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75440 to 75525— Continued. 



75441. ACTIXIDIA ARGUTA 



Planch. Dilleniaceae. 



(Sieb. and Zucc.) 

 Bower actinidia. 



No. 61. Kokuwa. October 17, 1927. A 

 white-flowered shrubby Japanese vine with 

 broadly oval leaves and greenish yellow fruits 

 having a sweet flavor. 



For previous introduction see No. 69359. 



75442. Corxvs coxtroversa Hemsl. Corna- 

 ceae. Giant dogwood. 



No. 62. Midzuki. October 17, 1927. A Jap- 

 anese tree up to 60 feet high, with a trunk 7 f eet 

 in girth. The numerous, long branches extend 

 at right angles to the trunk, with the lowest 

 branches sometimes touching the ground. The 

 white or slightly yellowish flowers are in flat 

 clusters 6 or 7 inches in diameter, appearing from 

 late May to early June. 



For previous introduction see No. 61775. 



75443. Abies sachalixexsis (Schmidt.) Mas- 

 ters. Pinaceae. Sakhalin fir. 



Xo. 63. Todomatsu. October 17, 1927. A 

 tree 150 feet high, native to northern Japan, 

 it has the nordmanniana arrangement of leaf, but 

 in the forward-pointing leaves, which are three- 

 fourths of an inch to 1 H> inches long and very 

 white beneath; it resembles Abies veitchii. The 

 buds are white and resinous, and the cones are 

 2H to 354 inches long. This tree is liable to 

 injury by late frost in the United States. 



75444. Fraxints loxgicuspis Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Oleaceae. Ash. 



No. 64. Aodamo. October, 1927. A grace- 

 ful Japanese tree up to 45 feet high, with com- 

 pound leaves of five to seven lanceolate long- 

 pointed leaflets. The white flowers appear in 

 June, and the foliage turns purple in autumn. 



75445. Juglans sieboldiaxa Maxim. Jugland- 

 aceae. Japanese walnut. 



No. 65. Omigurumi. October 17, 1927. A 

 round-headed Japanese tree up to 60 feet high, 

 with 9 to 17 ovate-: errulate leaflets and ovoid, 

 thick-shelled nuts. 



75446 to 75525. Castaxea crexata Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Fagaceae. Japanese chestnut. 



These varieties were obtained in October, 

 1927. 



Nos. 75446 to 75468 are cultivated trees grow- 

 ing at the Tateno farm, Xogi Mura, Shimotsuga 

 Gun, Tochigi Keu. 



75446. No. 66. Seeds from the same tree as 



No. 47 [Xo. 75427J. 



75447 and 75448. Seeds from the same tree as 

 No. 48 [No. 75428]. 



75447. No. 67. 75448. No. 68. 



75449 to 75451. Seeds from the same tree as 

 No. 51 [No. 75431] . 



75449. No. 69. 75451. No. 71. 



75450. No. 70. 



Xos. 75452 to 75455 are from cultivated trees 

 growing at the Sunaga farm, Oyama Cho, Tochigi 

 Ken. 



75452. Xo. 72. An unknown variety. 



75453. No. 73. Seeds from the same tree as 

 No. 53 [No. 75433]. 



75454 and 75455. Seeds from the same tree as 

 Xo. 72 [Xo. 75452]. 



75454. Xo. 74. 75455. Xo. 75. 



75456 to 75480. Seeds from the same tree as 

 Xo. 54 [Xo. 75434]. 



75456. Xo. 76. 75459. Xo. 79. 



75457. Xo. 77. 77460. Xo. 80. 



75458. Xo. 78. 



75440 to 75525 



Continued. 



from the same tree as 



75461. Xo. 81. Seeds 

 No. 51 [No. 75431]. 



75462. No. 82. Seeds from the same tree as 

 No. 54 [No. 75434]. 



75463 to 75465. Seeds from the same tree as 

 No. 58 [No. 75438]. 



75463. No. 83. 75465. No. 85. 



75464. No. 84. 



75466. No. 86. Seeds from the same tree as 

 No. 55 [No. 75435]. 



75467 and 75468. Seeds from the same tree as 

 No. 57 [No. 75437]. 



75467. No. 87 



75468. No. 88. 



Nos. 75469 to 75475, Shiba-guri or yama-guri, 

 are wild trees growing at Chojagahara, 

 Karasawa Valley, Kitakano Mura, Tagata 

 Gun, Shizuoka Ken. The field where 

 these trees are growing is burned over 

 every three or four years. 



75469. No. 89. 75473. No. 93. 



75470. Xo. 90. 75474. Xo. 94. 



75471. Xo. 91. 75475. Xo. 95. 



75472. No. 92. 



75476. No. 96. Shiba-guri or yama-guri. Wild 

 trees growing in a mixed forest at Tagata 

 Gun, Shizuoka Ken. 



75477 to 75481. Shiba-guri or yama-guri. Wild 

 trees growing at Chojagahara, Karasawa 

 Valley, Kitakano Mura, Tagata Gun, 

 Shizuoka Ken. The field where these 

 trees are growing is burned over every 

 three or four years. 



75477. No. 97. 



75478. No. 98. 



75479. No. 99. 



75480. No. 100. 



75481. No. 101. 



75482 to 75484. From wild trees growing in a 

 forest at Dodoko. 



75482. No. 102. 75484. No. 104. 



75483. No. 103. 



75485. No. 105. Shiba-guri. Wild trees grow- 

 ing in the forest at Sekido, Tamagawa 

 Mura, Tokyo-fuka. 



75486 to 75490. Tamba-guri. Cultivated trees 

 growing at Kobara, Kitakami Mura, 

 Tagata Gun, Shizuoka Ken. 



75486. No. 106. 75489. No. 109. 



75487. No. 107. 75490. No. 110. 



75488. No. 108. 



75491 to 75493. Shiba-guri. Wild trees grow- 

 ing at Ohna, Kitakano Mura, Tagata 

 Gun, Shizuoka Ken. 



75491. No. 111. 75493. No. 113. 



75492. No. 112. 



75494 and 75495. Obtained at Tokyo and said 

 to have come originally from Chosen. 



75494. No. 114. 75495. No. 115. 



75496 and 75497. Wild trees growing at 

 Susono, Fukara Mura, Sunto Gun, 

 Shizuoka Ken. 



75496. No. 116. 75497. No. 117. 



75498 and 75499. Shiba-guri. Wild trees grow- 

 ing at Subashiri-yama, on the east side and 

 at the foot of Mount Fuji, Sunto Gun, 

 Shizuoka Ken. 



75498. No. 118. 



75499. No. 119. 



75500. No. 120. Wild trees growing at Tsu- 

 kuhara, Nishikida Mura, Tagata Gun, 

 Shizuoka Ken. Seeds obtained at Mish- 

 ima Machi. 



