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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



92038 to 92044— Continued. 



Introduced for the use of department 

 specialists working with drug plants. 



92038. Large green. 



92039. Purple. 



92040. Bush green. 



92041. Bush green, compact. 



92042. Purple, compact. 



92043. Lettuce-leaved. 



92044. Curled. 



92045 to 92072. 



From Manchuria and China. Seeds col- 

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

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received March 17, 1931. 



Nos. 92045 to 92050 were received from 

 Manshu Nosan Shokai (Inc.), seed growers, 

 Dairen, Manchuria, February 3, 1931. 



92045. Aquilegia oxysepala Trautv. 

 and Mey. Ranuncuiaceae. 



Early columbine. 



No. 7726. Siberian mountain colum- 

 bine. A very early-flowering herbaceous 

 perennial 2 to 3 feet high, with blue, yel- 

 low, and white flowers. The spurs are 

 short and are bent inward. It is native 

 to Siberia. 



For previous introduction see 68407. 



92046. Amygdalus persica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



No. 7732. Wild-peach seeds which are 

 larger and rougher than any before col- 

 lected. 



92047. Celtis sinensis Pers. Llma- 

 ceae. Chinese hackberry. 



No. 7717. A tree, native to China and 

 Japan, which grows to a height of 60 

 feet. The broadly ovate leaves. 2 to 4 

 inches long, are cordate at the base and 

 acuminate at the apex, with a serrate- 

 dentate margin. The dull orange-red 

 fruits are borne on stout pedicels. This 

 tree has proved hardy at the Arnold 

 Arboretum. 



For previous introduction see 85732. 



92048. CORYLUS SIEBOLDIANA MANDSHU- 



rica (Maxim.) C. Schneid. Betula- 

 ceae. Hazelnut. 



No. 7731. A Manchurian shrub up to 

 15 feet high, with oblong or elliptic leaves 

 and clusters of small edible nuts. 



For previous introduction see 72641. 



92049. Corylus sieboldiana Blume. Betu- 

 laceae. Japanese hazel. 



Xo. 7729. A shrub up to 15 feet high, 

 with elliptic to obovate, doubly serrate 

 and slightly lobed leaves 2 to 4 inches 

 long, often with a purple blotch in the 

 middle. The tubular involucre, covered 

 with bristly hairs, is 1 to 2 inches long 

 and incloses the edible nut. It is native 

 to Japan. 



92050. Euonymus maackii Rupr. Cel- 

 astraceae. 



No. 7719. A large shrub or small tree 

 with narrowly oval leaves about 3 inches 

 long and small clusters of pink 4-lobed 

 fruits which have orange-red arils. Na- 

 tive to northeastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see 77829. 



92045 to 92072— Continued. 



92051. Lespedeza sp. Fabaceae. 



Bushclover. 



No. 7665. From Fa Hua Ssu Temple, 

 near Peiping. A variety with purple 

 flowers. 



92052. Lespedeza sp. Fabaceae 



Bushclover. 



No. 7716. Said to be white flowered 

 and valuable as an ornamental. Received 

 from the Manshu Nosan Shokai (Inc.), 

 seed growers, February 3, 1931. 



92053 to 92055. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



Locally grown seed purchased from a. 

 grain dealer at Tientsin, China, January 

 6, 1931. 



92053. Phaseolus angularis (Willd.) 

 W. F. Wight. Adzuki bean. 



No. 



A small white bean. 



92054. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. 



Mung bean. 



No. 7687. A mixed sample of yel- 

 low and green beans. 



92055. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. 



Mung bean. 



No. 7688. A glossy green bean. 



Nos. 92056 to 92062 were received 

 from the Manshu Nosan Shokai (Inc.), 

 seed growers, February 3, 1931. 



92056. Pinus bungeana Zucc. Pinaceae. 



Lacebark pine. 



No. 7730. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 91010. 



92057. Prunus tomextosa Thunb. 

 Amygdalaceae. Nanking cherry. 



No. 7725. Introduced for the use of 

 plant breeders. 



92058. Pyrus fauriei C. Schneid. Mala- 

 ceae. Pear. 



No. 7728. The Korean wild pear is a 

 very thorny tree about 8 feet high, with 

 fruits the size of a Concord grape, russet 

 with numerous brown spots. Introduced 

 for trial as a stock for commercial pears 

 and also as an ornamental. 



For previous introduction see 82159. 



92059. Malus prunifolia (Willd. ) 

 Borkh. (Pyrus prunifolia Willd.). 

 Malaceae. Pearleaf crab. 

 No. 7724. A small tree with pubescent 



branchlets, ovate to elliptic sharply ser- 

 rate leaves 2 to 4 inches long, and clus- 

 ters of white flowers 1 inch across, fol- 

 lowed by ovoid yellow or red fruits which 

 persist on the tree for a long time. Na- 

 tive to northeastern Asia. 



92060. Rosa maximowicziana R e g e 1 . 

 Rosaceae. Rose. 

 No. 7715. A shrub with arching stems 



armed with scattered hooked prickles and 

 bristles. The compound leaves are made 

 up of seven to nine ovate to oblong finely 

 serrate leaflets 2 to 3 inches long, and 

 the white flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, 

 are borne in many-flowered corymbs. It 

 is native to Manchuria and Chosen. 



92061. Sambucus racemosa L. Cnprifoli- 

 aceae. European red elder. 

 No. 7727. The Chinese elder, of pos- 

 sible ornamental value. 



