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105580 and 105581— Continued. 



105581. IPOMOEA TUXTLENSIS House. 



Convolvulaceae. 



A slender perennial vine 6 to 12 feet 

 long, softly pubescent, with ovate-cordate 

 leaves 2 to 3 inches long and deep-purple 

 flowers about 1V 2 inches across. Native 

 to Chiapas, Mexico. 



105582. CUCURBITA MOSCHATA Du- 



chesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



From Washington, D. C. Seeds presented 

 by A. J. Pieters, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received May 16, 1934. 



A globular green cushaw, originally from 

 northern Africa. The plant roots at all the 

 internodes, so that if part of the vine is 

 injured by insects the rest of the plant 

 continues to grow. 



105583. Asteagaltjs davuricus (Pall.) 

 DC. Fabaceae. Milkvetch. 



From China. Seeds presented by S. T. 

 Shen. Yenching University, Peiping. Re- 

 ceived May 10, 1934. 



A perennial 3 to 5 feet high, with purple 

 flowers, that grows wild around Peiping 

 and is considered to be promising as a green 

 manure. 



For previous introduction see 90545. 



105584 to 105645. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds collected in 

 Kwangsi Province by Albert N. Steward 

 and H. C. Cheo, University of Nanking. 

 Received April 28, 1934. 



105584. Adina sp. Rubiaceae. 



SJw, Tung Kua. No. F. 101. Collected 

 October 25, 1933, at Ta Tseh Tsuen, 

 Yung Hsien. A small evergreen tree with 

 small flowers in globose heads and globose 

 green fruits one-half inch in diameter. 



105585. Alangium chinense (Lour.) 

 Rehder. Cornaceae. 



No. F. 85. Collected August 25, 1933, 

 at Ta Tseh Shan, Yung Hsien, in forest 

 at 1,600 feet above sea level. An ever- 

 green tree of remarkably rapidly growth, 

 reaching its full height of 50 feet in 5 

 years, after which the trunk merely i hick- 

 ens. The small, whitish, fragrant flowers 

 are in cymes, and the ovate black fruits 

 are one-half inch long. 



For previous introduction see 93175. 



105586. Albizzia sp. Mimosaceae. 



No. F. 43. Collected October 1, 1933, at 

 Tseh Tsuen, Yung Hsien, at 1,000 feet 

 altitude, along the roadside. 



105587. Albizzia sp. Mimosaceae. 



No. F. 112. Collected November 10, 

 1933, in a valley at Kwei Ling, Hsien. A 

 small tree with pods nearly 2 inches long. 



105588. Aledrites fordii Hemsl. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Tung-oil tree. 



T'ung Tze. No. F. 23. Collected at 

 Loh Hoh Tsuen. Ling Yuin Hsien, June 

 1, 1933, at 3,000 feet altitude. 



105589. Alnus sp. Betulaceae. Alder. 



Pei Fan Mu. No. F. 4. Collected 

 March 16, 1933, in the valley foothills at 

 Loh Hoh Tsuen, Ling Yuin Hsien. A 

 small tree about 20 feet high, fairly com- 

 mon in this region. 



105584 to 105645— Continued. 



105590. Benzoin sp. Lauraceae. 



Spicebush. 



No. F. 34. Collected September 1, 

 1933, at 1,000 feet altitude in a valley at 

 Ta Tseh Tsuen, Yung Hsien. A small 

 tree about 10 feet high with black fruits. 



105591. Benzoin sp. Lauraceae. 



Spicebush. 



No. F. 89. Collected October 21, 1933, 

 along a stream at Ch'ang An, Yung Hsien, 

 at 1,500 feet altitude. A moderate-sized 

 tree with globose black fruits about two- 

 fifths of an inch in diameter. 



105592. Callicarpa sp. Yerbenaceae. 



Tze Chu. No. F. 99. Collected Octo- 

 ber 26, 1933, at 1,100 feet altitude at Ta 

 Tseh Tsuen, Yung Hsien. A small tree 

 with globose violet fruits. 



105593. Celtis sp. Ulmaceae. 



Clung F'oh. No. F. 79. Collected 

 October 21, 1933, in dense forest, 1,500_ 

 feet altitude at Ch'ang An, Yung Hsien. 

 A tree with globose green fruits. 



105594. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. 

 Rutaceae. Grapefruit. 



Yu Tze. No. F. 67. Collected October 

 25, 1933, at 1.500 feet altitude at Ch'ang 

 An. Yung Hsien. A cultivated tree with 

 yellow fruits of good flavor. 



105595. Citrus 



Rutaceae. 



Clvu Tze. No. F. 2. Collected March 

 2, 1933, in the market at Ling Yuin 

 Hsien. A lemon-yellow fruit, 6 inches in 

 diameter, of good flavor but not very 

 juicy. 



105596. Cunninghamia lanceolata (L.) 

 Hook. Pinaceae. China-fir. 



Shan Huh. No. F. 69. Collected Octo- 

 ber 20, 1933, on a slope at 1.600 feet alti- 

 tude at Ta Tseh Tsuen, Yung Hsien. A 

 common forest tree about 65 feet tall. 



For previous introduction see 99157. 



105597. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospy- 

 raceae. Kaki persimmon. 



Yah Shih Tze. No. F. 83. Collected 

 November 2, 1933. in a valley at 1,000 

 feet altitude at Ta Tseh Tsuen, Yung 

 Hsien. A small tree with ovoid yellow 

 fruits over an inch long. 



105598. Diospyros sinensis Hemsl. Di- 

 ospyraceae. Persimmon. 



Shih Tze. No. F. 88. Collected in a 

 cultivated field at 1.000 feet altitude at 

 Ta Tseh Tsuen. Yung Hsien. A small 

 semievergreen Chinese tree with a short 

 thick trunk, widespreading branches, and 

 spiny branchlets. thick oblong-lanceolate 

 leaves 2 to 3 inches long, and globose or 

 ovoid golden-yeilow edible fruits nearly 2 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 95650. 



105599. Elaeagnus sp. Elaeagnaceae. 



Hu Teh Tze. No. F. 14. Collected 

 May 6, 1933. on a slope at 4.000 feet 

 altitude at Chu Tung, Ling Yuin Hsien. 

 An ornamental deciduous tree with small 

 but fragrant flowers and red edible fruits. 



105600. Euscaphis japonica (Thunb.) 

 Lipp. Staphyleaceae. 



Yeh Yah Chung. No. F. 52. Collected 

 October 20. 1933, in a valley at 1,000 

 feet altitude near Ta Tu Tsuen, Yung 



