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90334 to 90423 — Continued. 



the grounds of the Western Hills 

 hotel. This may be the same as that 

 collected at Chinglungchiao, No. 7234 

 [89744]. 



90351. Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim. 



No. 7320. Near Tau Chou Ssu Tem- 

 ple. September 30, 1930. Collected on 

 rocky mountain side on very poor thin 

 soil. This is the same as No. 7262 

 [90350], collected at Patachu. It may 

 be slightly different on account of the 

 different soil conditions. 



90352. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7257. From Peiping, September 

 23, 1930. A more or less prostrate or 

 creeping bushclover with small leaves ; 

 growing near the altar of the Temple 

 of Heaven. 



90353. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7260. From Peiping, Septem- 

 ber 24, 1930. A more or less prostrate 

 form, found in a temple courtyard back 

 of Coal Hill. 



90354. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7264. Collected above the Cheng 

 Kuo Ssu Temple, near Patachu, West- 

 ern Hills, September 26, 1930. A 

 single plant, branched at the ground, 

 very shrubby, with small leaves 1 inch 

 long, collected on the mountain side. 



90355. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7319. From Tau Chou Ssu Tem- 

 ple, September 30, 1930. A thin stout- 

 stemmed decumbent or creeping les- 

 pedeza with yellowish-brown seed, 

 borne primarily in small clusters in 

 the axils of the leaves. The plant is 

 quite common and grows on rocky 

 mountain sides on poor thin soil. This 

 resembles No. 7260 [90353] from Coal 

 Hill. 



90356. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7323. From the mountain side 

 near Tau Chou Ssu Temple, September 

 30, 1930. A rather common, very nar- 

 row-leaved lespedeza, inclined to be 

 shrubby. 



Nos. 90357 to 90363 were collected 

 at Peiping, October 13, 1930. 



90357. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7362. Plants growing between 

 the paving stones on the top of the 

 city wall, along the west. 



90358. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7364. A creeping or more or 

 less decumbent type, collected along 

 the drive at the Ming Tombs. 



90359. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7365. Collected at the Tangshan 

 hot springs, 25 miles from Peiping. 



90360. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7366. This lespedeza appears 

 to be quite shrubby, with deep-purple 

 flowers ; it was almost eaten up by 

 sheep. 



90361. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7367. A shrubby type which 

 seeds heavily and is more or less de- 

 cumbent. 



90334 to 90423 — Continued. 



90362. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7368. A rather shrubby, vari- 

 ety with small narrow leaves ; collected 

 in dry situations at the Ming Tombs. 



90363. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7369. A small-leaved upright 

 more or less shrubby variety. 



90364. Malus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 7370. Purchased at Tangshan, 

 near Peiping, October 13, 1930. A small 

 red crab apple less than 1 inch in diam- 

 eter ; grown in the Western Hills. 



90365. Medicago ruthenica (L.) Trautv. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 7119. From the park near the 

 hotel at Tangshan, near Peiping, October 

 13, 1930. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 90178. 



to 90384. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 



90366 to 90374. Phaseolus angularis 

 (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Fabaceae. 



Adsuki bean. 



90366. No. 7331. Near the village 

 of Lotonwen, between Peiping and 

 Tengtai, October 8, 1930. A deep 

 bright red, locally grown variety. 



90367. No. 7358. From Yangtsun, 

 near Tientsin, October 9, 1930. A 

 bean commonly grown in this vi- 

 cinity. 



Nos. 90368 to 90370 were purchased 

 October 13, 1930, from a dealer at 

 Tunkkungmao, outside of Peiping, 

 en route to Tanshan. 



90368. No. 7374. A rather dull-gray 

 or almost white bean. 



No. 7375. A green and black 

 mottled bean. 



90370. No. 7376. 



90371. No. 7389. Received from a 

 farmer at Pingfang, about halfway 

 from Peiping to Tangshan, October 

 14, 1930. A green and brown mot- 

 tled bean. 



Nos. 90372 and 90373 were collected 

 at the village of Chanping, about 

 halfway between Tangshan and the 

 Ming Tombs, October 13, 1930. 



A creamy white 



90372. No. 7396. 

 variety. 



90373. No. 7397. A red variety. 



90374. No. 7332. Received from a 



farmer at the village of Lotonwen, 

 between Peiping and Fengtai, Oc- 

 tober 8, 1930. A locally grown, 

 gray variety. 



90375 to 90382. Phaseolus aureus 

 Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. 



90375. No. 7333. From Lotonwen, 

 October 8, 1930. A fairly large 

 dull-brown bean picked out of sam- 

 ple No. 7332 [90374]. This seems 

 to be a different variety entirely. 



90376. No. 7349. From Enchihon, 

 Tientsin, October 9, 1930. This is 

 said to be an exceptional strain of 

 mung bean. When used with rice 

 it makes a green-colored gruel, 

 while all other varieties are said 

 to turn the gruel a dark color. 



