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COWPEAS and SOYBEANS. A collection of 18 numbers from 
Soochow, Kiangsu, Cnina. Presented by Rev. R. A. Haden 
by whom descriptions are given. Received March 19. 
25132. DOLICHOS LABLAB. Purple flat bean; "bloom, stalk 
and leaves all are purple. Eaten in green state, pod and 
all. Enormously productive in vine and leaf; should he 
given plenty of room and vine supported." 
25133-137, GLYCINE HISPIBA. Pive kinds of soybeans. 
25138. GLYCINE USSURIENSIS. Horse feed peas, a literal 
translation of the Chinese. Long vines, climbing on 
^everything in reach, fruited from bottom to top. I think 
this should receive especial attention for the following 
reasons: It will be a good nitrogen producer. It is ex- 
tensively used in Chinese medicine. It will make a better 
drink than anything except good coffee. Parch the whole 
--pea until brown, grind and treat as boiled coffee. This 
I have tried and am very fond of it as a drink. " 
25139-141. PHASEOLUS ANGULAR IS . "The uses of these are 
the same as cowpeas but the foliage is more abundant." 
25142-143. PHASEOLUS CALCARATUS . Prom the shape of the 
seed these are called Crab eye. They are also called the 
lazy man's pea, for the reason that they replant them- 
selves. Growth rank; vine bunchy, not very long. Should 
be extra fire for renewing land and for fodder." 
25144-147. VIGNA UNGUICULATA. Pour kinds of cowpeas. 
25148-149. VIGNA SESQUIPEDALIS . 
Por preliminary test by Office of Agrostology; if sat- 
isfactory seeds will be available later. 
CUCUMIS MELO. 25166. Prom Peleka, Island of Corfu. Pre- 
sented by Mr. Carlo Sprenger, Vomero, Naples, Italy. 
Received March 30. "A splendid winter melon. Plesh ' 
white or greenish white; shell golden yellow. Very fine 
and a variety I have never seen before." (Sprenger.) 
PICUS SYCAMORUS. 25094. Cuttings from Cairo, Egypt. 
Presented by Mr. Geo. P. Poaden. Received March 22. 
"This is the sacred fig of the Egyptians. The fruit is 
produced in very large numbers on the main branches and 
trunk of the tree, being borne in clusters. The tree is 
used in Egypt extensively as an avenue tree and forms 
one of the characteristic landscape trees of Egypt. 1 
