten throughout the meal." (GUmon 



4900. Paulownia imperials. 



Paulownia. 



Yang wutung. (No. 49.) This is an ornamental tree of rapid growth, 

 having large leaves and flowers very much like those of the catalpa. 



4901. Allium. 



Da man. I No: 46.) 



4902. Triticum vulgare. 



Garlic. 



Wheat. 



Hsioh meh. ( No. 37. ) "This is extensively grown here for flour. Here, 

 where so much of the land is overflowed in the summer, this is the 

 principal crop on the lowlands, ami it is mostly of the bearded kind.*' 



4903. Celtis. Hackberry. 



Tang ti hsu. | No. 48. 1 This tree grows rapidly and to a large size. It is 

 not very common. 



4904. Caxavalia ensiformis. Knife bean. 

 i Xo. 2. | 



4905. Axdropogox sorghum. Sorghum. 



Loh goo. liang. ( Xo. 38. I "This is a nonsaccharine sorghum. There are 

 two or three kinds, but the main use of all is for making a kind of 

 whisky."* ( GiLmo 



