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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



86833. Citrus aurantifolia 

 (Christm.) Swingle. Rutaceae. 



Lime. 



From Cairo, Egypt. Scions collected by Dr. 

 H. S. Fawcett, University of California. 

 Received April 11, 1930. 



No. 89. Beledi lime. The best type used 

 in Egypt and preferred to lemons. It seems 

 to be somewhat similar to the West Indian 

 limes, but grows more in the form of trees. 



86834. Vitis vinieera L. Vitaceae. 



European grape. 



From Tokyo, Japan. Cuttings received 

 from the Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Kofu City, Yamanashi Ken, through 

 P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricul- 

 tural explorers, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received April 10, 1930. 



A grape which is supposed to be able to 

 withstand a considerable amount of rain- 

 fall and for this reason should be of interest 

 in the southern United States. 



86835 to 86871. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Melon. 



From Leningrad, Union of Socialistic So- 

 viet Republics. Seeds presented by the 

 Institute of Applied Botany. Received 

 April 12, 1930. 



86835 to 86842. Variety Agrestis. 



86835. No. 680-a. 86889. No. 2302. 



86836. No. 1499. 86840. No. 2307. 



86837. No. 2242. 86841. No. 2344. 



86838. No. 2245. 86842. No. 2346. 

 86843 to 86847. Variety Ameri. 



86843. No. 920/46. 86846. No. 1213. 



86844. No. 953. '86847. No. 3054. 



86845. No. 1206/3. 



86848 and 86849. Variety Cassaba. 



86848. No. 1618. 86849. No. 1825. 



86850. No. 928. Variety Khandaliaki. 



86851. No. 1396. Variety Zard, 



86852. No. 1374/4. 



86853 to 86859. Variety Agrestis. 



86853. No. D-680-a. 



86854. No. D-1499. 



86855. No. D-2242. 



86856. No. D-2245. 



86857. No. D-2302. 



86858. No. D-2307. 



86859. No. D-2344. 



86860 to 86865. Variety Ameri. 



86860. No. D-1150. 



86861. No. D-1206. Schakhar-palak. 



86862. No. D-953. Arbakeshi. 



86863. No. D-1213. Ak-uruk. 



86864. No. D-3054. Koy-bash. 



86865. No. D-920. Tch-Kizil. 



86866. No. D-1618. Variety Oassaba. 



86867. No. 1020. Variety Khandaliaki. 



86868. No. D-928. Variety Khandaliaki 

 " Bokharka." 



86835 to 86871— Continued. 



). No. D-1396. Variety Zard. 



86870. No. D-533. 



86871. No. D-917. 



86872 and 86873. Castanea moixis- 

 sima Blume. Fagaceae. 



Hairy chestnut. 



From Tokyo, Japan. Seeds purchased by 

 P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricul- 

 tural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, at the request of R. Kent Beattle. 

 Received April 16, 1930. 



For previous introduction see No. 78831. 



86874. Ardisia crenulata Lodd. Myr- 

 sinaceae. 



From Hawaii. Seeds presented by Harold 

 L. Lyon, in charge, department of bot- 

 any and forestry, Hawaiian Sugar 

 Planters' Association, Honolulu. Re- 

 ceived April 16, 1930. 



A tropical evergreen shrub with oblong 

 wavy-margined leaves, terminal panicles of 

 sweet-scented white flowers, and drooping 

 clusters of persistent coral-red fruits. It 

 is native to China. 



86875. Berchemia racemosa Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Rhamnaceae. 



Japanese supplejack. 



From Karuigawa, Japan. Seeds collected by 

 P. ' H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agri- 

 cultural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received September 3, 1929. 

 Numbered in April, 1930. 



No. 823. A deciduous twining shrub with 

 ovate leaves 1 to 3 inches long, and large 

 terminal panicles of greenish flowers fol- 

 lowed by small ellipsoidal berries which 

 are first red and later change to black. 

 It is native to Japan. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 63341. 



86876 to 87084. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Faba- 

 ceae. Soybean. 



From Japan and Chosen. Seeds collected 

 by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agri- 

 cultural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received April 12, 1930. 



86876 to 86878. From Japan. 



86876. No. 4249. Daizu pikuanda, Oki- 

 nawa Ken Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Nawa, March 10, 1930. A 

 medium-sized, oval, light-yellow bean 

 with dark-brown hilum. Plant used 

 as a green manure. 



86877. No. 4251. Joshin shiro. From 

 the Mikawaya Miso Co., Tokyo, 

 March 10, 1930. A medium-sized, 

 oval, glossy, yellow bean with pale 

 hilum ; grown in northeastern 

 Chosen and found to be especially 

 valuable in making white miso. 



86878. No. 4255. From the Yama 

 Masa Shoyu Sauce Factory, Nakano- 

 Nachi, Tokyo, February 28, 1930. 

 A mixed sample of medium-sized 

 yellow beans, most of which have 

 brown hilums ; grown in Manchuria 

 and used in the manufacture of soy 

 sauce. 



