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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



91303 and 91304 — Continued. 

 Eggplant hybrids, produced at the station. 



91303. Kintyaku X Sinkuro. 



91304. Sironasu X Sinkuro. 



91305 to 91315. Ribes reclinatum L. 

 Grossulariaceae. 



European gooseberry. 



From England. Plants purchased from 

 George Bunyard & Co., Maidstone. Re- 

 ceived January 29, 1931. 



91305. Bobby. 



91306. Careless. 



91307. Green ocean. 



91308. Keepsake. 



91309. Lancashire Lad. 



91310. Lancer. 



91311. Langley Beauty. 



91312. Langley Gage. 



91313. Leveller. 



91314. Lord Derby. 



91315. Sandwich Yellow. 



91316 to 91353. 



From China. Seeds and cuttings collected 

 by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agri- 

 cultural explorers, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received January 29, 1931. 



91316. Castanea henryi (Skan.) Rehd. 

 and Wils. Fagaceae. Chestnut. 



No. 7637. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 91197. 



91317. Populus sp. Salicaceae. Poplar. 



No. 7623. Scions of a white-barked 

 poplar collected between Tangshan and 

 Hsiangtang. The tree was 12 inches in 

 diameter and 75 feet tall, with small 

 leaves. 



Nos. 91318 to 91353 were collected in 

 Hopei Province. 



91318. Allium sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 7630. From Peiping, December 

 27, 1930. Chin tsai, the Chinese leek, is 

 a winter vegetable 1 inch in diameter and 

 18 to 24 inches long, commonly used in 

 Peiping. 



91319. Avena nuda Hoejer. Poaceae. 



Naked oats. 



No. 7602. From Kalgan, December 15, 

 1930. Procured from a grain dealer. 

 This is the common variety grown in 

 these cold regions. 



91320. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) 

 Gagn. Brassicaceae. Petsai cabbage. 



No. 7625. Ching pai kon pal tsai (Chin- 

 ese white cabbage), from Peiping, De- 

 cember 27, 1930. 



91321. CORIANDRUM SATIVU1 



ceae. 



L. Apia- 

 Coriander. 



No. 7626. Hsiang tsai (fragrant vege- 

 table). From Peiping, December 27, 

 1930. A vegetable used extensively both 

 in China and Japan as a condiment for 

 soups. 



91316 to 91353— Continued. 



91322. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 7624. Hung la pu (red carrot). 

 From Peiping, December 27, 1930. An 

 attractive red carrot, purchased from a 

 dealer. 



91323. Diospyros lotus L. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Dateplum. 



No. 7500. From Hsiangtang, 25 miles 

 north of Peiping, December 25, 1930. 

 Seed of the Chinese wild persimmon or 

 black date, collected in the foothills. The 

 Chinese use this tree as a stock on which 

 to graft their large-sized persimmons. 



91324. Fagopyrum esculentum Moench. 

 Polygonaceae. Buckwheat. 



No. 7601. Purchased from a dealer at 

 Kalgan, December 15, 1930, but grown 

 farther north. 



91325. Lactuca sativa L. Cichoriaceae. 



Asparagus lettuce. 



No. 7627. Wo sun (root lettuce), pur- 

 chased from a dealer in Peiping, De- 

 cember 27, 1930. The stalk 1 to 2 in- 

 ches thick and 8 to 12 inches long, is 

 the part eaten. It is peeled, boiled until 

 tender, and served with a cream sauce. 

 The stalk has a slightly greenish color 

 and much resembles the chayote, and 

 could no doubt be used in similar ways. 

 This is a good vegetable and well worth 

 a trial. 



91326. Linum usitatissimum L. Lina- 

 ceae. Flax. 



No. 7598. Purchased in Kalgan, Decem- 

 ber 15. 1930, but said to have been 

 grown in Japan. 



91327 and 91328. Pisum sativum L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



Locally grown seeds purchased from 

 a dealer at Kalgan, December 15, 1930. 



91327. No. 7603. A mixed sample of 

 smooth and wrinkled green, white, 

 and tan seeds. 



91328. No. 7622. Rather small seed. 



91329 and 91330. Raphanus sativus L. 

 Brassicaceae. Radish. 



From Peiping, December 27, 1930. 



91329. No. 7631. Hsin U mei lo pu 

 (inside beautiful). A green radish 

 extensively used by the Chinese and 

 usually eaten raw. 



91330. No. 7632. Ching tsui po pu 

 (green radish), also known as brittle 

 radish. It is eaten raw and is very 

 popular, especially among the poorer 

 people. 



91331. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopo- 

 diaceae. Spinach. 



No. 7633. Po tsai (Chinese spinach). 

 From Peiping, December 27, 1930. 



91332. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broadbean. 



No. 7600. Purchased at Kalgan, De- 

 cember 15, 1930. A pinkish bean of 



good size. 



91333. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



No. 7617. Purchased at Kalgan, De- 

 cember 15, 1930. A reddish-brown cow- 

 pea, said to be locally grown. 



