PADDLE-FISH

or “Spoonbill Cat,” also known locally as ‘‘spade-fish,’’ a large, smooth-skinned, scalele , fresh-water fish of firm, sturgeon-like flesh and greenish black eggs which make excellent ‘‘caviar.’’ It frequents the lowland streams and bayous of the Mi i ippi and Ohio and has been known to exceed six feet in length and a weight of 150 pounds. PAKCHOI (Bra ica chinensis), a Chinese ‘‘cabbage’’ grown in some American gardens. The average plant consists of a few loosely erect, tender, broad leaves with thick white stems. It sometimes develops edible tuberous roots. Tuberous-rooted pakchoi (B. napiform is), a closely related species, is cultivated especially for its roots, which resemble white, spindle-shaped turnips in both appearance and flavor.