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80576 to 80629 — Continued. 



80584 and 80585. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant, & 

 Implement Co., Koncn, Tokyo, April 19, 

 1929. 



80584. No. 82. Ka Ho Sui Ka. Used 

 as the ordinary squash. 



80585. No. 91. Rokoku Ogon Mitsu 

 StiiJca (Russian golden sweet water- 

 melon). A variety used as the ordi- 

 nary watermelon. 



80586. Colocasia sp. Araceae. 



No. 112. Tubers obtained in the mar- 

 ket at Tokyo, April 23, 1929. 



80587. Colocasia sp. Araceae. 



No. 113. Corms obtained in the mar- 

 ket at Tokyo, April 23, 1929. 



80588 to 80591. Cucumis melo L. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Melon. 



Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant. & 

 Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19, 

 1929. 



80588. No. 74. Ginmakuica (Japanese 

 muskmelon). A variety used as the 

 ordinary muskmelon. 



80589. No. 77. Tokyo o Shirouri (Jap- 

 anese vegetable melon). Said to be 

 used in making a salted pickle. 



80590. No. 83. Narukomakuica. Used 

 as the ordinary muskmelon. 



80591. No. 86. Enaga Shinuri. Said 

 to be used in making salted pickles. 



80592 to 80596. Cdcurbita moschata Du- 

 chesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant, & 

 Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19, 

 1929. 



80592. No. 75. Kikuza Nankin, Kabo- 

 cha. Said to be used as the ordi- 

 nary squash. 



80593. No. 76. Ghirimeu Nankin (large 

 curled squash). Said to be used like 

 the ordinary squash. 



. No. 79. Gokunase Godan We 

 Sato Nankin. To Nasu (earliest 50- 

 pound sugar squash). Used as an 

 ordinary cooked squash. 



80595. No. 80. Saikyo Nankin, Tonasu. 

 Used as an ordinary squash. 



80596. No. 85. Sousei Kurokatca Nan- 

 kin (earliest black-skinned Japanese 

 squash). Said to be used as the 

 ordinary squash. 



80597 and 80598. Cucurbita pepo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Pumpkin. 



Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant & 

 Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19, 

 1929. 



80597. No. 78. Shokudo Nozyu o (table 

 queen). A variety said to have 

 sweet flesh. It keeps well in the 

 winter after harvesting. 



80598. No. 84. Namasu Nankin (Japa- 

 nese salad squash). A new variety 

 said to be used raw for salads. 



80599. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



No. 96. Bulbs of a mountain lily 

 from the Tokyo Seed, Plant & Imple- 

 ment Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19, 1929. 

 Yama Yuri. It is commonly known as 



80576 to 80629 — Continued. 



mountain lily, cooking lily, and Eizan 

 lily. Eizan is the name of a mountain 

 where this lily grows abundantly. The 

 stems are 5 to 6 feet high, the leaves 

 broad and striped, and the flowers have 

 a very strong odor and are generally 

 white with the inside of the petals spot- 

 ted dark red. 



80600. Fatsia japonica (Thunb.) De- 

 caisne and Planch. Araliaceae. 



No. 116. Seeds obtained at the Bo- 

 tanical Garden in Tokyo, April 23, 1929. 

 This broad-leaved evergreen undershrub 

 is extensively used here in most of the 

 parks so far visited. 



80601. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir. Con- 

 volvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



No. 110. Tubers obtained in Tokyo, 

 April 23. 1929. A rather long variety 

 of good size and light pink on the out- 

 side. 



80602. Lactuca sp. Cichoriaceae. 



Lettuce. 



No. 73. Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, 

 Plant & Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, 

 April 19, 1929. Ryuzetsu Sai (alliga- 

 tor's tongue). A green-leaved vegetable 

 generally used as a garnish and for 

 salting down. 



80603 to 80623. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Fabaceae. Common bean. 



Nos. 80603 to 80608 were from Nish- 

 igahara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. 



80603. No. 3. Sapporo Oingen. A 

 white-seeded variety of runner bean, 

 originally from Hokushu, said to be 

 used for boiling and making jam. 



80604. No. 4. Kintoki Uzura. A red- 

 seeded variety of runner bean said 

 to be used for boiling and making 

 jam. 



80605. No. 5. Ogon. A light brown- 

 seeded variety of bush bean, origi- 

 nally grown in Hokushu, said to be 

 used for green beans. 



80606. No. 6. Goishi. A black and 

 white seeded variety of bush bean 

 originally from Hokushu, said to be 

 used as string beans. 



80607. No. 7. Usuki. Originally grown 

 in Kokushu. A eream-seeded variety 

 of bush bean said to be used as green 

 beans. 



80608. No. 8. Hoso Snzunari. Origi- 

 nally grown in Hokushu. A white- 

 seeded variety of the bush type with 

 b'ack spots at each end of the seed 

 scar ; said to be used as string 

 beans. 



No. 9. Chunaga Uzura. From 

 the suburbs of Tokyo, April 11, 1929. 

 A variety of the runner type cream 

 colored mottled with red, said to be 

 used as string beans. The dried 

 beans are used baked. 



80610. No. 10. Kintoki Uzura. From 

 the suburbs of Tokyo, April 11, 1929. 

 A red-seeded variety of the runner 

 type, said to be used in making a 

 sweet bean jam and used in con- 

 fections. 



80611. No. 11. From Nishigahara, To- 

 kyo, April 11, 1929, originally 

 grown in Hokushu. A variety of 

 the runner type, cream colored 

 mottled with red. This variety is 



