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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



90732 to 90739 — Continued. 



90739. Sturtia gossypioides R. Br. Mal- 

 vaceae. 



A large shrub closely related to cotton 

 (Gossypium spp. ), with broadly oval stiff 

 leaves up to 2 inches long and large 

 purple flowers. 



For previous introduction see 74470. 



90740 to 90745. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by 

 W. J. Lugard, technical adviser to the 

 Compagnie Cotonniere Congolaise, Brus- 

 sels, Belgium, through T. H. Kearney, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Decem- 

 ber 22, 1930. 



Native-grown cotton from French Equa- 

 torial Africa. 



90740. Gossypium sp. 



Seed covered with green fuzz, from the 

 Moyen Chari region, Ubangi Chari Colony. 



90741. Gossypium sp. 



From the Moyen Logone region, Ubangi 

 Chari Colony. 



90742. Gossypium sp. 



A mixed sample from Fort Archembault 

 region, Ubangi Chari Colony. 



90743. Gossypium sp. 



From Fort Lamy region, Chad Colony. 



90744. Gossypium sp. 



From Moyen Logone region, Ubangi 

 Chari Colony. 



70745. Gossypium sp. 



A mixed sample from Fort Lamy re- 

 gion, Chad Colony. • * 



90746 to 90776. 



From Chihli Province, China. Seeds col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received December 22, 1930. 



90746. Calamagrostis bpigbjos (L.) 

 Roth. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 7443. Sent from Harbin, Manchu- 

 ria, November 2, 1930, by B. W. Skvort- 

 zow. 



For previous introduction see 84282. 



90747. Chrysanthemum i n d i c u m L. 

 Asteraceae. 



No. 7437. From the Botanic Garden 

 near Peiping, October 28, 1930. A good 

 fall bloomer which may be valuable in 

 plant breeding. 



90748. Forsythia suspensa (T h u n b.) 

 Vahl. Oleaceae. Goldenbell. 



No. 7458. From Peiping, November 8, 

 1930. An ornamental shrub growing in 

 the court of Cheng Kuo Ssu Temple, near 

 Patachu, Western Hills. 



90749 to 90751. Lespedeza spp. Fabaceae. 

 Bushclover. 



Collected at the Botanic Garden, near 

 Peiping, October 28, 1930. 



90749. Lespedeiza d auric a (Laxm.). 

 Schindler. 



No. 7438. Much-branched, white- 

 flowered plantsi over 4 feet high, 

 woody, but with the appearance of 

 dying to the ground annually. 



90746 to 90776 — Continued. 



90750. Lespedeza sericea (Thunb.) 

 Miquel. 



No. 7439. A white-flowered form, 

 used as an ornamental. 



90751. Lespedeza daurica (Laxm.). 

 Schindler. 



No. 7440. Plants 18 to 20 inches 

 high, found growing in front of the 

 Seed Museum. 



90752. Lespedeza tomentosa (Thunb.) 

 Sieb. Fabaceae. Bushclover. 



No. 7441. For previous introduction 

 and description see 89745. 



90753 to 90755. Melilotus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Sweetclover. 



Nos. 90753 and 90754 were collected 

 in the Botanic Garden, near Peiping, Oc- 

 tober 28, 1930. 



90753. Melilotus sp. 



No. 7435. A yellow-flowered vari- 

 ety. 



90754. Melilotus sp. 



No. 7436. A white or lavender- 

 flowered variety with more slender 

 flower or seed spikes and smaller seeds 

 than No. 7435 [90753]. It does not 

 seed very abundantly. 



90755. Melilotus sp. 



No. 7457. From Chinglungchiao, 

 November 7, 1930. Collected near the 

 Great Wall. 



90756 and 90757. Phaseolus angularis 

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



Adsuki bean. 



From the Botanic Garden, near Pei- 

 ping, October 28, 1930. 



90756. No. 7558. Medium-sized, mar- 

 bled gray and black seed, used 

 cooked as porridge. 



90757. No. 7569. Medium-sized, dark 

 reddish-brown beans. 



90758. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. 



Common bean. 



No. 7581. Purchased from Hsi Chi 

 Hao, Tunghsien, November 4, 1930. 

 Said to be of bush habit ; seeds large 

 and white. 



90759. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



No. 7578. Purchased from Hs' Chi 

 Hao, Tunghsien, November 4, 1930. 

 Very small light-buff seed. 



90760 to 90768. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



90760. No. 7411. From a farmer in 

 Taipingchuang, October 22, 1930. A 

 medium-sized oval slightly flattened 

 pale-yellow bean with brown hilum. 



90761. No. 7412. From a farmer in 

 Nanchuangying, October 22, 1930. 

 A medium-sized oval slightly flat- 

 tened dark-green bean with pale 

 hilum ; germ green. 



90762. No. 7420. From a farmer in 

 Tahsinfeng, October 22, 1930. A 

 medium-large oval yellow bean with 

 brown hilum. 



Nos. 90763 to 90767 were purcbased 

 at Tunghsien, November 4, 1930. 



90763. No. 7570. A medium-sized ob- 

 long much-flattened black bean with 

 yellow germ. It is used for food 

 and also for forage. 



