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90120 to 90297 — Continued. 



90258. No. 6371. From a farm field 

 near Kaiynan, September 30, 1930. 

 Seed from stray plants of yellow va- 

 riety. Plants erect, many stems, and 

 very prolific. Excellent forage va- 

 riety. 



Nos. 90259 anil 90260 were obtained 

 from a farmer near Chinchon, October 7, 

 1930. 



90259. No. 6399. Medium-small oblong 

 mucb flattened black seed marked 

 with brown in concentric rings. The 

 leaves persist when the pods are fully 

 mature. It is used for forage. 



90260. No. 6400. Medium-sized oval 

 slightly flattened light-green seed 

 with brown hilum and green germ. 

 It is used for food. 



90261. No. 6351. Collected along the 

 roadside near Heijo, September 22, 

 1930. Slender very vining plants 

 with very small sooty-black seed. 

 The pods shatter very easily. It was 

 found growing abundantly in waste 

 places. 



No. 6403. Collected from wild 

 plants found in a small valley near 

 Makaton, Manchuria, October 7, 1930. 

 The small oblong seeds are much flat- 

 tened and dull black. 



90263. No. 6401. Obtained from a 

 farmer near Makaton, October 7, 

 1930. This bean is used for forage, 

 as the leaves persist when the pods 

 are fully ripe. The small oblong 

 seeds are black. 



90264. Sophora sp. Fabaceae. 



From plants 30 to 36 inches high, grow- 

 ing along the rocky hillside north of 

 Chuwa, Chosen. August 27, 1930. They 

 were growing in rather poor soil, and may 

 he of value for green manure. 



90265. Sophora sp. Fabaceae. 



From the mountain region south of 

 Dairen, Manchuria, October 15, 1930. 

 Plants 24 to 30 inches high which made 

 an abundant growth on poor soil. 



to 90271. Sorghum vdlgare Pers. 

 Poaceae. 



90266. No. 6305. Kaoliang sorghum 

 collected in a farmer's field near Tai- 

 hei, Chosen, September 5, 1930. An 

 early variety which has just been 

 harvested. 



90267. No. 6341. Collected in a Ko- 

 rean farmer's field near Ritsuri, Cho- 

 sen, September 16, 1930. This is a 

 different variety of kaoliang from 

 any seen in the farming regions in 

 this section. 



Nos. 90268 to 90271 were single heads 

 of broomcorn kaoliang obtained from 

 a farm near Nanzan village, Manchu- 

 ria, October 11. 1930. The seed is 

 used for food and the head, or pani- 

 cle, for brooms. 



90268. No. 6420. 90270. No. 6422. 



No. 6421. 



90271. No. 6423. 



90272 to 90274. Spodiopogon spp. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



90272. Spodiopogon cotulifer 

 (Thunb.) Hack. 



No. 6353. Collected near Ritsuri, 

 Chosen, September 23, 1930. A grass 

 3 to 4 feet high, growing on rather 

 poor land. 



90120 to 90297— Continued. 



90273. Spodiopogon cotulifer 

 (Thunb.) Hack. 



No. 6386. Collected in the Botandai 

 hill region, Heijo, Chosen, September 

 28, 1930. This grass makes an ex- 

 cellent growth about 4 feet high, but 

 is somewhat stiff and coarse. 



90274. Spodiopogon sibiricus Trin. 



No. 6387. Collected in the Botandai 

 hill region, Heijo, Chosen, September 

 28, 1930. 



90275, Syringa sp. Oleaceae. 



Lilac. 



No. 6314. From the forestry garden 

 of the Shariin Agricultural School, Sha- 

 riin, Chosen, September 10, 1930. A pur- 

 ple-flowered native Korean lilac. 



90276 to 90278. Trifolium lupinaster L. 

 Fabaceae. Clover. 



90276. No. 6337. Collected in the hill 

 section near Ritsuri, Chosen, Sep- 

 tember 16, 1930. A plant which 

 grows abundantly on poor soil. A 

 late variety, as the seed is just 

 beginning to mature. 



90277. No. 6361. Collected along road- 

 side near Chuwa, Chosen. September 

 25, 1930. A procumbent clover 

 which makes a thick growth. 



90278. No. 6373. Obtained through M. 

 Kosai, forage-crop expert, South 

 Manchurian Railway Experiment 

 Station. Kungchuling, October 2, 

 1930. This species makes an excel- 

 lent growth at the experiment sta- 

 tion. 



90279. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgar e 

 Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



No. 6261. From Heijo, Chosen, August 

 30, 1930. Native Korean wheat obtained 

 at a Korean grain merchant's storage 

 yard along the Daido River. 



90280 to 90289. Vicia spp. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



90280 to 90285. Vicia amoena Fisch. 



90280. No. 6334. Collected along the 

 road near Rikiho. Chosen. Septem- 

 ber 15, 1930. This vetch occurs 

 abundantly throughout this section 

 and is said to be a perennial form. 

 It makes an abundant growth and 

 should be of value for green ma- 

 nure and forage. 



Nos. 90281 to 90283 were collected 

 along gullies in the mountain 

 region south of Dairen, Man- 

 churia, October 15, 1930. 



90281. No. 6393. This species makes 

 an excellent growth and is found 

 abundantly in this section, but it 

 is late in maturing. 



90282. No. 6430. Plants over 3 feet 

 high, which make an abundant 

 growth. 



90283. No. 6440. Plants 3 to 4 feet 

 high, which make an abundant 

 growth on poor soil. 



Nos. 90284 and 90285 were received 

 through M. Kosai, forage-crop ex- 

 pert. South Manchurian Railway 

 Experiment Station, Kungchuling, 

 Manchuria, October 2, 1930. They 

 are hardy perennial vetches which 

 give two cuttings yearly at the ex- 

 periment station, where they are 

 used as forage. 



