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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



89101 to 89172— Continued. 



height, growing on top of the Tartar 

 wall about the city. 



to 89105. ClTRULLDS VULGARIS 



Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



89102. No. 5535. July 27, 1930. From 

 Peiping, China. Huang hsi kwa (yel- 

 low watermelon.) Rind golden yel- 

 low about one-half inch thick, flesh 

 salmon pink to light red, with rather 

 yellowish-green fiber, juicy, sweet, 

 flavor not especially good. It came 

 from Paoteng Fu originally. 



89103. No. 5536. July 29, 1930. From 

 the east market, Peiping. Hei peng 

 ohin hsi kwa (black-skin melon). 

 Melon 12 inches long, about 9 inches 

 in diameter, rind very dark green, 

 flesh deep-golden yellow, juice sweet 

 and of excellent quality ; seeds red- 

 dish brown. 



89104. No. 5537. July 29, 1930. From 

 the east market, Peiping. Liang 

 hua tzu hsi kwa (bright strip 

 melon). A melon 12 inches long 

 and over 9 inches in diameter ; rind 

 deep green and whitish green ; flesh 

 bright red, very juicy, sweet, not 

 very high in quality, red to within 

 one-half inch of the rind ; seeds 

 black. 



89105. No. 5538. July 29, 1930. From 

 the east market, Peiping. Chen tou 

 kwa (pillow watermelon). Melon 

 16 inches long and over 7 inches in 

 diameter, with light-green rind ; 

 originally from Te Chou, Sbantung 

 Province. Flesh light yellow, which 

 extends within three-fourths of an 

 inch to the rind, juice sweet, but 

 not as good in quality as No. 5536 

 (89103) ; seeds reddish brown. 



89106 to 89110. Lbspedbza spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Bushclover. 



89106. Lespbdeza sp. 



No. 5541. July 30, 1930. From the 

 Temple of Heaven, Peiping. The plant 

 stems are sometimes over 3 feet long 

 and flower practically throughout the 

 entire length ; flower small, white or 

 nearly so. 



89107. Lbspedeza sp. 



No. 5579. August 5, 1930. In the 

 vicinity of the Summer Palace, Peip- 

 ing. 



89108. Lbspedeza sp. 



No. 5592. August 7, 1930. From 

 Pa Ta Chu, Western Hills, China; de- 

 cumbent plants along the mountain 

 side. 



89109. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 6096. August 7, 1930. From 

 Mount Osbozen, about 4 miles north 

 of Chinchon, Manchuria. Seed borne 

 in buttonlike clusters along the stems. 



89110. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 6097. August 7, 1930. From 

 Mount Oshozen, about 4 miles north of 

 Chinchon, Manchuria. Plants 24 to 

 30 inches high and growing on very 

 poor soil. 



89111 to 89121. Medicago sativa L. Fa- 

 baceae. Alfalfa. 



89101 to 89172— Continued. 



89111. No. 5540. July 30, 1930. From 

 the Temple of Heaven, Peiping. 

 Leaves small, flowers deep purple, 

 plants generally strong growers. 



89112. No. 5545. July 30, 1930. From 

 the court of the Imperial World 

 Building, Temple of Heaven, Peip- 

 ing. 



89113. No. 5547. July 30, 1930. From 

 the court of the Imperial World 

 Building, Temple of Heaven, Peip- 

 ing. 



89114. No. 5548. July 30, 1930. In the 

 vicinity of the Temple of Heaven, 

 Peiping. Leaves rather narrow, 

 flowers deep purple. 



89115. No. 5553. July 30, 1930. Col- 

 lected in the vicinity of the Temple 

 of Heaven, Peiping. 



89116. No. 5554. August 1, 1930. Col- 

 lected along the railway, about 500 

 yards south of the station at Feng 

 Tai, China. 



89117. No. 5555. August 1, 1930. Col- 

 lected along the road, about 500 

 yards south of the station at Feng 

 Tai, China. 



89118. No. 5572. August 2, 1930. Col- 

 lected in the vicinity of the Winter 

 Palace, Peiping. Plants 2 feet high 

 and flowers deep purple. 



' 89119. No. 5573. August 2, 1930. From 

 the mulberry garden of the Winter 

 Palace, Peiping. Plants with stems 

 up to 6 feet high, dark purple flow- 

 ers, and seeding very heavily. 



89120. No. 5574. August 3, 1930. Col- 

 lected in the vicinity of the Winter 

 Palace, Peiping. Plants over 30 

 inches high, with dark-purple or 

 lighter colored flowers. 



89121. No. 6100. August 8, 1930. Col- 

 lected along the mountain side about 

 1 mile south of Dairen, Manchuria. 

 Plants from 30 to 40 inches high, 

 with light-blue to pinkish-purple 

 flowers. The plants vary in habit 



89122. Melilotds suaveolens Ledeb. 

 Fabaceae. Sweetclover. 



No. 5591. August 5, 1930. Collected 

 in the vicinity of the Summer Palace, 

 Peiping. Plants of the yellow-flowered 

 variety, growing abundantly. 



89123. OSTERDAMIA JAPONICA (Steud.) 



Hitchc. Poaceae. Japanese lawngrass. 



No. 6095. August 7, 1930. Collected 

 along the side of Mount Oshozen, about 

 4 miles north of Chinchon, Manchuria. 

 This is a hardy grass which forms a 

 tough sod and is used for embankments, 

 lawns, and golf fairways. 



89124. Sophora flavescens Ait. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 5551. July 30, 1930. From the 

 grounds of the Temple of Heaven, Peip- 

 ing. A subshrubby perennial, 3 to 4 

 feet high, with odd-pinnate leaves of 

 three to six pairs of elliptical leaflets 

 1 to 2 inches long, and loose racemes of 

 creamy white pea-shaped flowers 1-inch 

 long. It is native to northern China. 



89125. Incarvillea sinensis Lam. Big- 

 noniaceae. 



No. 5575. August 3, 1930. Collected 

 in the vicinity of Peiping. Plants 1 to 



