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81006 to 81051— Continued. 



81035. No. 279. From the Ghoyu 

 Game Co. A mixture of varieties 

 used in the manufacture of soy 

 sauce. 



81036. No. 2S9. Aoii, Aoiiro daizu. 

 A greenish white variety used as 

 a green vegetable. 



81037. No. 290. Kurakake daizu 

 (saddle soybean). Used as a 

 green vegetable. 



81038. No. 291. From the Taishoen 

 Seed Co. Sousei eda mame. An 

 early soybean used as a green 



vegetable*. 



81039. No. 293. From the Aizawa 

 Seed Co. Aoshiro daizu. A green- 

 ish white soybean used as a green 

 vegetable. 



81040. No. 294. From the Aizawa 

 Seed Co. Cha mame (tea soy- 

 bean). Used as a green vegetable 

 bean. 



81041. No. 297. From the Aizawa 

 Seed Co. Kuro daizu. A black 

 soybean used as a green vegetable 

 and also in making sweet bean 

 paste and candied beans. 



81042. No. 299. From the Sapporo 

 Engei & Co. Kurakake daizu 

 (saddle soybean). Used as a 

 green vegetable. 



81043 to 81045. Obtained in Hako- 

 date, Hokusbu, May 30, 1929. 



81043. No v 300. Ao daizu. A green 

 soybean used as a green vege- 

 table. 



81044. No. 401. Akita daizu. A 

 selected yellow soybean used in 

 making bean curd, soy sauce, 

 natto, and roasted beans. 



81045. No. 402. Kurotsuya otsub 

 daizu. A black glossy soybean 

 used as a green vegetable and 

 in making bean confections. 



81046. Triticum aestivdm L. (T. vulgare 

 Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



No. 277. From the Shoyu Co., Sap- 

 poro, May 27, 1929. A mixture of wheat 

 varieties grown in Hokusbu ; especially 

 suitable in the manufacture of soy sauce. 



81047 to 81049. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 

 Broadbean. 



Obtained at the Sapporo Noyen Seed 

 Co., Sapporo, May 25, 1929. 



81047. No. 262. Nisum Sora mame. 

 The 2-inch horse bean. Used for 

 food in the green and dried forms. 



81048. No. 263. Sousei Sora mame. 

 An early broad bean used as a green 

 vegetable and when mature for con- 

 fections. 



81049. No. 264. Otafuku mame. A 

 broad bean used as a green vege- 

 table, and the dried beans are 

 roasted and sugared. 



81050. Vicia hirsuta (L.) S. F. Gray. 

 Fabaceae. Vetch. 



No. 197. From Nara, May 27, 1929. 

 A small vetch. 



81051. Vicia angustifolia Grufberg. 



Vetch. 



No. 306. Collected on park grounds 

 near Unebi, May 28, 1929. A small 

 vetch. 



81052. Gakcinia benthami Pierre. 

 Clusiaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by S. Youngberg, Director, Bu- 

 reau of Agriculture, Manila. Received 

 July 9. 1929. 



A small, evergreen, rapidly growing trop- 

 ical tree, closely related to the mangosteen 

 (Gmcinia maitgostcna) , native to low alti- 

 tudes in the Philippine Islands. The edible 

 fruits are very similar to those of the 

 mangosteen except that they are slightly 

 smaller, bright red. and have very acid 

 flesh. They are probably suited for mak- 

 ing preserves. 



For previous introduction see No. bSl79. 



81053. Terminally edulis Blanco. 

 Combretaceae. 



From San Jose, Mindoro, Philippine Is- 

 lands. Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, 

 Bureau of Agriculture. Manila. Received 

 July 8, 1929. 



Daliii*i. A large and rather ornamental 

 tropical evergreen tree up to 75 feet high, 

 widely distributed throughout the Philip- 

 pines. The smooth, dark red fruits, about 

 an inch in diameter and resembling small 

 plums, have a pleasant mildly acid flavor 

 and should make good jelly. 



81054. Phaseolus coccinetjs L. Faba- 

 ceae. Scarlet runner. 



From Sapporo, Hokusbu, Japan. Seeds col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received July 2, 1929. 



No. 266. From the Yamato Seed Co., 

 May 25, 1 929. Sakiicake inyen (separate 

 blooming string bean). Used as a green 

 vegetable. 



81055. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Faba- 

 ceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Khartum, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by H. B. Gep- 

 hardt, American Mission, Deleib Hill, 

 Naiakei. Received July 9, 1929. 



An erect shrublike plant, 4 to 6 feet 

 high, which may prove useful in improving 

 the soil and also as a fodder plant. The 

 natives use it for food, but it seems to be 

 inferior to the Egyptian kind. 



81056. Cbacca toxicaeia (Pers. ) 

 Kuntze (Tephrosia toxicaria Pers.). 

 Fabaceae. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by W. J. Den- 

 nis, Iowa City, Iowa. Received July 8, 

 1929. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 80932. 



81057 to 81071. 



From Kwangsi, China. Seeds collected by 

 R. C. Ching and presented by Dr. Alfred 

 Rehder, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, 

 Mass. Received July 10, 1929. 



81057. Acer sp. Aceraceae. Maple. 

 No. 8458. 



81058. Coends sp. Cornaceae. Dogwood. 



81059. Illicium sp. Magnoliaceae. 



81060. Lithocaepds sp. Fagaceae. 

 No. 8111. 



