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Wilson states that oranges are propogated [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] in China by seveing [[sic]] partially the shoots at the base of the tree & banking earth about them until they take root. In this way seedless varieties could be propagated as easily as our method of budding. The common fan palm from which rain coats are made is grown here, [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] being seen near every village It is [[underline]] Trachycarpus excelsus [[/underline]] (. see Wilson vol II p. 82)
The bean we seen planted in rice rice fields in the winter thruout Yun-nan is the Broad Bean ([[underline]] Vicia fabia [[/underline]]) the soy bean being a summer crop. The common pea ([[underline]] Pisum sativum [[/underline]]) is less common here as a crop. The broad bean is a favorite food for mules.
[[circled]] 25 [[/circled]] The weather both today & yesterday has been windy, a south wind blowing, altho clear.