﻿32 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPQETED. 



39463. Gynopogon ilicifolius (Muell.) K. Schumann. Apocy- 



{Alyxia ilicifolia Muell.) [nacea?. 



From Wellington Point, near Brisbane, .Queensland, Australia. Presented 



by Mr. James Pink. Received November 25, 1914. 



"A white-flowered shrub growing about 6 feet high, producing a profusion of 



berries of a bright orange-scarlet. It should make a valuable ornamental plant 



for decorative purposes." (Pink.) 



39464. Prttnus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From Gizeh, Egypt. Secured by Prof. S. C. Mason, of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, through Mr. Thomas W. Brown, Ministry of Agriculture, 

 Gizeh. Received November 28, 1914. 



39465 to 39484. 



From China. Presented by Miss Paula Ritter, Chicago, 111. Received 

 November 30, 1914. Quoted notes by Miss Ritter. 



39465. Brassica rapa L. Brassicacese. Turnip. 

 "Man ching. A good sweet turnip." 



39466. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicacese. Radish. 

 "Pai lo po. Long white turnip, planted in spring, grows exceedingly 



large." 



39467 and 39468. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Skeels. Brassicacea\ 



Pe-tsai cabbage. 

 "A large winter cabbage of the Chinese kind. Planted in summer, 

 transplanted in early fall or late summer, and left out until frost." 



39469 to 39473. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitacese. Cucumber. 



39469. " Ch'ang tsai kua. A long thick cucumber." 



39470. " Yuan su kua. Round cucumber." 



39471. "Pai ch'ang su kua. A large, thick, white gourd, similar 

 to the cucumber; good. Plant like cucumber." 



39472. " Huang kua. A long, slight cucumber. Can be planted 

 as in America; might be called seedless; very good." 



39473. " Ch'ang su kua. A kind of cucumber." 



39474. Allium schoenoprasum L. Liliacese. Chives. 

 "Chiu ts'ai. A kind of onion grass." 



39475. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. Lettuce. 



39476. Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roemer. Cucurbitaceae. Loofah. 

 " Ssu kua. Long cucumberlike." 



39477. Ziziphus jujuba Miller. Rharnnaceae. Jujube. 

 (Ziziphus sativa Gaertn.) 



39478. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. Onion. 

 " Long onion. Should be hilled." 



39479. Sesamum orientale L. Pedaliaceae. Sesame. 

 (Sesamum indicum L.) 



