JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 19 3 



17 



88777 to 88836— Continued. 



88819. No. 5979. HotenhaJcubi (Muk- 

 den white). Medium large, oval, 

 very light yellow with pale hilum. 



88820. No. 59S0. HeiJiokuta. Large, 

 oval, very light yellow with pale 

 hilum. 



88821. No. 5981. Heihokuta ~Yo. 16. 

 Medium sized, oval, very light yel- 

 low with pale hilum. 



88822. No. 5982. Hayata (early). 

 \ ery large, oval, very light yellow 



with pale hilum. 



88823. No. 5983. .-iota (green). Large 

 oval, yellowish green with black hi- 

 lum. Germ yellow. 



88824. No. 5984. SJioJceimei (early). 

 Medium sized, oval, very light yellow 

 with chocolate-brown hilum. 



88325. No. 5985. Tsurunoko (crane's 

 eggs). Large, oval, very light yel- 

 low with pale hilum. 



88826. No. 5986. Kurugara (black 

 pod). Medium small, oval, very light 

 yellow with pale hilum. 



88827 to 88836. Obtained June 29, 1930, 

 from the Risen Tillage Agriculture 

 Society, Kisen, Heian Hokudo Prefec- 

 ture, Chosen. 



88827. No. 5991. Tokusen. Mixture 

 of yellow (glossy), medium-small 

 seeded varieties grown by the Ko- 

 rean farmers about Kisen. 



. No. 5992. Tokusen. Medium 

 sized, oval, glossy yellow with pale 

 hilum. First grade. 



88829. No. 5993. Tokusen. Medium- 

 large oval seed of mixed yellow 

 varieties. 



88830. No. 5994. HeiJiokuta. Medium 

 large, oval, glossy yellow, pale hilum. 

 Excellent grade, used for tofu, miso, 

 and soy sauce. 



88831. No. 5995. HeiJiokuta. Mixed 

 sample of medium-sized, oval, yellow- 

 seeded varieties. 



88832. No. 5996. HeiJiokuta. Medium 

 large, oval, light yellow with pale 

 bilum. 



88833. No. 5997. HeiJiokuta. Grade 

 No. 1. Medium large, oval, glossy 

 yellow with pale hilum. 



88834. No. 5998. Heihokuta. Mixture 

 of medium-large, oval, glossy, yel- 

 low-seeded varieties. 



88835. No. 5999. HeiJiokuta. Mixture 

 of medium-sized, glossy, yellow- 

 seeded varieties. 



88836. No. 6000. HeiJiokuta. Mixture 

 of yellow-seeded varieties. 



88837 to 88856. 



From Chosen and Manchuria. Seeds col- 

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

 Morse, agricultural explorers, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received August 7. 

 1930. 



88837. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 5850. Collected June 9, 1930, 

 from plants along the roadside in the 

 vicinity of Ta Fang Shen. Manchuria. 

 This species makes a very early, small 

 growth and is found on poor dry soil. 



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88837 to 88856— Continued. 



88838 and 88839. Astragalus scaberri- 

 mds Buuge. Fabaceae. 



Collected June 9, 1930, from plants 

 along the mountain sides, near Kohaton, 

 Manchuria. A decumbeiu perennial cov- 

 ered with short stiff hairs. The com- 

 pound leaves are made up of 9 to 13 

 oblong leaflets, and the white and purple 

 flowers are in axillary clusters. Ir is 

 native to China. 



88838. No. 5820. 



88839. No. 5SS5. 



88840. Lathyrus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 5849. Collected June 9, 1930. 

 from plants along the roadside in vicinity 

 of Ta Fang Shen, Manchuria. An early 

 maturing vetch growing abundantly 

 along the roadside and a very heavy 

 seeder. Makes a fairly good early spring 

 growth. 



88841. Melica scabrosa Trin. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 5939. Collected June 19. 1930, 

 from plants along the road of the wall 

 surrounding the city of Chinchon. Man- 

 churia. A perennial grass with narrowly 

 lanceolate leaves and an open panicle of 

 rather large spikelets. It is native to 

 China. 



88842 to 88846. Osterdamia japonic a 

 (Stood.) Ilitchc. l'oaceae. 



Japanese lawngrass. 



This is a hardy grass used for lawns,, 

 golf fairways, and airports. 



88842. No. 5895. Collected July 6,- 

 1930, from plants along the hill- 

 sides near Iloshinoya, about 8 miles 

 south of Dairen. 



88843. No. 5941. Collected June 23,. 

 1930, from plants along the road- 

 sides in foothills near Rokotan,. 

 about 5 miles south of Dairen. 



88844. No. 5942. Collected June 23, 

 1930, from plants along edge of field 

 in foothills about 2 miles from 

 Chinchon. 



88845. No. 5960. Collected June 25, 

 1930. from plants along a bank of 

 the Seisenko River. Kisen, Chosen. 



88846. No. 5961. Collected June 26- 

 28, 1930, from plants along the 

 Seinonko River bank opposite the 

 Kokai side ; Kokai, Heian Hokudc^ 

 Prefecture. Chosen. 



88847 and 88848. Phaseolus ANGULARIST 

 (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Fabaceae. 



Adsuki bean. 



88847. No. 5908. Obtained June 14, 

 1930, from a warehouse in the yards 

 of the South Manchurian Railway, 

 Dairen. Mixture of adsuki-bean 

 varieties. 



88848. No. 5929. Collected June 16, 

 1930, in a storage warehouse of the 

 South Manchurian Railway. Dairen. 

 Medium-sized, red adsuki beans used 

 for making various kinds of adsuki 

 confections. 



88849 to 88851. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. 

 Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



Collected June 14, 1930, from a ware- 

 house in the South Manchurian Rail- 

 way yards, Dairen. 



