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83777 to 83954— Continued. 



83786. No. 3106. Fruits round, yel- 

 low, of medium size, astringent, 

 ripening late in October. 



83787. No. 3107. Hyakume. Fruits 

 round, yellow, medium to large 

 and nonastringent. 



83788. No. 3109. The small red fruits 

 are of a peculiar shape, good for 

 stock and perhaps for juice. 



83789. No. 3110. Emon. The flat 

 medium-sized fruits are red, non- 

 astringent, and ripen late. 



33790. No. 3111. Jiro. The yellow 

 fruits are medium sized, some- 

 what pointed, nonastringent, and 

 ripen early in October. 



83791. No. 3114. Fruits large, red- 

 dish, shaped like the Fuyu, non- 

 astringent, and late ripening. 



83792. No. 3115. A seedling of Fuyu ; 

 fruits of medium size, yellowish 

 red, somewhat flattened, nonas- 

 tringent, ripening in midseason. 



83793. HORDEUM VDLGARB PALLIDUM 



Seringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



No. 1990. From Tansen, Chosen, De- 

 cember 1, 1929. Ponpasi. A spring 

 harley- 



83794. HORDEUM VULGARE PALLIDUM 



Seringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



No. 1992. From Tansen, Chosen, 

 December 1, 1929. Ponpcm. A spring 

 barley. The temperature goes to zero 

 F. in this region. 



83795. Ilex latifolia Thunb. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 



No. 3155. From Tokyo, Japan, De- 

 cember 13, 1929. A Japanese holly, one 

 of the most attractive of the genus, 

 which sometimes develops into a tree 60 

 feet tall. The glossy green leaves, 3 to 

 7 inches long, are oval or narrowly ob- 

 long and the red berries, about one- 

 third of an inch in diameter, are pro- 

 duced in dense clusters. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67362. 



83796 to 83801. Lespedeza spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Bushclover. 



The lespedezas are small hardy shrubby 

 plants with racemes or heads of pea- 

 shaped flowers. Certain species are of 

 value as forage. 



83796. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 1970. From Tansen, Chosen, 

 December 1, 1929. Plants 20 to 30 

 inches high, seeds borne in buttonlike 

 clusters along stems. Very heavy 

 seeder, good forage plant. 



83797. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 1971. From Tansen, Chosen, 

 December 1, 1929. Plants 15 to 24 

 inches high, seed in small clusters ; a 

 prolific seeder. 



83798. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 2036. From Kanko, Chosen, 

 November 23, 1929. Plants 8 to 18 

 inches high. This is undoubtedly a 

 strain of Korean lespedeza which was 

 found growing in dry rocky soil. 



83777 to 83954— Continued. 



83799. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 2058. From the Diamond 

 Mountains, near Onseirl, Chosen, No- 

 vember 28, 1929. Plants 5 to 8 feet 

 high and woody. 



83800. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 2059. From, the Diamond 

 Mountains, November 28, 1929. 

 Plants 4 to 6 feet high. 



83801. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 2060. From near Tansen, Cho- 

 sen, November 30, 1929. 



83802. Ligustrum sp. Oleaceae. Privet. 



No. 3157. From Tokyo, Japan, Decem- 

 ber 13, 1929. A small tree about 20 

 feet high ; a late-blooming variety with 

 large clusters of very showy flowers and 

 later clusters of small bluish black 

 fruits. A good ornamental. 



Lilium aubatum Lindl. 



Croldband lily. 



No. 3152. Tama yuri. From Suba- 

 shiri, Shizuoka Ken, Mount Fuji, Japan, 

 December 12, 1929. A lily with large 

 white fragrant flowers. 



83804. Lilium cordifolium Thunb. 



No. 3133. Uba-uri. From a forest 

 farm, Sapporo, Hokushu, Japan, Decem- 

 ber 12, 1929. 



83805. Lilium dauricum vbnustum 

 (Kunth) Wilson. 



No. 3150. Fuji Hirato. From Subashiri, 

 Shizuoka Ken, Mount Fuji, Japan, De- 

 cember 12, 1929. A form of L. dauricum 

 which is distinguished by clear apricot- 

 colored flowers without spots. 



88806. Lilium medeoloides A. Gray. 



Wheel lily. 



No. 3151. Eime karuma. From Su- 

 bashiri, Shizuoka Ken, Mount Fuji, 

 Japan, December 12, 1929. A lily with 

 a smooth stem 1 to 2 feet high bearing 

 one or two whorls of lanceolate leaves 

 near the middle and a few scattered 

 leaves above. The one to six bright 

 orange-red flowers are dotted purple and 

 have red anthers. Native to Japan. 



83807. Lysimachia sp. Primulaceae. 



Loosestrife. 



No. 1946. From the Diamond Moun- 

 tains, near Onseiri, Chosen, November 

 27, 1929. A plant which sometimes 

 grows over 4 feet high and produces a 

 single spike of white flowers 6 to 8 inches 

 in length. 



to 83810. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Bean. 



83808. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Adsuki bean. 



No. 1973. From the Grain Investi- 

 gation Laboratory, Tansen, Chosen, 

 December 1, 1929. Beans medium 

 large and dark maroon ; used in mak- 

 ing adsuki confections. 



83809. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Adsuki bean. 



No. 2049. Chapatsu. Mixed varie- 

 ties obtained at a store in Genzan, 

 Chosen, November 26, 1929. Mixtures 

 such as these are ground and used as 

 cattle feed. 



