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Fkagaeia spp. Ro- 

 stra wberry. 



76998 and 76999. 



saceae. 



From Milan, Italy. Plants presented by Dr. 

 Piero Scotti Foglieni. Received April 20, 1928. 



76998. Fragaria sp. 



No. 63. White pineapple. In Italy this va- 

 riety gave origin to the everbearing straw- 

 berries with large fruits. The plant is vigorous, 

 and the flesh-colored berry is the most savory 

 one of its type; not everbearing, but with some 

 flowers also during the summer. 



76999. Fragaria sp. 



No. 135 or 107. Of unique characteristic shape, 

 resembling an ornamental pumpkin or a flask. 

 Exquisite, large fruit. 



77000 to 77014. Poaceae 



Bamboo. 



From China. Plants collected by F. A. McClure, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received June 24, 1927. Numbered June, 1928. 



77000. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 705. Kwangtung Province. 



77001. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 706. Taaihohhan, Anhwei Province, 

 October 22, 1926. Wongtun chuk. A small 

 bamboo, possibly a Phyllostachys, used in 

 weaving baskets. The culms are flattened above 

 the branches which are borne in pairs. The 

 young shoots are eaten. 



77002. (Undetermined.) 



No. 708. Shuching, Anhwei Province, Octo- 

 ber 14, 1926. Fa taan chuk. A small bamboo 

 with thin, tough walls, characterized by their 

 very dark green color. It is used in weaving 

 and is considered good for this purpose, espe- 

 cially on account of the low percentage of waste 

 material. The young shoots are eaten with 

 great relish. 



77003. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 716. Rhizomes, with small plants at- 

 tached to them, obtained at Chiuhwashaan, 

 Anhwei Province, November 4, 1926. Kwai 

 chuk. A medium-sized bamboo of the monopo- 

 dial type cultivated, or rather half cultivated, 

 for the edible young shoots, and the culms which 

 are used in weaving baskets, trays, etc. 



77004. Artjndinaria sp. 



No. 718. November 3, 1926. Koo chuk. Rhi- 

 zomes, with young plants attached to them, 

 obtained at Chiuhwashaan, Anhwei Province, I 

 where this occurs spontaneously. It is a ' 

 medium-sized monopodial bamboo 4 or 5 meters 

 high and 2 centimeters in diamater. The culms, 

 purplish green, especially when young, are 

 thick-walled; the pith is chambered, the dia- 

 phram occurring about every 3 centimeters. 

 The nodes are prominent, the branches three to 

 usually five, acutely ascending, the middle the 

 largest. The medium-sized drooping leaves are 

 long and slender. The rhizomes are cylindrical, 

 and the nodes not prominent, in which charac- 

 teristic they resemble the rhizomes of Arundi- 

 narias. This bamboo is common, but not used 

 to any great extent, and the shoots are not 

 edible. 



77005. Phyllostachys nidularia Munro. 



No. 720. November 4, 1926. Shui chuk. 

 Rhizomes, with small plants attached, obtained 

 at Chiuhwashaan, Anhwei Province. A small 

 wild bamboo of monopodial type, apparently of 

 wide distribution, and very commonly seen in 

 flower. The culms, 1.5 to 3 meters high and 1 to 

 1.5 centimeters in diameter, are somewhat flat- 

 tened and are used in weaving. There are two 

 branches, and the leaves are small. The young 

 shoots are edible. 



77000 to 77014— Continued. 



77006. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 721. 



77007. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 722. November 3, 1926. Lo chuk. Rhi- 

 zomes, with small plants attached to them, 

 obtained at Chiuhwashaan, Anhwei Province. 

 A medium-sized bamboo found both cultivated 

 and wild. It is 4 to 6 meters high and 2 to 2.5 

 centimeters in diameter, with rather prominent 

 nodes and medium-short internodes. The 

 young shoots are edible, and the culms are used 

 in weaving and making native lanterns. 



77008. Arundinaria sp. 



No. 725. November 3, 1926. Shat smn chuk, 

 mah chuk. Rhizomes, with small plants 

 attached to them, obtained at Chiuhwashaan, 

 Anhwei Province. A medium-sized wild 

 bamboo 4 to 4.5 meters high and 1.5 to 2 centi- 

 meters in diameter, with edible shoots. The 

 culms are nearly solid with very small central 

 chambers; they are used for walking sticks, 

 whipsticks, etc., but not for weaving. The 

 nodes are prominent, the branches, two at each 

 node, are unequal, and the leaves are small to 

 medium sized. 



77009. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 726. November 3, 1926. Liu kin chuk. 

 Rhizomes, with small plants attached to them, 

 obtained at Chiuhwashaan, Anhwei Province. 

 A small, monopodial bamboo found wild in this 

 region. It is characterized by large drooping 

 leaves, few branches, nearly equal, rising at a 

 sharp angle with the stiff cylindrical culm. 

 Nodes not prominent, buds very fiat, and 

 indentation slight. Culms thick-walled, with 

 small central cavity containing very little pith. 

 Culm sheaths thin, tips ephemeral, but the 

 bases cling rather tenaciously. Rhizomes hard, 

 brittle, shiny, light brown when mature. Roots 

 few and very stiff. There are many nodes of the 

 rhizomes without buds. 



77010. Arundinaria sp. 



No. 729. October 23, 1920. Liu chuk. Rhi- 

 zomes, with small plants attached to them, 

 obtained at Taaihohhan, Anhwei Province. A 

 small, monopodial bamboo with stiff, cylindrical, 

 upright thick-walled culms, large drooping 

 leaves, and numerous small branches which are 

 acutely ascending. The culms are used as the 

 source of sticks for hanging up noodles. Their 

 smoothness and stiffness fits them for this 

 purpose. The young shoots are not eaten. 



77011. Phyllostachys sp. 



No. 885. Nanking. November 22, 1926. Fa 

 chu&, ting chaa chow. Sweet edible shoots which 

 appear in May. Culms used for weaving 

 baskets, etc., cut when 1 or 2 years old; yellow 

 when mature. Rhizomes dark in color. 



77012. Bambusa angulata Munro. 



No. 1052. Yunghui, Kwangsai. November, 

 1926. Szfong chuk (square bamboo). A rare 

 monopodial bamboo cultivated in pots. It is 

 distinguished from other Chinese bamboos by 

 the following characteristics: Stems squarish 

 in cross section; lower nodes of the culms bear 

 short spines, other nodes unarmed; nodes of the 

 branches prominent because they are rather 

 conspicuously larger than those of other 

 bamboos; leaves more or less distinguishable by 

 their long, narrow, straight-sided, slender- 

 tapered tips. This bamboo is the center of more 

 curious interest than commercial value. The 

 culms may reach a height of 4 meters and a 

 diameter of 1.5 to 2 centimeters. The walls are 

 not very thick, and the culms are not strong, 

 seeming to lack the proper amount of tough 

 fiber. This bamboo is used in making walking- 

 sticks. 



