
          40901. VIGNA SESQUIPEDALIS.
Yard-Long Bean. From China.
Collected by F. N. Meyer. A variety
said to be unusually elongated. Much
used by the Chinese as a garden vegetable, 
eaten either fresh, dried, salted
or pickled. Should be supported to
give maximum returns.

21976. VITEX INCISA,
from Frank Meyer, Shantung, China.
Tall perennial growing on dry alkaline 
lands, with delicate blue flowers
appearing in terminal panicles and
rich in honey. Annual shoots 
occasionally used by Chinese in basket
manufacture. Recommended for testing 
as an ornamental in the South-
western States.

ZIZIPHUS JOAZEIRO.
Jua. From Minas Geraes and Bahia,
Brazil. Collected by Dorsett, Shamel
and Popenoe. Densely foliaged, thorny
tree, 40 feet high, bearing large quantities 
of small, yellow fruits of which
cattle are so fond that the tree is valued 
as a forage plant for dry lands,
where it succeeds well. Tea made
from fruits is used as an emollient.
        