JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1915. 



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41030 and 41031— Continued. 



41031. Brassica chinensis Jusl. Brassicacese. Pakchoi. 



" Korean cabbage. I think this is strictly a Korean article, as I have 

 never met with it anywhere else. It grows very much like celery, but 

 with leaves very much like a turnip or mustard leaf. The stems are 

 stocky and blanch beautifully. It is used here for making a kind of 

 pickle called Kimchi. The natives call the cabbage Pachoo, which would 

 be a good name in case you have not already introduced the seed under 

 another name. The seeds are planted in the fall, about September, in 

 hills about 15 inches apart each way and thinned to one stalk to a hill. 

 It is not gathered until after frost, just before the first heavy freeze. It 

 takes a good deal of water and rich land and plenty of fertilizer." 

 (Deal.) 



41032 to 41051. Triticum spp. Poacea?. Wheat. 



From Tunis, northern Africa. Presented by L. Guillochon, Botanical Serv- 

 ice. Received August 17, 1915. 



" Varieties commercially cultivated in Tunis, but selected by the Agricultural 

 Experiment Station Service." (Guillochon.) 



41032 to 41034. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (Triticum vulgare Vill. ) 



41032. AUorca. 



41033. Malum, 

 41035 to 41051. Triticum durum Desf. 



41035. MMe~ah. 



41036. Biskri Smooth. 



41034. Richelle. 



41052. Litchi chinensis Sonnerat. 

 (Nephelium litchi Cambess.) 

 From Hongkong, China. Presented by Mr. H. Green, acting superintendent, 

 Botanical and Forestry Department. Received August 30, 1915. 

 See S. P. I. No. 3S779 for description. 



41053. Dimocarpus longan Lour. Sapindacea?. Longan. 



(Nephelium longana Cambess.) 



From Littleriver, Fla. Presented by Mr. Charles Simpson. Received August 



30, 1915. 



" The longan tree is likewise a native of southern China, where it is cultivated 



for the sake of its fruit. Its leaves have generally five pairs of Leaflets much 



resembling those of the litchi, but it is readily distinguished by its flowers having 



a deeply 5-parted calyx. The longan is a smaller fruit than the litchi, varying 



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