250 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 174 



316688 to 316719. 



From Korea. Seeds collected by E. G. Corbett and R. W. Lighty, agricultural 

 explorers, Crops Research Division, United States Department of Agri- 

 culture, Beltsville, Md. Received Oct. 4, 1966. 



316688. Akebia quinata Decne. Lardizabalaceae. 



Col. No. K-271. Near Temple on Mt. Tok-yu, Ko Chun. Large peren- 

 nial vine. Fruit elongate, edible. Leaves palmate, five-lobed. 



316689. Asparagus schoberioides Kunth Liliaceae. 



Col. No. K-284. Streambed, Mt. Sok Ni, Chunchong Pukto. Elevation 

 300 meters. Small tree or large shrub with several stems. Some branches 

 producing adventitious roots. 



316690 and 316691. Betula costata Trautv. ex Maxim. Betulaceae. 



316690. Col. No. K-269. Along trail on Mt. Tok-yu, Ko Chun. Decidu- 

 ous small-medium tree. Bark white, exfoliating; leaves longer than 

 broad. 



316691. Col. No. K-279. Along road from Ko Chun to Muu Ju. Growing 

 in open on cliff edge. Deciduous tree to 5 meters high. Bark white, 

 exfoliating. 



316692. Chloris virgata Swartz Gramineae. Feather fingergrass. 



Col. No. 287. Seaward edge of seawall, Kan Ja. Clump-forming grass. 

 Stems tend to flatten, inflorescences upright, digitately compound, purple 

 red when young. 



316693. Clematis trichotoma Nakai Ranunculaceae. 



Col. No. K-220. Along streambed on Mt. Sok Ni, Chunchong Pukto. 

 Elevation 450 meters. Vine, usually in open areas; flowers in 3's. 



316694. Cornus coreana Wanger. Cornaceae. 



Col. No. K-278. Along road from Ko Chun to Muu Ju. Deciduous shrub 

 to 3 meters high. Fruit in a cyme, may be green when ripe. 



316695. Cornus kousa Hance. Kousa dogwood. 



Col. No. K-277. Along trail to Mt. Tok-yu, Ko Chun. Deciduous tree to 

 5 meters high. Branches nearly horizontal. Fruit red. 



316696. Diospyros kaki L. f. Ebenaceae. Kaki persimmon. 



Col. No. K-250. Purchased from vendors along roadside Ok Chun. 

 Early ripening, sweet tasting. 



316697. Diospyros lotus L. Persimmon. 



Col. No. K-281. Along road from Ok Chun to Taejon, in field. Tree to 

 15 meters high. Fruit small, blue when ripe, seedy. Used as rootstock. 



316698. Eragrostis japonica (Thunb.) Trin. Gramineae. 



Col. No. K-265. On edge of manmade lake, Muu Ju. Flowers reddish 

 spikes. Variable in stature. Ornamental. 



316699. Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Rupr. Celastraceae. 



Winged euonymus. 



Col. No. K-225. Mt. Sok Ni, Chunchong Pukto. Growing in partial 

 shade. Elevation 450 meters. Deciduous shrub to 2 meters high. Bark 

 not winged. 



316700. Euonymus oxyphyllus Miquel 



Col. No. K-253. Along stream on Mt. Tok-Yu, Ho Chun, Cholla Pukto. 

 Deciduous shrub or small tree to 5 meters high. Fruit red, plentiful. 



316701. Gypsophila oldhamiana Miq. Caryophyllaceae. 



Col. No. K-286. Island off Kan Ja. Herbaceous perennial to 75 cm. high. 

 Flowers white with some pink. Leaves small, linear. 



