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81515 to 81527— Continued. 



is usually broken off low down, leaving 

 the large basal leaves. At this time 

 (March 21, 1929) the leaves are being 

 harvested. 



81525. (Undetermined.) 



No. 8800. Lormive. at altitudes be- 

 tween 5,000 and 6,000 feet. A climber 

 covering a garden trellis with a mass cf 

 intertwining stems supported by leaf 

 petioles. The flowers are violet or occa- 

 sionally purple. It is not yet (April 8, 

 1929) in full bloom, the long straggling 

 shoots bearing numerous buds. 



81526. (Undetermined.) 



No. 8924-A. Mong Hsing, Haut Laos, 

 at an altitude of 2,000 feet. A large 

 shrub very common and conspicuous in 

 thickets ; it is 6 to 8 feet high and is 

 used for hedges. The 3-seeded berries 

 are at first bright orange, turning scar- 

 let, and are slightly aromatic when 

 crushed. 



81527. (Undetermined.) 



No. 9056. A small tree bearing fruits 



the size of a gooseberry, with smooth, 



purple skin, purple pulp, and containing 



many small seeds. 



81528. Ficus carica L. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From the valley of the Roja, Alpes Mari- 

 times, France. Cuttings presented by Dr. 

 Mario Calvino, Sun Remo, Italy. Re- 

 ceived March 2, 1928. Numbered in Sep- 

 tember, 1929. 



A wild variety resistant to frost. 



81529 to 81568. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 

 explorers. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived September 3. 1929. 



81529 to 81532. Astragalus sinicus L. 

 Fabaceae. 



Gense clover obtained from the Gifu 

 Agricultural Exneriment Station, Gifu, 

 August 12, 1929. 



81529. No. 1104. Station No. 4. An 

 early variety used for green-manure 

 purposes. 



81530. No. 1105. Station No. 5. A 

 middle or medium-seasoned variety. 



81531. No. 1106. Station No. 6. A 

 late variety used for green manure. 



81532. No. 1107. Sogaya. Station No. 

 7. A very late variety used as a 

 green manure. 



81533. Citrdllus vulgaris Schrad. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Watermelon. 



No. 1103. Tokyo, August 11, 1929. 

 A light-green watermelon, 8 to 10 inches 

 or more in diameter, with small seeds, 

 a thin rind, and attractive red flesh which 

 is sweet and juicy. 



81534 to 81536. Cucumis melo L. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Melon. 



Tokyo, August 3, 1929. 



81534. No. 975. A green-fleshed melon 

 about 4 inches in diameter and 8 to 

 10 inches long, which is whitish 



81529 to 81568— Continued. 



green with darker lines of green 

 from the stem to the blossom. 



81535. No. 976. A melon 3 to 4 inches 

 in diameter and 7 to 9 inches long, 

 with greenish flesh, and the outside 

 green overlaid with yellow. 



81536. No. 977. A small bright-yellow 

 Japanese or Chinese melon with 

 snow-white flesh. 



81537. Festuca sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 493. Obtained from a small bunch 

 of grass growing near undergrowth along 

 the road near Yamanaka Lake, July 23, 

 1929. 



81538. Helwingia japonica (Thunb.) 

 Dietr. Cornaceae. 



No. 662. Obtained from a plant along 

 the trail to Mount Fuji, near Subashiri, 

 July 24, 1929. A bushy deciduous shrub 

 3 to 5 feet high, with slender green 

 branchlets, ovate serrulate leaves 2 to 

 3 inches long, and small umbels of 

 greenish white flowers followed by black 

 subglobose fruits one-fourth of an inch 

 in diameter. It is interesting because 

 the flowers and fruits are borne on the 

 upper surface of the leaves. Native to 

 Japan and China. 



81539. Impatiens sp. Impatientaceae. 



No. 661. Growing in lava soil in the 

 woods near Lake Yamanaka, at an alti- 

 tude of 3,200 feet, July 23, 1929. Flow- 

 ers orange yellow. 



81540 to 81542. Lonicera spp. Caprifoli- 

 aceae. Honeysuckle. 



81540. Lonicera sp. 



No. 840. From a bush growing 

 along the roadside near Karuizawa, 

 August 5, 1929. Fruits bright red. 



81541. Lonicera sp. 



No. 884. From a tree in a yard 

 near the railway station at Kurihira, 

 August 7, 1929. Tree about 15 feet 

 high and 11 or 12 inches in circum- 

 ference. 



81542. Lonicera sp. 



No. 979. Botanic Garden, Tokyo. 

 July 31, 1929. 



81543. Lotus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 642. From plants growing at an 

 altitude of 2,600 feet along the moun- 

 tain trail near Subashiri. Mount Fuji re- 

 gion, July 24, 1929. 



81544. Lotus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 997. From plants along the moun- 

 tain trail near Usuitoge, at an altitude 

 of 4,200 feet, August 8, 1929. 



81545. Lupinus luteus L. Fabaceae. 



European yellow lupine. 



No. 1108. Obtained from the Gifu Ag- 

 ricultural Experiment Station, Gifu, Au- 

 gust 12, 1929. A variety with gray-mot- 

 tled seeds which have bluish black mark- 

 ings. It is said to be used for green 

 manure. 



81546. Ornithopus sativus Brot. Fa- 

 baceae. Serradella. 



No. 1110. Obtained from' the Gifu Ag- 

 ricultural Experiment Station, August 

 12, 1929. Used as a green manure. 



