JUNE 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1920. 



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50726 to 50966— Continued. B8e0e oj dSTO 



50932 to 50942. Vigna sinensis (Toruer) Savi. Fabace«. Cowpea. 



50932. "(No. 632. Kigoma. February 21. 1920.) Cowpea grown 

 everywhere by the natives." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 48798. 



50933. "(No. 696a. Nyanza, Urundi. February 29, 1920.) Cow- 

 pea as marketed by the natives ; many different types included. It 

 is one of the important crop plants. The pods, with beans almost 

 ripe but still soft, are boiled and eaten out of the pod." 



50934. "(No. 707. Nyanza, Urundi. March 2, 1920.) Native- 

 grown cowpea." 



50935. "(No. 832. Nyanza, Urundi. March 13, 1920.) Purple- 

 if colored cowpea ; not very numerous." 



50936. "(No. 838. Nyanza, Urundi. March 13, 1920.) Chocolate- 

 colored cowpea with purple tinge. Similar to No. 832 [S. P. I. 

 No. 50935]." 



50937. "(No. 834. Nyanza, Urundi. March 13, 1920.) Light choco- 

 late or straw-colored cowpea with a purple streak below the eye." 



50938. "(No. 835. Nyanza, Urundi. March 13, 1920.) A light 

 chocolate-colored cowpea, no purple streak." 



50939. "(No. 886. Nyanza, Urundi. March 13, 1920.) Uniform or 

 reddish or purplish cowpea." 



50940. "(No. 837. Nyanza, Urundi. March 13, 1920.) Mixed lot 

 after Nos. 832 to 886 [S. P. I. Nos 50985 to 50939] had been sep- 

 arated." 



50941. "(No. 902. Nyanza, Urundi. March 21, 1920.) Cowpeas 

 from native field." 



50942. "(No. 931. Dar es Salaam. April 1, 1920.) Dark cowpea 

 from the east coast." 



50943. ViTis sp. Vitacese. Grape. 



"(No. 727. M'Sala, Urundi. March 7, 1920.) Wild grape seed. 

 Flavor somewhat like a black currant and about the same size ; the vine 

 is low, almost shrublike." 



50944 to 50946. Voandzeia subtebbanea (L.) Thouars. Fabacese. 



50944. "(No. 696. Nyanza, Urundi. February 29, 1920.) Aground- 

 nut grown by the natives. The ripe seeds are eaten occasionally 

 when parched but they are very hard ; they are yellowish in color. 

 They are usually boiled while still green and eaten a.s one would 



potatoes." ' ' ' 



.birn ObQOf 



50945. "(No. 831. Nyanza, Urundi. March 13, 1920.) Voandzeia 

 with deep wine-colored beans. These are distinct from No. 696 

 [S. P. I. No. 50944], which are yellowish." 



50946. "(No. 988. Zanzibar. AprU ^, 1920.) Voandzeia." 



