32 SEEDS AMi PLANTS IMPORTED. 



39463. Gynopogon iLunoi.irs (Muell.) K. Schumann. Apocy- 

 (Alyxia ilicifolia Muell.) [naceae. 



From Wellington 1 '< >i n i . near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Presented 

 bj Mr. James Pink. Received November 25, 1014. 



"A white-flowered shrub growing about G feet high, producing a profusion of 

 berries <>f a brighl orange-scarlet. It should make a valuable ornamental plain 

 for decorative purposes." (Pink.) 



39464. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalacese. Apricot. 



From Gizeh. Egypt. Secured by Prof. S. C. -Mason, of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, through Mr. Thomas \Y. Brown, Ministry of Agriculture, 

 Gizeh. Received November 28, 1914. 



39465 to 39484. 



From China. Presented by Miss Paula Bitter, Chicago, 111. Received 

 November 30. 1014. Quoted notes by Miss Bitter. > 



39465. Bbassica bapa L. Brassicacea?. Turnip. 

 "Man ching. A good sweet turnip." 



39466. Raphasus sativus L. Brassicacea?. Radish. 

 "7*0!' lo po. Long white turnip, planted in spring, grows exceedingly 



large." 



39467 and 39468. Brassica rEKixi;xsis (Lour.) Skeels. Brassicacea' 



Pe-tsai cabbage. 

 "A large winter cabbage of the Chinese kind. Planted in summer, 

 transplanted in early fall or late summer, and left out until frost." 



39469 to 39473. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitacese. Cucumber. 



39469. " Ch'ang tsai lnia. A long thick cucumber." 



39470. " Yuan su kua. Round cucumber." 



39471. " Pax cJi'ang su kua. A large, thick, white gourd, similar 

 to the cucumber ; good. Plant like cucumber." 



39472. " Huang kua. A long, slight cucumber. Can be planted 



as in America; might be called seedless: very good." 



39473. " Ch'ang su kua, A kind of cucumber." 



39474. Allium schoenopeasum L. Liliacese. Chives. 

 "Chiu ts'ai. A kind of onion grass." 



39475. I. \. iMA sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Lettuce. 



39476. I.tnA cylindrica ( I -. I Roenier. Cucurbitacese, Loofah. 

 ■■ ssu kua. Long cucumberlike." 



39477. ZlziPHUS JUJUBA Miller. Khamnacea?. Jujube. 

 i Ziziphus sativa < Saertn. i 



39478. Allium cepa L. Liliaceie. Onion. 

 " Long onion. Should be hilled." 



39479. Sisamim okmntaii I.. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 

 {Sesamum indicum L.) 



