In regard to the article in July number Gardeners' Monthly, page 216, on "Origin of the name Goober for the Pea nut,"T will state that among the negroes in the coast region of South Carolina, the name "Goober" or "Goober Pea" is applied exclusively to the Voandzea, whilst "Pindar" or "Pindah" is always given to the well-known Pea nut, Arachis.

These two plants have the similar habits of blooming above ground, but ripening their fruit beneath the surface. The former is an oval, onesided legume. The seed is hard and requires boiling before it can be eaten, and is not used parched like the Pea nut. It is not as rich nor as palatable as the Pea nut.

The Goober Pea, or Voandzea, was cultivated very commonly by them 50 or 60 years ago, but it is now very rarely seen. Other and better varieties of Beans and Peas have taken its place.

I have always been under the impression that these two vegetable productions were brought over to this country by the Africans and, under their different names, have been cultivated by their descendants here. Aiken, South Carolina.