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The fruit is about an incli in diameter and is used in Japan as a pickle. 

 The fruits are pielved just l)ef()re becominf^ rii)e and soaked in water for 24 

 hours; tlien they are mixed with salt and tlie leaves of the red-leaved variety 

 of Perilla nanlcinensis and allowed to stand a week or less, depeTidins on the 

 temperature. After this, the fruits are spread in the sun to dry and while 

 drying are sprinkled with the .juice of the Perilla leaves. After three to fi\-e 

 days they are put up in weak brine, in which they will keep indefinitely. The 

 pickled fruit is exceedingly sour; it often forms a part of the ralirin (»f the 

 Japanese soldiers. For Iiest results the trees should be grown in a shady place. 

 (Adapted from notes of Frank N. Meiier.) 



45524. Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Chenopodiacese. 



From India. Seeds presented by Mr. H. G. Carter, director, Botanical 

 Survey of India, Calcutta. Received November 28, 1917. 



" Obtained from plants grown near Calcutta." {Carter.) 



Especially developed strains are said to afford a high percentage of an es- 

 sential oil, to which tonic and antispasmodic properties are attributed. In 

 Europe it has a reputation as a useful remedy in nervous affections, particu- 

 larly chorea. (Adapted from The National Dispensatory, p. 1067.) 



45535 to 45534. 



From Hupeh Province, China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agri- 

 cultural Explorer for the Department of Agriculture. Received Novem- 

 ber 21, 1917. Quoted notes by Mr. Meyer. 



45525 and 45526. Lycoris aitrea (L'Her. ) Herbert. Amaryllidacere. 



45525. "(No. 1283. Chienchingshan, near Kingmen. September 21, 

 1917.) Seeds of a bulbous plant, flowering in late summer, with 

 large ocher-yellow flowers borne on stems often over 2 feet tall. 

 The foliage dies down in summer, but comes up again in early 

 spring or late winter where the climate is mild. Apparently 

 withstands zero temperatures. Collected in pockets of humus 

 soil beneath tall trees on a rocky, mountain slope at an altitude 

 of more than 2.(X)0 feet above sea level. May possibly be hardy 

 at Washington, D. C." 



45526. "Bulbs of No. 1283 [S. P. I. No. 4.5525]." 



45527 and 45528. Lycokis radiata (L'Her.) Herbert. Amaryllidaceae. 



45527. "(No. 1284. Kingmen. September 26, 1917.) Bulbs of a 

 plant, with large masses of carmine- red flowers, which flowers 

 in late summer and early autumn. The foliage dies down in 

 spring, but the leaves sprout up again after flowering has ceased. 

 It loves partial shade, does well on dry banks, debris, and beneath 

 trees, but seems to withstand less frost than the preceding number. 

 This ought to thrive throughout the whole southern United States, 

 and pos.sibly in California. Chinese name Lung chiao hna (drag- 

 on's-claw flower.) Obtained from the garden of Rev. J. S. John- 

 son, Swedish American Missionai'y at Kingmen." 



45528. "(No. 1285. Kingmen. September 26, 1917.) Var. flaves- 

 cens. Bulbs of a dragon lily, with pale-yellow flowers borne on 

 stalks considerably taller than those of the preceding number 

 [S. P. I. No. 45527], of which it seems to be a variety. This and 

 the three preceding numbers [S. P. I. Nos. 45525 to 45527] can 



