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116099 to 116114— Continued. 



a strainer ; the fine vermicellilike strings 

 are cooked in oil. 



116110. Phaseolus aconitifolius Jacq. 

 Fabaceae. Moth bean. 



No. 518. A dry-land crop. 



116111. Raphanus sativus L. 

 ceae. 



MACROSTEMON Blinge. 



Brassica- 

 Radish. 



No. 519. Muli. A long white root, 

 grown under irrigation. 



116112. Rumex vesicarius L. Polygona- 

 ceae. 



No. 510. Ghuka. From Jaipur City, 

 Jaipur State, April 10, 1936. A potherb, 

 widely cultivated in India. 



116113. Sesamdm orientals L. Pedalia- 

 ceae. Sesame. 



No. 522. Til. An oil crop, valued as 

 butter, also used for the making of sweets. 



116114. Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. 

 Rhamnaceae. Indian jujube. 



No. 524. Bhor. Dried fruits sold in 

 the bazar. 



For previous introduction see 115525. 



116115 to 116157. 



From China. Seeds and bulbs presented by 

 the Botanic Garden Division of the Sun 

 Yat-Sen Tomb and Memorial Park Commis- 

 sion, Nanking. Received May 12, 1936. 



Unless otherwise stated, the material pre- 

 sented was seeds. 



116115. ALLID 



Liliaceae. 



No. 24. Bulblets of an allium with 

 linear leaves and lax umbels of three to 

 many small rose-colored flowers. Native 

 to northern China. 



116116. Actinidia cor i ace a (Fin. and 

 Gagn.) Dunn. Dilleniaceae. 



No. 12. 



116117. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae. Common beet. 



No. 85. 



116118. Brassica oleracea L. Brassica- 

 ceae. Wild cabbage. 



No. 93. For previous introduction see 

 65590. 



116119. Carpinds laxiflora Blume. Bet- 

 ulaceae. Hornbeam. 



No. 136. A tree native to Japan, 40 

 to 50 feet high. The obliquely elliptic 

 to cordate, long-pointed leaves are 2 to 

 3 inches long and have serrate margins. 

 The inconspicuous flowers are borne in 

 loose catkins 2 to 3 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 98310. 



116120. Carpinus turczaninovii Hance. 

 Betulaceae. Hornbeam. 



No. 137. A hardy shrubby tree with 

 oval, sharp-pointed leaves 1 to 2 inches 

 long. It is said to resemble Carpinus 

 polyneura, also a Chinese species. Native 

 to Hopei Province, China. 



For previous introduction see 93113. 



116121 to 116123. Castanopsis spp. Fa- 

 gaceae. 



116121. Castanopsis cuspidata 

 (Thunb.) Schottky. 



No. 150. 



116115 to 116157 — Continued. 



116122. Castanopsis eyrei (Champ.) 

 Tutch. 



No. 151. An evergreen tree nbout 

 30 feet high. Native to southern China. 



116123. Castanopsis sClero- 

 phylla (Lindl.) Schottky. 



No. 152. 



116124. Celastrus gemmata Loes. Celas- 

 traceae. 



No. 158. A woody climber up to 18 

 feet long, with ovate-elliptic leaves 2 to 

 4 inches long and cymes of large golden- 

 yellow fruits. Native to central and 

 western China. 



Pampan. Ulma- 

 Hackberry. 



116125. Celtis biondii 

 ceae. 



No. 161. A stout-branched hackberry 

 from western China, with rather stiff, 

 broadly ovate, long-acuminate leaves 2 to 

 3 inches long and small black fruits. 



For previous introduction see 105313. 



116126. Celtis bungeana Blume. Ulma- 

 ceae. Hackberry. 



No. 162. 



116127. COIX LACRYMA-JOBI L. 



Poaceae. 

 Jobs-tears. 



No. 203. 



116128. Cornds walteri Wangerin. Cor- 

 naceae. Dogwood. 



No. 220. A tree 40 feet high, with 

 white flowers and blue-black fruits, grow- 

 ing in woodlands at 900 to 2,000 feet al- 

 titude in western Hupeh, China. 



For previous introduction see 65767. 



116129. DAUCUS CAROTA L. 



Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 246. 



116130 to 118133. Lactuca spp. Cichoria- 

 ceae. Lettuce. 



chinensis (Thunb.) 



116130. Lactuca 

 Makino. 



No. 389. An ornamental lettuce with 

 entire to pinnatisect, linear or sublan- 

 ceoiate leaves and lax corymbs of yellow 

 or white flower heads. Native to Japan. 



116131. Lactuca indica L. 



No. 390. A tall erect annual native 

 to Japan. 



11S132. Lactuca sativa L. 



Garden lettuce. 



No. 391. 



116133. Lactuca chin/ensis (Thunb.) 

 Makino. 



No. 392. For previous introduction 

 and description see 116130. 



116134 to 116139. Lespedeza spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Bushclover. 



116134. Lespedeza buergeri Miquel. 



No. 397. A low, bushy, hardy peren- 

 nial with elliptic-ovate leaflets and white 

 or purple flowers about one-third inch 

 long. It is of ornamental value and 

 is also used as fodder. 



For previous introduction see 9230. 



116135. Lespedeza davidi Franch. 



No. 398. A shrub about 6 feet high, 

 with ovate or obovate leathery leaflets 



