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87123. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Victoria, Cameroon. Seeds pre- 

 sented by T. D. Maitland, Superintend- 

 ent, Botanic Gardens. Received April 11, 

 1930. 



A variety grown locally. 



87124 to 87137. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds purchased 

 from C. H. Heh, head of the Department 

 of Agronomy, College of .Agriculture and 

 Forestry, through F. A. McClure. Re- 

 ceived April 11, 1930. 



Rice varieties secured from farmers in 

 Changshu Hsien and Kiangyin Hsien, Ki- 

 angsu Province. 



87124. No. 3. " Blood " glutinous rice, 

 from Changshu. 



87125. No. 1. " Fruit " glutinous rice, 

 from Changshu. 



87126. No. 9. Bearded glutinous rice, 

 from Kiangyin. 



87127. No. 6. Common glutinous rice, 

 from Changshu. 



87128. No. 12. Nonglutinous rice, from 

 Kiangyin. 



87129. No. 7. Late nonglutinous rice, 

 from Changshu. 



87130. No. 11. Late nonglutinous rice, 

 from Kiangyin. 



87131. No. 2. " Odorous " nonglutinous 

 rice, from Changshu. 



87132. No. 8. " Thoenix " nonglutinous 

 rice, from Changshu. 



87133. No. 5. " Sixty-day " nonglutinous 

 rice, from Changshu. 



87134. No. 4. " Sixty-day " nonglutinous 

 rice, from Kiangyin. 



87135. No. 14. " Sixty-day " nongluti- 

 nous rice, from Kiangyin. 



87136. No. 10. " Wild glutinous " rice, 

 from Kiangyin. 



87137. No. 13. "Wild rice" (nongluti- 

 nous), from Kiangyin. 



87138 and 87139. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. J. Wester, Horticulturist, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, Department 

 of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 

 Manila. Received April 11, 1930. 



87138. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



Kuoiu. The yellow fruit is about the 

 size and shape of an egg and has a tart; 

 pleasant taste when sliced and cooked 

 with sugar. It is originally from Java 

 and should thrive in southern Florida 

 and California. 



87139. ASYSTASIA GANGETICA (L.) T. 



Anders. Acanthaceae. 



A trailing and climbing, very vigorous 

 everblooming vine with flowers ranging 

 from nearly white to buff and purple. 

 It should become a very popular orna- 

 mental in Florida and California, and 

 may be used as an outdoor bedding 

 plant as far north as Washington, D. C. 



87140 to 87199. 



From Chosen. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received April 12, 1930. 



Received through the Bureau of Indus- 

 try, Government General, Keijo, March 10. 

 1930. 



87140. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 

 No. 4908. Enbaku, from Chusei Nando. 



87141. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae. 



Hemp. 



No. 4519. Ouami, from Keikido. 



87142 to 87160. Chaetochloa italica 

 (L.) Scribn. (Setaria italica Beauv.). 

 Poaceae. Millet. 



The millets are very important small 

 grain crops throughout the Orient. 



87142. No. 4504. 

 Keikido. 



Awa millet, from 



87143. No. 

 Keikido. 



4505. Awa millet, from 

 Small, round yellow seed. 



87144 to 87150. From Chusei Hokudo. 



87144. No. 4549. Nomimochi. 



87145. No. 4550. Jutonguchizo. 



87146. No. 4551. Chiazo. 



87147. No. 4552. Beiryo. 



87148. No. 4553. Ochiazo. 



87149. No. 4554. Kogendo. 



87150. No. 4555. Mutsutokuzo. 



87151. No. 4731. Zairai, from Zenra 

 Nando. 



87152. No. 4732. Awa (Indian millet), 

 from Zenra Nando. 



87153. No. 5008. Awa zairai shu. A 

 native variety. 



87154 to 87160. From Zenra Hokudo. 



87154. No. 5010. Gnrusosuku. 



87155. No. 5011. Chiya 80 sukuru. 

 Red seed. 



87156. No. 5015. Awa zairai shu. 

 A native variety. 



87157. No. 5016. Awa zairai shu. 

 A native variety. 



87158. No. 5017. Mesosuku. 

 Kairyo (proved 



87159. No. 5018. 

 millet). 



shu. 



87160. No. 5019. Awa zairai 

 A native variety. 



87161 to 87163. Echinochloa cedsgalli 

 eddlis Hitchc. Poaceae. 



Japanese millet. 



Hie, from Kahei 



87161. No. 4520. 

 Keikido. 



87162. No. 4706. 

 Hokudo. 



Hie, from Chusei 



87163. No. 4905. Hie (barn grass), 

 from Chusei Nando. 



87164 to 87173. Faqoptrum escdlentum 

 Moench. Polygonaceae. Buckwheat. 



87164. No. 4510. Saoa, from Rensen, 

 Keikido. 



87165. No. 4376. Saoa, from Zenra 

 Nando. 



