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89720 to 89793— Continued. 



89775. No. 7221. A yellow soybean 

 collected in a field on the moun- 

 tain side, growing on poor decom- 

 posed granitic soil in dry and arid 

 situations. 



89776. No. 7245. From Chinglungchiao, 

 September 20, 1930. A black-seeded 

 variety collected in a field on the 

 mountain side just north of the 

 Great Wall, in dry, arid, rocky sit- 

 uations. The black soybean is ex- 

 tensively used by the Chinese as a 

 stock feed. 



89777. No. 7267. From the village of 

 Hontien, en route to the Chieh Tai 

 Ssu Temple. A locally grown vari- 

 ety of large yellow soybean which 

 is rather flattened and has a brown 

 hilum. 



89778. No. 7271. From the village of 

 Ssutaochiao, September 27, 1930. A 

 large-seeded yellow variety with 

 rather large brown hilum ; probably 

 grown under irrigation. 



89779. No. 7273. Near the village of 

 Ssutaochiao, September 27, 1930. A 

 small flat black-seeded variety, col- 

 lected in a field, probably grown un- 

 der irrigation. 



Nos. 89780 to 89782 were secured in 

 the village of Peihsinan en route from 

 Patachu to the Chieh Tai Ssu Temple, 

 September 27, 1930. Said to be locally 

 grown varieties. 



89780. No. 7275. A slightly flattened 

 green soybean with a pronounced 

 black hilum. 



89781. No. 7281. An oblong flattened 

 black soybean. 



89782. No. 7282. An oblong yellow 

 soybea 

 hilum. 



soybean with very light-brown 

 " Uu 



Nos. 89783 and 89784 were collected 

 at Nonhsinfang, September 29, 1930. 

 About 90 per cent of the farming area 

 of this region is on narrow terraces on 

 mountain sides ; the land is rocky and 

 exceedingly poor. 



89783. No. 7308. A small flat black 

 soybean. 



89784. No. 7309. A small, more or less 

 flattened yellow soybean. 



89785. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poaceae. 



Sorghum. 



No. 7280. From the village of Peihsin- 

 an, September 27, 1930, en route from 

 Patachu to the Chieh Tai Ssu Temple. 

 A red sorghum, said to be locally grown. 



89786. Sykinga sp. Oleaceae. Lilac. 



No. 7299. From the Chieh Tai Ssu 

 Temple, September 28, 1930. Seeds from 

 a very old bush, said to produce white 

 flowers. 



89787. Vicia psbddo-orobus Fisch. and 

 Mey. Fabaceae. Vetch. 



No. 7254. Wild mountain pea. From 

 Chinglungchiao, September 21, 1930. A 

 plant almost shrubby in character, with 

 dark purple pea-shaped flowers and quite 

 uniformly 3-seeded pods. Found mixed 

 with other vegetation, and one plant was 

 growing from a crevice in the rocks in 

 the railway cut. It is said to frequently 

 grow in such places. 



89720 to 89793— Continued. 



89788 to 89793. Vigna sinensis (Torner) 

 Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



89788. No. 7278. From the village of 

 Peihsinan, September 27, 1930, en 

 route from Patachu to the Chieh Tai 

 Ssu Temple. A red cowpea, said to 

 be a locally grown variety. 



Nos. 89789 to 89791 were collected 

 near the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, September 

 18, 1903. 



89789. No. 7198. Brown-eyed and black- 

 eyed cowpeas growing in a terraced 

 field on decomposed granitic soil in 

 a very dry situation. 



89790. No. 7199. A pink cowpea grow- 

 ing on a mountain side in decom- 

 posed granitic soil in a very dry 

 situation. This variety is not ex- 

 tensively grown. 



89791. No. 7201. Seeds of a light tan 

 cowpea with a brown hilum, found 

 growing on the mountain side in de- 

 composed granite in very dry situa- 

 tions. This variety is not grown 

 extensively in the temple fields. 



89792. No. 7270. From the village of 

 Sanlaochiao, September 27, 1930, en 

 route from Patachu to the Chieh Tai 

 Ssu Temple. A brown-eyed cowpea, 

 quite probably grown under irriga- 

 tion. 



89793. No. 7305. From the village of 

 Nonhsinfang, September 29, 1930. A 

 pink cowpea, grown on very poor 

 soil, and secured from a farmer in 

 the village. 



89794 and 89795. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, Department of Agriculture and 

 Natural Resources, Manila. Received 

 November 8, 1930. 



89794. An nona spinescens Mart. Anno- 

 naceae. 



Alagadisso. A spiny shrub up to 15 

 feet high, with small leathery leaves and 

 brilliant orange-red, heart-shaped fruits 

 3 inches long, which are edible but in- 

 sipid. It is native to Brazil. 



For previous introduction see 77708. 



89795. Phaseolus lathyroides L. (P. 

 semierectus L.). Fabaceae. 



An upright annual legume which 

 makes a good growth on poor land. 

 Since it springs up with the arrival of 

 the rainy season, it may be useful as a 

 cover crop in the southern half of 

 Florida, as well as in Puerto Rico and 

 Hawaii. 



For previous introduction see 76441. 



89796 to 89798. Solanum spp. Sola- 

 naceae. 



From Mexico. Tubers collected by Dr. 

 Donald Reddick, Cornell University, in 

 collaboration with Paul Russell and Max 

 Souviron, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived November 19, 1930. 



Collected in El Desierto, Distrito Fed- 

 eral, November -5, 1930. 



89796. Solanum sp. 



No. 265. From above the convent. A 

 plant with very abundant smooth green 

 fruits which have a vertical depression. 



