78 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



60531 to 60639 — Continued. 



60634. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabacese. Mung bean. 



"N6k too; used for 'mook,' a jelly." 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42064. 

 60636 and 60536. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabacese. Soy bean. 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



60686. "Kong bean." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42059. 

 60636. "Zbn^ bean; this is used for making sauce." 



60637. ViGNA CYLiNDRiCA (Stickm.) Skeels. Fabacese. Catjang. 

 "Tong poo; may be used as 'mook,' a sort of jelly." 



60638. ViGNA SESQurPEDALis (L.) Fruwirth. Fabacese. Yard-Long bean. 

 "Pat ke cho kivang, for flour or bread." 



60639. ZiziPHUS JUJUBA Mill. Rhamnacea. Jujube. 

 (Z. saliva Gaertn.) 



" Tai chew, Korean dates." 



60540 to 50542. 



From Palis, France. Plant material purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. 

 Received May 20, 1920. 



60640. MoLiNiA CAERULEA (L.) Moeuch. Poacese. Grass. 

 Seed of a grass which is introduced in a few localities in the Eastern States 



from New England to Pennsylvania. In Europe this is considered to be a 

 good forage grass. A form with striped leaves is cultivated as an ornamental 

 for use in borders. (Adapted from Hitchcock, Genera of Grasses of the United 

 States, U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 772, p. 50.) 



In the early stages this grass makes a fairly good grade of hay. 

 50641. Stachys sieboldii Miquel. Menthacese. 



Tubers of a Chinese plant valuable for food. It is completely hardy and 

 easy of cultivation. The crisp ivorj'-white tubers, 2 to 3 inches long, may be 

 eaten in the fresh state, boiled, fried like salsify, made into sauce, or made into 

 fritters. An analysis of the tubers shows the following percentages: Starch, 

 17.80; protein, 4.31; fat, 0.55; cellulose, 1.34; mineral, 1.81; water, 74.19. 

 (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, third series, vol. 3, p. 16.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 21702. 

 50542. Trisetum flavescens (L.) Beauv. Poacese. Grass. 



"A grass resembling tall meadow oat-grass, growing on open ground, in 

 copses and meadows, which may prove valuable as a forage crop. Native to 

 Eiu-ope and Asia." (A. S. Hitchcock.) 



50543 to 50579. Pyeus spp. Malacese. Pear. 



From Talent, Oreg. Cuttings collected in China by Prof. F. C. Reimer, super- 

 intendent, Southern Oregon Agricultiuul Experiment Station. Received 

 Januarj' 9, 1920. Numbered Jime, 1920. 

 "Varieties which I regard as very promising for America and of verj- great value. 

 The introduction of this material, I beUevo, marks an epoch in American horticulture; 

 this material can not be duplicated without great cost and real personal risk." 

 (Reinw.) 



"We have this material grafted on four kinds of stocks which will give us an inter- 

 esting experiment, namely, Kieffer stocks, Pyrus serrulata stocks grown by us here, 



