JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1921. 59 



54407 to 54409. 



From Chengtu, Szechwan, China. Seeds presented by P. M. Bayne. through 

 J. Burtt Davy, Cambridge, England. Received September 19, 1921. 



The only notes received with these seeds were the native names in Chinese 

 characters. These were translated by Dr. T. Tanaka, of the Office of Crop 

 Physiology and Breeding Investigations. 



54407. Amakanthus paniculatus L. AmaranthaceiB. 

 No, 86. " Savage's chestnut." 



54408. CucuRBiTA sp. Cucurbitacese. 

 No. 12. " Whiter kua." 



54409. Ipomoea reptans (L.) Poir. Convolvulacere. 

 (/. aquatica Forsk.) 



No. 49. " Yung vegetable." 



54410. Zea mays L. Poacese. Corn. 



From Supe, Peini. Seeds presented by Thomas W. Voetter, American con- 

 sul. Received September 16, 1921. 



"In December, 1919, I obtained an ear of corn at Supe, Peiii. Part of this 

 was planted at Antofagasta, Chile, and gave very satisfactory results. The 

 plant grew very tall, and on some of the stalks four ears appeared. The ears 

 were long and the grains tender, juicy, and sweet. 



" Some of the grains from the original ear were sent to Fort Wayne, Ind., 

 and planted there in 1920, but no ears formed there before the coming of frost. 

 It is evident that this variety needs a long growing season and might do very 

 well and prove very satisfactory in some southern State." {Thomas TF. 

 Voetter. ) 



54411 to 54424. Brassica spp. Brassicacese. 



From Okitsu, Shizuokaken, Japan. Seeds presented by Dr. T. Onda, direc- 

 tor, Imperial Horticultural Experiment Station, through T. Ito, chief, 

 Plant Industry Division. Imperial University of Agriculture and Com- 

 merce, Tokyo. Received September 30, 1921. 



New and rare types of salad plants and green vegetables, etc. Notes adapted 

 from Inouma. Japanese Mustards ; translated by T. Tanaka, of the Office of 

 Crop Physiology and Breeding Investigations. 



54411. Hatakena (farm vegetable), from Kyoto Province, much re- 

 sembles abiirana, the common oil vegetable, but is paler. It is com- 

 monly used as a kind of salad. The yellow flowers are three-quarters 

 of an inch across and bear four light-green honey glands. The radical 

 leaves resemble those of daikon (Raphanus sativus). The many- 

 seeded pods are 4i inches long. 



54412. Hinona (vegetable of Hiuo), fi'om Shigaken. A plant produced 

 in the village of Hino, Omi Province, with leaves like aburana and a 

 little longer, the larger veins showing reddish purple. The root, 5 to 7 

 inches in circumference and 7 to S inches long, is a beautiful purplish 

 red. The yellow petals are rounder than those of aiurana. 



54413 to 54415. A variety with sparingly incised leaves and white 

 stalk called Mibuna from the name of the village where it originated, 

 in the vicinity of Kyoto. The leaves are soft and of good flavor and 

 are highly esteemed. 



54413. Mibuna (common). 



54414. Mibuna, okute (late). 



54415. Mibuna, tease (early). 



