168 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 163 



227202 to 227231— Continued 



227212 to 227225 — Continued 

 227215 to 227225 — Continued 



227219. Col. No. 95. 'Kotane'. 



227220. Col. No. 96. 'Shirodaizu'. 



227221. Col. No. 97. 'I. Yodaizu'. 



227222. Col. No. 98. Tppon Suzunari'. 



227223. Col. No. 99. 'Akazaya'. 



227224. Col. No. 100. 'Ya Hazi\ 



227225. Col. No. 101. 'Tama Nishiki'. 



227226. Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



Col. No. 207. Hoshina, Nagano. Shrub to 6 feet high; leaves opposite, ovate, 

 appearing in July; fruits, red. 



227227. Mahonia japonica (Thunb.) DC. Berberidaceae. Japanese mahonia. 

 Col. No. 80. Higashima Botanical Garden, Nagoya. 



227228. Lyonia ovalifolia var. elliptica (Sieb. & Zucc.) Hand.-Mazz. 

 Ericaceae. Thinleaf lyonia. 

 Col. No. 89. Growing wild in evergreen forest near Kyoto. Deciduous 



tree to 15 feet high; flowers white, in pendent racemes. 



227229. Rhododendron fauriae Franch. Ericaceae . 



Col. No. 224. 'Hakusan-shakunage'. Tall-growing, in open meadow; -flowers 

 white to pink with yellow blotch. 



227230. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodiaceae. Spinach. 



Col. No. 79. Miromaru'. Aichi Horticultural Field Station, Kiyosu-cho, Aichi 

 Prefecture. A hybrid Japanese-European type; leaves medium flat. 



227231. Vaccinium hirtum Thunb. Vacciniaceae. 



Col. No. 88. Collected at Kyoto growing in temple garden. Shrub upright, 

 probably evergreen; fruits large, bright red, oblong. 



227232 to 227258. 



From Iran. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Intro- 

 duction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 July 26, 1955. 



Collected in May and June, 1955 unless otherwise noted. 



227232. Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. Brassicaeeae. Cabbage. 

 Col. No. 15069. Market, Estavanat, Fars. Elevation 5,900 feet. Leafy type. 



227233. Brassica rap a L. Turnip. 

 Col. No. 14853. Market Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet, 



227234. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 

 Col. No. 14851. Esfahan. Fruits large, oblong, famous. 



227235 and 227236. Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber. 



227235. Col. No. 14866. Tvhiar'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet, 

 Small-fruited, mild-flavored variety; cultivated on saline soils by irrigation. 



227236. Col. No. 14867. 'Khiar'. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 

 Large-fruited variety; cultivated on slightly saline soil. 



227237. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitaceae. Pumpkin. 



Col. No. 14868. Market, Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet, Color greenish; 

 cooked as a vegetable. 



