26 SEEDS AND TLANIS IMPORTED 



55983 to 55992— (Continued. 



55984. Castanea sp. Fagacese. Chestnut. 



"(X(t. t52."iHa. SeptfiiilK-r. 1H22. ) Seeds of tall trees fouiul wild in the 

 valleys of the Haitung Range, east of the Tali Lake, at an altitude of 

 8.000 feet. The nuts are larger than those from the mouiitaiD.s near 

 Yangpi, hut hoth are very sweet and delicious in flavor." 



55985. Chaknomkles .sp. Malacea?. Chinese quince. 



"(Talifii. Septemher 19. 1922.) Seeds of a quince, called in Chinese 

 Mu kua, cultivated around Talifu. The tree is 50 to 80 feet tall, with a 

 large trunk. The very aromatic fruits, rich yellow with a reddish tinge, 

 have very firm. hard, yellow flesh." 



55986. roLOCARiA escltlexta (L. ) Schott. Aracete. Dasheen. 



"(Talifu. September 22. 1922.) Tubers of a Chinese vegetable calle<l 

 Yec-tno. sold in the Talifu market. The plant is growTi in dry ground, 

 like corn or wheat, and not flooded. The tubers grow in great numbers 

 around tlie base of the stem; they are white and mealy and eaten boiled, 

 like potatoes. The flower stalk is about 2 feet long, of a pinkish mauve 

 colfir. with a slender spathe of the same color, and with cream-colored 

 flowers; the whole is eaten as a vegetable, either fried or boiled." 



55987. CoRYLUS sp. BetulacejTP. Hazelnut. 



"(Xo. 3292. Ng'iluke. September 11. 1922.) Seeds of a tree tiO to 80 

 leet in height, with triniks 2 to :? feet in diameter, fountl at altitudes of 

 O.-IOO to 10.000 feet among limestone bowlders near springs at the foot 

 <»f the Likiang Snow Range. The tree is liandsome, with very large 

 leaves, and bears large edible nuts. 



55988. CKATAEcrs pinnatifida Bunge. Malafea'. Hawthorn. 



"(Talifu. September 20. 1922.) Seeds of a shrub to 8 feet high, 

 obtained from fruits sold in the Talifu market, where they are strung 

 on fiber. These small api)lelike fruits mature in September. They have 

 large seeds and rather sour flesh and are eandied like jujubes. Chinese 

 name i<hun Ji ko." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. .")9.32. 



55989. .TUGLANS kegia L. Juglandacea>. Walnut. 



"(Yangpi. September. 1922.) Seeds of wild walnut tiees 40 to aO 

 feet in height, with a sjiread of nearly a hundred feet, found in the 

 mountains at an altitude of 8.00f> feet. The nuts are large, thin shelled, 

 and sweet." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. r471>0. 



55990. Mai us sp. Malacese. AppJe. 



"(No. 6558. Ohienchuan. September 15, 1922.) Seeds of a wild 

 a)»ple. tree 20 feet high, with stift" spreading bram-hes, found In a dry. 

 hot. rocky location in the Chienchuan Valley north of Talifu. The fruits 

 are a little larger than a pea. glossy as if varnished, bright red on one 

 side and yellow on the other." 



55991. Meconopsis integrifolia (Maxim.) Francli. I'apaver.iceav 

 "(Likiang. September, 1922.)" 



For previous introduction and description, see S. P. I. No. 559.57. 



55992. Osteomeles schwerinae C. Schneid. Malace?e. 



"(No. 0.5.")4. Langchiung. September 10. 1922.) Seeds of an orna- 

 mental, spreading shrub 2 to 3 feet high, fouud in the Langchiung 

 Mountains at an altitude of 7,i500 feet and common in the arid regions 

 north and south of Talifu. It differs considerably from the Pacific 

 species, Osteomeles anthylUdifolia; the flowers are pinkish white and 

 very fragrant, and the sweet edible fruits are uniformly dull purple." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 40033. 



