﻿28 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



46125 to 46130— Continued. 



46127. Citrus sp. Rutacese. 



"(157b. Changyanghsien, Hupeh, China. December 9, 1917.) An 

 orange resembling a lemon. Chinese name Ba ehr gan. Scions sent 

 under No. 1291 [S. P. I. No. 45934]." 



46128. Citrus ichangensis Swingle. Rutaceae. Ichang lemon. 

 " 158b. Various types from clivers localities." 



46129. Chaenomeles lagen aria cathayensis (Hemsl.) Rehder. Malaceae. 

 (Pyrus cathayensis Hemsl.) 



"(159b. Ichang, Hupeh, China. December 21, 1917.) Mu kua. Used as 

 a room perfumer." 



46130. Chaenomeles sinensis (Thouin) Koehne. Malacese. 



(Pyrus sinensis Poir.) Chinese quince. 



"(160b. Ichang Hupeh, China. December 31, 1917.) Mu U. It might 

 possibly prove a good stock for loquats and pears in the Gulf States. 

 Used as a room perfumer." 



For an illustration of a full-sized tree, see Plate V. 



46131. Actinidia chinensis Planch. Dilleniacese. Yang-tao. 



Plants grown from the seed of S. P. I. No. 21781 sent to the Plant In- 

 troduction Field Station, Chico, Calif., by Mr. William Hertrich, San 

 Gabriel, Calif., in the summer of 1917. Numbered for convenience 

 in recording distribution. 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46124. 



46132. Citrus sp. Rutaceae. 



From Ichang, Hupeh, China. Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer. Agricul- 

 tural Explorer for the Department of Agriculture. Received February 

 25, 1918. 

 " Large fruit, about 4 inches in diameter." ( W. T. Swingle. ) 



46133 to 46135. 



From New South Wales, Australia. Presented by Mr. B. Harrison, Bur- 

 ringbar. Received June 15, 1918. 



46133. Chaetochloa nigrirostris (Nees) Skeels. Poacese. Grass. 

 (Setaria nigrirostris Dur. and Schinz.) 



A hardy tufted grass which has made good growth. Although the 

 leaves are a little hard, there is a very large quantity in proportion to the 

 stem ; appears to be a quick succulent grower ; carries a good quantity of 

 seed; and grows well in New South Wales. (Adapted from an article by 

 E. Breakicell, in Agricultural Gazette, New South Wales, Fe~b. 2, 1916.) 



46134. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Cotton. 

 " Harrison's .Hybrid. A most prolific variety hybridized by myself from 



Caravonica and Indian Burhi. The cotton is of splendid quality. From a 

 3-year-old tree." {Harrison.) 



46135. Opuntia sp. Cactacese. Cactus. 

 "A spineless and seedless cactus which has been produced by me after 



several years of careful cultivation and which should prove of real value 



