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Keladi ( Colocasia antiquorum ) is grown to some 
extent by the Chinese. In the West Indies it is a 
well-known crop* and is an important tuber vegetable. 
The Jerusalem Artichoke ( Helianthus tuberosus), 
Sunroot, is cultivated locally and is a favourite 
vegetable with Europeans. Artichokes thrive best 
in moderately light rich soils, but do quite well 
when grown under less favourable conditions. 
Mature tubers are used in propagation. The crop 
takes from four to five months to reach maturity. 
A fair average yield as a field crop would appear 
to be about ten tons per acre. 
The Yam Bean ( Pachyrhizus tuberosus ) and Ele- 
phant Yam ( Amorphophallus campanulatus) are 
worthy of mention as subsidiary root crops. 
There is quite a variety of beans which can be 
grown on the plains ; special mention might be made 
of the Lima Bean ( Phaseolus lunatus ) which has 
recently come into favour as a food crop in this 
country. The large-seeded varieties make an ex- 
cellent vegetable either shelled from the green pods 
or dry. The lima bean will grow in any moderately 
good soil. Seeds of this bean have been distributed 
by the Department of Agriculture, F.M.S. & S.S., 
to many residents in the Peninsula; it is a prolific 
yielder and its cultivation should be encouraged in 
this country, where it does so well. 
Other beans which do well in the low country are 
the French or Kidney Bean, Egyptian Kidney Bean, 
Four-angled Bean, Sword or Jack Bean, Cow Pea 
and the Pigeon Pea. 
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