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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51351 to 51357— Continued. 



"When fully mature, the pods (which are often borne in clusters of 

 four or five) are picked and the beans prepared for eating by boiling 

 in salted water. The leathery brown integument must first be removed ; 

 the cotyledons are then found to be white, tender, of very fine, somewhat 

 mealy texture, and of an agreeable flavor suggesting that of the white 

 bean, but more delicate, with a trace of sweetness. 



"The Indians reckon the balu among their best foods. I believe the 

 plant will succeed in southern Florida, but it is probably too tender for 

 California." 



