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the cooler and drier sections of the United States. Col- 

 lected at an elevation of 7000 feet above the sea. Chi- 

 nese name Tsuan tzu, meaning 'sour thorn. '" (Meyer ' s intro- 

 duction and description. ) 



Hordeum vulgare L.(Poaceae.) 40652. Barley from Kin- 

 cheng, Kansu, China. "Hullless barley, cultivated up to 

 11000 feet above sea on mountain terraces in western Kansu 

 and Thibet. Much used as a human food and in some sec- 

 tions the mainstay of the people. The grains are parched, 

 ground into flour, and this flower is eaten mixed with hot 

 tea, butter or grease, when obtainable, and often a bit of 

 salt added. Most times it is consumed in the form of a 

 stiff dough, manipulated and eaten with the fingers and 

 called tzamba. Another way is to pour hot water or milk 

 on it and eat it as a gruel or porridge. The flour from 

 non-parched grains Is used in the form of noodles, often 

 much mixed with flour from broad beans from which it re- 

 ceives a coarse flavor. Of value for the more elevated 

 regions of the United States." (Meyer's introduction and 

 description. ) 



Juniperus spp . (Pinaceae . ) 40677-680. Seeds of junipers 

 from Kansu and Shensi, China. 40677, "A peculiar species of 

 juniper, of weeping habit, forming long cord-like branches, 

 which hang down perpendicularly from the crown. Able to 

 stand much drought and heat, but apparently quite sen- 

 sitive to severe frosts. Of value as a quaint ornamental 

 tree for cemeteries, especially for the drier sections of 

 the United States. Chinese name Tzu pei shu, meaning 

 'pointed conifer.'" 40680, "A beautiful pyramidal variety 

 of juniper of bluish color, found in an old temple-court." 

 (Meyer's introductions and descriptions.) 



Lonicera spp. (Capri foliaceae .) 40689-691, 40695. Seeds 

 of honeysuckles from Kansu, China. Four shrubby species, 

 all of possible value as ornamentals for the cooler por- 

 tions of this country. (Meyer's introductions.) 



Malus fomiosana Kaw. & Koidz . (Malaceae . ) 40619. Seeds 

 of a recently described native Formosan apple, received 

 from the Bureau of Productive Industry, Taihoku, Formosa. 



Malus spp. (Malaoeae. ) 40729. "Seeds of crab apples of 

 various sizes, purchased on the streets of Sianfu, Shensi, 

 China." (Meyer's introduction.) 



Pistacia chinensis Bunge . (Anacardlaceae . )40662 . Seeds of 

 the Chinese pistache from near Kwan yin tang, Shensi, 



