PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81635 and 81636 — Continued. 



An ornamental leguminous tree with 

 pinnate foliage. Native to tropical 

 America. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73255. 



81637. Vitis vinifeka L. Yitaceae. 



European grape. 



From Weihsien, Shantung, China. Cuttings 

 presented by J. Ashley Fitch, American 

 Presbyterian Mission. Received Decem- 

 ber 17, 1929. 



A white or green grape a little smaller 

 than the usual cultivated variety and rarely 

 containing seeds. It is very good for cook- 

 ing and canning, and it should make a good 

 table variety for those who like an acid 

 grape. It ripens about the first part of 

 August in Weihsien. The canned fruit has 

 a noticeable deposit of cream-of-tartar crys- 

 tals when taken out of the cans. This 

 variety is known as D.zang or Dzang pu tao 

 in Chinese. 



81638. Cheysophylltjm fulvum S. 

 Moore. Sapotaceae. 



From Mount Silinda, Melsetter District. 

 Southern Rhodesia, Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. W. L. Thompson. Received 

 September 21, 1929. 



A large tropical tree up to 100 feet high, 

 with leathery, oblong-lanceolate leaves 3 to 

 6 inches long, small white axillary flowers, 

 and brownish fruits which contain a milky 

 latex. Native to Gazaland, Africa. 



81639 to 81660. 



From Hokushu, Japan. Seeds collected by 

 P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricul- 

 tural explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received October 21, 1929. 



81639. Acanthopanax sp. Araliaceae. 



No. 1094. Obtained in a thicket along 

 the road near Nokkenshi, September 23, 

 1929. 



81640. Acer sp. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



No. 1071. Obtained along a river bank 

 near Obihiro, September 21, 1929. 



81641. Aconitum yezoense Nakai. Ra- 

 nunculaceae. Monkshood. 



No. 1367. From plants growing along 

 the roadside near Nikoro, September 24, 

 1929. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 81634. 



81642. Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) 

 Rupr. Celastraceae. 



Winged euonymus. 



No. 1049. Obtained from a shrub in 

 the school grounds at Obihiro, September 

 18, 1929. A spreading shrub, 4 or 5 feet 

 high, with sharply toothed elliptic leaves 

 about 2 inches long, small clusters of 

 yellowish flowers, and small 2-seeded 

 fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65926. 



81643. Falcata japonica Oliver. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 1055. A leguminous vine growing 

 along the sides of a bank near the river 

 in the vicinity of Obihiro. September 20, 

 1929. 



For previous introduction see 

 65278. 



No. 



81639 to 81660— Continued. 



81644. Lespedeza sp. Fabaceae. 



Bushclover. 

 No. 1079. Obtained from plants along 

 a road near the table-land of Tokachi, 

 Taisho Mura, September 22, 1929. The 

 plants are 4 to 6 feet high and very 

 abundant. 



81645. Meibomia japonica (Mi quel) 

 Kuntze. Fabaceae. 



No. 1372. Obtained along a path in the 

 woods near Nokkenshi, September 23, 

 1929. 



81646. Mentha arvensis piperascens 

 Malinv. Menthaceae. Japanese mint. 



No. 1370. Obtained from the Kitami 

 Branch Experiment Station, Nokkenshi, 

 September 24. 1929. Kitami akamaru. 

 This variety is grown most generally in 

 the district of Kitami where peppermint 

 is extensively grown. A cultivated va- 

 riety with large leaves and yielding more 

 oil than the ordinary mint. 



For previous introduction see No. 75137. 



81647 and 81648. Paeonia spp. Ranun- 

 culaceae. Peony. 



No. 1081. From wild plants at the 

 edge of the woods near the table-land of 

 Tokachi, Experiment Station, Taisho 

 Mura, September 22, 1929. 



81647. Paeonia sp. 

 Seeds. 



81648. Paeonia sp. 

 Roots. 



81649. Phellodendron sp. Rutaceae. 



Corktree. 



No. 1090. Obtained along the road near 

 Nokkenshi, September 23, 1929. 



81650. Rhamnus japonica Maxim, 

 Rhamnaceae. Buckthorn. 



No. 1069. Obtained along the river 

 bank near Obihiro, September 21, 1929. 

 A shrub, native to Japan, up to 9 feet 

 high, with glossy pale-green leaves 1 to 2 

 inches long, an abundance of greenish- 

 brown flowers in dense clusters at the 

 ends of the short branches, and small 

 blackish-purple, berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 75689. 



81651. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 1333. Obtained in the foothills 

 near Odomari, Sakhalin Island, Septem- 

 ber 12, 1929. A species with very spiny 

 stems and trifoliolate leaves which are 

 silvery beneath. This resembles the true 

 raspberry. 



81652 and 81653. Schizandra Chinensis 

 (Turcz.) Baill. Magnoliaceae. 



A woody vine, native to northeastern 

 China, with shining dark-green oval 

 leaves and clusters of coral-colored ber- 

 ries. 



For previous introduction see No. 76188. 



81652. No. 1066. From vines along 

 the river bank near Obihiro, Septem- 

 ber 21, 1929. 



81653. No. 1093. From a vine in a 

 small park in the suburbs of Nok- 

 kenshi, September 23, 1929. 



81654. Soja max (L.) Piper (Glycine his- 

 pida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



