OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1934 



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107645 to 107717— Continued. 



107665. Crataegus sanguinea Pall. Mal- 

 aceae. 



No. 18. August 11, 1934. Hailar. An 

 ornamental shrub 4 to 10 feet high, with 

 small bright-orange to red globose fruits 

 one-third of an inch in diameter, in 

 rather dense corymbs. 



For previous introduction see 82072. 



107666 to 107672. Elymds spp 



Poaceae. 

 Grass. 



107666 and 107667. Elymds dahuricus 

 Turcz. 



A grass 1 to 3 feet tall which spreads 

 by means of rhizomes. It is found 

 both on plains and sand ridges and is 

 one of the common grazing grasses. 



For previous introduction see 101656. 



20. August 12, 1934. 



107666. No 

 Hailar. 



107667. No. 

 Hailar. 



34. August 23, 1934. 



107668. Elymds excelsus Turcz. 



No. 30. August 24, 1934. Hailar. 

 An upright grass 2 to 4 feet high, which 

 somewhat resembles rye ; found in the 

 delta along the drainage ditches. 



For previous introduction see 64626. 



107669 to 107672. Elymds pseudo-agro- 

 pyron Trin. 



A perennial grass with a creeping 

 rhizome and flat leaves, found in sandy 

 places where it is grazed closely. Native 

 to Siberia. 



107669. Plants. 



4. August 4, 1934. 



107670. No 

 lar. 



107671. No. 

 Hailar. 



107672. No. 

 Hailar. 



41. 



37. 



August 30, 

 August 30, 



Hai- 



1934. 



1934. 



107673. Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 23. August 20, 1934. A grass over 

 2 feet tall, found in the river delta. 



107674. Euonymus sp. Celastraceae. 



No. 57. September 12, 1934. Hailar. 

 An ornamental sbrub 2 to 4 feet tall, with 

 light-pink to red fruits in clusters. Found 

 on high sand ridges. 



107675 and 107676. Festuca ovina L. Po- 

 aceae. Sheep fescue. 



107675. Plants. 



107676. 

 lar. 



No. 1. August 7, 1934. Hai- 



107677. Glyceria ebmota Fries. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 10. August 7, 1934. Hailar. A 

 perennial grass 3 to 6 feet tall, with a 

 creeping rhizome and simple culms. Native 

 to northwestern Europe. 



107678. Iris ensata Thunb. Iridaceae. 



No. 42. August 28, 1937. Hailar. 

 Variety Chinensis. A very hardy form, 1 

 to 2 feet tall, found in moist plains around 

 Hailar. 



107645 to 107717— Continued. 



107679. Leptochloa sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 64. September 12, 1934. Hailar. 

 A bunch grass up to 12 inches high which 

 resembles Bermuda grass but does not 

 spread by taking root at the nodes. Ap- 

 pears to afford a considerable amount of 

 grazing. 



107680 to 107682. Lespedeza spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



Collected in the vicinity of Hailar. 



107680. Lespedeza cystoides Nakai. 



No. 49. September 12, 1934. A Si- 

 berian bushclover with cream-colored, 

 purple-spotted flowers. 



107681. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 44. September 3, 1934. A per- 

 ennial lespedeza 1% to 2y 2 feet tall, 

 found in dry sandy soil. The plants 

 seed abundantly. 



107682. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 51. September 12, 1934. A per- 

 ennial lespedeza. found in dry sandy 

 soil, which is over 2 feet high and seeds 

 abundantly. 



107683. Males sp. Malaceae. 



No. 54. September 12, 1934. Hailar. 

 A hardy shrub up to 6 feet high, found on 

 high sand ridges. The hard, moderately 

 sour fruits the size of cherries are borne 

 in clusters and are usually red. 



107684 to 107688. Medicago spp. Fa- 

 baceae. Medick. 



107684 and 107685. Medicago falcata L. 



A sprawling plant 1 to 2 feet high, 

 found in patches in the delta and low 

 places on the plains. Heavily grazed 

 by cattle. 



107684. No. 46. September 3, 1934. 

 Hailar. 



107685. No. 55. 

 Hailar. 



September 12, 1934. 



107686. Medicago lupulina L. 



Black medick. 



No. 58. September 12, 1934. Hailar. 

 Plants 10 to 18 inches high, found on 

 the river plain. Very few seeds. 



107687. Medicago ruthenica (L.) 

 Trautv. 



No. 48. September 10, 1934. Hailar. 

 A wild alfalfa found on the river delta 

 and on sand ridges. It resembles com- 

 mon alfalfa in its habit of growth, and 

 the main stem is sometimes 4 feet high. 



For previous introduction see 90365. 



107688. Medicago sativa L. Alfalfa. 



Presented by the North Manchurian 

 Railroad Experiment Station, Harbin, 

 September 21, 1934. 



107689. Oxytropis oxyphylla (Pall.) DC. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 47. September 10, 1934. Hailar. 



Plants 6 to 12 inches high, but with roots 

 5 to 6 feet long. Found on sand ridges 

 where vegetation is scant. 



For previous introduction see 64767. 



107690. Paxicum sp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 No. 59. September 12, 1934. Hailar. 



Found on the river delta, near a Chinese 



