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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



80455 to 80498— Continued. 



80492. No. 201. From T. Sakata & Co., 

 Yokohama. April 26. 1929. Eda 

 Maine L use Kurome Dzaya. An 

 early large-podded variety with med- 

 ium-sized greenish-yellow seeds which 

 have black seed scars. It is used 

 green in the same way as Lima 

 beans. 



' 80-193. No. 202. From T. Sakata & Co., 

 Yokohama, April 26. 1929. Daikoku 

 Eda Maine (Daikoku's hlack vege- 

 table soybean). A medium-sized 

 slightly compressed black-seeded va- 

 riety said to be grown in Hokushu. 

 It is used as a candied b< an. 



80484. No. 203. From T. Sakata & Co., 

 Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Tsurun- 

 oko Daizu. A small, round, smooth- 

 skinned variety with medium-sized 

 yellow seeds. It is used as a green 

 vegetable and also dried, and is es- 

 pecially good for making bean curd. 

 It is said to have a high protein 

 content. 



80495. No. 204. From T. Sakata & Co., 

 Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Otsubu 

 Muriname. A medium-large seeded 

 variety with black seed slightly com- 

 pressed. It is used for cooking in 

 sirup as a candied bean. 



80496. No. 205. From T. Sakata & Co.. 

 Yokohama, April 26, 1929. O Tsuba 

 Uase Aoshiro Eda Hame. An early 

 large variety with medium-sized 

 greenish-yellow seeds, said to be 

 grown in Hokushu. It is used green 

 like the Lima bean, and the dried 

 beans are used for making soy 

 sauce, rniso, natto, and been curd. 



80497. No. 206. From T. Sakata & Co., 

 Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Ycda- 

 mame Liase Higanmame. An early 

 equinoctial variety with medium- 

 large, yellow seeds with a brown 

 bilum. It matures about the 18th 

 of September. It is used as a green 

 vegetable, and the dried beans are 

 used for soy sauce, bean curd, and 

 natto. 



80498. No. 207. From T. Sakata & Co., 

 Yokohama, April 26, 1929. O Tsubu 

 Aojiro Daizu. A large greenish-yel- 

 low seeded variety said to be grown 

 in Hokushu. It is said to be used as 

 a green vegetable, and the dried 

 beans are sometimes used in making 

 white miso and natto. 



80499. XlMENIA AMERICANA L. OlaCR- 



ceae. False sandalwood. 



From the Juba region, Italian Somaliland, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. Mario 

 Calvino, San Remo, Italy. Received May 

 31, 1929. 



A widely distributed tropical tree with 

 clustered oblong-obtuse leaves, small yellow 

 flowers, and yellow, plumlike fruits inclos- 

 ing a white nut. In Somaliland. where the 

 fruit is known as " ciunducua,'' the natives 

 eat the nut. the flesh being too acid. 



80500. Hufelakdia anay Blake. Lan- 

 raeeac. Anay. 



From Guatemala. Budwood presented by 

 Wilson Popenoe. Research Department of 

 the United Fruit Co.. Tela, Honduras. 

 Received May 24, 1929. 



Budwood from a tree planted in the 

 grounds of the United Fruit Co.'s hospital, 

 Quirigua, Guatemala, in 1917. A rather 



80500— Continued. 



slender tree between 60 and 70 feet high, 

 with nearly smooth, rich red-brown bark 

 which is grayish in places. The young 

 leaves are sbftly pubescent below and 

 sparsely hairy above. It is said that the 

 flowers are borne during May. The 

 smooth, glossy, purplish-black fruits, 4 to 

 6 inches long, are slender pyriform, some- 

 times curved, and pointed at the apex. 

 They ripen during August and September. 



For previous introduction see No. 43432. 



80501 to 80524. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Agricultural 

 Explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received May 27, 1929. 



805C1 and 80502. Canavalia ensiformis 

 (L.) DC. Fabaceae. Jack bean. 



80501. No. 27. Obtained in Nishiga- 

 hara, Tokyo, Aprli 11. 1929. Tsur- 

 unashi. A large white-seeded bean 

 of the bush type grown in the Tokyo 

 district. It is said to be used for 

 cooking, pickling, and medicinal pur- 

 poses. 



80502. No. 208. Obtained from T. Sa- 

 kata & Co.. Yokohama, April 26, 

 1929. Kodachi Natamame. A 

 white-seeded bean of the bush type 

 which appears about the same as 

 that now grown in the United States. 

 The young pods are used for pick- 

 ling. 



80503 to 80505. Canavalia gladiaia 

 (Jacq.) DC. Fabaceae. Sword bean. 



80503. No. 29. Obtained in Nishiga- 

 hara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. Aha 

 Natamame. A red-seeded variety of 

 the runner type grown in the Tokyo 

 district. It is said to be used for 

 cooking, pickling, and for medici- 

 nal purposes. 



80504. No. 30. Obtained in Nishiga- 

 hara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. Shiro 

 Natamame. A white-seeded variety 

 of the runner type grown in the 

 Tokyo district. It is said to be 

 used for cooking, pickling, and for 

 medicinal purposes. 



80505. No. 209. From T. Sakata & Co., 

 Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Shiro 

 Natamame. A white-seeded variety 

 of the runner sword bean. The 

 young pods, 3 to 4 inches long, are 

 used for pickling. 



80506 to 80509. Dolichos lablab L. Fa- 

 baceae. Hyacinth bean. 



80506. No. 28. Obtained in Nishiga- 

 hara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. Fufi- 

 mame. A brown-seeded bean of the 

 runner type grown in the Tokyo 

 district. The beans are said to be 

 used for cooking. 



80507. No. 53. Obtained from the Ya- 

 mato Seed Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, 

 April 15, 1929. Shirobana Tsuruari 

 Fugimame. A brown-seeded bean of 

 the white-flowered runner variety 

 grown in the Tokyo district. The 

 dried beans are said to be used for 



. cooking. 



80508. No. 54. Obtained from the Ya- 

 mato Seed Co., Takadacho. Tokyo, 

 April 15, 1929. Akabana Tsuruaru 

 Fugimame. A brown-seeded bean of 

 the red-flowered runner variety 

 grown in the Tokyo district. The 

 beans are dried for use. 



