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22664 to 22669— Continued. 



22667. Anthephora hermaphrodita (L.) Kuntze. 



22668. Phleum panictjlatum Huds. 



22669. Phleum arenarium L. 



22670. Citrus aurantium L. Bigarade. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Purchased from the Yokohama Nursery Company. 

 Received April 24, 1908. 



Natsu mikan. ''The Natsu mikan, or 'summer orange,' is needed here as a 

 successor of grapefruit at the season when there is nothing at all to take the 

 place of that most refreshing fruit. Nothing equals the piercing, delicious 

 acidity of Natsu mikan, which is decidedly a sour orange, not in the least like 

 a lemon or a lime. Nothing is so refreshing on a hot summer morning as half 

 of a Natsu mikan, and orangeade made of Natsu mikan is different from 

 lemonade and much hetter. 



" I remember gratefully the plates heaped with peeled sections of Natsu 

 mikan, with the accompanying plates of sugar, that are offered one at private 

 houses and at monasteries on Japanese summer days. 



"It seems to me that the Natsu mikan is more often seen on fruit stands in 

 Tokyo than formerly, and more often offered to the foreigner. The largest 

 and finest, they say, come from Yamaguchi prefecture, at the foot of the Inland 

 Sea. 



" It is a great improvement on the Chinese pomelo, which is so often dry and 

 tasteless, and I shall be glad when we can have it throughout the summer in 

 America." (Eliza R. Scidmore.) (See No. 9268 for previous introduction and 

 further description.) 



22671 to 22696. 



From Peking, Chihli, China. Received through Mr. Frank N. Meyer, agri- 

 cultural explorer, April 20, 1908. 



A collection of seeds and cuttings, as follows: 



22671. Abies sp. Fir. 



From Peisantse Temple, Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 256, Feb. 21, 

 1908.) A very tall growing fir, having small light green needles and 

 light-colored, round, oblong cones. Found growing at 6,000 to 7,000 feet 

 altitude. Chinese name Tchien shu." (Meyer.) 



22672. Abies sp. 



From Tchailingtse Temple, Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 257, Feb. 

 25, 1908.) A medium-tall fir, having large, curved needles with a bluish 

 bloom on them, and bearing long, tapering cones of a chocolate-brown 

 color. Collected at an altitude between 8,000 and 9,000 feet. Chinese 

 name Tchien shu." (Meyer.) 



22673. Pinus sp. 



From Tchenghaitse Temple, Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 25S, Feb. 

 27, 1908.) A tall-growing pine, fit for forestry purposes. Chinese name 

 Sung shu." (Meyer.) 



22674. Larix sp. Larch. 



From Tchailingtse Temple, Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 259, Feb. 

 25, 1908.) A larch of medium-sized height, growing on sterile mountain 

 sides at very high elevations, 7,000 to 9,000 feet. Fit as a forestry tree 

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