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24155 to 24165— Continued. 

 The following seeds: 



24155. Rubus xanthocarpus Bur. & Franeh. 



"(No. 806.) Subshrub 6 inches to 1 foot high; flowers white; fruits yellow, 

 of good size and flavor. Common in abandoned cultivated areas and stony 

 places generally in the valley of the Min River from 6,000 to 10,000 feet; abun- 

 dant around the town of Sungpan. Fruit ripe July to end of August, according 

 to altitude . " ( Wilson . ) 



24156. Ribes sp. 



"(No. 836.) Bush 6 to 12 feet; fruit green and very acid. The common 

 gooseberry, abundantly employed as a hedge plant around Tatienlu; altitude 

 8,000 to 10,000 feet." ( Wilson.) 



24157. Triticum aestivum L. Wheat. 

 "(No. 845.) A white awnless wheat; 3 to 4 feet high; ripening in May. A 



common crop on the Yangtze banks, Szechwan Province." (Wilson.) 



24158. Hordeum vulgare L. Barley. 

 "(No. 846.) Ordinary six-rowed barley; 2 to 3 feet high; ripening in May; 



cultivated in the Yangtze Valley, Szechwan." (Wilson.) 



24159. Hordeum sp. Barley. 

 "(No. 847.) A common six-rowed awned barley; ripe in May; abundantly 



cultivated on the banks of the Yangtze River, Szechwan." (Wilson.) 



24160. Triticum aestivum L. Wheat. 

 "(No. 848.) A red wheat; 3 to 4 feet high; ripe in May. A common crop in 



the Yangtze Valley, Szechwan." (Wilson.) 



24161. Hordeum vulgare L. Barley. 

 "(No. 849.) A barley with purplish glumes, ripe in May; sparingly culti- 

 vated in the department of "Weichon on the borders of the Chentu plain." 



(Wilson.) 



24162. Brassica juncea (L.) Cass. Chinese rape. 

 "(No. 851.) Large Chinese rape, Ta tsai yu; 4 to 6 feet high; abundantly 



cultivated throughout the Yangtze Valley and the Chentu plain." (Wilson.) 



24163. Brassica sp. 



"(No. 852.) Small Chinese rape, Hsas tsai yu; 2 to 3 feet high; not quite 

 such a common crop as No. 851 (S. P. I. No. 24162), but very generally culti- 

 vated in Szechwan. For special use of these and all the Szechwanese economic 

 plants, see Consul-General Hosie's report on the Province of Szechwan." 

 (Wilson.) 



24164. Triticum aestivum L. Wheat. 

 "(No. 853.) A red awnless wheat; 3 feet high, with stout culms and ears; 



cultivated by the tribesfolk in western Szechwan and ripening in July or August, 

 according to altitude. This wheat yields a very fine flour suitable for bread of 

 all sorts." (Wilson.) 



24165. Fragaria moschata Duchesne. 



"(No. 908.) Wild strawberry. Fruit red and of very good flavor, size and 

 shape variable, abundant around Tatienlu, 8,000 to 14,000 feet altitude." 

 (Wilson.) 

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