JULY, 1906, TO DECEMBER, 1907. 



20289 to 20424— Continued. 



20410. Glycine hispid a. 



From Merkoechofka. "(No. 6.49a, Oct. 25, 1906.) 

 beans obtained, from a farmer in Merkoechofka ; : 

 originally from Manchuria." (Meyer.) 



20411. Glycine hispida. 



From Merkoechofka. "(No. 650a, Oct. 25, 1906.) 

 black beans obtained from a farmer in Merkoechofka : 

 originally from Manchuria." (Meyer.) „ 



20412. Glycine hispida. 



93 



Soy bean. 



Very small, black 

 aid to have come 



Soy bean. 



Very small, dull- 

 said to have come 



Soy bean. 



From Merkoechofka. "(No. 651a, Oct. 25, 1906.) Brown soy beans 

 found mixed with No. 645a (S. P. I. No. 20406)." (Meyer.) 



20413. Phaseolus vulgaris. Bean. 



From Merkoechofka. "(No. 652a, Oct. 25, 1906.) Black beans." 

 (Meyer.) 



20414. Glycine hispida. Soy bean. 



From Merkoechofka. "(No. 653a, Oct. 25, 1906.) Small, black soy 

 beans obtained from a farmer in Merkoechofka ; said to have come 

 originally from Manchuria." (Meyer.) 



20415. Phaseolus vulgaris. Bean. 



From Khabarovsk. "(No. 654a, Nov. 15, 1906.) Red beans found 

 mixed with No. 634a (S. P. I. No. 20396), and seem to be a variety of 

 that number." (Meyer.) 



20416. Phaseolus vulgaris. 



From Khabarovsk. "(No. 655a, No. 15, 1906.) Brown beans found 

 mixed with No. 634a (S. P. I. No. 20396), and seem to be a variety of 

 that number." (Meyer.) 



20417. Phaseolus vulgaris. 



From Khabarovsk. "(No. 656a, Nov. 15, 1906.) 

 found mixed with No. 634a (S. P. I. No. 20396)." 



Bean. 



Dark brown-red beans 

 (Meyer.) 



20418. Typha laxmanni. 



Cat-tail. 



From near Vladivostok. "(No. 664a, Oct. 5, 1906.) A very diminutive 

 Typha especially adapted for a small pond in a Japanese garden. 

 Should be sown on sterilized, peaty soil and the seed vessel kept in a 

 saucer of water with a glass plate over the top." (Meyer.) 



20419. Nympuaea sp 

 From Lake Hanka. 



Pond lily. 

 A water lily found 



'(No. 665a, Oct. 29, 1906.) 

 growing in Lake Hanka ; probably not ornamental." (Meyer.) 



20420. Rheum rhaponticum. Rhubarb. 



From Khabarovsk. "(No. 669a, Nov. 20, 1906.) A rhubarb perfectly 

 hardy in this climate, where the temperature drops to 45° F. below zero in 

 midwinter. Obtained from the agricultural station at Khabarovsk." 

 (Meyer.) 



20421. Phaseolus vulgaris. Bean. 



From Khabarovsk. "(No. 670a, Nov. 20, 1906.) A large, climbing bean 

 obtained from the agricultural station at Khabarovsk. This bean is 

 eaten as a vegetable when fresh, the pods being sliced." (Meyer.) 

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