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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



90334 to 90423— Continued. 



90377. No. 7361. From Yangtsun, 

 near Tientsin, October 9, 1930. A 

 dull-green variety. 



90378. No. 7373. From Tunghung- 

 mao, near Peiping, October 14, 

 1930. A somewhat mixed sample 

 of smooth bright-green beans. 



Nos. 90379 to 90381 were collected 

 at Pingfang, about halfway be- 

 tween Peiping and Tangshan, Oc- 

 tober 13, 1930. 



90379. No. 7388. A dull-green vari- 

 ety. 



90380. No. 7390. A dull-brown vari- 

 ety. 



90381. No. 7391. Black and green 

 mottled beans taken from No. 7389 

 [90371]. 



90382. No. 7395. October 3, 1930. 

 From Changping. A dull-green va- 

 riety. 



90383 and 90384. Phaseolus vulgaris 

 L. Fabaceae. Common bean, 



Collected at Lotanwen, October 8, 

 1930. 



90383. No. 7337. A white garden 

 bean. 



90384. No. 7338. A pale yellowish- 

 brown oblong bean, grown as a 

 vegetable. 



90385. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



No. 7394. From Changping village, 

 between Tangshan and the Ming Tombs, 

 October 13, 1930. A rather small to 

 medium-sized field pea ; yellow with a 

 greenish tinge. 



90386 to 90407. So J a max (L.) Piper (Gly- 

 cine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



Nos. 90386 to 90390 were collected 

 from a farmer at Lotonwen, between 

 Peiping and Fengtai, October 8, 

 1930. Locally grown under valley 

 conditions. 



90386. No. 7340. A medium-sized yel- 

 low bean with a conspicuous brown 

 hilum. 



90387. No. 7341. A medium-sized ob- 

 long flattened black bean. 



90388. No. 7342. A large round bright- 

 green bean with a black hilum. 



90389. No. 7343. A mixed sample of 

 light-yellow and light-green varieties, 

 some with mottling. They are in- 

 teresting-looking seeds. 



90390. No. 7344. From vines growing 

 on reeds. The vines here climb to 

 the top of reeds, 10 feet or more. 

 Some of these wild soybeans look 

 larger and different from those col- 

 lected in 1925-26. 



Nos. 90391 to 90393 were collected at 

 Enchihon, Tientsin, October 9, 1930. 



90391. No. 7351. A mixed sample of 

 green beans with green germ. 



90392. No. 7352. A sample of the com- 

 mercial run of beans in this locality. 



90393. No. 7353. A rather small oblong 

 flattened black bean. 



90334 to 90423— Continued. 



Nos. 90394 to 90396 were collected at 

 Yangtsun, near Tientsin, October 9, 

 1930. 



90394. No. 7354. A somewhat mixed 

 sample of green beans with white 

 or creamy yellow germ. 



90395. No. 7355. A mixed sample of 

 various-sized green beans with green 

 germ. 



90396. No. 7356. A mixed sample. 



90397. No. 7377. Purchased from a 

 dealer outside of Peiping, en route 

 to Tangshan, October 13, 1930. A 

 rather small oblong flattened black 

 bean. 



90398. No. 7378. From Tunghuingmao, 

 near Peiping, October 13, 1930. A 

 mixed sample of medium-small to 

 large green beans, some are 

 splotched with black, some almost 

 round, others oblong, more or less 

 flattened ; hilum rather large and 

 conspicuous ; germ green. 



Nos. 90399 to 90402 were collected at 

 Tangshan, October 13, 1930. 



No. 7379. A medium-large ob- 

 long flattened black bean. This is 

 a representative sample and is said 

 to be locally grown. 



90400. No. 7380. A green bean, some- 

 what irregular in size and shape ; 

 germ, green. 



90401. No. 7381. A yellow bean. 



90402. No. 7385. A medium-sized,, 

 somewhat irregular bean. 



Nos. 90403 and 90404 were collected 

 at Pingfang, about halfway between 

 Peiping and Fangshan, October 13, 

 1930. 



90403. No. 7392. A medium-sized ob- 

 long flat black bean ; germ, white. 



90404. No. 7393. A rather small, more 

 or less oblong green bean. 



Nos. 90405 to 90407 were collected at 

 Changping, about halfway between 

 Tangshan and the Ming Tombs, Oc- 

 tober 13, 1930. 



90405. No. 7400. A medium-sized green 

 bean. 



90406. No. 7401. A medium-sized ob- 

 long flattened black bean. 



90407. No. 7402. A mixed sample of 

 very large flat oblong yellow beans. 



90408. Spiraea dasyantha Bunge. Rosa- 

 ceae. Spirea* 



No. 7286. From the mountain side 

 near Chieh Tai Ssu Temple, September 

 28, 1930. A shrub 4 to 6 feet high with 

 3-lobed to 5-lobed leaves 1 inch long,, 

 bluish green beneath, and small umbels 

 of white flowers. It is native to Japan. 



90409. Stringa sp. Oleaceae. Lilac. 



No. 7296. From the mountain side 

 near Chieh Tai Ssu Temple, September 

 28, 1930. A small tree over 15 feet high, 

 growing in the wild. 



90410. Thladiantha dubia Bunge. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. 



No. 7258. Tubers of this plant were 

 introduced under the Dorsett number 

 7044. For description see 89389. 



