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S8435 to 38472— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. N. Meyer.) 



Shensi. The beans are planted in the fall, make but little growth during 

 the winter, but in spring they make an astonishingly rapid growth and 

 the green beans are one of the earliest vegetables on the markets. Of 

 value as a garden or field crop for the mild-wintered sections of the 

 United States, especially in the West and Southwest; possibly also for 

 the intermountain sections. Chinese name Hsiao ts'an tou, meaning 

 * small silkworm bean,' referring to the silky lining of the green pod." 

 38438 to 38440. Pisum spp. Fabaceae. Pea. 

 From Sianfu, Shensi, China. Collected January 24, 1914. 

 38438 and 38439. Pisum sativum L. 



• 38438. "(No. 2017a.) A small yellow variety of garden pea, 

 much grown as a winter crop throughout the milder sections 

 of Shantung, Honan, Shansi, Shensi, and Kansu, and espe- 

 cially utilized as a cover crop in persimmon orchards. To be 

 utilized in America like Nos 2014a and 2015a [S. P. I. Nos. 

 38435 and 38436]. Chinese name Huang wan tou, meaning 



* yellow pea bean.' '* 



38439. "(No. 2018a.) A variety of garden pea, somewhat 

 different from No. 2017a [S. P. I. No. 38438] ; but the same 

 remarks apply to it." 



38440. Pisum abvense L. Field pea. 

 " (No. 2019a.) A variety of field pea grown in immense quantities 



as a winter crop all through the milder parts of north-central China. 

 The roughly broken peas form the main food, when mixed with 

 moistened, chopped-up straw, for all the hard-working farm animals. 

 For possible uses see remarks under Nos. 2014a and 2015a [S. P. I. 

 Nos. 38435 and 38436]. Chinese name Hei wan tou, meaning 'black 

 pea bean.' " 



38441 to 38446. Phaseolus spp. Fabaceae. Bean. 



38441. Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. 



"(No. 2020a. Kwanyintang, Honan, China. December 20, 1913.) 

 A rare variety of bean used in soups as a human food, also being 

 mixed with chopped and moistened straw and fed to domestic ani- 

 mals. Chinese name ^yan tou, meaning ' pea bean.' This bean is 

 said to be very prolific, and it does not require a long season to 

 mature." 



38442 and 38443. Phaseolus angulaeis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. 



Adzuki bean. 



38442. "(No. 2021a. Sianfu, Shensi, China. January 24, 1914.) 

 A large, white variety of adzuki bean used boiled in soups, for 

 bean-sprout production, and when ground up and mixed with 

 sugar as a stuffing in certain cakes. Chinese name Pai hsiao 

 tou, meaning ' white small bean.' " 



38443. "(No. 2022a. Lintung, Shensi, China.) A mixed lot 

 of adzuki beans, consisting of several distinct varieties. Used 

 like No. 2021a [S. P. I. No. 38442], being also sparingly fed to 

 domestic animals. Chinese name Tsa hsiao tou, meaning 



* mixed small beans.' '* 



88444 and 38445. Phaseolus vulgakis L. Bean. 

 From Sianfu, Shensi, China. Collected January 24, 1914. 



