40901, VIGNA SESQUIPED- 

 A LIS. Yard-Long Bean, From China. 

 Collected by F, N. Meyer. A variety 

 said to be unusually elongated. Much 

 used by the Chinese as a garden veg- 

 etable, eaten either fresh, dried, salted 

 or pickled. Should be supported to 

 give maximum returns. 



21976. VITEX INOISA, 



from Frank Meyer, Shantung, China. 



Tall perennial grovs^ing on dry alka- 

 line lands, with delicate blue flowers 

 appearing in terminal panicles and 

 rich in honey. Annual shoots occa- 

 sionally used by Chinese in basket 

 manufacture. Recommended for test- 

 ing as an ornamental in the South- 

 western States. 



ZIZIPHUS JOAZEIRO. 



Jua, From Minas Geraes and Bahia, 

 BraziL Collected by Dorsett, Shamel 

 andPopenoe. Densely foliaged, thorny 

 tree, 40 feet high, bearing large quan- 

 tities of small, yellow fruits of which 

 cattle are so fond that the tree is val- 

 ued as a forage plant for dry lands, 

 where it succeeds well. Tea made 

 from fruits is used as an emollient. 



