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227974 to 228008— Continued 

 227981 to 227994 — Continued 



227983. 'Norin No. 2'. Kagoshima Farm, National Kyushu Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Medium to late-maturing variety; used for industrial and 

 food purposes. 



227984. 'Norin No. 3'. Kagoshima Farm, National Kyushu Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Medium-late variety; grown for food, industrial and fodder 

 uses. 



227985. 'Norin No. 4'. Chiba Farm, National Kanto-Tosan Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Medium-maturing variety; used as food. 



227986. 'Norin No. 5'. Chiba Farm, National Kanto-Tosan Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Early-maturing variety; used as food. 



227987. 'Norin No. 6'. Chiba Farm, National Kanto-Tosan Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Medium-early maturing variety; used for food and fodder. 



227988. 'Norin No. 8'. Chiba Farm, National Kanto-Tosan Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Medium -maturing variety; used for fodder. 



227989. 'Norin No. 10'. Chiba Farm, National Kanto-Tosan Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Medium-late variety; used as food. 



227990. 'Norin No. 11'. Chiba Farm, National Kanto-Tosan Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Medium -late maturing variety; used as food; high 

 resistance to black rot. 



227991. 'Norin No. 13'. Chiba Farm, National Kanto-Tosan Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Medium -early ripening variety; used for fodder. 



227992. 'Norin No. 14'. Chiba Farm, National Kanto-Tosan Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Medium-early maturing; for food and industrial uses. 



227993. 'Okinarasari'. 



227994. 'Shirosengan'. 



227995. Lycoris radiata (L'Her.) Herbert Amaryllidaceae. Shorttube lycoris. 



Col. No. 417. 'Higan-bana'. Igahu near Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Shik- 

 oku. Flowers in umbels, dark red; scape 30 cm. high. 



227996. Magnolia verecunda Koidz. Magnoliaceae. 



Col. No. 436. 'O-yama-renge'. Foot of Mount Ishidzuchi. Tree small; leaves 

 ovate; flowers white, pendent. 



227997. Philadelphus shikokianus Nakai Hydrangeaceae. Mockorange. 



Col. No. 418. 'Khikoku Utsugi'. Foot of Mount Ishidzuchi. Elevation 800 

 meters. Deciduous shrub; flowers white, early to mid-May. 



227998. Rapanea neriifolia Mez. Myrsinaceae. 



Col. No. 414. 'Taimintachibana'. Igahi, near Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, 

 Shikoku. Tall evergreen shrub; leaves lanceolate; flowers inconspicuous. 



227999. Rhododendron pentaphyllum Maxim. Ericaceae. Fiveleaf azalea. 



Col. No. 429. 'Akibono Trutsuji'. Foot of Mount Ishidzuchi. Elevation 800 

 meters. Shrub to 3 meters high; flowers pale pink. 



228000. Rhododendron quinquefolium Biss. & Moore Cork azalea. 



Col. No. 422. 'Shiro-yashio'. Foot of Mount Ishidzuchi. Elevation 1,500 

 meters. Deciduous shrub to 3 meters high; flowers pure white. 



228001. Rhododendron tschonoskii Maxim. Tschonoskii azalea. 



Col. No. 430. 'Kome-tsutsuji'. Foot of Mount Ishidzuchi. Elevation 800 

 meters. Spreading shrub; leaves small, hairy, broad -lanceolate; flowers small, 

 white. 

 228002 and 228003. Rhododendron weyrichii Maxim. Weyrichii azalea. 



228002. Col. No. 441. 'Ontsutsuji'. Foot of Mount Ishidzuchi. 



