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35601 to 35657— Continued. 



35622 to 35628. Soja max (L.) Piper. 



{Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



Soy bean. 



35622. "(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1822a. April 10, 1913.) 

 A small black soy bean locally used to produce bean sprouts. Chinese 

 name Hsiao ghae doh.'^ 



35623. ''(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1823a. April 10, 1913.) A 

 soy bean which is black outside and green inside. Used boiled when 

 half sprouted as a human food. Chinese name Lu li ghae dohy 



35624. "(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1824a. April 10, 1013.) A 

 soy bean which is black outside and yellow inside. Used boiled when 

 sprouted, also employed in soy-bean sauce production. Chinese name 

 Tau hsing ghae doh.'' 



35625. ''(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1825a. April 10, 1913.) A 

 good variety of yellow soy bean used in the manufacture of sauce, bean 

 curd, bean oil for sprouts, etc. Chinese name Huang doh." 



35626. "(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1826a. April 10, 1913.) A 

 large green soy bean, considered locally a fine variety. Used like the 

 preceding one (S. P. I. No. 35625), and besides that it is also eaten roasted 

 and salted as an appetizer before meals. Chinese name Tsing doh." 



35627. "(Tientsin, China. No. 1827a. April 16, 1913.) A large green 

 variety of soy bean used like the preceding number (S. P. I. No. 35626). 

 Chinese name Ta tsing doh.^' 



35628. "(Tientsin, China. No. 1828a. April 16, 1913.) A rare variety 

 of soy bean, being of brown color. Used boiled in soups. Chinese name 

 Ta tze dohr 



35629 to 35631. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Mung bean. 



35629. "(Tientsin, China. No. 1829a. April 16, 1913.) A variety of 

 mung bean, called Ta hi doh, eaten boiled with rice, employed in the 

 manufacture of bean vermicelli and also extensively used to produce 

 bean sprouts." 



35630. "(Tientsin, China. No. 1830a. April 16, 1913.) A variety of 

 mung bean called Mouludoh; used like preceding number (S. P. I. 

 No. 35629)." 



35631. "(Tientsin, China. No. 1831a. April 16, 1913.) A variety of 

 mung bean of which the seeds are nonshining. Chinese name Nan lu 

 doh. Used boiled with rice." 



35632. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Adzuki bean. 

 "(Tientsin, China. No. 1832a. April 16, 1913.) A good variety of adzuki 



bean called Chi hsiao doh. Used boiled in soups or eaten with rice, also 

 ground up into a paste together with brown sugar and used as a filling in special 

 cakes and buns, in which state children especially are very fond of it." 



35633. Cannabis sativa L. Hemp. 

 "(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1833a. April 9, 1913.) A variety of 



hemp, cultivated around Tsinan, said to produce especially strong fiber. 

 Chinese name San ma.^^ 



35634. Foeniculum vulgare EEill. Fennel. 



"(Tsinan, Shantung, China. No. 1834a. April 10, 1913.) A sweet fennel 

 used by the Chinese as a flavoring herb in soups and in sauces, when young. 

 The seeds are baked in certain cakes and also taken medicinally in cases of 

 cold in the stomach. Sow out late, as it is very sensitive to frosts. Chinese 

 name Hdao hui hsien.'' 



