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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



91182 to 91197. 



From China. Scions and seeds obtained by 

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

 tural explorers, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received January 16, 1931. 



91182 to 91187. Diospyros kaki L. f. 

 Diospyraceae. Kaki persimmon. 



91182. From Chu Li Chi, village of 

 Hseangtong. No. 7489. Scions of 

 the Lantern persimmon. The fruits 

 are about 2 inches long by 2 to 3 

 inches in diameter. This persimmon 

 is of good color and attractive in ap- 

 pearance. The constriction is 

 nearer the top than that of the 

 Tamopan or Lange persimmon. The 

 Lantern persimmon trees are usually 

 stronger and more vigorous growers 

 than the Tamopan and are usually 

 girdled, as this variety has a ten- 

 dency to produce vegetative growth 

 at the expense of fruit ; and the 

 checking of this tendency by girdling 

 is essential to the best fruit produc- 

 tion. 



Nos. 91183 to 91187 are scions col- 

 lected at Kutang, near Hangchow. 



91183. No. 7490. Fire persimmon. 

 This is the second most important 

 variety grown in this region. The 

 attractive fruit, which ripens in Sep- 

 tember, is smooth without constric- 

 tion and of rather deep-red color, 

 measuring about 2 inches in thick- 

 ness and over 2 inches in diameter. 

 It is probably nonastringent when 

 firm, as it is reported that they are 

 not processed and that they are gone 

 before frost. 



91184. No. 7491. Square persimmon. 

 This is the most important variety 

 grown in this region. The fruit rip- 

 ens in September *and is a good- 

 sized, smooth-skinned, red persim- 

 mon without constriction, 2 inches 

 in thickness and nearly 3 inches in 

 diameter. The color is not so deep 

 a red as that of No. 7490 [91183], 

 but the fruit is larger. It is re- 

 ported that this persimmon is not 

 processed and that its season is over 

 before frost, therefore it may be 

 nonastringent when quite firm. 



91185. No. 7492. High foot persim- 

 mon. This is the third important 

 persimmon grown in this 1 region. 

 The fruit ripens in September. This 

 is a very fine large fruit, with 

 smooth skin without constriction, 

 and the color is somewhat red- 

 der than that of No. 7491 [91184], 

 but not so deep a red as No. 7490 

 [91183] ; it measures over 2 inches 

 in thickness and over 3 inches in 

 diameter. It is reported that the 

 fruit is not processed and that the 

 season is over before frost, therefore 

 it is probably nonastringent when 

 quite firm. 



91186. No. 7493. The Whitebark per- 

 simmon, used as a stock on low- 

 lands in this region and also used 

 to some extent as a fresh fruit. 

 The fruits, about 2 inches in thick- 

 ness and over 2 inches in diameter, 

 are a rather dull russet-yellow color 

 and ripen in October. Growers in 

 this region take the young plants 

 from the mountain side when about 

 6 feet in height and 1 inch in di- 

 ameter and plant them in their 

 orchards. The second season, when 



91182 to 91197— Continued. 



the plant is about 2 inches in di- 

 ameter, they are grafted apparently 

 by what is known as the side-spur 

 method. 



91187. No. 7494. Scions of the White- 

 barJc persimmon, taken from a dif- 

 ferent tree from those sent in under 

 No. 7493 [91186]. 



91188. Diospyros sp. Diospyraceae. 



Persimmon. 



No. 7596. Supposed to be the White- 

 bark persimmon. 



91189. Ligustrum lucidum Ait. Olea- 

 ceae. Glossy privet. 



No. 7597. November 30, 1930. Col- 

 lected along the road from Hangchow 

 to Kutang. Trees up to 40 feet high, 

 with light-colored bark. This seed was 

 collected from a tree 20 feet high, which 

 was in full leaf at this date. 



91190. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) W. 

 F. Wight. Fabaceae. Adzuki bean. 



No. 7583. November 27, 1930. Ob- 

 tained in Shanghai and said to be grown 

 in that region. 



91191. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Faba- 

 ceae. Mung bean. 



No. 7498. November 27, 1930. Green 

 bean. Glossy and dull-green beans from 

 Shanghai. 



91192. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 



No. 7584. November 28, 1930. Ob- 

 tained in Shanghai ; said to be native 

 grown. 



91193 to 91195. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 {Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 

 Soybean. 



From Shanghai, seeds said to be locally 

 grown. 



91193. No. 7585. November 28, 1930. 

 A black bean with green germ. 



91194. No. 7586. November 27, 1930. 

 A good-sized yellow bean. 



91195. No. 7587. November 27, 1930. 

 A large, dull-green, rather promising 

 bean. 



91196. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broadbean. 



No. 7499. November 27, 1930. Silk- 

 worm bean. From Shanghai, said to be 

 locally grown. 



91197. Castanea henryi (Skan) Rehd. 

 and Wils. Fagaceae. Chestnut. 



No. 7497. November 30, 1930. From 

 Hangchow. An edible chestnut, origi- 

 nally from Shaohsing, Chekiang Province. 

 The tree becomes from 25 to 90 feet high, 

 with oblong-lanceolate long-acuminate 

 leaves, green on both sides. The burs 

 are either solitary or two in a bunch, 

 usually containing but one nut. 



For previous introduction see 85723. 



91198 to 91230. 



From France. Plants purchased from F. 

 Delaunay, Angers. Received January 16, 

 1931. 



91198 to 91210. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 

 91198. Pyrus sp. 

 Admiral Gervais. 



