INVENTORY 2 



101585. Teisetum flavescens (L.) 

 Beauv. Poaceae. Grass. 



From France. Seeds purchased from Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux & Cie., Paris. Received 

 January 4, 1933. 



A grass resembling tall oatgrass, grow- 

 ing on open ground, in copses and mead- 

 ows, which may prove valuable as a for- 

 age grass. Native to Europe and Asia. 



101536. Avena SATIVA L. 



Poaceae. 



Oats. 



From Sweden. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 Akerman. Swedish Agricultural Society, 

 Svalof. Received , January 5, 1933. 



Sirius. 



101587 to 101607. Castanea spp. 

 Fagaceae. Chestnut. 



From China. Seeds collected by Peter Liu, 

 Peeping. Received January 4, 1933. 



101587. Castanea henrti (Skan) Rehd. 

 and Wils. 



Chu Lee or Chun Lee, pearl chestnut. 

 An edible chestnut from Hsiaofeng, Che- 

 kiang. The tree becomes 25 to 30 feet 

 hitrh with oblong-lanceolate, long-acu- 

 minate leaves, green on both sides. The 

 burs are either solitary or two in a 

 bunch and contain usually but one seed. 



For previous introduction see 100378. 



101588 to 101606. Castanea mollissima 

 Blume. - Hairy chestnut. 



101588 and 101589. From Taian, Shan- 

 tung. 



101588. Bright. 



10158». Ts'ao Lee Tzu. 

 chestnut. 



An early 



101587 to 101607— Continued. 



101590 to 101595. From Hopeh. 



101590 and 101591. East Mountain 

 Late chestnuts from Pocheng. 

 near Santunying. 



From Panshan. 

 From Tsu ike- 

 chestnut frons 



101592. Chiufen. 



101593. Chiufen. 

 chuang. 



101594. An early 

 Fangshan. 



101595. From F'uchow, Kiangsi. 



101596. Mao Lee Tzu. From Taian* 

 Shantung. 



101597 and 101598. Hanlu. A late 

 chestnut from Hopeh. 



101597. From Fahuassu. 



101598. From Tsuikechuang. 



101599. A large chestnut from Hsin- 

 teng, Chekiang. 



101600 to 101606. From Hopeh. 



101600. A large chestnut from Fa- 

 huassu. 



101601. A late chestnut from Fang- 

 shan. 



101602. Pailu. From Tsuikechuang, 



101603 to 101606. From* Fahuassu, 

 Hopeh. 



101603. PaUu. 



101604. Second Ripening. 



101605. A short-flowered late 

 chestnut. 



101606. Tiger paw. 



2 It should be understood that the names of horticultural varieties of fruits, vegetables, 

 cereals, and other plants used in this inventory are tbose under which the material was 

 received when introduced by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, an<J r 

 further, that the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publica- 

 tion and adoption in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance 

 into the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American 

 literature becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inven- 

 tory will be subject to change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into har- 

 mony with recognized horticultural nomenclature. , 



It is a. well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom 

 mention the seeds at all and. rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible 

 identification from* the seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inven- 

 tories are appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or 

 herbarium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. The 

 only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other 

 species of the same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications 

 therefore must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is 

 any question regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from* 

 this Division, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in so that definite 

 identification can be made. 



