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88330 — Continued. 



of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 

 Manila. Received June 4, 1930. 



An ornamental shrub with golden-yellow 

 flowers, produced in great profusion. 



88331 to 88342. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From Dacca, Bengal, India. Seeds pur- 

 chased from S. G. Sharngapani, Economic 

 Botanist to the Government of Bengal, 

 through Robert Frazer, American consul 

 general, Calcutta, India. Received June 

 6, 1930. 



88381 to 88334. Varieties especially suit- 

 able to subsaline or semisaline condi- 

 tions. 



88331. Patnai. 



88332. Ghingrighushi (5). 



88333. Khiraijali (8). 



88334. Baneful (3). 



Badkalamkati (65). Very early 

 transplanted winter paddy. 



88336 to 88342. Normally transplanted 

 varieties of winter paddy. 



88336. Badkalamkati (26). 



88337. Dudsar (Dacca No. 5). 



88338. Indrasail (Dacca No. 1). 

 88389. BTmsamanik (Chinsura No. £). 



88340. Jhingasail (Dacca No. 15). 



88341. Daudkhani (Dacca No. 9). 



88342. Nagra 68/6. 



88343 to 88347. 



From the Italian Riviera. Seeds collected 

 by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Alli- 

 son V. Armour expedition. Received 

 June 11, 1930. 



88343. Citbus sp. 



No. 3501. La Mortola Gardens, May 

 27, 1930. A very thick-skinned, tiny, 

 rough orange of deep-orange color and 

 without much flesh, but having a deli- 

 cious flavor. May be resistant to the 

 fruit fly because of its thick skin. 



88344. Clematis abmandi X mbyeniana. 

 Ranunculaceae. 



No. 3504. La Mortola Gardens, May 

 27, 1930. A hybrid clematis which is a 

 remarkable pergola vine covering long 

 arbors with a mass of foliage and im- 

 mense clusters of white flowers. The 

 vine has stood a temperature of 18° F., 

 likes a moist, limestone soil, and grows 

 in partial shade. 



88345. Echinocactds GBUSONii Hildnrann. 



Golden cactus. 

 No. 3507. A globular cactus, reaching 

 a diameter of 2 feet in old specimens, 

 completely covered by a mass of almost 

 transparent golden-yellow spines which 

 give the plant the appearance of a ball 

 of gold. The flowers, which are deeply 

 set into the surface of the plant, are 

 red and yellow. It is native to Mexico. 



88346. Elaeodendbon capbnse Eckl. and 

 Zeyh. Celastraceae. False-olive. 

 No. 3505. La Mortola Gardens, May 



27, 1930. An erect shrub, native to 

 South Africa, with leathery, ovate leaves 

 3 inches long, and panicles of small, 



88343 to 88347— Continued. 



white flowers followed by red drupes an 

 inch long. The plant has stood 18° F. 

 without injury. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79525. 



88347. Vitis piasezkii Maxim. Vitaceae. 



Grape. 



No. 3503. La Mortola Gardens, May 

 27, 1930. A Chinese species said to have 

 handsome blue fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 27415. 



88348 to 88363. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Faba- 

 ceae. Soybean. 



From Manchuria and Chosen. Seeds col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received June 17, 1930. 

 Nos. 88348 to 88359 were received May 

 11, 1930, from the South Manchurian Rail- 

 way Soybean Seed Farm at Kaiyuan, Man- 

 churia. 



88348. No. 5717. Hakuoe. A medium- 

 sized, oval, light-yellow bean with pale 

 hilum. 



88349. No. 5718. Fukukingen. A medi- 

 um-sized, oval, glossy, yellow bean 

 with pale hilum. This is a variety de- 

 veloped by the South Manchurian Rail- 

 way Experiment Station at Kung- 

 Chuling, Manchuria. 



88350. No. 5719. Kaiyuan (white flower) . 

 A medium-sized, oval, glossy, yellow 

 bean, mixed as to color of hilum. 



88351. No. 5720. No. 3, seed selection 

 (1928). A medium-sized, nearly round, 

 glossy, yellow bean with pale hilum. 



88352. No. 5721. Kingen. A medium- 

 sized, nearly round, glossy, yellow bean, 

 mixed as to color of hilum. 



88353. No. 5722. Kung-Chuling Station 

 No. 235. A medium-large, nearly 

 round, light-yellow bean with pale 

 hilum. 



88354. No. 5723. No. 24-A. Seed selec- 

 tion (1926). A medium-sized, oval, 

 glossy, light-yellow bean wirh light- 

 brown hilum. 



88355. No. 5724. No. 15-B. Seed selec- 

 tion (1926). A medium-sized, nearly 

 round, glossy, yellow bean with pale 

 hilum. 



88356. No. 5725. No. 7. Seed selection 

 (1926). A medium-sized, oval, glossy, 

 light-yellow bean with pale hilum. 



88357. No. 5726. Kung-Chuling Station 

 No. 305. A medium-sized, oval, light- 

 yellow bean with brown hilum. 



88358. No. 5727. No. 6-A. Seed selec- 

 tion (1926). A medium-sized, glossy, 

 light-yellow bean with light-brown 

 hilum. 



88359. No. 5728. No. 8. Seed selection 

 (1926). A medium-sized, nearly round, 

 glossy, yellow bean with brown hilum. 



Nos. 88360 to 88363 were received 

 May 14, 1930, from the Island Master 

 of Saishuto Island, Chosen. 



88360. No 5729. Komujonkon. A medi- 

 um-small, oval, slightly flattened, 

 black bean with yellow germ. 



88361. No. 5730. Purukunkon (red-yel- 

 low). A medium-small, oval, glossy, 



