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91045 to 91051— Continued. 



91048. Mabgybicabpus setosus Ruiz and 

 1'av. Rosaceae. 



A dwarf heathlike creeping evergreen 

 shrub about 1 foot high, with odd-pinnate 

 leaves, very small greenisn flowers, and 

 showy white berries which persist for 

 some time. Native to Peru. 



For previous introduction see 78360. 



91049 to 91051. Roscoea spp. Zinzibera- 

 ceae. 



91049. Roscoea cautleoides Gagn. 



A very vigorous variety which flow- 

 ers two months later, but is otherwise 

 like the type. 



For previous introduction see 81986. 



91050. Roscoea humeana Balf. and 

 Smith. 



A stout gingerlike perennial about 8 

 inches high, with cigar-isbaped rhizomes, 

 four to six broadly lanceolate sessile 

 leaves 4 to 8 inches long, and four to 

 eight large violet-purple flowers in a 

 terminal spike. It is native to Yun- 

 nan, southwestern China, and has 

 flowered freely at Kew, England, where 

 it is considered the finest of the genus 

 and where, likewise, it appears entirely 

 hardy. 



For previous introduction see 81987. 



91051. Roscoea pubpubea J. E. Smith. 



Variety capitata. A thick-rooted per- 

 ennial gingerlike Himalayan plant 

 about 1 foot high with sessile lanceo- 

 late leaves and purple, rarely pale lilac 

 or white flowers in a sessile spike. 



For previous introduction see 82396. 



91052. Carica papaya L. Papaya- 

 ceae. Papaya. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by P. H. 

 Rolfs, Consultor Technico de Agricultura 

 do Estado de Minas Geraes, Escola Su- 

 perior de Agricultura e Veterinaria, Vi- 

 cosa, Minas Geraes. Received January 

 10, 1931. 



From Bella Horizonte. A locally grown 

 variety of excellent flavor with a fruit 

 which weighed over 8 pounds. It belongs 

 to the same group of papaya as those that 

 were cultivated extensively around Miami 

 and other parts of Florida. The altitude 

 of Belle Horizonte is sufficient to put it at 

 the frost line. 



91053. Nicotiana tabacum L. Solana- 

 ceae. Tobacco. 



From Buin, island of Bougainville. Seeds 

 obtained through Alfred Rehder, Arnold 

 Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Re- 

 ceived January 12, 1931. 



No. 2312. Collected by Frank Kajewski. 

 A native tobacco which has been cultivated 

 for about a century in the Solomon Islands. 



91054 to 91059. (Undetermined.) 



From South America. Terrestrial orchid 

 cuttings presented by W. A. Archer, Me- 

 dellin, Colombia. Received January 12, 

 1931. 

 91054. 91057. 



91055. 

 91056. 



91058. 

 91059. 



91060 to 91181. 



From Manchuria and Chosen. Seeds col- 

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

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received January 14, 1931. 



Nos. 91060 to 91064 were received from 

 Kungtsi, a grain merchant at Kaiynan, 

 Manchuria, December 4, 1930. 



91060. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae. 



Hemp. 



No. 6642. SJiaomatzu. A native va- 

 riety. 



91061. Perilla fbdtescens (L.) Britton. 

 Menthaceae. Green perilla. 



No. 6645. An annual Chinese herb, 

 the seeds of which are used as bird feed 

 and also to produce an oil used for water- 

 proofing paper. 



to 91064. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 



91062. Phaseolus angulabis (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Adzuki bean. 



No. 6639. Zaushaotou. A medium- 

 sized red bean, used for food. 



91063. Phaseolus aubeus Roxb. 



Mung bean. 



No. 6640. Liutou. A small dark- 

 green seed, used for making bean 

 sprouts and bean vermicelli. 



91064. Phaseolus angulabis (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Adzuki bean. 



No. 6641. Zaushaotou. A mixture 

 of light-yellow and red varieties which 

 are used for food. 



91065 and 91066. Puebabia thunbebgiana 

 (Sieb. and Zucc.) Benth. Fabaceae. 



Kudzu-bean. 



From Dairen, Manchuria. Purchased 

 from Manshu Nosan Shokai (Inc.), 

 seed growers, December 11, 1930. Kud- 

 zus which may prove to be hardier forms 

 than the ones now grown in the United 

 States. 



91065. No. 6646. Collected in the 

 mountain regions in Kwantung terri- 

 tory. 



91066. No. 6647. Collected in the 

 mountain regions of northeastern 

 Chosen. 



Nos. 91067 to 91070 were received from 

 Kungtsi, a grain merchant at Kaiynan, 

 Manchuria, December 4, 1930. 



91067 and 91068. Sobghum vulgabe Pers. 

 Poaceae. Sorghum. 



91067. No. 6638. Hsifeng Tcauliang. 

 Used for food and also as cattle feed. 



91068. No. 6643. Kauhang. Used for 

 food and cattle feed. 



91069. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 6637. Pazu. A medium-sized cow- 

 pea of whippoorwill type. 



91070. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 

 No. 6644. Paomi. A native variety, 



grown extensively in this district. 



91071 to 91181. Soja max (L.) Piper 



{Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 

 Soybean. 



Nos. 91071 to 91088 were received from 

 Norborn Tajima, Agricultural Engineer, 

 County Agricultural Society, Kosai, 

 Chosen. November 24, 1930. 



