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88967 to 89015— Continued. 



blue flowers. Probably introduced 

 by the Russians during their occu- 

 pation. 



88970. No. 6012. From road of north 

 wall of city of Chinchon, Manchuria, 

 July 17, 1930. These seeds were 

 collected from several plants which 

 are procumbent with flowers varying 

 in color from light blue to pinkish 

 blue. Not known when introduced, 

 but probably brought by Russians 

 when they occupied this territory. 



88971 to 88989. From single plants 

 along road of north wall of Chin- 

 chon, Manchuria, July 17, 1930. 

 Probably introduced by Russians 

 during tbeiv occupation. 



88971. No. 6016. Plant procumbent, 

 with pale-blue flowers. 



88972. No. 6014. Plant procumbent, 

 with pale-blue flowers. 



88973. No. 6015. Plant semierect, 

 with pale-blue flowers. 



88974. No. 6016. Plant procumbent, 

 with blue flowers. 



88975. No. 6017. Plant procumbent, 

 with blue flowers. 



88976. No. G018. 



88977. No. 6019. 



88978. No. 60i'0. Plant procumbent, 

 with pale blue flowers. 



S8979. No. 6021. 



88980. No. 6022. Plant procumbent, 

 very prolific, with blue flowers. 



88981. No. 6023. Plant semiprocum- 

 bent, with blue flowers. 



88982. No. 6024. Plant semiprocum- 

 bent, with blue flowers. 



88983. No. 6025. 



88984. No. 6026. 



88985. No. 6027. 



88986. No. 6028. Plant semiprocum- 

 bent, with purple flowers. 



88987. No. 6029. 



88988. No. 6030. 



88989. No. 6031. 



88990. Melilotus suave olexs Ledeb. 

 Fabaceae. Sweetclover. 



No. 5871. July 8, 1930. From plants 

 along roadside, near Ta Fang Shen, 

 Manchuria. Plants vary considerably in 

 time of maturity and in plant characters. 

 Some plants with mature seed still have 

 green foliage, while others with mature 

 seed are dead. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 61320. 



88991 to 88995. Osteedamia japonica 

 (Steudj Hitchc. Poaceae. 



Japanese lawngrass. 



For previous introduction see No. 



-S776. 



88991. No. 5867. July 8, 1930. Along 

 the railroad about 1 mile from Chin- 

 chon, Manchuria. Plant has white 

 flowers, light-green foliage, and 

 light straw-colored seed. 



88967 to 89015— Continued. 



88992. No. 5868. July 8, 1930. Along 

 a roadside about 1 mile from Chin- 

 chon, Manchuria. Mixed seed of the 

 white-flowered and purple-flowered 

 forms or strains of this grass. It 

 grows in sandy soil and is used for 

 binding railroad embankments. 



. No. 5869. July 8, 1930. From 

 a bank along the beach near Maka- 

 ton, Manchuria. Seed from a white- 

 flowered, light-green foliage strain 

 that occurs quite abundantly in this 

 section. 



88994. No. 5870. July 8, 1930. From 

 plants along the bank of a beach 

 near Makaton, Manchuria. Seed 

 from white and purple-flowered 

 strains of this species. 



88995. No. 6003. July 14, 1930. Along 

 roadside near Shia Chiahotzu, Man- 

 churia. Light straw-colored seed, 

 light-green foliage, and white flow- 

 ers. Used for binding railroad em- 

 bankments and for lawns. 



Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Faba- 

 ceae. Mung bean. 



No. 5921. July 21, 1930. From a 

 warehouse in the South Manchurian Rail- 

 way storage yards, Dairen. Medium- 

 sized, light-green beans ; used for bean 

 sprouts and for making bean vermicelli. 



88997 to 89015. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



Nos. 88997 to 89014 are from a ware- 

 house in the South Manchurian Railway 

 storage yards, Dairen, July 12, 1930. 

 Medium-sized, mixed yellow varieties ; 

 used for oil and oil meal. 



88997. No. 5874. 



88998. No. 5943. 



88999. No. 5944. 



89000. No. 5945. 



89001. No. 5946. 



89002. No. 5947. 



89003. No. 5948. 



89004. No. 5949. 



89005. No. 5950. 



89006. No. 5951. 



89007. No. 5952. 



89008. No. 5953. 



89009. No. 5954. 



89010. No. 5955. 



89011. No. 5956. 



89012. No. 5957. 



89013. No. 5958. 



89014. No. 5959. 



89015. No. 6001. July 14, 1930. From 

 Impukujoshi. Medium sized, oval, 

 greenish yellow with slate-black 

 hilum ; germ yellow. This variety 

 is generally grown in this section, 

 as it succeeds better in the rainy 

 season than the yellow-seeded varie- 

 ties. 



