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90982 to 90992— Continued. 



90987. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



No. 7486. Kouri or oenlnashi. Red 

 pear. 



Pear. 



to 90992. Vitis vinifera L. Vita- 

 ceae. European grape. 



90988. No. 7481. Gyunai. 



90989. No. 7483. Shidenso. 



90990. No. 7485. Murasaki Kudo. 



90991. No. 7487. Eakkeishin. 



90992. No. 7488. Yen shin. 



90993 to 91009. 



From China. Seeds collected by P. H. Dor- 

 sett and W. J. Morse, agricultural ex- 

 plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived January 7, 1931. 



Nos. 90993 to 91000 were collected at 

 the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, November 18, 

 1930. 



90993. Aster sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 7463. A wild aster with light- 

 lavender flowers. 



90994. Aster sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 7464. A wild aster with yellow 

 center. 



90995. Chrysanthemum morifolium 

 (Ramat) Hemsl. Asteraceae. 



Mulberry chrysanthemum. 



No. 7466. A wild pink-flowered chrys- 

 anthemum. 



90996 to 91000. Lespedeza spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Bushclover. 



90996. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7461. A small-leafed variety 

 with purple pea-shaped flowers. Col- 

 lected in a mountainous region in de- 

 composed granitic soil. 



90997. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7462. Said to have large leaves 

 and white flowers. 



90998. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7467. Closely related to L. U- 

 color, but this form has small pea- 

 shaped pods, and the flowers are larger 

 and more attractive than those of L. 

 bicolor. 



90999. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7468. This is perhaps the true 

 L. oicolor. The seed pods are quite 

 different from No. 7467 [90998], which 

 is by far the better ornamental. 



91000. Lespedeza sp. 



No. 7469. Reported to come from 

 plants bearing interesting white pea- 

 shaped flowers with purple centers dur- 

 ing the summer and early fall. 



Nos. 91001 to 91007 were collected in the 

 foothills near Hsianglang, 25 miles north of 

 Peiping, Chihli Province, November 21, 

 1930. 



91001. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Fabaceae. 



Adzuki bean. 



No. 7472. 



91002. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Faba- 

 ceae. Mung bean. 



No. 7474. Glossy mung beans. 



90993 to 91009 — Continued. 



91003 to 91005. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



91003. No. 7473. A strain with yel- 

 low seeds. 



91004. No. 7475. Green seeds with a 

 yellowish cast. 



91005. No. 7477. A common variety 

 with black seeds. 



91006 and 91007. Vigna sinensis (Torner) 

 Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



91006. No. 7471. A brown-eyed cow- 

 pea, a variety commonly grown in 

 this region. 



91007. No. 7476. A pink cowpea, a 

 commonly grown variety. 



Nos. 91008 and 91009 were collected at 

 the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, November 18, 1930. 



91008. Cotyledon fimbriata ramosissima 

 Maxim. Crassulaceae. 



No. 7465. A small succulent 6 to 8 

 inches high, with a rosette of lanceolate 

 leaves and a compound pyramidal raceme 

 6 inches long of rose-pink flowers. It is 

 native to China. 



91009. INDIGOFERA 



Fabaceae. 



kirilowii Maxim. 

 Kirilow indigo. 



No. 7470. A shrub 3 to 6 feet high, 

 with compound leaves made up of 7 to 11 

 obovate or elliptic leaflets 1 inch long 

 and dense racemes 6 inches long of rose- 

 colored, pea-shaped flowers 1 inch long. 

 It is native to China. 



For previous introduction see 44285. 



91010. Pinus bungeana Zucc. Pina- 

 ceae. Lacebark pine. 



From China. Seeds presented by Anna 

 Carrere, landscape architect, through 

 P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricul- 

 tural explorers. Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received January 7, 1931. 



A tree sometimes 100 feet high, native to 

 China, with the bark exfoliating in large 

 scales, leaving white-colored areas which on 

 old trees become chalky white. 



For previous introduction see 79179. 



91011. Trifolium eepens L. Faba- 

 ceae. White clover. 



From England. Seeds purchased from Pat- 

 tulle, Higgs & Co. (Ltd.), Orpington, 

 Kent. Received January 16, 1931. 



Wild white clover. 



91012 to 91017. Vitis vinifera L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From England. Cuttings presented by 

 Fred J. Chittenden, Director, Royal Hor- 

 ticultural Society's Gardens, Wisley, Rip- 

 ley, Surrey. Received January 7, 1931. 



91012. Black Alicante. 



91013. Duchess of Buccleugh. 



91014. Duke of Buccleugh. 



91015. Lady Downes. 



91016. Mrs. Prince. 



91017. Prince of Wales. 



