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88738 to 88772— Continued. 



steins about 6 inches long. It is native 

 to the Canary Islands. 



88767. Semperyivum marginatum Hort. 



A name for which a place of publi- 

 cation or description has not been 

 found. 



88768. Semperyivum poculiforme 

 Berg, and Wildem. 



A herbaceous succulent with the ob- 

 long-lanceolate basal leaves in a ro- 

 sette and tbe stem leaves obovate-spat- 

 ulate. The simple erect stem bears a 

 glabrous panicle of yellow flowers. 

 Probably native to tbe Canary Islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 81199. 



88769. Semperyivum urbicum C. Smith. 



A shrubby succulent with a simple 

 stout erect stem about 3 feet high and 

 covered with leaf scars. Tbe thick 

 pale-green narrowly spatulate leaves 

 are borne in a rosette at the top of the 

 stem. The large pyramidal panicle of 

 pale-yellow flowers is 3 feet high and 

 nearly as broad. Native to the Canary 

 Islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 81200. 



88770. Semperyivum yelutinum N. E. 

 Brown. 



A succulent plant about 2 feet high, 

 with rosettes 6 to 9 inches broad of 

 crowded spatulate velvety leaves 3 to 4 

 inches long, grayish green above and 

 with darker green lines beneath. The 

 bright-yellow flowers are in a compact 

 cyme. Known only in cultivation. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 81201. 



88771. Sempervivum webbii (Bolle) 

 Sehenk. 



A shrubby succulent, closely resem- 

 bling 8. arborescens, with deltoid-spat- 

 ulate leaves and corymbs of pale-yel- 

 low flowers. Native to the Canary 

 Islands. 



88772. Sempervivum youngianum 

 (Webb and Berth.) Christ. 



A fleshy plant with a thick woody 

 stem, and thick shining dark-green 

 obcordate-spatulate leaves with short 

 hairs along the margins. Native to 

 the Canary Islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 81208. 



88773 to 88775. Citrus grandis (L.) 

 Osbeck. Rutaceae. Grapefruit. 



From Szechwan, China. Seeds presented 

 by L. A. Lovegren, Kiating, through D. 

 J. Moriarty, Department of Commerce, 

 Washington, D. C. Received August 6, 

 1930. 



88773. Kwei gan (large). 



88774. Kwei gan (average size). 



88775. Kwei gan (very large). 



88778. Osterdamia japonica (Steud.) 

 Hitchc. Poaceae. 



Japanese lawngrass. 



From Chosen. Roots collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 



88776 — Continued. 



explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received August 7, 1930. 



No. 5990. June 28, 1930. Collected on 

 the bank of the Seinonko River, opposite 

 Kokai, in 41° N. lat., Heian Hokudo Pre- 

 fecture, Chosen. The temperature here 

 falls as low as 40° below zero, and tbe 

 ground freezes to a depth of 2y 2 feet. This 

 grass forms a very compact sod and seeds 

 abundantly. 



88777 to 88836. 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 August 7, 1930. 



88777 and 88778. Collected June 13, 1930, 

 from a pile of beans swept up from 

 the floors of bean-storage houses, 

 Dairen. 



88777. No. 5897. Mixture of yellow, 

 greenish yellow, black, and brown 

 seeds of varieties from various places 

 in northern and southern Manchuria. 



88778. No. 5898. A mixture of varie- 

 ties from various places in northern 

 and southern Manchuria ; mostly 

 yellow-seeded sorts. 



88779 and 88780. Collected June 6, 1930, 

 from waste beans in the open storage 

 yards of the South Manchurian Rail- 

 way, Dairen. 



88779. No. 5899. Mixture of yellow- 

 seeded (small percentage of green- 

 ish yellow) varieties from various 

 places in northern and southern 

 Manchuria. 



88780. No. 5900. Mixture of yellow 

 and greenish yellow seeded varieties 

 from various places in northern and 

 southern Manchuria. 



88781 to 88783. Collected June 14, 1930, 

 from bean-storage warehouses in the 

 South Manchurian Railway storage 

 yards, Dairen. 



88781. No. 5903. Mixture sample of 

 yellow varieties used for oil and 

 oil cakes. 



88782. No. 5905. Mixture of yellow- 

 seeded varieties. Used for bean oil 

 and bean cake. 



88783. No. 5906. Mixture of yellow- 

 seeded varieties, said to have come 

 from northern Manchuria. Used for 

 oil and oil cakes. 



88784 and 88785. Collected June 14, 1930, 

 from a mixed-storage warehouse in the 

 storage yards of the South Man- 

 churian Railway, Dairen 



88784. No. 5907. Mixture of yellow- 

 seeded varieties, said to have come 

 from northern Manchuria. 



88785. No. 5909. Mixture of yellow- 

 seeded varieties, said to have come 

 from northern Manchuria. Used for 

 bean oil and bean cake. 



88786. No. 5911. Collected June 14, 1930, 

 from a bean warehouse in the South 

 Manchurian Railway storage yards, 

 Dairen. Mixture of yellow-seeded va- 

 rieties, said to have come from north- 

 ern Manchuria. Used for oil and oil 

 cake. 



