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SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED. 



24003. 



- (No 



1059a.) 



24004. 



"(No 



1060a.) 



24005. 



- No 



1061a.) 



24006. 



"(No 



1062a.) 



24007. 



"(No 



1063a.) 



24008. 



"(No 



1064a.) 



23930 to 24113— Continued. 



24003 to 24008. Malva sp. 

 From Peking, Chihli, China. (Mar. 25, 1908.) 



( 'hinese name Hong shoo show gee." 

 Chinese name Ten shoo shoiv gee." 

 Chinese name Pai ski gee hai tang." 

 Chinese name Lang shi gee hai tang." 

 Chinese name Hong shi gee hai tang." 

 Chinese name Pai shi gee hai tang." 

 "The above are grown by the Chinese of North China as ornamental garden 

 plants." (Meyer.) 



24009 to 24016. Althaea rosea (L.) Cav. Hollyhock. 



From Peking, Chihli, China. (Mar. 25, 1908.) 



Chinese name llnang ta shoiv gee." 

 ( Chinese name Lang ta show gee." 

 I hinese name Hi ta shoiv gee." 

 I Ihinese name Sen ta show gee." 

 i hinese name Pou ta show gee." 

 < hinese name Tze ta shoiv gee." 

 Chinese name Jlong ta show gee." 

 Chinese name Moo ho ta show gee." 

 ■■ The hollyhocks are favorite garden plants with the Chinese of North China, 

 thriving well in thesemiarid climate of northeast Asia. Among these preceding 

 numbers there is one said to be black, No. 1067a (S. P. I. No. 24011), but in 

 all probability the seeds will appear to be very much mixed, as with nearly 

 all seeds to be had in ( !hina. There may be hardier and more disease-resistant 

 varieties than those we possess at present among this lot." (Meyer.) 

 24017 to 24019. Datura sp. 

 From Peking, Chihli. China. ( Mar. 25, 1908.) 



24017. "(No. L073a.) Chinese name Hong ba hsien hua." 



24018. "(No. 1074a.) Chinese name Pai ba hsien hua." 



24019. " (No. 1075a.) Chinese name Lang ba hsien hua." 

 " The above are grown as ornamental plants in North China." (Meyer.) 



24020 to 24029. Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth. 



24009. 



"(No. 



L065a. 



24010. 



"(No. 



L066a.) 



24011. 



• No 



L067a.) 



24012. 



- No 



1068a.) 



24013. 



• No 



L069a. 



24014. 



- No 



L070a. 



24015. 



- X ». 



1071a. 



24016. 



"(No 



L072a.) 



From Peking, Chihli, China. 



24020. 

 24021. 

 24022. 

 24023. 

 24024. 

 24025. 

 24026. 

 24027. 

 24028. 

 24029. 



"(No. 1076a.) 

 "(No. 1077a.) 

 "(No. 1078a.) 

 "(No. 1079a.) 

 "(No. 1080a.) 

 "(No. 1081a.) 

 "(No. 1082a.) 

 "(No. 1083a.) 

 "(No. 1084a.) 

 "(No. 1085a.) 



(Mar. 25, 1908.) 



Chinese name Hong la ba hua." 

 Chinese name Huang la ba hua." 

 Chinese name Tze la ba hua." 

 Chinese name Pai la ba hua." 

 Chinese name Sen la ba hua." 

 Chinese name Lang la ba hua." 

 Chinese name Hua la ba hua." 

 Chinese name Luo ching la ba hua.' 

 Chinese name Noo ho la ba hua." 

 Chinese name Shoo hong hua." 



