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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81006 to 81051. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received July 2, 1929. 



81006. Beck mann ia syzigachxe (Steud.) 

 Fern. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 305. Collected along an irrigation 

 ditch near the electric railway station 

 of Kashwara Junction, May 28, 1929. 



81007. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 254. From the Yamato Seed Co., 

 Sapporo, May 25, 1929. Sapporo onaga 

 ninjin. A large long carrot. 



81008. Elaeagnus mdltifloba Thunb. 

 Elaeagnaceae. 



No. 307. From the Shizuoka Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station. Shizuoka, 

 June 3, 1929. A shrub producing bright- 

 red fruits, about three-fourths of an inch 

 long and half an inch wide, which may 

 make good jelly or marmalade. 



81009. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



No. 265. From the Yamato Seed Co., 

 Sapporo, May 25. 1929. Taikausei ruzan. 

 A hardy alfalfa used for forage purposes 

 in the Hokusbu district. 



81010 to 81018. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



81010. Phaseolus coccineus L. 



Scarlet runner. 



No. 268. From the Yamato Seed 

 Co.. Sapporo, May 25, 1929. Benivana 

 ingen. A variety used as a string bean. 



81011. Phaseolus lunatus L. 



Lima bean. 



No. 271. From the Yamato Seed 

 Co.. Sapporo. May 25. 1929. Waisei 

 raima. A Yamato bush Lima bean. 



81012 to 81016. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Common bean. 



81012. No. 255. From the Sapporo 

 Noyen Seed Co., Sapporo. May 25. 

 1929. Otsubu uzura mame. A 

 large-seeded bean used as a green 

 vegetable. 



81013. No. 267. From tbe Yamato 

 Seed Co., Sapporo, May 25, 1929. 

 Yatsubusa ingen; Indian Chief 

 string bean. A variety used as a 

 green vegetable. 



31014. No. 269. From tbe Yamato 

 Seed Co., Sapporo, May 25. 1929. 

 Manshu ingen. A variety used as 

 a green vegetable. 



81015. No. 270. From the Yamato 

 Seed Co., Sapporo. May 25. 1929. 

 Shiromaru kintoki ingen. A round 

 white bean used as a green vege- 

 table. 



81016. No. 295. From the Sapporo 

 Engei & Co., Sapporo, May 28, 

 1929. Kurouzura mame. A black 

 variety used as a string bean. 



81017. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



No. 298. Obtained in Hakodate. Ho- 

 kusbu, May 30, 1929. Akaendo. A red 

 variety used in the dried form. 



81006 to 81051— Continued. 



81018 to 81020. Prunus spp. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Flowering cherry. 



81018. Pbunus sp. 



No. 187. Obtained near the Miyako 

 Hotel, Kyoto, May 24, 1929. 



81019. Prunus sp. 



No. 196. Near the Todai-ji Temple, 

 Nara. May 27. 1929. An early-flower- 

 ing cherry with rather small, single, 

 pinkish white flowers. 



81020. Prunus sp. 



No. 199. A wild cherry growing at 

 the first stop in the large natural park 

 or mountain drive, near Nara, May 27, 

 1929. The tree is 8 inches in diameter 

 and 40 feet or so high. 



81021 to 81045. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



81021 to 81042. Obtained in Sapporo, 

 Hokushu, May, 1929. 



81021. No. 252. From the Sapporo 

 Gobankan. Aoshiro eda mame. A 

 greenish white variety used as a 

 green vegetable. 



81022. No. 253. From the Sapporo 

 Gobankan. Kuro mame. A black 

 variety used as a green vegetable 

 and in making confections. 



81023. No. 256. From the Sapporo 

 Noyen Seed Co. Honen daizu. A 

 variety used as a green vegetable. 



81024. No. 257. From the Sapporo 

 Noyen Seed Co. DaiyacM ichi go. 

 No. 1. Daiyachi selection. Used 

 for soy sauce, miso, tofu, roasted 

 beans, and natto. 



81025. No. 258. From the Sapporo 

 Noyen Seed Co. Gokuwase toka 

 eda mame (earliest 10-day vege- 

 table soybean). Used as a green 

 vegetable. 



81026. No. 259. From the Sapporo 

 Noyen Seed Co. Ishikari sMro 

 daizu. A variety used for grain, 

 soy sauce, tofa, natto, and miso. 



81027. No. 260. From the Sapporo 

 Noyen Co. Akasaya daizu. A red- 

 podded soybean used as a green 

 vegetable. 



81028. No. 261. From the Sapporo 

 Noyen Seed Co. Rankoshi daizu. 

 Used for soy sauce, miso, tofu, 

 roasted beans, and natto. 



81029. No. 272. From the Yamato 

 Seed Co. Chuseikurome daizu. A 

 middle-season, black-eyed soybean 

 used as a green vegetable. 



S1030. No. 273. From the Yamato 

 Seed Co. Sousei kuro daizu. An 

 early black soybean used as a 

 green vegetable.* 



81031. No. 274. From the Yamato 

 Seed Co. B(i}iseiosayada mame. 

 A large-podded, late variety used 

 as a green vegetable. 



81032. No. 275. Ao mame. A green 

 soybean used as a green vegetable. 



81033. No. 276. Aoshiro daizu. A 

 greenish white soybean used as a 

 green vegetable. 



81034. No. 278. Kuro daizu. A black 

 soybean used as a green vegetable. 



