JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 19 3 3 



101630 to 101644— Continued. 



Stazione Sperimentale di Viticoltura e 

 di Bnologia, Conegliano, through the 

 American consul general, Naples. Re- 

 ceived January 14, 1933. 



101630. Aspessorgla (di Sardegna). 



101631. Baresana. 



101632. Carniola di Milazzo. 



101633. Gortese. 



101634. Dolcetto. 



101635. Fiogarina (Reggiano) di Guat- 

 tieri. 



101636. Garganega di Gambellara. 



101637. Insolia (Sicilia). 



101638. Italia (Incrocio Pirovano 65). 



101639. Lambrusco di Sorbara (Modena). 



101640. Lattnario nero. 



101641. Moscato di Terracina. 



101642. Moscato flor d'Arancio. 



101643. Uva Regina. 



101644. Zibiboo siciliano. 



101645 to 101660. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Manchuria. Seeds purchased from 

 L. Ptitsin, Harbin. Received January 9, 

 1933. 



A collection of forage grasses from the 

 prairie region around Harbin, northern 

 Manchuria. 



101645. Agropyron semicostatum Nees. 



A perennial fibrous-rooted grass with 

 erect stems and narrowly linear leaves. 

 Native to Asia from Afghanistan to Man- 

 churia. 



For previous introduction see 90126. 



101646. Agropyron sibiricum (Willd.) 

 Beauv. 



An upright cespitose perennial grass, 

 up to 16 inches high, with linear leaves. 

 It is very drought resistant and is na- 

 tive from the Caucasus region in south- 

 ern Europe to Manchuria. 



For previous introduction see 98536. 



101647. Bromus inermis Leyss. 



Common bromegrass. 



101648. Calamagrostis 

 Link. 



(L.) 



A stout perennial grass, native to 

 Manchuria, which grows on rather poor 

 soil and is rather abundant. 



For previous introduction see 94295. 



101649. Chaetochloa lutescens 

 (Weigel) Stuntz (Setaria glauoa 

 Beauv.). 



Found in damp meadows near Harbin. 



101650. Chaetochloa viridis (L.) 

 Scribn. 



101651. Chloris virgata Swartz. 



Feather fingergrass. 



101652. Chaetochloa viridis (L.) Scribn. 

 For previous introduction see 101650. 



101653. Digitaria ischaemdm (Schreb.) 

 Muhl. 



101654. ECHINOCHLOA 



Beauv. 



CRUSGALLI (L.) 



101645 to 101660— Continued. 



101655. ECHINOCHLOA CRUSGALLI MITIS 



(Pursh) Peterm. 



101656. Elymds dahuricds Turcz. 



101657. Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) 

 Link. 



101658. Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. 



101659. Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) 

 Kunth. 



101660. Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. 



101661. Cinchona succikubea Pavon. 

 Rubiaceae. 



From Jamaica. Seeds presented by M. S. 

 Goodman, superintendent of Hope Gar- 

 dens, Kingston. Received January 14, 

 1933. 



The bark of this tree contains a large 

 quantity of alkaloids, of which a rela- 

 tively large percentage is ' cinchonidine, 

 which retards the separation of the quinine 

 as sulphate. The bark matures in the 

 fourth or fifth year and does not increase 

 in quinine content thereafter. 



For previous introduction see 100988. 



101662. Feron I A LIMONIA (L.) 

 Swingle. Rutaceae. Wood-apple. 



From French Indo-China. Seeds pre- 

 sented by M. Poilane, Institut des 

 Recherches Agronomique de l'lndochine, 

 Division de Botanique. Received Janu- 

 ary 17, 1933. 



A small very graceful thorny tree, native 

 to India, where it thrives in exhausted soil 

 in which no other tree can grow. The 

 round fruits, about 2 inches in diameter, 

 contain rather dry sweetish aromatic pulp, 

 suitable for making jelly. 



For previous introduction see 95594. 



101663 to 101694. 



From China. Scions collected by Peter 

 Liu, of Peiping, and sent through Owen 

 L. Dawson, agricultural commissioner, 

 Shanghai. Received January 16, 1933. 



101663 to 101689. Amygdalus spp. 

 Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



101663 to 101669. Amygdalus persica 

 L. 



From the village of Shangchihtsun, 

 west of Feicheng, Shantung. 



101663 to 101666. Ta Tmo, or Fei 

 peach. 



101663. No. 1. 101665. No. 3. 



101664. No. 2. 101666. No. 4. 



101667 to 101669. Ta Too, or Fei 

 peach. A large clingstone. 



101667. No. 5. 



101668. No. 6. 



101669. No. 7. 



101670 to 101673. Amygdalus persica 

 platycarpa (Decaisne) Ricker. 



Flat peach. 



Pien Tzu, from the village of 

 Sunchiachuang, south of Feicheng. 



101670. No. 8. 101672. No. 10. 



101671. No. 9. 101673. No. 11. 

 101674 to 101689. Amygdalus persica L. 



