36 SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED 



56080 to 56117— Continued. 



56088. Castanea sp. 



"(No. 6686. September 28, 1922.) This is the same us No. 66S2 

 [S. P. I. No. 50080], but was collected near Taipiugpu, three day.s' 

 journey west of Talifu. The seeds were gathered from young shoots, 

 for the trees had all been cut down."' 



56084. Cat.^xpa duclouxh Dode. BignoniaceiB. 



•MNO.S. 3«»7, 3217.) A tree 80 feet tall, with a straight trunk 3 to 4 

 feet in diameter, found in the Likiang Plain at an altitude of H.sfH) feet : 

 in large groves also south of Talifu on the Menghau Ting Plain. The 

 pinkish lilac flowers are borne in large full panicles and make the tree 

 very ornamental. It is a very valuable timber tree, and the wood is not 

 attacked by insects. Seeds of this tree are exitorted froni Tengyueh to 

 other parts of Yunnan. Tengyueh being the center of distributi(»n. The 

 Chinese name is Chun nin shu." 



For jtrevious introduction, see S. P. I. No. ■')'>',>'.>'[. 



56085. CoENUS CAPiTATA Wall. Comacese. Benthani's cornel. 



•'(No. 6684. September 29. 1922.) A tree 30 feet or' rnoi-e in' li'eigllt 

 with a triink a foot or more in diameter, or at times »iidy shrubby, found 

 beyond Paitoupu. two days" journey west of Yangpi, at an altitude of 

 8,000 feet. The fruits, larger than a large strawberry and of the same 

 shape and color, have sweet yellow flesh and arc iiincii relished; they 

 are often sold in the markets." 



56086. CoRYLrs sp. Betulaceie. Filbert. 



"(No. 663;". September 24. 1922.) A shruli 6 to 10 feet bigh. with 

 large hairy leaves, found among mica bowlders at the foot of the steep 

 hills rising behind Kinngintui. a village not far from Yangpi. at an alti- 

 tudt" i>f r).(i(H» feet. Ar tliis time of the year the wi'atber her^' is hot. 

 The fruits, of fairly large size, are sweet and of a rtav<»r like that of 

 liazelnuts. This shrub is worthy of cultivation for tlie nuts."" 



56087. < "uATAFXiUS PiNNATiFiDA Bunge. Malacea". Hawthorn. 



•MNo. 668.'i. September 27, 1922.) A tree ."in to .T) f<-et high, with 

 straight ascending brandies, fomid wild betrwen Yang])! and Taipiugpu. 

 four days' jotimey west of Talifu. The large-seeded yellowish red 

 fruits, the size of crab apples and ridged, are borne in large clusters at 

 the ends of the branches: they are candied by ilie tuitives,'" 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 55988. 



56088 to 56090, Diospyros spp. Diospyraceje Persimmon. 



56088. DiosPYKOS Lorus L. 



■■^No. 6693. September 2."'>, 1922.1 A wihi persimmon found near 

 watercour.ses on the hills back of Kinngintui, 20 U (6 miles) east 

 of Yangi>i, at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The fruits are the size of 

 a large green olive." 



56089. Diospyros lotus L. 



••(No. 6705. October, 1922.) A sitreading tree 50 feet high with 

 a drooping crown, found wild on the Salwin water.slied, western slope 

 of the Salwin Valley above Homushu, at an altitude of 7,000 feet. 

 The tree was loaded with the small yellowish green persimmons, 

 less than an inch in diameter."' 



56090. Diospyros sp. 



"(October 3. 1922.) A tree 35 feet high with a large si.rea<ling 

 crown, which grows half wild on the hillsides near Shaynng. two 

 days" journey east of Yungchang. The edible persimmons, tlie size of 

 a tennis ball, are orange-yellow and are very sweet and delicious." 



56091. JrcLANs regia L. .Juglandaceie. "Walnut. 



•'(No. 6694. September 27. 1922.) A very hirge tree with a huge 

 crown, which is very numerous on the hills and slopes near Taipingi>u. 



