OCTOBEB 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1930 



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89217 to 89382— Continued. 



89373. Veronica lobellioidbs. 



89374. Veronica mcewanii. 



89375. Veronica mckensiesii. 



89376. Veronica procdmbbns. 



89377. Veronica reidii. 



89378. Veronica seatonii. 



89379. Veronica sutherlandii. 



89380. Veronica tannocki. 



89381. Veronica walkerii. 



89382. Veronica sp. 

 Received without any label. 



89383. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Melon. 



From Barcelona, Spain. Seeds presented 

 by E. B. Babcock, University of Cali- 

 fornia, Berkeley, Calif. Received Octo- 

 ber 7, 1930. 



A melon with dark-green tough rind and 

 pale-green fine-grained flesh, fairly sweet 

 and of good flavor. 



89384. Casuarina Montana Leschen. 

 Casuarinaceae. 



From Ceylon. Seeds presented by K. J. A. 

 Sylver, Acting Curator, Botanic Gardens, 

 Hakgala. Received October 8, 1930. 



A beautiful species with drooping 

 branches, growing in the cool rainy region 

 of Hakgala. 



For previous introduction see 66652. 



89385. Pkunus armeniaca L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Apricot. 



From Crete. Seeds presented by E. B. 

 Babcock, University of California, 

 through F. T. Bioletti, University of 

 California, Berkeley, Calif. Received Oc- 

 tober 10, 1930. 



An apricot of good size and fairly good 

 quality. 



89386. Citrus sp. Rutaoeae. 



From the island of Guam. Bud sticks 

 presented by the Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station. Received October 11, 

 1930. 



Cahit, or native orange. 



89387. Osterdamia japonica (Steud.) 

 Hitchc. Poaceae. 



Japanese lawngrass. 



From Manchuria. Seeds purchased from 

 Manchu Nosan, Shokai, Dairen. Received 

 October 11, 1930. 



A grass which makes a very compact sod, 

 but only a short growth. 



For previous introduction see 81298. 

 89388 to 89399. 



From China. Seeds and tubers collected 

 by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agri- 

 cultural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received October 9, 1930. 



89388. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



Milkvetch. 



No. 7088. August 21, 1930, from 

 Ching Lung Chiao. An astragalus with 

 spikes of blue flowers, growing on a 

 rocky mountain side near the Great Wall. 



89388 to 89399 — Continued. 



. Thladiantha dubia Bunge. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. 



No. 7044. August 13, 1930, from the 

 grounds of the Temple of Heaven, Peip- 

 ing. Tubers of a wild yellow-flowered 

 cucumberlike plant with the under sides 

 of the leaves very sticky. 



89390. Erodium stephaniandm Willd. 

 Geraniaceae. Heronbill. 



No. 7015. August 9, 1930, from the 

 Shih Tzu Wo Temple. A villous branch- 

 ing annual or biennial with bipinnatifid 

 leaves and dark-purple flowers in clusters 

 of three to five. It is native to temper- 

 ate Asia. 



For previous introduction see 64770. 



89391. Lespedeza sp. Fabaceae. 



Bushclover. 



No. 7092. August 21, 1930, from the 

 vicinity of the Great Wall, northeast of 

 Nankou, Chihli. 



89392. Melilotus sp. Fabaceae. 



Sweetclover. 



No. 7094. August 21, 1930, from 

 Ching Lung Chiao, near the Great Wall. 

 A not very abundant yellow-flowered 

 variety, growing on a rocky mountain 

 side. 



89393 to 89396. From the Ming Tao Tomb, 

 August 22, 1930. 



89393. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fa- 

 baceae. Mung bean. 



No. 7098. Light-green bean with 

 white hilum ; purchased at Nankou. 



89394. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 7100. A mottled variety. 



89395 and 89396. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine his pi da Maxim.). Faba- 

 ceae. Soybean. 



89395. No. 7096. A mixed lot of lo- 

 cally grown varieties purchased 

 at Nankou. 



89396. No. 7097. Seeds uniformly 

 pea green, prominent black hilums ; 

 may prove valuable in the manu- 

 facture of salad oils. 



89397. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



No. 7065. From near Peiping, at Yen 

 Chiao, August 17, 1930. A red variety, 

 which is very rare in China, and the first 

 I have ever seen. 



Scutellaria baicalensis Georgl. 

 Menthaceae. Skullcap. 



No. 7016. Huang chin, locally known 

 as mountain tea. Collected at the Shih 

 Tzu Wo Temple, August 8, 1930. An 

 attractive plant, 6 to 12 inches high, 

 with deep-blue flowers. 



89399. Astragalus chinensis L. f. Fa- 

 baceae. Milkvetch. 



No. 7049. - From Chun Shan An, West- 

 ern Hills, Chihli Province. An erect 

 herbaceous perennial, native to China, 

 with smooth slender stems, elliptic-obtuse 

 leaflets, and pendulous and few-flowered 

 racemes of yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 66539. 



