BRASSICA PEKINENSIS. 



Pe-tsai or Chinese Cabbage. From 

 various sources in North China. A 

 fall cabbage, NOT SUITABLE FOR 

 SPRING PLANTING as it goes to seed. 

 Sow in July in rows; begin manuring 

 heavily when four inches high. Har- 

 vest after first light frost; heads long, 

 cylindrical, not very firm. By cutting 

 off all green leaf tips it can be cooked 

 without penetrating cabbage odor. 



36967. BROMELIA SP. Grava- 

 ta. From near Bahia, Brazil. A 

 bromeliaceous plant allied to the pine- 

 apple. Fruits translucent, pale straw 

 colored, 3 inches long and somewhat 

 angular, with crisp, juicy flesh that is 

 spicy and delightfully acid. Small, 

 flattened seeds. Before eating the fruit 

 the very acid skin must be carefully 

 removed to avoid burning the lips and 

 mouth. 



37895. BUNCHOSIA SP. 



Cafe do Matto. From Lagoa Santa, 

 Minas, Brazil, through Dorset t, Shamel 

 and Popenoe. Small tree 25 feat high, 

 producing clusters of bright red fruits 

 the size of small cherries. Each fruit 

 contains one seed surrounded by a 

 viscous, sticky pulp of sweetish flavor, 

 butvery astringent. Atea said to equal 

 mate (the popular drink of BraziD is 

 made from the leaves. 



