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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



80934 to 80950— Continued. 



80935. Coriaria japonica A. Gray. Cori- 

 ariaceae. Japanese coriaria, 



No. 702. Collected along a water run 

 in a big valley at Shioza Ki, June 30, 

 1929. Ushi koroshi (killing the cow). A 

 shrub with bright-green leaves and an 

 abundance of bright-red fruits about the 

 size of small cherries. When fully ripe 

 the fruits are very dark red or purple. 

 The flowers are said to be yellow. The 

 plant is said to be poisonous ; hence the 

 local name. 



For previous introduction see No. 66546. 



80936. Pragaria sp. Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



No. 354. From the northern side of 

 Mount . Fuji, at altitudes between 2,000 

 and 3,000 feet, June 26, 1929. The ber- 

 ries are round and oblong, red when ripe, 

 and of good flavor and quality. 



80937 and 80938. Hordeum vdlgare pal- 

 lidum Seringe. Poaceae. 



Six-rowed "barley. 



80937. No. 576. Collected in a valley 

 between two mountain ridges on a 

 trail between Shoji and Kofu, June 

 28, 1929. 



80938. No. 599. Collected in a good- 

 sized valley region at Shioza Ki, 

 June 30, 1929. 



80939. Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



Honeysuckle. 



No. 332. Tokoji Temple, Ishido, Kitaa- 

 dachi Gun, Saitama Ken, June 20, 1929. 

 A species with bright-red fruits, three- 

 eighths of an inch in diameter and five- 

 eighths of an inch long, which are very 

 juicy, sweet, and of good quality. 



80940. Lonicera tendipes Nakai. Capri- 

 foliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



No. 357. From the northern side of 

 Mount Fuji, at an altitude of about 2,500 

 feet, June 26, 1929. A shrub 3 to 6 feet 

 high, with elliptical to oblong leaves 

 densely pilose beneath, axillary reddish 

 flowers nearly an inch long, and red 

 fruits. Native to Japan. 



80941. Osterdamia japonica (Steud.) 

 Hitchc. {Zoysia japonica Steud.) Po- 

 aceae. Japanese lawngrass. 



No. 579. From plants along river- 

 bottom land at Anayama, June 29, 1929. 

 A grass which makes a very tight sod 

 and only a short growth. 



80942 to 80946. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



80942. Rubus sp. 



No. 345. Collected near Otsuki, 

 June 25, 1929. 



80943. Rubus palmatus Thunb. 



Bank raspberry. 



No. 507. Growing in lava forma- 

 tion along a mountain trail at altitudes 

 between 2,000 and 2,500 feet, near 

 Shojiko, in the Mount Fuji region, 

 June 27, 1929. A raspberry 3 to 4 

 feet high bearing an abundance of 

 large, orange-yellow fruits of fairly 

 good flavor. 



80944. Rubus sp. 



No. 525. Collected from large 

 plants along a stream in a valley be- 

 tween mountain ridges along the trail 

 between Shoji and Kofu, June 28, 1929. 



80934 to 80950— Continued. 



A raspberry bearing bright-red fruits 

 of good size. ; very sweet and of good 

 quality when fully ripe. 



80945. Rubus sp. 



No. 574. From bushes on a moun- 

 tain top at an altitude of about 3,000 

 feet, on the trail between Shoji and 

 Kofu, June 28, 1929. A species with 

 bright-red glossy fruits. 



80946. Rubus parvifolius L. 



No. 701. Collected from plants 

 growing along an irrigating ditch in 

 the valley at Shioza Ki, June 30, 1929. 

 A raspberry bearing red fruits which 

 are somewhat acid but of very good 

 flavor. 



80947. Salix sp. Salicaceae. Willow, 



No. 353. Growing on the northern side 

 of Mount Fuji, at an altitude of about 

 4,000 feet, June 26, 1929. This species 

 appeared to be small ; at least, the seeds 

 were collected from a plant not more 

 than 3 feet high. 



80948. (Undetermined.) 



No. 578. Collected on a mountain trail 

 in the woods between Shoji and Kofu, 

 June 28, 1929. A vine with clusters of 

 small, oblong, bright-red fruits which 

 turn black when ripe. 



80949. Vicia hirsuta (L.) S. F. Gray. 

 Fabaceae. Vetch. 



No. 343. Collected near Otsuki, June 

 25, 1929. The plants, leaves, and seed 

 pods of this variety are small. The 

 black seed pods contain one or two small 

 seeds mottled gray and black. 



80950. Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench. 

 Fabaceae. Vetch. 



No. 342. Collected along the highway 

 on a river bank, Katsuura River, well 

 above the stream in a rather dry situa- 

 tion, near Otsuki, June 25, 1929. A 

 vetch with small leaves, flowers, and 

 pods. The flowers are white tinged with 

 blue, and the pods contain up to four or 

 five small black seeds. 



80951. Pyrenoglyphis major (Jacq.) 

 Karst. (BactrismajorJsLcq.). Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Beacli palm. 



From Guatemala. Seeds presented by Wil- 

 son Popenoe, research department, United 

 Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. Received 

 June 20, 1929. Numbered in August. 

 1929. 



Biscoyol. A spiny palm, native to tropi- 

 cal America, with a trunk 9 to 15 feet high 

 and 1 to 2 inches in diameter, armed with 

 rows of black spines 2 inches long. The 

 leaves, with spiny petioles, are 4 to 6 feet 

 long and pinnately divided into densely 

 setose linear segments with black hairs 

 along the margin. Tbe flowers are yellowish 

 green and are followed by green edible 

 fruits about the size of an apricot. 



80952 to 80995. Saccharum officina- 

 rum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 

 Cuttings presented by P. H. Goldfinch, 

 general manager of the Colonial Sugar 

 Refining Co. Received July 31, 1929. 



80952. No. 10. 



80953. No. 16. 



80954. No. 18. 



80955. No. 20. 



