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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



38435 to 38472— Continued. (Quoted notes by Mr. F. N. Meyer.) 



38444. "(No. 2023a.) A red-seeded variety of garden bean 

 much grown as a vegetable around Sianfu. Of value possibly 

 for semiarid climes. Chinese name Hung yiln tou, meaning 

 • red garden bean.' " 



38445. "(No. 2024a.) A white-and-red speckled variety of 

 garden bean much grown around Sianfu. Of value, like No. 

 2023a [S. P. I. No. 38444]. Chinese name Hua yiln tou, 

 meaning * mottled garden bean.' " 



38446. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. F. Wight. 



Adzuki bean. 



"(No. 2025a. Sianfu, Shensi, China. January 24, 19J4.) A large 

 red variety of adzuki bean, used in all ways like No. 2021a [S. P. I. 

 No. 38442.] Chinese name Hung hsiao tou, meaning 'red small 

 bean.' " 



38447 to 38449. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fabacese. Cowpea. 



38447. "(No. 2026a. Sianfu, Shensi, China. January 24, 1914.) 

 Mixed varieties of cowpeas, eaten as human food. Chinese name 

 Tsa Chiang tou, meaning ' mixed cowpea.' " 



38448. "(No. 202Ta. Lingpau, Honan, China. December 24. 1913.) 

 A red-seeded variety of cowpeas, rare. Used like No. 2026a [S. P. I. 

 No. 38447]. Chinese name Hung chiang tou, meaning 'red cow- 

 pea.'" 



38449. "(No. 2028a. Sianfu, Shensi, China. January 24, 1914.) 

 A variety of cowpea, being white with a black ' eye.' Used like 

 Nos. 2026a and 2027a [S. P. I. Nos. 38447 and 38448]. Chinese 

 name Yang yen pai chiang tou, meaning ' sheep's-eye white cow- 

 pea.' " 



38450 to 38462. So ja max (L.) Piper. Fabacese. Soybean. 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.) 

 38450 and 38451. 



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



38450. "(No. 2029a.) A large variety of yellow-seeded soy 

 bean. Chinese name Ta huang ton, meaning * large yellow 

 bean.' " 



38451. "(No. 2030a.) A medium-large variety of yellow-seeded 

 soy bean. Chinese name Ta huang tou, meaning ' large yellow 

 bean.' " 



38452. "(No. 2031a. Puchowfu, Shansi, China. February 10, 

 1914.) A large, yellow-seeded variety of soy bean. Chinese name 

 Ta huang tou, meaning * large yellow bean.' " 



38453 to 38457. 

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



38453. "(No. 2032a.) A small, yellow-seeded variety of soy 

 bean. Chinese name Hsiao huang tou, meaning ' small yellow 

 bean.' " 



38454. "(No. 2033a.) A small, yellowish seeded variety of soy 

 bean. Chinese name Huang tou, meaning ' yellow bean.' " 



38455. "(No. 2034a.) A very small, yellow-seeded variety of 

 soy bean. Chinese name Hsiao huang tou, meaning ' small 

 yellow bean.* " 



