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28153 to 28180. 







From Wuchang, Hupeh, China. Presented by Director Whong, Chinese Govern- 

 ment College of Agriculture, through Mr. Howard Richards, jr., Boone College, 

 Wuchang. Received June 6, 1910. 



Seeds of the following; Chinese names as given on the packets: 



28153. Castanopsis sp. 



Ber shin tze tree. 



28154 and 28155. Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Nees. & Eberm. 



28154. Pei pai chang. White camphor wood. 



28155. Hwar chong tree. 



28156. Citrus decumana (L.) Murr. Pomelo. 

 Shong yuen tree. 



28157. Liquidambar formosana Hance. 



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Mow fong tree. 



Distribution. — In the provinces of Kiangsi, Fukien, Hupeh, and Kwangtung, 

 in the Chinese Empire, in the island of Formosa, and in Japan. 

 28158 to 28175. Oryza sativa L. Rice. 



Tea. 



28181. Psidium guajava L. Guava. 



Grown at the Subtropical Garden, Miami, Fla. Numbered June 17, 1910. 



Bud wood obtained May, 1909, by Mr. P. J. Wester from Mr. Orange Pound, Cocoa- 

 nut Grove, Fla., for breeding purposes. 



"This is a white-fleshed guava, rather larger than the average fruit found in the 

 market and with seeds less numerous. In flavor it is mild and sweet. Mr. Pound 

 claims to have found nearly seedless fruits on the tree." (Wester.) 

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