188 PLANT INVENTORY NO. lt>3 



227551 to 227554. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds collected by B. G. Schubert, Agricultural Explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received Aug. 17, 1955. 



227551. Begonia carpinifolia Liebm. Begoniaceae. 



Col. No. 629. Along ravine, off main road to left of Pulperia Las Nubes, Las 

 Nubes. June 2, 1955. Stout spreading herb or shrub on overhanging bank along 

 stream. 



227552. Begonia involucrata Liebm. 



Col. No. 633. Along ravine, off main road to left of Pulperia Las Nubes, Las 

 Nubes. June 2, 1955. Stout shrub, in fruit. 



227553. Inga vera Willd. Mimosaceae. Guaba inga. 



Col. No. 905. Farm outside Barranca. July 22, 1955. Spreading tree, in 

 fruit. 



227554. (Undetermined.) Araceae. 



Col. No. 619. Along trail near river, Alajuelita, south of San Jose. May 28, 

 1955. Araceous plant in fruit; berries bright red. 



227555 to 227567. Glycine max (L.) Merr. Fabaceae. Soybean. 



From Japan. Seeds obtained by J. L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Introduc- 

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

 Aug. 18, 1955. 



227555 to 227566. From the Obihiro Experiment Station, Hokkaido. 



227555. 'Akazaya No. 1'. 227561. 'Ooyachi No. 2'. 



227556. 'Chuseihikariguro'. 227562. 'Rankoshi No. 1'. 



227557. 'Geden-shirazu'. 227563. 'Shizunai Daizu'. 



227558. 'Jockachihadaka'. 227564. 'Tokachi-nagaba'. 



227559. 'Kitami-nagaba'. 227565. 'Wasehadaka'. 



227560. 'Nukanai Daizu'. 227566. 'Yoshioka Tairiu'. 



227567. 'Nanguntakedate'. From Aomori Prefecture. 



227568 to 227578. 



From Japan. Plant material collected by J. J. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received Aug. 18, 1955. 



Collected Aug., 1955. 



227568. Camellia japonica L. Theaceae. Common camellia. 



Col. No. 341. 'Taubake'. Kominato, Aomori Prefecture. Northern limit 

 where this is native. (Plants.) 



227569. Ilex crenata var. radicans (Nakai) Tatewaki Aquilfoliaceae. 



Japanese holly. 



Col. No. 345. Mount Hakkoda, near Jigokunuma, Aomori Prefecture. Pros- 

 trate; leaves small; fruits black. (Plants.) 



227570. Ilex letjcoclada Makino Holly. 



Col. No. 342. Mount Hakkoda, near Jigokunuma, Aomori Prefecture. Semi- 

 prostrate; young growth and stems reddish. (Plants.) 



227571. Ilex sttgerokii Maxim. Sugeroki holly. 



Col. No. 344. Mount Hakkoda, near Jigokunuma, Aomori Prefecture. Upright, 

 evergreen; fruits red, solitary, axillary. (Plants.) 



