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36107 to 36121— Continued. 



coat of soil. When stored carefully they last until late next spring. The 

 roots must never be cut off, as otherwise the plants begin to rot. When grown 

 for seed the roots with just an inch or so of the leaf stumps left on them are planted 

 out in the spring on a special piece of land where the soil is not too hea\-A'. They 

 soon form new rootlets, and in a short time stalks rise up. with but very scanty 

 foliage and bearing pale-yellow flowers. The process of setting seeds takes but 

 Uttle time, and when all goes well one has fresh seed again in early or middle 

 July. From the nature of the climate of North China one might predict that 

 this cabbage will do well in those pans of America where in the late summer 

 and fall the daj-s are warm and dry but the nights are cool and where the soil 

 is a trifle saline and is irrigated." 



36114. Brassica PEKiXEXSis (Lour.) Skeels. Pai ts-ai. 

 ''(No. lS80a. Peking. China. July 18. 1913.) A large, quick-maturing 



variety of Chinese eabbage. which needs to be treated as to culti\'aiion like the 

 preceding, No. lS79a (S. P. I. 36113). but it being an autumn variety, does not 

 possess any long-keeping qualities. It is. however, earlier matiu^. and there- 

 fore sooner available for the table. Chinese name Pai ts'ai.'' 



36115. Raphaxus sativus L. Radish. 

 "(No. ISSla. Peking. China. July 18. 191o. A nne variety of the long, 



green winter radish called Ching loha. Especially recommended for its stom- 

 achic properties. As a winter vegetable, especially for those doing hard manual 

 labor, this Chinese winter radish will be of inestimable value, and special effort 

 should be made to make the Amerioin public acquainted with it. For further 

 information, see the extensive notes under S. P. I. No. 31697." 



36116. SoJA MAX L.j Piper. Soybean. 

 [Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



"(No. 1882. San Tung Ying, Chihli Pro\-ince, China. May 31, 1913.) A 

 rare variety of soy bean, of an olive color, found among seeds of the ordinary' 

 yellow v'ariety. Chinese name Ma chan toii." 



36117. Erodioi sp. CraJie's-bill. 



"(No. 1884a. Near Tientsin, China. June 16. 1913.) A \Hgorously growing 

 species of the crane's-bill, apparently possessing value as a forage plant. May 

 prove to be of special value to the western parts of the United States, and in 

 particiilar to the Pacific coast region. Sow in late summer or early faU." 



36118. Trichosaxthes KiRiLOwn Maxim. 



"(No. 1885a. Peking. China. June 28, 1913.) A rare perennial gourd cul- 

 tivated in and near Peking for ornamental purposes and also for medicine. 

 Chinese name Kua 



Distribution. — The Pro^-inces of Chihli. Kiangsu. Kiangsi. Fokien. Hupeh, 

 and Kwangtung. in China, and in Mongolia and Chosen (Korea). 



36119. Hesperis sp. 



"(No. 18S6a. Tientsin. China. Jime 14. 1913.) An ornamental biennial 

 crucifer having fairly large blue-violet flowers, which are among the earliest of 

 the harbingers of spring. The Chinese do not culti\^te this plant, as it easUy 

 takes care of itself, but they appreciate the flowers, as they come so early and 

 are ao attractive. The leaves and general looks of this crucifer oft'er Tiothing 

 special, neither do the square pods, but the plant deser\-es to be naturalized 

 in the United States as a beautiful harmless weed. Collected at the grounds 

 of Mr. C. Y. Sun. at Tientsin. Sow these seeds in late summer or early fall in 

 somewhat shady places." 



