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which are mainly used as a delicatesse, after having been soaked in weak 

 Chinese spirits for a couple of months. They have a hard skin and are 

 bad for the bowels. The trees can be planted close together (6 to S feet) 

 and do not apparently attain great size. Chinese name IIu ping tsao> 

 meaning bottle jujube. Is considered locally the best of the different 

 varieties grown." {Meyer.) 



22684. Zizyphus sativa Gaertn. Chinese date. 

 From Tsintse, Shansi, China. "(No. 294, Mar. 10, 190S.) A jujube 



(Chinese date) having medium-sized, red-colored, oblong fruits which taper 

 toward the end. The trees grow to a large size, and when old have 

 hardly any side branches on the main limbs. Chinese name Mu shiny 

 hong tsao; might be called 'pointed jujube.'" {Meyer.) 



22685. Zizyphus sativa Gaertn. Chinese date. 



From Tsintse, Shansi, China. "(No. 295, Mar. 10, 1908.) A jujube 

 (Chinese date) said to have red oblong fruits, which crack easily when 

 falling down. Trees medium sized. Chinese name Tsui ling tsao, mean- 

 ing 'fragile jujube.' Said to be a very poor keeper." {Meyer.) 



22686. Zizyphus sativa Gaertn. Chinese date. 



From Tsintse, Shansi, China. "(No. 296, Mar. 10, 1908.) A jujube 

 (Chinese date) tree which grows very large and spreads out very much, 

 bearing small fruits of oblong shape, red color, and of a melting, sweet 

 taste; can not be kept long. Chinese name Lang tsao. Might be called 

 ' melting jujube.' " {Meyer.) 



22687. Syringa sp. Lilac. 



From Tsintse, Shansi, China. "(No. 297, Mar. 10, 1908.) A very 

 floriferous lilac, growing often as a little tree ; found on dry mountain 

 slopes. Chinese name 8hau ting lisien." {Meyer.) 



22688. Avena ntjda ixermis (Koern.) Asch. & Graeb. Oat. 



From Tchailingtse Temple, Wutaishan, Shansi. China. "(No. 927a, 

 Feb. 25, 1908.) A hull-less oat found growing at 8,000 to 9,000 feet 

 elevation. May be of use in the elevated sections of the Rocky Mountain 

 regions. Chinese name Yrjh ma." (Meyer.) 



22689. Hordeum distichox nudum L. Hull-less barley. 

 From Tchailingtse Temple, Wutaishan, Shansi, China. "(No. 928a, 



Feb. 25, 1908.) A hull-less barley found growing at 8,000 to 9,000 feet 

 elevation. Is very rare in this region and might have been brought in 

 from Mongolia by the Mongolian pilgrims, who visit the Wutaishan re- 

 gion every year by the thousands. May be of great value in the short- 

 summered section of the United States. Chinese name Tsao ma." 

 { Meyer. ) 



22690. Cannabis sativa L. Hemp. 



From Tongchor, Shansi, Kwohsien District, China. "I No. 932a, Mar. 4, 

 1908.) Grown in mountain valleys: considered to be the best variety of 

 hemp of the Shansi Province, and sold in all of the towns and cities for 

 string and rope manufacture. Chinese name Shan ma tse." (Meyer.) 



22691. Pinus btjngeana Zucc. Pine. 

 From Taiyuanfu, Shansi, China. "(No. 934a, Mar. 13, 1908.) Sold on 



the streets as a delicatesse, and said to come from the mountains of 

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