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24155 to 24165— Continued. 

 The following seeds: 



24155. Rubus xaxthocarpus Bur. & Franch. 



"(No. 806.) Subshrub 6 inches to 1 foot high; flowers white; fruits yellow, 

 of good size and flavor. Common in abandoned cultivated areas and stony 

 places generally in the valley of the Min River from 6.000 to 10,000 feet ; abun- 

 dant around the town of Sungpan. Fruit ripe July to end of August, according 

 to altitude." (Wilson.) 



24156. Ribes sp. 



"(No. 836.) Bush 6 to 12 feet; fruit green and very acid. The common 

 gooseberry, abundantly employed as a hedge plant around Tatienlu; altitude 

 8,000 to 10,000 feet." ( Wilson.) 



24157. Triticum aestivum L. Wheat. 



"(No. 845.) A while awnless wheat; 3 to 4 feet high; ripening in May. A 

 common crop on the Yangtze banks, Szechwan Province." I Wilson.) 



24158. Hordeum vulgare L. Barley. 



"(No. 846.) Ordinary six-rowed barley; 2 to 3 feet high; ripening in May; 

 cultivated in the Yangtze Valley, Szechwan," (Wilson.) 



24159. Hordeum sp. Barley. 



"(No. 847.) A common six-rowed awned barley; ripe in May; abundantly 

 cultivated on the banks of the Yangtze River, Szechwan." (Wilson.) 



24160. Triticum aestivum L. Wheat. 



"(No. 848.) A red wheat; 3 to 4 feet high: ripe in May. A common crop in 

 the Yangtze Valley, Szechwan." (Wilson.) 



24161. Hordeum vulgare L. Barley. 



"(No. 849.) A barley with purplish glumes, ripe in May; sparingly culti- 

 vated in the department of "Weichon on the borders of the Chentu plain." 

 ( Wilson.) 



24162. Brassica juxcea (L.) Cass. Chinese rape. 



"(No. 851.) Large Chinese rape, Ta tsai yu; 4 to 6 feet high; abundantly 

 cultivated throughout the Yangtze Valley and the Chentu plain." (Wilson.) 



24163. Brassica sp. 



"(No. 852.) Small Chinese rape, Hsas tsai yu; 2 to 3 feet high; not quite 

 such a common crop as No. 851 (S. P. I. No. 24162^, but very generally culti- 

 vated in Szechwan. For special use of these and all the Szechwanese economic 

 plants, see Consul-General Hosie's report on the Province of Szechwan." 



(Wilson . 



24164. Triticum aestivum L. . Wheat. 



"(No. 853.) A red awnless wheat; 3 feet high, with stotit culms and ears; 

 cultivated by the tribesfolk in western Szechwan and ripening in July or August, 

 according to altitude. This wheat yields a very fine flour suitable for bread of 

 all sorts." (Wilson.) 



' 24165. Fragaria moschata Duchesne. 



"(No. 908.) Wild strawberry. Fruit red and of very good flavor, size and 

 shape variable, abundant around Tatienlu. 8,000 to 14,000 feet altitude." 

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