14 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



55626 to 55632— Continued. 



55632. Curcuma zedoap.ia (Bergius) Roscoe. ZinziberaceEe. 



"(No. 857.) Rhizomes of ' hak sam keung' (black-hearted ginger); 

 the flowers are rich pink, and a dark purple in the center of the leaves, 

 as well as in the rhizome, gives the plant its name. It is found most 

 abundantly in sandy soil in thickets and along streams and is a very 

 promising ornamental for semitropical regions" 



55633 to 55645. Pruxus mume Sieb. and Zucc. Amygdalacese. 



Japanese apricot. 



From Lokong, Kwangtung. China. Seeds presented by the Canton Christian 

 College, through F. A, McClure. Received August 14, 1922. The 

 Canton Christian College observation numbers are in parentheses. 



55633. (No. 601.5-B2) Cha Ip mui. 



55634. (No. 601.5-C) Cha Ip imii. 



55635. (No. 601.18) Hak Lok Tsai mui. 



55636. (No. 601.-E) Hang mui. 



55637. (No. 601.11-B) Hank mui chie. 



55638. (No. 601.7-C) Hunff mui. 



55639. (No. 601.6-C-C) Ngo Shu mui. 



55640. (No. 601.19) Sun Ngan Au mui. 



55641. (No. 601.10-C) Tai mui. 



55642. (No. 601.20) Tai Waiig Wat mui. 



55643. (No. 601.4-C2) Tai Wat Tsing mM. 



55644. (No. 601.4-D) Tai Wat Tsing wui. 



55645. (No. 601.8-C) Wang Wat 7nui. 



55646. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



From Peking, China. Purchased from Dr. R. G. MilLs. Received August 

 19, 1922. 



Native-grown seeds introduced for alfalfa breeding experiments. 



55647 to 55668. 



From Canton, China. Seeds pre.sented by G. Weidman Groff, general 

 director. Canton Christian College. Received May 22, 1922. Numbered 

 September, 1922. Quoted notes by F. A. McClure, of the Canton Christian 

 College. 



The Canton Christian College introduction numbers are in p.n-enthe.ses. 

 Native names ronianized from the Cantonese dialect. 



55647 to 55650. Aleukites Montana (Lour.) Wilson. Euphorbiacea'. 



Mu-oil tree. 



"This is the mu-yu shu (literally, wood-oil tree) of southern China. 

 It is less hardy than the tung-oil tree. Aleurites fordii, and 2-year-old 

 specimens growing at Tallahassee. Fla., were killed by cold in February, 

 1917. The oil is practically identical with tung oiL The fruit differs 

 from that of A. fordii in having an irregularly ridged surface when 

 mature and the young leaves in being much more deeply lobed than those 

 of that si>8cies." (R. A. Young.) 



55647. " Shek Lut, or Tung Yau Tsz. Secured in the autumn of 1921 

 through Rev. F. Fritz, from Moilim, northeastern Kwangtung" 



55648. "(No. 785.)" 55650. "(No. 789.)" 



55649. "(No. 788.)" 



For an illustration of the young tree, see Plate I. 



