10 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED 



55840. AcTixiDiA cHiNExsis Planch. Dilleniacese. Yaiig-tao. 



Plants raised from seed secured from I>. \V. ('(»olidg:e. Pasadena. Calif. 

 Numbered October. 192li, for convenience in distribution. 



Plants of this large-fruited seedling have been proj^agated at the Plant In- 

 troduction Garden at Chico, Calif., under P. I. G. No. 19420 and nt Bell. :Md., 

 under P. I. G. No. 1846. 



"The yang-tao, an ornamental decicUious climber native to Sze<-liw;in, <:iiina, 

 has attracted considerable attention because of tbe liigli ciuality of its fruits. 

 The leaves have a plushlike texture and an unusual dark-green color, and their 

 large size and regular spacing add to tbe beauty of the vine. The flowers are 

 buff yellow to wliite. fragrant, often li inches acrosss, and are pi-oduced in 

 great abundance. The ovoid to globose rus*;et-bniwn villous fruits nre ;il)out 2 

 inches long. The flesh is green, of most excellent flavor, resembling tliat of a 

 gooseberry, but tempered with a flavor peculiarly its own. Tbe fruit is irood 

 when eaten fresh and also makes very fine .iam and sauce." (DavkJ Fairrliihf.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. .>1460. 



55841. LvcopEKsicoN EscuLKXTU^r Mill. Solanacea'. Tomato. 



From Montevideo, Uruguay. Seeds presented by Luis GuiUot. r>iiec<'i<'»n 

 de Paseos Publicos. Received October 18. 1922. 

 Introduced from tropical America in tbe hope of securing a strain immune 

 to tomato leaf-spot. 



55842 to 55870. Triticum aestivum L. Poacesp. 



(T. vuigare viii.) Common wheat. 



From Sydney, New South Wales. Presented by J. P. Shelton, plant breeder, 

 Department of Agriculture. Sydney. Received October 17, 1922. Quoted 

 notes by Mr. Shelton. 



" The varieties listed below are all beardless spring wheats, white grained, 

 with medium to strong flour qualities, and all give commercial yields in some 

 districts. Those marked ' strong flour ' should give a flour of better bread- 

 making qualities than those marked ' Hard Federation.' " 



55842 to 55855. "(A) Varieties lately bred in New South Wales by 

 J. T. Pridham, but nut yet in general rnltivation." 



55842. Aussie. 



55843. BaMknob. 



55844. Earhi Bird. (Very early. ^ 



55845. Forelock. (Bearded.) 



55846. Gfmrka. (Strong flour. Very early.) 



55847. Riverina. (Early.) 



55848. Selection 13 (01) from Hard Federation. (Strong flour.) 



55849. Selection 19 (CI) from Hard Federation. (Strong flour.) 



55850. Selection 69 (A6) from Hard Federation. 



55851. Stamina. (Strong flour. Early.) 



55852. Wagga No. 49. 



55853. Waggn No. 54. (Early.) 



55854. Wandilla. 



55855. Warafah. (Early.) 



55856 to 55860. "(B) Varieties in general cultivation in New South 

 Wales and Victoria.*' 



55856. Canberra. (A^ery early and prolific.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 42109. 



