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42138 to 42165— Continued. 



42155. " No. 50. Jiro. Sweet. Okidzu Province." 



42156. " No. 51. Inayama. Astringent. Okidzu Province." 



42157. "No. 52. Shiyogatsu. Sweet. Okidzu Province." 



42158. " No. 53. Shimofuri. Sweet. Okidzu Province." 



42159. "No. 54. Sanenashi. Astringent. Okidzu Province." 



42160. "No. 55. Ama-hiyalcume. Sweet. Okidzu Province." 



42161. " No. 56. Ye-gosho. Sweet. Okidzu Province." 



42162. "No. 57. Yashima. Sweet. Okidzu Province." 



42163. "No. 58. Onihira. Astringent. Okidzu Province." 



42164. " No. 59. Shiunshio. Sweet. Okidzu Province." 



42165. " No. GO. Fuyu. Sweet. Okidzu Province." 



42166 and 42167. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Procured from the Yokohama Nursery Company, 

 through Mr. L. H. Dewey, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 March 18, 1916. 



42166. Cannabis sativa L. Moracese. Hemp. 



" Tochigi hemp. The seed supply for sowing is very limited because 

 farmers do not cultivate beyond their own local requirements, so 

 unless contracted for early in the season no considerable quantity is 

 obtainable. The best and most durable fishing nets are made of the 

 Tochigi hemp, which are said to last for three years, while nets made of 

 hemp produced elsewhere do not keep good half as long. The net manu- 

 facturer cf Fujisawa, who supplies the nets all over Japan, uses the 

 Tochigi hemp exclusively, and his make is esteemed as the very best 

 in Japan. As to the length of fiber, it may depend upon the cultural 

 method. For hemp production the seeds are sown broadcast and grown 

 closely together, to make the stalks grow slender and higher. The stalks 

 are gathered while they are quite green. For seedlings ample space 

 is provided in order that they may spread out branches freely, and 

 they are left in the field till the seed matures." (S. Iida.) 



"Tochigi, (pronounced to-ching'ee) hemp is regarded as the best 

 fiber-producing hemp in Japan. It is cultivated most extensively in the 

 Province of Tochigi, about 100 miles north of Yokohama. The slen- 

 der tall stalks produce a fiber somewhat finer than the average Kentucky 

 hemp. Although this is one of the most promising strains of foreign 

 hemps it is not likely to give very satisfactory results in this country 

 until after it has been acclimated by cultivation and selection for two or 

 three generations." (L. II. Dewey.) 



42167. Zea mays L. Poacese. Corn. 

 Introduced for breeding experiments. 



42168 to 42172. Ciiayota edulis Jacq. Cucurbitaceae. Chayote. 



(Sechium edule Swartz.) 

 From Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Presented by Mr. 



Joseph O. Florandin, American vice consul. Received .March 20, 1910 



Introduced for the ollice experiments. 



42168. White. 42171. Long light green. 



42169. Large dark green. 42172. Small dark green. 



42170. Large light green. 



