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Amaranthu8 gangetieus L. (Amaranthaceae. ) 45182. 
Amaranth. From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, 
Agricultural Explorer for this Department. "(No. 
2385a. Hanchow, China. March 9, 1917.) A green-leaved 
amaranth, much cultivated in central China as a garden 
vegetable; and eaten, when young, like spinach. The 
plant stands any amount of moist heat, and can be 
sown at intervals throughout the summer. As the seed- 
lings suffer a good deal at. times from damping off, 
the Chinese generally have the beds raised slightly 
above the surrounding land and then cover the surface 
with a sifted mixture of soot, ashes, and lime, which 
acts as a fertilizer as well as a fungicide. Chinese 
name Pai han te'ai, meaning 'White amaranth vegetable'. 
This Han te'ai probably can be made a popular hot weather 
vegetable throughout the southern sections of the 
United States." (Meyer.) 
Annona eherimolia x squamosa (Annonaceae. ) 43181. 
Hybrid Anona. Grown at the Plant Introduction Field 
Station, Miami, Florida, from Garden No. 1803, tree 
C. A hybrid between the cherimoya and the sugar-apple, 
produced by Mr. Edward Simmonds of the Miami Field 
Station. It combines the unusual sweetness of the 
sugar-apple with the firmness and better shipping 
quality of the cherimoya. The trees show unusual 
vigor, having withstood the freeze of February, 1917, 
(temperature 26° F.) without being much damaged. 
Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Gagn. (Brasslcaceae . ) 
45185. Pai te'ai From China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. 
Meyer, "Agricultural Explorer for this Department. 
"(No. 2388a. Talanfu, Shantung, China. March 1 , 1917 . ) 
A heavy, winter Chinese cabbage of fine quality, mak- 
ing firm, much elongated heads. Sown out in early Au- 
gust and transplanted in rich, well-worked soil; it 
must not suffer from lack of water. Can be kept 
throughout the whole winter when stored in a cool 
dugout cellar; can also be held»ln good condition for 
several months when hung from the rafters of a cool 
storeroom, or kept in an airy box." (Meyer.) 
Brassiea pekinensis ( Lour .) Gagn. (Brasslcaceae.) 
45186. Pai te'ai From China. Collected by Mr. Frank 
N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for this Department. 
"(No. 2389a. Hankow, China. June 9, 1917.) A spring 
and autumn variety of Chinese cabbage of open growth; 
eaten boiled like kale or mustard sprouts. Sown from 
