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76119 to 76170— Continued. 



76136. Nos. 312 to 314. Chusei-tamba. A 

 midseason variety of Tamba which fruits 

 from the middle to the latter part of Sep- 

 tember. It is probably a seedling of 

 Ginyose, according to Mr. Kumagaya (the 

 chestnut expert). The nuts are quite 

 large and of good quality. This is the best 

 variety for marron material. 



76137. Nos. 315 to 317. Ganne. A variety, 

 with drooping branches when young, 

 which fruits the first part of October. A 

 very characteristic gall is abundant on 

 this variety and seemingly on this only. 

 It looks like insect work but insects may 

 be secondary. 



76138. Nos. 318 to 320. An unnamed seedling 

 from Kinseki. A very rapid grower 

 fruiting the middle of October. The nuts 

 are very large, even larger than Chokoji. 



76139. Nos. 321 to 323. Toyotama. A very 

 early variety, fruiting from the 15th to the 

 25th of August. The nuts are small, but 

 because they are so early they sell at a 

 high price. 



76140. Nos. 324 to 326. Varietal name un- 

 known. Butsake (local name). A rapid 

 grower producing a large crop the latter 

 part of September. The nuts are quite 

 large like those of Chusei-tamba, Nos. 

 312 to 314 [No. 76136]. 



76141. Nos. 327 to 329. An unnamed seed- 

 ling. A rapid grower producing medium- 

 sized nuts of good quality from the last 

 of September to the early part of October. 



76142. Nos. 330 to 332. Sakamoto. A 

 medium-strong grower fruiting from the 

 first to the middle of September. Though 

 the crop is not large the nuts are very good. 



76143. Nos. 333 to 335. Mino. A rare 

 variety which was exhibited in London 20 

 years ago and awarded a gold medal. 

 The nuts are produced the first part of 

 October. This variety resembles Bansei- 

 tamba, but the nuts are produced a little 

 earlier. 



76144. Nos. 336 to 338. Shimokatsugi. A 

 fast-growing variety fruiting the middle 

 of October. The crops are produced in 

 alternate years. The nuts are covered 

 with white hairs, whence the varietal 

 name. The tannin is easy to remove 

 when the nuts are cooked. 



76145. Nos. 339 to 341. Inukoroshi. A 

 medium grower producing large nuts the 

 first part of October. This is not a good 

 quality. 



76146. Nos. 342 to 344. Ashigara-wase. An 

 early variety fruiting the first part of 

 September. It is not a strong grower. 



76147. Nos. 345 to 347. Kenga. A rapid 

 grower producing a good crop of medium- 

 sized nuts the latter part of September to 

 the first part of October. The burs crack 

 early and drop the nuts. 



76148. Nos. 348 to 350. Oda-wase. A me- 

 dium grower producing a large crop of 

 small to medium-sized nuts the first part 

 of September. 



76149. Nos. 351 to 353. Kinyoshi. A very 

 good variety producing sweet rich nuts. 



76150. Nos. 354 to 356. An unknown variety 

 originally from Kanagawa. A rapid 

 grower producing a medium crop of 

 medium-sized nuts from the latter part of 

 September to early October. The quality 

 of the nuts is not very good. The trees 

 grow too high. 



76119 to 76170— Continued. 



76151. Nos. 357 to 359. Hassaku. A rapid 

 grower producing a good crop of medium- 

 sized nuts in early September. 



76152. Nos. 360 to 362. An unknown variety 

 originally from Ayabe. A rapid grower 

 producing a good crop of small to medium- 

 sized nuts the first part of September. 



76153. Nos. 363 to 365. Tatsu-no-suke. A 

 very rapid grower producing medium- 

 sized nuts the latter part of September. 

 The tree is good but the nuts are not of 

 very good quality. 



76154. Nos. 366 to 368. Wase-tamba. A rapid 

 grower producing medium to large nuts 

 the first part of September. 



76155. Nos. 369 to 371. An unknown variety 

 originally from Angyo. A very strong 

 rapidly growing tree producing large nuts 

 of very good quality the first part of 

 October. A good crop is produced the 

 first five or six years, then poor ones. 



76156. Nos. 372 to 374. Tateno No. 1. A 

 seedling of Chusei-tamba, Nos. 312 to 314 

 [No. 76136]. A tall strong rapidly growing 

 tree producing a medium crop of large 

 nuts. The brown leaves remain on the 

 tree through the winter. 



Nos. 76157 to 76164 are cuttings of va- 

 rieties from Wakahayashi, Nogi Mura, 

 Shimotsuga Gun, Tochigi Ken. 



76157. Nos. 375 to 377. Shiba-guri, Moto- 

 kichi No. 1. A wild variety growing in a 

 dense stand. The tree is a strong grower, 

 producing a good crop of large nuts the 

 first part of October. 



76158. Nos. 378 to 380. Shiba-guri, Moto- 

 kichi No. 2. A wild variety producing a 

 good crop of small nuts the middle of 

 October. 



76159. Nos. 381 to 383. Otamba No. 1, hcase. 

 A cultivated seedling variety producing 

 large nuts the middle of September. The 

 tree is a rapid grower. 



76160. Nos. 384 to 386. Otamba No. 2, Iwase. 

 A rapidly growing cultivated seedling 

 tree producing a good crop of nuts the 

 middle of October. 



76181. Nos. 387 to 389. Otamba No. 3, Iwase. 

 A cultivated seedling tree which is a 

 strong rapid grower. The nuts, produced 

 the first part of October, are not very 

 large. 



76162. Nos. 390 to 392. Otamba, Uehara. A 

 cultivated seedling tree which is a strong 

 rapid grower. A medium crop of large 

 nuts is produced the first part of October. 



76163. Nos. 393 to 395. Shiba-guri No. 1, 

 Kobayashi. A rapidly growing wild vari- 

 ety producing a good crop of medium-sized 

 nuts the middle of September. The 

 mother tree was the largest chestnut in 

 this region. 



76164. Nos. 396 to 398. Shiba-guri No. 2, 

 Kobayashi. A rapidly growing wild vari- 

 ety producing medium to large-sized nuts. 



Nos. 76165 to 76170 are cuttings of cul- 

 tivated varieties from Fukuchi farm, 

 Mamada-cho, Nishi-kuroda, Shimotsuga 

 Gun, Tochigi Ken. 



76165. Nos. 399 to 401. Fukuchi, Kinseki. A 

 variety producing a good crop of medium- 

 sized light golden-red nuts. 



76166. Nos. 402 to 404. Fukuchi, Kamasu- 

 guri: A wide-spreading rapidly growing 

 tree producing medium-sized nuts. A 

 good crop is produced every year, but the 

 skin of the nut cracks. 



