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81436. Castanea ckenata Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Fagaceae. Japanese chestnut. 



From Japan. Scions collected by R. K. 

 Beat tie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived August 19, 1929. 



No. 840. Ayabe Macbi Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Kyoto, January 13, 1929. 

 Goku wase. 



81437. PONGAMIA PINNATA (L.) W. F. 



Wight (P. glabra Vent). Fabaceae. 



From tbe West Indies. Seeds collected by 

 Allison V. Armour. Received August 19, 

 1929. 



A tall erect sbade tree or sometimes a 

 climbing shrub, native to tropical Asia, 

 with compound leaves composed of four 

 to seven pairs of oblong leaflets and sim- 

 ple racemes of white flowers. The woody 

 pods are about one-fourth of an inch thick 

 and 1% inches Ions. Because of its bright, 

 handsome foliage this tree has been recom- 

 mended as an ornamental for subtropical 

 regions. It is said to withstand hurri- 

 canes. 



For previous introduction see No. 79543. 



81438. Medicago sativa L. Fabnceae. 



Alfalfa. 



From Landsberg am Warthe, Germany. 

 Seeds obtained through tbe Bureau of 

 Agricultural Economics. Received Au- 

 gust 19, 1929. 



Hungarian. 



81439 to 81447. 



From Japan. Collected by P. H. Dorsett 

 and W. J. Morse, agricultural explorers, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received 

 August 20, 1929. 



81439. Aqdilegia sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Columbine. 



No. 618. Seeds obtained from p^nts 

 with lavender and yellow flowers, in the 

 woods and open field near Lake Yama- 

 naka, July 23, 1929. 



81440. CucrjMis sativus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



No. 958. Seeds obtained at an agri- 

 cultural fair held in the public-school 

 building in Hanabata, July 19, 1929. 



Yatsubusa. A beautiful brownish 

 yellow cucumber about 10 inches long 

 and 3 inches in diameter, which received 

 second prize at the fair. 



81441. Festdca sp. Poaceae. 



Fescue grass. 



No. 615. Seeds obtained from plants 

 along the trail near Lake Yamanaka, 

 July 23, 1929. 



81442. Lilidm cordifolium Thunb. Lilia- 

 ceae. Lily. 



No. 681. Bulbs collected between 

 Gotemba and Fujima, July 25, 1929. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75677. 



81443 to 81446. Rubus spp. Rosaceae. 



81443. Rubus sp. 



No. 663. From plants on a hillside 

 between Gotemba and Fujima, July 25, 



81439 to 81447— Continued. 



1929. A low-spreading vine bearing 

 bright-red fruits which separate very 

 easily from the receptacle. 



81444. Rubus sp. 



No. 695. Obtained from plants along 

 the trail near Subashiri, July 26, 1929. 



81445. Rubus sp. 



No. 697. From plants along the 

 road on a hillside between Shimizu and 

 Yamakita, July 27, 1929. Fruits 

 bright red and very sweet. 



81446. Rubus sp. 



No. 698. From plants along the 

 road between Shimizu and Yamakita, 

 July 27, 1929. Fruits are a deep 

 purple when mature. 



81447. Vaccinium sp. Vacciniaceae. 



No. 638. Seeds from plants growing 

 in lava soil in the woods along a moun- 

 tain trail near Subashiri, in the Mount 

 Fuji region, at an altitude of 2,600 feet, 

 Julv 24, 1929. A shrub up to 12 feet 

 high. 



81448 to 81472. Sacchartjm 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 August 24, 1929. 



81448. No. 1. 



81449. No. 22. 



81450. No. 37. 



81451. No. 55. 



81452. No. 62. 



81453. No. 99. 



81454. No. 101. 



81455. No. 104. 



81456. No. 105. 



81457. No. 203. 



81458. No. 204. 



81459. No. 209. 



81460. No. 210. 



81461. No. 213. 

 81452. No. 214. 



81463. No. 217. 



81464. No. 218. 



81465. No. 221. 



81466. No. 222. 



81467. No. 223. 



81468. No. 262. 



81469. No. 263. 



81470. No. 269. 



81471. No. 273. 



81472. No. 282. 



81473. Ficus cassidyana Elm. Mora- 

 ceae. Fig. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Fruits 

 presented by William H. Brown, Director, 

 Bureau of Science. Received July 22, 

 1929. 



A small, erect, tropical tree, 25 feet high, 

 with spreading branches and grayish white 

 bark. It is native to the Philippine Islands. 

 The dark-green membranous, broadly heart- 

 shaped scabrous leaves are about 8 inches 

 long and are mostly at the ends of the 

 twigs. The brown-hairy flat-obovoid fruits 

 are 3 inches across. 



81474. Eugenia pungens Berg. Myr- 

 taceae. Guabiyu. 



From El Saff, Egypt. Seeds presented by 

 Alfred Bircher, Middle Egypt Botanic 

 Station. Received August 24, 1929. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 81343. 



