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78605 to 78608— Continued. 



78607. Paeonia albiflora Pall. Ranun- 

 culaceae. Chinese peony. 



An ornamental herbaceous perennial 2 

 to 3 feet high with white flowers. Native 

 to China. 



For previous introduction see No. 73195. 



78608. Tkifolidm lupinaster L. Faba- 

 ceae. Clover. 



A Siberian clover with five leaflets like 

 a lupine leaf. 



78609. Saeaca cauliflora Bake r. 

 Caesalpiniaeeae. 



From Bangalore, India. Seeds presented by 

 the Superintendent of the Government 

 Botanic Gardens. Received January 31, 

 1929. 



A shrubby Indian tree with abruptly pin- 

 nate leaves of 10 to 12 thick rigid oblong 

 to oblanceolate leaflets 6 inches to a foot 

 long, ami corymbs, 4 to 6 inches broad, of 

 scarlet flowers. 



78610 to 78615. 



From Japan. Seeds obtained by R. K. Beat- 

 tie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 January 23, 1929. 



78610. Castanopsis sp. Fagaceae. 



Evergreen chinquapin. 



No. 807. From the Tanushimaru Nurs- 

 ery Association, Ukiha Gun, Fukuoka 

 Ken, originally collected at Mininoyama. 

 The Japanese local name is Ichishihi. 



78611. Castanopsis sp. Fagaceae. 



Evergreen chinquapin. 



No. 808. From the Rengechi Forest Ex- 

 periment Station, Taichu Province, Tai- 

 wan. 



78612 to 78615. Qubrcds spp. Fagaceae. 



Oak. 



78612. Quercus castanopsifolia Hay- 

 ata. 



No. 812. From the Rengechi Forest 

 Experiment Station, Taichu Province, 

 Taiwan. A subtropical oak, related to 

 Quercus lepidocarpa, native to Taiwan. 

 The rather thin oblong-lanceolate 

 leaves, dull green above, paler beneath, 

 are about 10 inches long, and the 

 acorns are globose depressed. 



78613. Quercus konishii Hayata. 



No. 809. From the Rengechi Forest 

 Experiment Station, Taichu Province, 

 Taiwan. An oak from the mountain- 

 ous regions of Taiwan, with elliptic- 

 oblong acuminate leaves 3 inches long 

 and small hemispherical acorns half an 

 inch across. It is said to be a distinct 

 species with no closely related forms. 



78614. Quercus miyagii Koidz. . 



Nos. 811 and 813. From the Oki- 

 nawa Eirinsho, Luchu Islands, and 

 originally collected at Yasunami, Ko- 

 kuzu Mura. Kokuzu Gun. Okinawa Ken. 

 A large erect tree, 40 feet high, with 

 dense foliage. The leathery ovate- 

 lanceolate leaves are 4 to 5 inches 

 long, and the globose-ovoid acorns are 

 about an inch in diameter. It is native 

 to the Luchu Islands. 



78615. Quercus tomentosicupula 

 Hayata. 



No. 810. From the Rengechi Forest 

 Experiment Station, Taichu Province, 



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78610 to 78615— Continued. 



Taiwan. An oak, native to Taiwan, 

 with stiff leathery oblong-lanceolate 

 leaves 4 inches long, somewhat serrate, 

 and broadly campanula te cups iy 2 

 inches across. It is related to Quercus 

 editliae, but has much smaller acorns. 



78616. Borassus flabellifee L. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palmyra palm. 



From Jaffna, Ceylon. Seeds presented by 

 W. P. A. Cooke, Division Agricultural 

 Officer, Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived January 24, 1929. 



The famous Palmyra palm of India and 

 Ceylon which in the northern part, of this 

 island takes the place of the cocoaniit palm. 

 Though a slower grower, it is a very hand- 

 some palm when old. Inasmuch as it 

 grows in the dry coastal regions of Ceylon, 

 is apparently able to withstand any amount 

 of lime, and is said to have been used suc- 

 cessfully as a binder for sand dunes, it 

 should prove of real value in the calcareous 

 soils of southern Florida. In the number 

 of uses to which it is put here it rivals 

 the coconut. A delicate sugar is made from 

 the sap which flows in abundance from its 

 inflorescence when cut. The seeds are ger- 

 minated and the young subterranean hypo- 

 cotyl is used as a vegetable. The leaves are 

 used in many different ways. The fruit, 

 half the size of a coconut, is very attrac- 

 tive in appearance and when ripe exhales a 

 delicate fragrance. The hull is eaten by the 

 Tamils of Ceylon. 



For previous introduction see No. 74590. 



78617 to 78663. 



From Japan. Seeds obtained by R. K. 

 Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 2, 1929. 



78617 to 78649. Castanea crenata Sieb. 

 and Zucc. Fagaceae. 



Japanese chestnut. 



Unless otherwise stated, these are selec- 

 tions from wild trees. 



78617. No. 737. Collected in the Osh- 

 ika Mago National Forest. 



78618. No. 738. Collected in the Juni 

 Sho Saruma Tozawa National Forest, 

 Akita Gun, Akita Ken. 



78619. No. 739. Presented by Morisa- 

 buro Sasaki, from Taizen, Akaishl 

 Mura, Niski Tsugaru Gun, Aomori 

 Ken. 



78620. No. 740. Collected in Taki- 

 zawa, Takizawa Mura, Iwate Gun, 

 Iwate Ken. 



78621. No. 741. Collected in the Etsu- 

 nagi Public Forest, Kokuni Mura, 

 Shimo Hei Gun, Iwate Ken. 



78622. No. 742. Collected in the Ya- 

 maura Kwonita National Forest, 

 Iwato Mura, Nishi Usuki Gun, Miya- 

 zaka Ken. 



78623. No. 744. Obtained from Shon 

 Shimyung, at Kal Huyngri, north of 

 Giseifu, east of Keijo, Chosen. The 

 nuts are large and of the orchard 

 rather than the forest type. 



78624. No. 745. Obtained from the 

 Shunrin- Co., Giseifu, east of Keijo, 

 Chosen. 



78625. No. 746. Obtained at Duke- 

 hung, east of Giseifu, near Keijo, 

 Chosen. 



