JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1931 



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91316 to 91353— Continued. 



91334 to 91339. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Bean. 



Purchased at Kalgan, December 15, 

 1930. Said to be grown locally. 



91334 and 91335. Phaseolus angularis 

 (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Adzuki bean. 



91334. No. 7605. A mixed sample of 

 yellowish-brown and green beans. 



91335. No. 7616. Gray beans. 



91336 and 91337. Phaseolus aureus 

 Roxb. Mung bean. 



91336. No. 7614. A glossy bean. 



91337. No. 7615. A green glossy 

 bean. 



91338 and 91339. Phaseolus vulgaris 

 L. Common bean. 



91338. No. 7604. A white garden 

 bean. 



91339. No. 7606. A good-sized red 

 garden bean. 



91340 to 91350. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



From Kalgan, December 15, 1930. Lo- 

 cally grown seed purchased from a grain 

 dealer. 



91340. No. 7599. A rather light-green 

 bean with yellow germ and conspicu- 

 ous hilum. 



91341. No. 7607. A green bean with 

 green germ and conspicuous bilum. 



91342. No. 7608. A rather small, more 

 or less flattened black bean with 

 yellow germ. 



91343. No. 7609. A rather small ob- 

 long yellow bean with prominent 

 dark-brown to black hilum. 



91344. No. 7611. An oblong yellow 

 bean with a moderately conspicu- 

 ous hilum and yellow germ. 



91345. No. 7612. Yellowish-green bean, 

 more or less oblong, with a con- 

 spicuous dark-brown hilum and yel- 

 low germ. 



91346. No. 7618. A green bean with 

 black hilum and green germ. 



91347. No. 7619. Rather small oval 

 green beans with a dark-brown to 

 black hilum and green germ. 



91348. No. 7620. A good-sized oval 

 yellow bean with a prominent 

 brown to black hilum. 



91349. No. 7621. A small black bean, 

 more or less flattened, with a yel- 

 low germ. 



91350. No. 7610. Purchased with those 

 under No. 7609 [91343] from 

 which were selected these brownish- 

 green rather oblong beans. 



91351. Phaseolus angulakis (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Fabaceae. Adzuki bean. 

 No. 7613. Purchased at Kalgan, De- 

 cember 15, 1930. A small yellowish- 

 brown bean, said to be locally grown. 



91352. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 

 No. 7628. Hsiao wan ton (small white 

 early field pea). From Peiping, Decem- 

 ber 27, 1930. A good-looking small- 

 sized early garden pea. 



91316 to 91353— Continued. 



91353. Raphanus sativus L. Brassica- 

 ceae. Radish. 



No. 7629. Ta pi hung tsui (large red- 

 skinned radish), obtained at Peiping, De- 

 cember 27, 1930. A winter radish which 

 is much used with other vegetables in 

 Peiping. 



91354. (Undetermined.) 



From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia, 

 Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Thompson. Received January 29, 1931. 



A tropical tree 1 foot in diameter and 

 50 feet high, with small pear-shaped fruits 

 which usually contain two seeds. The 

 flesh is aromatic, but the natives are not 

 known to use it as food. 



91355 to 91367. 



From Quetta, India. Seeds purchased from 

 the Quetta Fruit Agency. Received Janu- 

 ary 29, 1931. 



91355. Amygdalus davidiana (Carr.) Za- 

 bel ( Prunus davidiana Franch.). Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Chinese wild peach. 



The best variety ; a very large peach. 



91356 to 91360. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



91356. [No data.] 



91357. [No data.] 



91358. A white melon striped with 

 black. 



91359. Dhaddhai variety. 



91360. White. 



91361 to 91363. Cucumis melo L. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Melon. 



91361. Duki variety. 



91362. Assorted Quetta varieties. 



91363. Assorted Sardos varieties. 



91364 to 91367. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



91364. Charmaghy white. 



91365. Chighali. 



91366. A strain with sweet white 

 fruits. 



91367. A variety with sweet fruits. 



91368 to 91378. Agropyron spp. Poa- 

 ceae. 



From Saskatchewan, Canada. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Prof. L. E. Kirk, University of 

 Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. Received Jan- 

 uary 30, 1931. 



91368 to 91372. Agropyron tenerum 

 Vasey. Slender wheatgrass. 



91368. Strain No. 9. 



91369. Strain No. 10. 



91370. Strain No. 11. 



91371. Strain No. 12. 



91372. Strain No. 15. 



91373 and 91374. Agropyron smithii 

 Rydb. Wheatgrass. 



91373. Strain No. 22. 



91374. Strain No. 23. 



