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81787 to 81807— Continued. 



riety from Chiaki Park bears a 

 greater abundance of much larger 

 fruits. 



81796. Vaccinium japonicum Miguel. 



No. 1495. From the Sapporo Botanic 

 Garden, Hokushu, October 7, 1929. 



81797. Vaccinium praestans Lamb. 



No. 1417. From the Botanic Garden, 

 Hokushu Imperial University, Sapporo, 

 October 2, 1929. A deciduous low 

 shrub resembling the wintergreen 

 (Gairttheria procum'bens) in habit. 

 The obovate leaves are 1 to 2 inches 

 long, and the small pinkish-tinged 

 white flowers are followed by bright- 

 red sweet edible fruits, half an inch 

 in diameter, with a strawberrylike 

 fragrance. Native to northern Japan. 



81798 to 81801. Viburnum spp. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



81798. Viburnum sp. 



No. 1412. Near the seashore in the 

 vicinity of Shiraoi, Hokushu. Septem- 

 ber 29. 1929. A shrub about 6 feet 

 high, with bright-red fruits. 



81799. Viburnum sp. 



No. 1469. From Chiaki Park, Akita, 

 October 11, 1929. A shrub with bright- 

 red berries. 



81800. Viburnum sp. 



No. 1472. Along the road near Ka- 

 wazoe, October 12. 1929. A shrub 

 with bright-red berries. 



81801. Viburnum sp. 



No. 1491. Along the trail to Moiwa- 

 yama, near Sapporo, Hokushu, October 

 7, 1929. 



81802. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. Vetch. 



No. 1424. A wild legume growing along 

 the roadside near Sapporo, Hokushu, 

 October 2, 1929. 



81803. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. Vetch. 

 No. 1441. Found abundantly in waste 



places near Maruyama Park. Sapporo. 

 Hokushu, October o, 1929. Plants 2 to 3 

 feet high. 



81804 and 81805. Vigna sinensis (Tor- 

 ner) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



81804. No. 1000. From a field near 

 Hon.io. August 9. 1929. The plants 

 are more upright and of a bushy 

 growth with no tendency to vine ; 

 the seeds are red and used when 

 green in the same way as blackeyed 

 peas and the dried peas are used 

 when cooked. 



81805. No. 1490. From a farmer's 

 field near Kawazoe, October 12, 1929. 

 A black-seeded cowpea which is 

 rather early and has no tendency to 

 vine. 



81806. Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) 

 DC. Rutaceae. Japanese prickly-ash. 



No. 1481. From thorny shrubs along 

 the road near Kawazoe, October 12, 1929. 

 A shrub or small tree with pubescent 

 branchlets and slender prickles in pairs. 

 The compound leaves are made up of 11 

 to 19 oblong-ovate leaflets, and the small 

 corymbs of greenish flowers are followed 

 by red fruits which open and reveal the 

 black seecls. The young leaves are used 

 as a condiment. Native to northern 

 China, Chosen, and Japan. 



81787 to 81807— Continued. 

 81807. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn, 



No. 1382. From the Ainu village of 

 Shiraoi, Hokushu, September 29, 1929. 



81808. Terminally bentzoe (L. ) Pers. 

 Combretaceae. 



From Port Louis. Mauritius. Seeds pre- 

 sented by D. d'Emmerez de Charmoy, Di- 

 rector, Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived November 16, 1929. 



A handsome tropical evergreen tree with 

 lanceolate leaves, inconspicuous flowers, and 

 narrowly 2-winged fruits. Native to the 

 Malay Archipelago. 



81809. Tebminat.ta sericea Burchell. 

 Combretaceae. 



From Salisbury. Southern Rhodesia, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by the Secretary of the 

 Department of Agriculture. Received 

 November 16, 1929. 



A well-shaped ornamental tropical ever- 

 green tree up to 30 feet high, with a flat 

 crown, silvery white foliage, and yellow 

 wood of excellent quality. Bark cloth of 

 poor quality is made from the bark. 



For previous introduction see No. 61687. 



81810 to 81817. 



From Russia. Seeds collected by H. L. 

 Westover, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived November 14, 1929. 



81810. Andropogon ischaemum L. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



No. 325. A wild grass found in the 

 vicinitv of Sukhum. Caucasus Mountains, 

 October 11. 1929. A leafy variety, 3 to 

 4 feet high, producing a large quantity 

 of coarse feed. 



81811. Brachypodium sylvaticum 

 (Huds.) Beauv. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 326. A wild grass found on par- 

 tially shaded slopes at Sukhum, Caucasus 

 Mountains. October 11. 1929. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 78771. 



81812. Castanea sativa Mill. Fagaceae. 



Spanish chestnut. 



No. 323. From the Caucasus Moun- 

 tains, south of Armavir. October 7. 1929. 



81813. Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn. 

 {Setaria italica Beauv.). Poaceae. 



Millet. 



No. 327. From the Sukhum Experiment 

 Station. Caucasus Mountains. October 12, 

 1929. A type with long panicles. 



81814. EUCHLAENA MEXICANA X ZEA 



mays. Poaceae. Teosinte-maize hybrid. 



No. 321. From the Sukhum Experiment 

 Station, Caucasus Mountains, October 10, 

 1929. 



81815 and 81816. Medicago sativa L. 

 Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



81815. No. ,324. A wild alfalfa grow- 

 ing on t%e slopes of the Caucasus 

 Mountains. Sukhum Experiment Sta- 

 tion, October 11, 1929. 



81816. No. 328. A wild plant from 

 northeastern Turkestan, August 29, 

 1929. 



