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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



82061 to 82084— Continued. 



vember 6, 1929. The young shoots 

 color up beautifully, and the 

 rather small red fruits are in 

 good-sized clusters. 



82065 and 82066. Betula japonica Sieb. 

 Betulaceae. Birch. 



A hardy ornamental tree, native ' to 

 Japan, up to 75 feet high, with broadly 

 oval leaves. It is closely related to 

 Betula pendula. 



For previous introduction see No. 75671. 



82065. No. 1518. From Suigen, No- 

 vember 2, 1929. 



No. 1576. From Suigen, No- 

 vember 2, 1929. From a small tree 

 at the Agricultural Experimental 

 Forest Station. 



82067. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 1612. A wild legume growing 

 along the road in a rather mountainous 

 country near Kuroya, October 18, 1929. 



82068. Clematis sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 1566. From the Imperial Botanical 

 Garden, Keijo, October 27, 1929. A wild 

 clematis having a feathery appearance 

 during this season. 



82069. Clerodendrum foetidum Bunge. 

 Verbenaceae. Rose glorybower. 



No. 1543. Between the villages of Kagi- 

 mori and Chichilu, October 18, 1929. 

 Greenish to purple fruits. 



82070 and 82071. Cornus COreana Wan- 

 ger. Cornaceae. Dogwood. 



A tree, native to Chosen, up to 60 feet 

 high, with reddish-brown branchlets, dark- 

 green elliptic leaves 3 to -6 inches long, 

 loose clusters of small white flowers, and 

 black fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 78401. 



82070. No. 1550. From the Imperial 

 Garden, Keijo, October 26, 1929. 



82071. No. 1633. From the Chosen Im- 

 perial Grounds, Keijo, October 26, 

 1929. 



82072. Crataegus sanguinea Pall. Ma- 

 laceae. Hawthorn. 



No. 1584. From the arboretum of the 

 forestry branch of the Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Suigen, November 2, 

 1929. A native variety with small red 

 fruits. The bright-red globose fruits, 

 one-third inch in diameter, are in rather 

 dense corymbs. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 •68414. 



82073. Crataegus sp. Malaceae. 



Hawthorn. 



No. 1574. A native red hawthorn ob- 

 tained from the forestry branch of the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Suigen, 

 November 2, 1929. A plant about 12 feet 

 high, with fairly large fruits. 



82074. Crotalaria 



Fabaceae. 



No. 1228. Along the path near Zenkoku, 

 November 7, 1929. Wild plants 10 to 18 

 A ncbes high. 



82075. Lespedeza 

 Fabaceae. 



STiPULACEA Maxim. 



82061 to 82084— Continued. 



No. 1734. Koka, island of Kokato, No- 

 vember 10, 1929. From a dry exposed 

 situation on the dry mountain back of 

 the village society. 



82076. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. 



Yam. 



No. 1570. From a wild species along 

 the road between Chotan and Koryoho, 

 October 30, 1929. 



82077. Diospyros lotus L. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Dateplum. 



No. 1731. Sanseiri, island of Kokato, 

 November 10, 1929. From a tree 55 

 inches in circumference and 30 or more 

 feet high ; it is said to be 100 years or 

 more old. 



82078. Fagara ailanthoides (Sieb. and 

 Zucc.) Engl. Rutaceae. 



No. 1554. From the Chosen Hotel 

 grounds, Keijo, October 26, 1929. The 

 leaves are compound, and, judging from 

 the quantity of clusters of small shiny 

 black seeds, this tree flowers freely. The 

 seeds have a pleasant odor when crushed 

 and are quite oily. 



82079 and 82080. Fagopyrum esculen- 

 tdm Moench. Polygonaceae. 



Buckwheat. 



82079. No. 1260. Near Kokato, No- 

 vember 11, 1929. Soto. 



82080. No. 1700. From the Chosen 

 farmers' market. Keijo, October 31, 

 1929. Mei Miru. 



82081. Falcata japonica Oliver. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 1202. From the woods of the Cho- 

 sen Government Forest Reservation near 

 Keijo. November 6, 1929. Vines 3 to 4 

 feet long. They may be of value for 

 green manure. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65278. 



82082. Forsythia sp. Oleaceae. 



No. 1628. From the Chosen Imperial 

 Grounds, Keijo, October 26. 1929. A 

 species said to be native to Chosen. 



82083. Gleditsia horrida (Thunb.) Mak- 

 ino. Caesalpiniaceae. 



Japanese honeylocust. 



No. 1622. From the Imperial Botani- 

 cal Garden, Keijo, October 26, 1929. A 

 large tree, up to 100 feet high, with 

 compre.-sed thorns and purplish branch- 

 lets. The pinnately compound leaves are 

 made up of 16 to 20 oblong leaflets 1 

 to 2 inches long, and the slender racemes 

 of inconspicuous flowers are followed by 

 flat, twisted pods about a foot long. Na- 

 tive to Japan and China. 



82084. Gossypium Nanking Meyen. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



No. 1710. From the village of Rensen, 

 November 7. 1929. Said to be a native 

 variety. The plants in the small area 

 along the road outside of Rensen, between 

 there and Zenkoku, were not more than 

 about 2 feet high. 



82085 to 82101. 



From Chosen. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural ex- 

 plorers. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived December 9, 1929. 



