﻿44 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



39965. Castanfa crenata Sieb. and Zucc. Fagacese. Chestnut. 

 From Buitenzorg, Java. Presented by the director, Botanic Garden. 



Received March 3, 1915. 



"A small tree, frequently less than 30 feet high, according to Sargent, but 

 occasionally much larger ; young shoots sometimes very downy, with the down 

 persisting through the first winter, sometimes merely scaly. Leaver oblong 

 lanceolate. 3 to 7 inches long, 1J to 2 inches wide, heart shaped or rounded at the 

 base, pointed ; the teeth small, with bristlelike points ; lower surface covered 

 with a close gray down ; stalk one-half inch long, downy. Nuts like those of 

 C. sativa. 



" Native of Japan ; introduced in 1905, if not before, to Kew, where young 

 plants are thriving very well. This is a valuable food tree in Japan, and Sar- 

 gent observes that he never saw chestnuts offered in such quantities for sale 

 in Europe or America as there. Ordinarily the nuts are smaller than those of 

 the European tree, but from selected trees or varieties they are as large as the 

 best European varieties." (W. J. Dean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 1, p. 307.) 



39966. Juglaxs regia L. Juglandacere. Walnut. 

 From Seharunpur, India. Presented by Mr. A. C. Hartless, superintendent, 



Government Botanic Garden. Received February 23, 1915. 

 "From Kumaon Gardens, Naini Tal. Called Garhwal Kaghzi. I do not 

 think, however, that this seed is true to the name given. Kaghzi is the vernacular 

 for paper, and refers to its alleged thin or paper shell. Walnuts are grown only 

 on the hills ; the season is from September to December. Walnuts are common 

 in the bazar at about 3 to 4 annas (6 to 8 cents) per hundred." (Hartless.) 



39967 to 39982. 



From Soochow, China. Presented by Mr. N. Gist Gee, Soochow University. 

 Received February 11, 1915. Quoted notes by Mr. Gee, except as other- 

 wise indicated. 



39967 to 39972. Soja max (L.) Piper. Fabacea?. Soy bean. 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) 



39987. "(No. 1. Eua shu ton (Kica zoh). Melon-ripe bean.) This 



is so named because of its time of ripening. Seeds are sown about 



the first of May and cropped late in June when melons are ripe. 



Used only as a vegetable." 



39968. "(No. 2. Chia chia san ton (Kah kah sen). Pod pod three 

 bean.) Planted in the middle of May and reaped during Septem- 

 ber. Used as a vegetable and for manufacturing oil." 



39969. "(No. 3. Hung hsiang chili tou (Ong siang sze). Red 

 familiar bean.) These are 'Loving beans,' as the characters sug- 

 gest. Planted in the middle of May and harvested about Septem- 

 ber. Used both as vegetables and in the manufacture of oil." 



39970. "(No. 4. Hei tou (Hulc). Black bean.) Owing to their 

 color, these are called ' Black beans.' Planted in the first part of 

 June and reaped in the middle of October. Used as a vegetable 

 and in the manufacture of oil." 



39971. "(No. 5. Ku li ch'ing (Kica lea ching). Bone inside 

 green.) Planted early in June and harvested in late October. 

 Used only in making oil." 





