JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 192'2. 15 



55647 to 55668— Continued. 



55651 and 55652. Avkkrhoa i .\kami;i>i,a I.. t)xuliila<vir. Caramboli. 



"Seeds from fruits purchase*! In the market at Oauton by a riiliie** 

 student experienced in fruits. Both are cultivated by the natives." 



55651. "(No. 651.) Yeung To. A sweet variety eaten out of hand." 



55652. "(No. 652.) Saani Nim. A sour variety." 



For an illustration of the fruit and foliaRe. 8ee Tlate II 



55653. Calamus sp. Phoenicacea;. Rnttnr. 



(No. 659.) Wo7W t'oufi. Collected in Dtv-einbor, 1921. fn.iu tin- Five 

 Finger Mountains, interior of Hainan. The Iouk vincllke Rtcias are 

 gathered by natives, dried, and sold to llakka traders, who export thoin 

 from Hainan as one of the rattans of commerce." 



55654. Castanopsis sp. Fagaceic. 



"(No. 664.) Ktcai Ian j/u* (Cantonese). Collecte<l near HonKniat.Hueu, 

 a Loi village in the interior of Hainan. The nuts are used by the 



natives as food." 



55655. Chaenomexes sp. Malacea?. 



"(No. 650.) Sz chuen muk kn-a. Purchased in February. 192*2. on the 

 street in Canton. The fruit is used by the Chinese in niaklnu a rife 

 wine; it makes good jelly and has been tried successfully here at the 

 Canton Christian College." 



55656. Coix LACBYMA-JOBi L. Poacea?. Job's-teara. 



"(No. 685.) / mai. Collected in December. 1921. on th<> island of 

 Hainan. According to my Chinese assistant, a species of this genus Is 

 used by the people of Shinhing. West River, Kwangtung. as tish foo<l. 

 and a famous brand of soft-boned fish is the result." 



55657 and 55658. Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. Aracvii'. Taro. 



" Tubers from the Canton market in September, 1921. and grown In 

 the Canton Christian College gardens for one season." 



55657. "(No. 780.) Hung Nga oo (red sprouted)." 



55658. "(No. 782.) Paak oo (white)." 

 55659 to 55662. Diospyros spp. Diospyracese. 



55659 and 55660. Diospyros kaki I., f. Kaki. 



" Sai Paat tsz. Obtained in September, 1921, by a Chinese student 

 of fruits from Lohkongtung. Kwangtuni:." 



55659. "(No. 653.)" 55660. "(No. 654.)" 



55661. Diospyros lotus L. 



"(No. 655.) Kaau tsai. Obtained in Dihkongtung. Kwangtung. 

 A wild species, the pulp of which is used In Canton to make a kind of 

 waterproofing material." 



55662. Diospyros sp. Persimmon. 



"(No. 695.) Tsz. Collected from the Five Finger Mountains of 

 the interior of Hainan, near the Lol village of Ylktsokmaau." 



55663. Millettia dielsiana Harms. Fabaceae. 



"(No. 662.) Collectetl by F. A. .McClurc. October 2.'i. near Notla. island 

 of Hainan. This promising ornamontal is a shrub in the ()|hmi, but be- 

 comes vinelike when growTi in the shade of tall tn'es. The fruits are the 

 shape and color of oranges and about 2 to 3 centimeters In diameter." 



