OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1929 



81726 to 81760— Continued. 



81739. Fragaria sp. Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



No. 1506. Plants obtained October 7, 

 1929. Developed by tbe main Hokushu 

 Experiment Station at the Kotoni Ex- 

 periment Station. Kotoni. A variety 

 considered one of the best at the station. 

 The fruits are very large and dark red. 



8174Q. HORDEUM DISTICHON PALM ELLA 



Harlan. Poaceae. Two-rowed "barley. 



•No. 1531. From the Hokushu Experi- 

 ment Station, Kotoni, October 7. 1929. 



81741. Horde UM vulgare pallidum Ser- 

 inge. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



No. 1530. From the Hokushu Experi- 

 ment Station, Kotoni, October 7, 1929. 

 Sapporo Rokkaku i Sapporo six row). 



81742. Lespedeza striata (Thunb.) 

 Hook, and Am. Fabaceae. 



No. 1476. Along the road near Ka- 

 wazoe, October 12, 1929. 



81743 and 81744. LlNDM dsitatissimum 

 L. Linaceae. Flax. 



From the Hokushu Experiment Station, 

 Kotoni. October 7. 1929. Varieties de- 

 veloped by the station. 



81743. No. 1537. Sagino. 



81744. No. 1538. Pelno No. 1. 



81745. Meibomia japonica (Mi quel) 

 Kuntze {Dcsmodium podocarpuin DC). 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 1493. Along the trail on Mowia- 

 yama, near Sapporo, Hokushu, October 7. 

 1929. A perennial, shrubby at the base, 

 with herbaceous stems 2 to 3 feet high, 

 trit'oliolate leaves with membranous leaf- 

 lets 2 to 3 inches long, and axillary and 

 terminal racemes, often a foot long, of 

 reddish pea-shaped flowers. Native to 

 China and Japan. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 60448. 



81746 to 81748. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From the Hokushu Experiment Station, 

 Kotoni, October 7, 1929. 



81746. No. 1523. SUhonga (cross 

 road). A variety of rice, adapted to 

 very dry land. 



81747. No. 1524. Kairyo mochi ichi- 

 go. From Imperial Station No. 1. 

 A ulutinous variety used for making 

 a paste called Mochi. 



81748. No. 1525. Bozu rokuge (Bozu 



No. 6). 



81749 tD 81753. Phaseolus angularis 

 (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Fabaceae. 



Adsuki bean. 



81749. No. 1488. From a farmer's 

 field near Kawazoe, October 12. 1929. 

 A very prolific variety with red 

 seeds. 



81750. No. 1489. From a farmer's 

 field near Kawazoe, October 12, 1929. 

 A very prolific early variety with 

 mottled or marbled red and black 

 seeds and rather different shaped 

 leaves than other adsuki varieties. 



81751. No. 1515. From the Hokushu 

 Experiment Station, Kotoni, October 



7, 1929. Maruoa (round leaf). 

 Medium-sized maroon seeds. 



81752. No. 1516. From the Hokushu 

 Experiment Station, Kotoni, October 

 7, 1929. Sousei dairy u (early large 

 grain). Medium-large maroon seeds. 



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81726 to 81760— Continued. 



81753. No. 1517. From the Hokushu 

 Experiment Station, Kotoni, October 

 7, 1929. Sousei maruoa (early 

 round leaf). Medium-small maroon 

 seeds. 



81754 to 81758. Pisum sativum L. Faba- 

 ceae. Pea. 



From the Hokushu Experiment Station, 

 Kotoni, Hokushu, October 7, 1929. 



81754. No. 1518. Nippon aka (Japa- 

 nese red). 



81755. No. 1519. Ball pea. Small 

 green peas. 



81756. No. 1520. French canning. 

 Small yellowish-green seeds. 



81757. No. 1521. Sapporo ao tenashi. 

 An improved strain of the Ao ten- 

 ashi, which is very generally grown 

 in Hokushu. 



81758. No. 1522. From the Hokushu 

 Experiment Station No. 6728. A 

 yellowish-green seeded strain devel- 

 oped by the station. 



81759. Prunes sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Cherry, 



No. 1182. Cuttings collected near a 

 shrine along Moiwayama, near Sapporo, 

 Hokushu. October 6. 1929. A tree with 

 light gray smooth bark, beautiful red 

 leaves, and slightly astringent, black 

 fruits. 



81760. Raphanus sativus L. Brassica. 

 ceae. Radish. 



No. 1541. From the Gifu Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, October 17, 1929. 



81761 to 81786. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Faba- 

 ceae. Soybean. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived in October and November, 1929. 



81761. No. 1425. Obtained from a fac- 

 tory making sugared soybeans, Sapporo, 

 Hokushu, October 3, 1929. Aojiro. A 

 variety with greenish-white seeds used 

 in making sugared beans ; also used as 

 a vegetable. Said to be sweeter and 

 to have a higher protein value than 

 other varieties. The seeds were grown 

 in Hokushu. 



81762 to 81772. From the Akita Experi- 

 ment Station, October 10, 1929. 



81762. No. 1458. A variety native to 

 Russia, with very small dull-black 

 seeds and purple flowers. 



81763 to 81768. Moshito (forage beans). 

 Chinese varieties from Manchuria. 



81763. No. 1459. Small shiny black 

 seeds and white flowers. 



81764. No. 1460. Purple flowers. 



81765. No. 1461. Dull-black seeds 

 and white flowers. 



81766. No. 1462. Dull-black seeds 

 and dull-purple flowers. 



81767. No. 1463. Small glossy brown 

 seeds and white flowers. 



81768. No. 1464. Small glossy brown 

 seeds and purple flowers. 



