94 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



18561 to 18626 — Continued. 



18595. Amygdalcs davidiana (?). 

 From Tientsin. (No. 168a.) 



18596. DiosPYRos kaki. Persimmon. 



From Shanghai. " ( Nos. 504 and 516. ) Said to be a seedless persimmon 

 of medium size." {Meyer.) 



18597. DiosPYROs kaki. Persimmon. 



From Tang-hsi. "(No. 517.) Said to be a large, seedless persimmon of 

 very sweet taste. " (Meyer.) 



18598. DiosPYROs sp. Persimmon. 



From Tang-hsi. "(No. 518.) A persimmon growing wild in different 

 places and used as a stock for the larger seedless ones. Is an entirely 

 different species from the one used in northern China; has a smooth, white 

 bark." (Meyer.) 



18599. DiosPYROs sp. Persimmon. 



From Chang-li. "(No. 161a. ) Seed of the wild persimmon used as stock 

 for the large seedless varieties, and the fruits, too, are used in a semidried 

 state, being a poor people's fruit." (Meyer.) 



18600. :\Ialus malus. Apple. 

 From Shanghai. (No. 507.) 



18601. Cydoxia japonica. Japanese quince. 

 From Peking. (No. 173a.) 



18602. ViTissp. Grape. 



From Hankow. "(No. 515.) A purple grape, bearing medium-sized 

 bunches; said to have been introduced by the station missionaries. If so, it 

 might be a fine grape for the South Atlantic States, as the climate in Hankow 

 is very similar to that of the Southern States. ( Meyer. ) 



18603. JuGLANS regia. . Persian walnut. 



From Chang-li. "(No. 162a.) A very large, paper-shell walnut, the larg- 

 est one to be had. Owner was not willing to show the tree, so could not 

 obtain scions. (Meyer.) 



18604. JuGLAxs REGIA. Persian walnut. 



From Chang-li. "(No. 163a.) A sample of large, well-formed nuts, of 

 which scions were sent under No. 48, S. P. I. No. 17747." (Meyer.) 



18605. PisTACiA CHiNENSis. Pistache. 



From "Wei-tsan Mountains near Peking. (No. 170a. ) The same as No. 63a, 

 S. P. I. No. 19391. 



18606. Brassica pe-tsai. Pe-tsai cabbage. 

 From Hankow. (No. 193a.) 



18607. Sesamu.m in^icum. Sesame. 

 From Shanghai. (No. 189a. ) Black. 



18608. Medicago sp. 

 From Peking. (No. 183a.) 



18609. (Undetermined.) 



From Shan-hai-kwan. (No. 181a.) 



18610. AxDROPOGON SORGHUM. Sorghum. 



From Shan-hai-kwan. "(No. 153a) A white-grained variety of sorghum 

 grown on rather alkaline land." (Meyer. ) 



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