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85053 to 85673— Continued. 



85661. No. 3067. A very large, nearly 

 round, yellow bean with a pale 

 hilum ; used entirely for food 

 purposes. 



85662. No. 3068. A large, flat, black 

 bean with a yellow germ ; it ap- 

 pears identical with the variety 

 Flat King (No. 17252). 



85663. No. 3069. A very large, nearly 

 round, glossy black bean with a 

 yellow germ ; used in making soy- 

 bean confections. 



85664. No. 3083. Chosen HakuU. Re- 

 ceived from a bean-curd factory, 

 January 6, 1930. A medium-sized 

 oval yellow bean with a pale 

 hilum. There are a few beans 

 with brown hilums in the sample. 

 Used in making bean curd. In 

 winter this variety is mixed with 

 greenish yellow beans, but in sum- 

 mer it is used alone. 



85665. No. 3084. Hokkaido Euro 

 Daizu. Obtained in a grocery 

 store, January 6. 1930. A very 

 large, oval, slightly flattened black 

 bean with a yellow germ ; used in 

 making candied beans. 



. No. 3085. Hokkaido Tsuru- 

 noko. Obtained in a grocery store, 

 January 6, 1930. A very large 

 oval yellow bean with a pale 

 hilum. This is one of the largest 

 seeded yellow varieties and is 

 used only for food purposes. 



85667. No. 3086. Chosen Aoodama. 

 Obtained in a bean-curd factory, 

 January 6, 1930. A medium-sized 

 oval greenish yellow bean with a 

 slate-black hilum. It is mixed 

 with yellow varieties and used in 

 making bean curd. 



85668. No. 3087. Obtained in a bean- 

 curd factory. January 6, 1930. A 

 mixed sample of medium-sized, 

 greenish yellow and yellow beans, 

 used for making bean curd. In 

 winter the mixed varieties are 

 used for making bran curd ; in 

 summer they use the yellow beans. 

 These varieties came from Man- 

 churia. 



85669. No. 3088. Chosen Daizu. Ob- 

 tained in a bean-curd factory. 

 January 6. 1930. Medium-sized 

 oval yellow beans with pale 

 hilums ; there are a few greenish 

 yellow beans in the sample. Used 

 in making bean curd. 



85670. No. 3089. Akita Daizu. Ob- 

 tained in a natto factory, Janu- 

 ary 6, 1930. A medium-large, 

 nearly round yellow bean with a 

 large brown hilum ; used in mak- 

 ing string natto. 



85671. No. 3098. Obtained from the 

 Nodashoyu Co., Nodamachi, Japan, 

 January 8, 1930. A mixed sample 

 of medium-small to medium-sized 

 oval to nearly round yellow beans ; 

 used in making soy sauce. Seed 

 grown in Manchuria. This com- 

 pany uses 20.000 bushels of soy- 

 beans a year in the manufacture 

 of soy sauce. It is the largest 

 soy-sauce company in the Orient. 



85672. Stephanandra sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 3166. December 15, 1929. Near 

 the Imperial University's branch bo- 



85053 to 85673 — Continued. 



tanical garden, Nikko, Japan. The 

 stephanandras are deciduous shrubs 

 with slender branches, alternate, ser- 

 rate, and usually lobed leaves, and 

 terminal corymbs or panicles of small 

 white flowers. Closely related to the 

 common ninebark, Physocarpus opuli- 

 folius. 



85673. Thalicteum rochebeunianum 

 Franch. and Sav. Ranunculaceae. 



Meadowrue. 



No. 3160. December 16. 1929. From 

 the branch botanical garden of the 

 Imperial University. near Nikko, 

 Japan. A herbaceous plant with a 

 spray of purplish pink flowers. It may 

 prove to be a fine ornamental. 



85674. JUGLANS BOLIVIANA (C. DC.) 



Dode. Juglandaceae. Walnut. 



From Santiago, Chile. Seeds presented by 

 Senor Salvador Izquierdo. Received Feb- 

 ruary 4. 1930. 



Xegra tie Bolivie. A large tree resem- 

 bling the North American Juglans nigra, 

 with compound leaves 2 to 3 feet long, made 

 up of about 11 pairs of smooth, ovate 

 leaflets 5 to 8 inches long. The nuts 

 closely resemble those of the black walnut 

 in size, shape, and color. It is native to 

 Bolivia. 



85675 and 85676. 



From India. Seeds purchased from the 

 Chandra Nursery. Rhenock. Sikkim, Ben- 

 gal. Received January 18, 1930. 



85675. Hibiscus pungens Roxb. Malva- 

 ceae. Rosemallow. 



An erect bristly annual or perennial 

 native to the tropical Himalayas, with 

 roundish heart-shaped deeply lobed leaves 

 5 to 8 inches long and purple-centered 

 yellow flowers 5 inches in diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 68338. 



85676. Magnolia campbellii Hook. f. and 

 Thorns. Magnoliaceae. 



A beautiful deciduous magnolia from 

 the Himalayas where it ascends to 8,000 

 feet above sea level. It reaches a height 

 of 80 feet, has very dark bark, large ellip- 

 tical dark-green leaves. and flowers 

 (usually white) 10 inches in diameter. 

 This magnolia has flowered freely in 

 southern France and Italy. 



For previous introduction see Nos. 

 77975-77977. 



85677 to 85691. 



From Japan. Seeds purchased from the 

 Chugai Shokubutsu Yen, nurserymen. 

 Received January 29, 1930. 



85677 to 85680. Acee spp. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



85677. Acee caepinifolium Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Hornbeam maple. 



A small tree, up to 30 feet high, 

 with oblong, sharp-pointed doubly ser- 

 rate leaves 3 to 5 inches long, short 

 racemes of greenish flowers, and glab- 

 rous fruits about an inch long. The 

 bright green hornbeamlike leaves turn 

 bright brownish yellow in autumn. 

 Native to Japan. 



85678. Acee cissifolium (Sieb. and 

 Zucc.) Koch. 



