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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



90120 to 90297— Continued. 



90174. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 6434. Found on poor dry soils. 



90175. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 6436. Plants 24 to 36 inches 

 high, found growing on poor dry soils. 



90176. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 6347. Plants 20 to 30 inches 

 high, found growing on poor dry soils. 



90177. Lotus corniculatus L. Pabaceae. 

 Birdsfoot trefoil. 



No. 6347. Collected along the road- 

 side near Seiryori, Chosen, September 20, 

 1930. A semiprocumbent plant which 

 makes an abundant growth on very poor 

 soil. Blossoms and mature seed were 

 found on the same plants. The seed 

 shatters easily. May be of value for 

 green manure and pasture. 



90178 to 90182. Medicago spp. Fabaceae. 



90178. Medicago ruthenica (L.) 

 Trautv. 



No. 6378. Received through M. 

 Kosai, forage-crop expert, South Man- 

 churian Railway Experiment Station, 

 Kungchuling, Manchuria, October 2, 

 1930. A wild alfalfa found growing 

 in abundance in rocky adverse situa- 

 tions in northern Manchuria and Mon- 

 golia. It resembles alfalfa in its 

 habit of growth ; the main stem is 

 sometimes 4 feet high, covered with 

 small leaves ; the outside of the pea- 

 shaped flower is bronze, the inside deep 

 sulphur yellow. The small 6-seeded 

 pods, when ripe, split up the back, 

 but the seed apparently does not fly 

 out like many of the ^other legumes. 

 This perhaps will make* a hay crop; it 

 is an excellent seed producer. 



For previous introduction see 65283. 



90179 to 90182. Medicago sativa L. 



Alfalfa. 



90179. No. 6323. Received from D. N. 

 Lutz, Union College, Heijo, 

 Chosen, September 12, 1930. Col- 

 lected near Sorai Beach, Kumipo, 

 Chosen. Said to be a wild alfalfa 

 which grows on the cliffs near the 

 beach and spreads by running 

 rootstocks. 



90180. No. 6369. Collected along the 

 roadside near West Heijo (Pyen- 

 gyang), Chosen, September 9, 

 1930. 



90181. No. 6370. Received from the 

 Hoten Shubyoen, Mukden, Man- 

 churia, September 29, 1930. The 

 seed is obtained from Shantung 

 Province, China, and is sold to 

 farmers in the Kungchuling dis- 

 trict. It is said to be a hardy 

 variety. 



90182. No. 6191. From the road of 

 the south wall of Chinchon, Man- 

 churia, August 16, 1930. The pro- 

 cumbent plants have flowers which 

 vary from pale blue to pinkish 

 purple. Said to have been intro- 

 duced from Russia prior to 1905. 



90183 to 90187. Melilotus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Sweetclover. 



90183 and 90184. Melilotus offici- 

 nalis (L.) Lam. 



90120 to 90297— Continued. 



90183. No. 6192. Collected along the 

 road of the west wall of Chinchon, 

 Manchuria. August 16, 1930, from 

 leafy plants 20 to 30 inches high 

 which have yellow flowers. 



90184. No. 6201. Collected in a field 

 on the outskirts of Heijo (Pyen- 

 gyang), Chosen, August 23, 1930, 

 from plants 5 to 6 feet high with 

 yellow flowers. The seed was just 

 beginning to mature. 



90185 to 90187. Melilotus suaveolens 

 Ledeb. 



For previous introduction see 61320. 



90185. No. 6304. Collected along the 

 roadside near Taihei, Chosen, 

 September 5, 1930, from plants 5 

 to 6 feet high which were quite 

 branching and still retained their 

 leaves, although the seed was 

 fully mature. 



90186. No. 6379. Received from M. 

 Kosai, forage-crop expert, South 

 Manchurian Railway Experiment 

 Station, Kungchuling, Manchuria, 

 October 2, 1930. A wild form of 

 melilotus occurring in Manchuria. 



90187. No. 6414. Obtained near Osho- 

 zan, Mancnuria, October 7, 1930. 

 Only one plant was found in this 

 section. It is about 4 feet high 

 and a late variety, as the stump 

 was still green. 



90188. Miscanthus sacchariflorus 

 (Maxim.) Hack. Poaceae. Grass. 



Ne. 6389. From the Botandai hill 

 region, Heijo (Pyengyang), Chosen, Sep- 

 tember 28, 1930. 



For previous introduction see 73193. 



90189. OSTERDAMIA JAPONICA (Steud.) 



Hitchc. Poaceae. Japanese lawngrass. 



No. 6247. From the roadside, about 

 4 miles north of Chuwa, Chosen, August 

 27, 1930. 



For previous introduction see 89387. 



90190. Oxytropis hirta Bunge. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 6077. August 4, 1930. Collected 

 along roadsides between Daiboshin and 

 Sukaton, Manchuria. This species makes 

 a fair growth on poor soil. It is not 

 very abundant in any one place. May 

 have value as green manure or possibly 

 pasture. 



90191. Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) 

 Spreng. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 6316. September 11, 1930. Col- 

 lected about 2 miles northwest of Heijo, 

 Chosen. This grass grows quite abun- 

 dantly in waste fields and along road- 

 sides. It is generally found on rather 

 poor soil, and has a very good basal 

 growth. 



90192. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Fabaceae. Adsuki bean. 



. No. 6285. From a farm near Heijo, 

 Chosen, September 3, 1930. A very small 

 reddish-brown bean which matures early. 



90193 to 90198. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. 

 Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



90193. No. 6317. Collected about 4 

 miles northwest of Heijo, Chosen, 

 September 11, 1930. This species 

 makes a good growth on poor, rather 

 dry soils. 



