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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



76105 to 76118— Continued. 



76111. Clematis sbbbatifolla Rehder. 



A woody climber 10 feet long, native to 

 Chosen. The biternate loaves are made up 

 of ovate-lanceolate serrate leaflets and the 

 large yellow flowers with purple filaments 

 are 2 inches across and appear in the autumn. 



76112. Cotoneaster LiNDi.EYi Steud. Mala- 

 ceae. 



A Himalayan shrub or small tree with semi- 

 deciduous dark-green leaves, corymbs of white 

 flowers, and subglobose black fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 72871. 



76113. Hypericum patulum Thunb. Hyperi- 

 caceae. Japanese hypericum. 



No. 6498 M. V. Variety grandiflorum. A 

 large-flowered form of the Japanese hypericum 

 which is a half-evergreen spreading shrub with 

 golden-yellow flowers. 



76114. Lonicera syringantha Maxim. Ca- 

 prifoliaceae. Lilac honeysuckle. 



An upright, slender-branched shrub, 10 feet 

 high, with pinkish white to rosy purple fragrant 

 flowers and red fruits. It is native to north- 

 western China. 



For previous introduction see No. 73442. 



76115. Lonicera syringantha wolfii Rehder. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



A variety that differs from the usual form in 

 having partly prostrate branches, narrower 

 leaves, and carmine flowers. 



78116. Skimmia japonica veitchii (Carr.) 

 Rehder. Rutaceae. 



A Japanese shrub up to 5 feet or more, with 

 yellowish green leaves crowded at the ends of the 

 branchlets, and coral-red or bright-scarlet fruits 

 about one-third of an inch in diameter. It is 

 said to be one of the best smoke-enduring ever- 

 green shrubs, but is too tender to withstand the 

 winters of the northern United States. 



For previous introduction see No. 63381. 



76117. Sorbaria assurgens Vilm. and Bois. 

 Rosaceae. 



A tall handsome Chinese shrub up to 10 feet 

 high, with pinnate leaves bearing falcate lanceo- 

 late-serrate leaflets and large panicles of small 

 white flowers. 



76118. Sycopsis sinensis Oliver. Hamameli- 

 daceae. 



An evergreen shrub or small tree 25 feet high, 

 native to central and western China. The 

 •elliptic-ovate leaves are lustrous above and pale 

 green beneath, and the small heads of flowers are 

 conspicuous because of the red anthers. 



76119 to 76170. 



From Japan. Seeds and cuttings collected by R. 

 K. Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived February and March, 1928. 



76119. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



No. 666. Mountain side of Higashi-yama, 

 near the Miyako Hotel, Kyoto, February, 1928. 

 Seeds of an ornamental shrub or small tree, 

 native to Japan, with red fruits which remain 

 on the tree during the winter. 



76120. Raphanus sativus L. 



Brassicaceae* 

 Radish. 



No. 665. Kyotofu, Kadono Gun, Kyogoku 

 Mura, Kori, February, 1928. These seeds were 

 obtained through Professor Morishita, of the 

 Kyoto Agricultural Experiment Station. Kori- 

 diakon. A white radish grown only by the 

 gardeners of the imperial household. It is very 

 slender, almost like a lead pencil, and in deep 

 soil it grows 16 to 18 inches long. 



76119 to 76170— Continued. 



76121 to 76170. Castanea crenata Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Fagaceae. Japanese chestnut. 



Nos. 76121 to 76156 are cuttings of cultivated 

 varieties from Tateno farm, Nogi Mura, Shimot- 

 suga Gun, Tochigi Ken. 



76121. Nos. 267 to 269. Osaya. A variety 

 producing an abundance of small nuts 

 early in September. A varietal charac- 

 teristic is the very slender twigs. 



76122. Nos. 270 to 272. Ichiemon. A variety 

 producing medium-sized nuts the latter 

 part of September to the first part of 

 October. The nuts are of a better flavor 

 than those of the Kenaga, Nos. 345 to 347 

 [No. 76147], which this variety resembles. 

 The burs do not fall to the ground but 

 crack and spill the nuts. 



76123. Nos. 273 to 275. Wazo. A variety 

 producing medium-sized to large nuts the 

 middle of October. 



76124. Nos. 276 to 278. Mr. Tateno found 

 an unnamed tree in a shipment and 

 thought it was a seedling. He presented 

 it to the Emperor after it had been propa- 

 gated, and it was named Banseki by Mr. 

 Kumagaya, a chestnut expert, about seven 

 years ago. It is a fast grower, and pro- 

 duces rather large nuts from the latter 

 part of October to the first part of No- 

 vember. 



76125. Nos. 279 to 281. Kanotsume. A 

 variety producing medium-sized nuts 

 from the latter part of September to the 

 first part of October. The nuts are said to 

 be of good quality and the sweetest in 

 Japan. 



76126. Nos. 282 to 284. Deno. A variety 

 producing medium-sized nuts the first 

 part of October, and is said to give the 

 biggest yield in Japan. After the first 

 four or five years from the graft, it is a fast 

 grower. 



76127. Nos. 285 to 287. Ginyose. A variety 

 fruiting the latter part of September. 



76128. Nos. 288 to 290. Chobei. A variety 

 originated by Mr. Deno at Wachi, near 

 Kyoto. The rather large nuts are produced 

 the middle of October. 



76129. Nos. 291 to 293. Shogatsu. A rapid 

 grower producing an abundance of me- 

 dium-sized nuts the middle of October. 



76130. Nos. 294 to 296. Bon-guri (local name). 

 A variety improved from a wild chestnut. 

 It is a rapid grower producing medium- 

 sized nuts the first part of September. 



76131. Nos. 297 to 299. Kinseki. A rapid 

 grower producing an abundance of small 

 to medium-sized nuts the latter part of 

 September. 



76132. Nos. 300 to 302. Imakita. A variety 

 producing an abundance of small to 

 medium-sized nuts the latter part of 

 September. 



76133. Nos. 303 to 305. The varietal name is 

 unknown. A rapid and strong grower 

 producing an abundance of medium-sized 

 nuts from the first to the middle of October. 

 This tree was selected from the trees 

 grown from 1,000 nuts of mixed varieties. 



76 34. Nos. 306 to 308. Taisho-wase. A 

 variety fruiting the latter part of August. 

 The nuts are large for an early variety, 

 this being one of the earliest. 



76135. Nos. 309 to 311. Chokogi (synonyms 

 O-tamba, Bansei-tamba) . A tall strong 

 tree producing nuts from the first to the 

 middle of October. The kernel often 

 splits into two or three parts, and the skin 

 of the kernel (tannin part) is often quite 

 thick. 



