OCTOBKK 1 lu DIXKMBKK :U, l!t22 33^ 



t 



56060 to 56063— Continued. 



up tu 4 inelu's in length, iiiul the siuall oval-olilong berries nn- ci-dwiicil 

 by the persistent calyx. Tliis species bears considerable resemblance 

 to Ribcs laurifoUum .lancz. (Adapted from Bulletin Mcitsucl de la 

 Soviite rAnn6cmic Paris, ueir .srr/>.<*. A'o. 9. it. ,^7. nnd (Inflnwrs" 

 Chronicle. 3cl Her., vol. 11. ;<. 213.) 



56061. RiBES LAXTRiFor.ii-M .lancz. 



Plant. A very attractive llowcriii^r currant lirsl discovered in Szecli- 

 wan, western China, at an altitude of 7,t»U0 feet, where it j,'rows a.s an 

 evergreen unarmed slirui) up to (> feet in height; not common. The ridi- 

 green oval leaves are coarsely tonthed and up to ." inches in length. The 

 greenish yellow tlowers aic borne in iicndeni clusters over '1 in<-hes long, 

 appearing in February ami March. (Adapteil from The Garden, nd. 

 79, p. 171.) 



56062. RiBEs LONGEKACEMOSVM Frauch. 



Cuttings. "This species, found in the mountains of western China, 

 hears large black fruits of good flavor, in racemes a foot and a half long." 

 ( /•'. //. Wil.soii, ]\^aiur(ili.'<l in UCv/* /•// (Iiimi. vol. .i. />. .11. \ 



For previous introduction, see S. V. 1. No. 4()4.">!». 



56063. RiBEs MAXIMO wiczii Ratal. 



Cuttings. A deciduous shrub fi to '.) feet high, first found by the Rus- 

 sian traveler Potanin, in Kansu. in 1885. but introduced into Eng- 

 land several years later from western <'hina. The leaves, in threes or 

 lives, are 2 to H inches wide, glossy green above an<I ]iale downy bciie;ith. 

 The tldwers, borne in long slender clusters in .May. an- made conspicuous 

 by the dull lurid-red ealyxe-s. The fruits, which are thickly covered with 

 stiff glandular bristles, are, accox-ding to E. H. Wilson, sometimes orange 

 and sometimes red. possibly at dilTerent stages of development. (Adapted 

 fr<im Gardeners' Chronicle, 3d scr.. vol. -W. /;. ,.'7.j. i 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 4ti41(i. 



56064 to 56066. Saccharum officixarum L. Poacetc 



Sugar cane^ 



From Fajardo. Port(.' Rico. Seeds lu'esented by K. A. Vevc l':x|tcriment 

 Station, Fajardo Sugar Co. Received December 28, 1022. <2uoted notes 

 by Mr. Veve. 



"These three varieties are very good in our district, and their seed germi- 

 nates very well. Although all three of them are susceptible to mo.saic disease,, 

 they are more resistant than the native varieties C)^i.<<f/iHii(i and Rayada. which 

 are herf^ considered as standards." 



56064. D109. 



For previous introduction, sec S. 1'. I. No. 4ifJ<;i:. 



56065. DJtSS. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo. 4!»2t^>4. 



56066. F. C. Sm. " This is a local variety, a seedling of D433." 



56067. Pangium edule Eeinw. Flacourtiace«e. Pangi. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by A. Hernandez,, 

 director, Rureau of Agriculture. Received December 13. 1!)22. 



"Seeds of pangi (Panr/iuin edulo obtained from the barrio of Panagan. 

 municipality of Lagouoy, Camarines Sur. Pangi seeds yield about ."0 per 

 cent of pitjoeng or .samaun oil having the following constants (see P.nrcau of 

 Forestry. Manila, Philippine Islands. Rulletin No. 20, p. l.">n) : 



Specific gravity 0. JI37 



Saponification value 178-1S.-5 



lodin value — - 89. 04 



Titer test of fatty acids 44.4" 



— (Hernandez.} 



