Dear Sir
Roots and Tubers
(1) sweet potatoes
(2) yams--Dioscorea alata and D. esculenta, selected varieties,
(3) cassava--some true seed to start my own,
Grains
(1) corn,
(2) okra, for edible seed and well as green fruit,
(3) wax gourd (Benincasa hispida) for edible seed as well as squash-like fruit.
Legumes
(1) Catjang cowpeas (climbing, disease resistant forms),
(2) winged bean,
(3) Dolichos lablab beans,
(4) asparagus beans.
Leafy Vegetables
(1) chaya,
(2) sunset hibiscus,
(3) Tahitian taro (Xanthosoma brasiliensis),
(4) Tropical or Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica).
Fruit Vegetables
(1) tropical pumpkin,
(2) okra,
Trees
(1) bananas,
(2) breadfruit,
(4) tamarind,
(5) papaya,
(6) mangoes
kirti
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