58 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



17842 to 17954— Continued. 



17888. Glbditsj \ sp. 



From Hwai-lai. " No. L09a Ismail tree; may be fit for ;i shade tree. 

 Can apparentlj Btand lota of cold and drought, as [found them growing on 

 tin' edges of a ravine on the road to Mongolia." I M 



17889. GLBorrsiAsp. 



From Wei-tsan Mountains near Peking. "(No. 106a.) An ornamental 

 ahade tree, bearing dark-brown pods. Apparently a slow grower." | Meyer.) 



17890. CoBYLUSSp Hazelnut. 



From Peking. " No. 32a. I A small hazelnut said to havecome from very 

 far north; bought in Peking." V 



17891. IIimi i Hop. 



From Tientsin, "i No. 136a, A wild hop found growing around here along 

 banks an«l in thickets." ( Meyer, j 



17892. Zizyphu8 sativa. Jujube. 



From Peking. "(No. 14a. The Chinese collect the fruit and make a 



te from it by boiling the fruit and straining the liquid. It is a bad weed 



that easily overruns dry plains. It grows over the whole Peking city wall and 



it- .-pine- easily break off in one's flesh. T'> be used for breeding purposes." 



17893. JimiPBBl s < iiini:- Chinese juniper. 



From Tang-san. " No. 71a. -.Mas from a very pyramidal form of the 

 juniper. These an- universally used in northern < inina to plant around graves, 

 and also as \\ indbreaks. They Beem to be able to \\ ithstand much drought," 



17894. Koblkbi ikkia pank DLATA. Varnish tree. 



From Ming Tomba Seed from the bladderpod tree, varying 



in l",.ks from the usual type." hfi 



17895. Brassk \ OLE! Kohlrabi. 



From Hsuen-hwa-fu. "1 No. 7:ia. | A very large variety of kohlrabi grown 

 where the soil is Btrongly alkaline." ( M> j/< r. ) 



17896. Casta KBA -aiiva. Chestnut. 



From Tientsin. " No. 146a.) A large variety of chestnut sold on Tientsin 

 market; very sweet when boiled or roasted. 1 {Meyer.) 



17897. AcEBSp. Maple. 



From Tang-san. "I No. 27a. \ very beautiful maple which grows; to be 

 a medium-sized tree, of very characteristic form. The leaves assume gorgeous 

 colors in the fall." Mi 



17898. ACBB -p. Maple. 



From Wei-tsan Mountains near Peking. "(No. 67a.) An ornamental, 

 small-leaved maple, growing wild in the mountains." {Meyer.) 



17899. Chaetochloa italica. Millet. 



From Chang-li. "(No. 53a.) A small variety of millet sold in Chang-li, 

 where it is ground up and used for food." {Meyer.) 



17900. Chaetochloa italica. Millet. 

 From Chang-li. (No. 105a.) 



17901. Chaetochloa italica. Millet. 



From Chang-li. "(No. 50a.) A variety of medium-sized millet, growing 

 about 5 feet high; stools out very much and is, consequently, a great straw 

 producer. The seeds are used as food, but are not valued as highly as other 

 millets on account of the difficulty of hulling them." {Meyer.) 



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