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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



75775 to 75779— Continued. 



75777. Gouinia latifolia Vasey. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



A tall perennial grass up to 6 feet high, with 

 leaves an inch wide and a foot long, and loosely 

 branching panicles. Native to Argentina. 



75778. Phalaris angusta Nees. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



A coarse annual grass 4 feet high with narrow 

 leaves and timothylike spikes. Native to 

 Argentina. 



75779. Trichloris 

 ceae. 



pi.uriflora Fourn. Poa- 

 Grass. 



A perennial grass 2 to 4 feet high with leaves 

 half an inch wide and a foot long. Native to 

 Mexico. 



75780. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck 

 (C. decumana Murr.). Rutaceae. 



Grapefruit. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Bud wood 

 presented by S. Youngberg, Director of the 

 Bureau of Agriculture. Received November 

 4, 1927. 



A local variety. 



75781. Rubus sp. 



Rosaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented 

 by S. Youngberg, Director of the Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Received December 14, 1927. 



A variety grown at Baguis, Mount Province, 

 Luzon, Philippine Islands. 



75782. Syringa oblata dilatata 

 (Nakai) Render. Oleaceae. Lilac. 



From Chosen, Japan. Seeds presented by Dr. M. 

 Tozawa, Director of the Forestry Experiment 

 Station at Keijyo. Received January 4, 1927. 

 Numbered in December, 1927. 



A hardy compact shrub, native to northeastern 

 Asia, about 12 feet high, with heart-shaped, bright- 

 green leaves and dense panicles of pale-lilac flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 66259. 



75783 to 75787. 



From northern Nigeria, West Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by A. G. Beattie, London, Ontario, 

 Canada. Received December 12, 1927. 



Locally grown varieties. 



R. Br. 



75783. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) 

 (P. typhoideum Rich.). Poaceae. 



Pearl millet. 



Bulrush millet. The local name is coero. 



75784 to 75787. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poa- 

 ceae. Sorghum. 



75784. Massakwa. 



75785. A chi duka. 



75786. BaifiUata. 



75787. Giwar kumba. 



75788 to 75843. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by R. K. Beattie, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Decem- 

 ber, 1927. 



75788 to 75825. Castanea crenata Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Fagaceae. Japanese chestnut. 



75788. No. 193. A wild variety growing on 

 Abura Yama, at Otani, Shino Mura, 

 Minamikuwata Gun, Tamba. The tree 

 is a 15-year-old sprout and is 15 feet high. 



75788 to 75843— Continued. 



75789 to 75802. Wild trees growing on Otani 

 Yama, Shino Mura, Minamikuwata Gun, 

 Tamba. 



75789. No. 194. 



75790. No. 195. 



75791. No. 196. 



75792. No. 197. 



75793. No. 198. 



75794. No. 199. 



75795. No. 200. 



75796. No. 201. 



75797. No. 202. 



75798. No. 203. 



75799. No. 204. 



75800. No. 205. 



75801. No. 206. 



75802. No. 207. 



75803. Nos. 208-210, 236, 244, 245, 262, 204-266. 

 Wild trees or rather bushes growing on 

 Izuta Yama, Kochi Ken, Shikoku Island. 

 They are said to produce three crops a 

 year. These nuts are from the first crop 

 which ripens in July. 



75804. Nos. 211-213. Wild trees, 20 to 30 

 years old, growing in the university forest 

 in Ashidani, Kamiyugawa, Yakata Mura, 

 Arita Gun, Wakayama Ken. 



75805. No. 214. Shibaguri. A wild tree said 

 to be large, growing in the Kamikamo 

 Experimental Forest, Kyoto Imperial 

 University. 



75806 to 75808. Cultivated trees growing at 

 Ineyama, Ayabe-cho. 



75806. No. 216. Ichiemon. 



75807. No. 217. 

 75803. No. 218. 



Toyotama-wase. 



An unknown variety. 



75809. No. 219. A wild tree growing at Ushi- 

 gakubi, Kurama Yama, Kyoto Prefecture. 



75810 to 75812. Wild trees growing at Kurama 

 Yama, Kyoto Prefecture. 



75810. No. 220. 75812. No. 222. 



75811. No. 221. 



75813. No. 223. A wild tree growing at 

 Kurama Mura, Kurama, Momoiware. 



75814 to 75816. Wild trees growing at Kurama 

 Yama, Kyoto Prefecture. 



75814. No. 224. 



75815. No. 225. 



75816. No. 226. 



75817. No. 227. A wild tree growing at 

 Otani Yama, Shino Mura, Minamikuwata 

 Gun, Tamba. 



75818. Nos. 228, 229. Wild trees growing at 

 Ishikari, Ishiyama Province. 



75819. Nos. 230 and 239. An unnamed cul- 

 tivated variety at Imai, Kagami Mura, 

 Tosa Gun, Kochi Ken, Shikuko Island. 



75820. Nos. 231 and 240. Chobe. Cultivated 

 trees growing at Hirota, Shino Mura, 

 Minamikuwata Gun, Tamba. This vari- 

 ety was exhibited at a fair in Kyoto and 

 received third prize. 



75821 to 75824. Cultivated trees growing at 

 Ori, Kagami Mura, Tosa Gun, Kochi 

 Ken, Shikoku Island. 



75821. Nos. 232 and 242. A native variety. 



75822. Nos. 233 and 243. Naro-guri. This 

 variety is native to Shikoku. 



75823. Nos. 234, 241, 261. Nakayama-guri. 

 The burs fall from the tree before 

 opening. 



75824. No. 235. Togenashi-guri. The burs 

 are spineless. 



