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92992 to 93000— Continued. 



92999 and 93000. Trapa natans L. 

 Trapaceae. Waterchestnut. 



92999. No. 6927. Hang Chow hsiao 

 ling chiao, small water nut of Hang- 

 chow. From Kutang, near Hang- 

 chow, Chekiang Province, March 20, 

 1931. Seeds presented by Chang 

 Shib Lun. A locally grown variety. 

 The nuts are said to be green when 

 first taken from the water ; later 

 they turn black.. 



93000. No. 6928. Ka Hsing nan hu 

 ling chiao, the south lake water nut 

 of Kahsing, Chekiang Province. 

 This nut is found only in this local- 

 ity. 



93001. Amygdalus persica L. {Prunun 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From Africa. Seeds purchased from 

 H. E. V. Pickstone & Bro. (Ltd.), Simon- 

 dium, Cape of Good Hope Province. Re- 

 ceived April 21, 1931. 



Variety Inkoos. A freestone peach which 

 is said to withstand warm weather during 

 a normal cold winter. 



93002. Diospyeos KAKI L. f. Diospy- 

 raceae. Kaki persimmon. 



From China. Seeds presented by N. Gist 

 Gee, Rockefeller Foundation, Peiping, 

 China. Received April 24, 1931. 



Big Peking. 



93003 to 93065. 



From China. Seeds collected by P. H. Dor- 

 sett and W. J. Morse agricultural ex- 

 plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 20, 1931. 



Nos. 93003 to 93035 are commercial va- 

 rieties, obtained for the use of department 

 horticulturists. 



93003 to 93006. Benincasa hispida 

 (Thunbj Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. 



Waxgourd. 



Nos. 93003 and 93004 are from Hang- 

 chow, Chekiang Province, March 20, 

 1931. 



93003. No. 6945. A winter gourd. 



93004. No. 6953. A round winter 

 gourd. 



93005. No. 6964. Tung kua, long 

 citron winter gourd. Obtained 

 through Dr. Hugh W. Hubbard, 

 Paotingfu, March 15, 1931. 



93006. No. 7752. Large winter gourd 

 from Shanghai, March 24, 1931. 



93007 to 93023. Cucumis melo L. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Melon. 



Obtained through Dr. Hugh W. Hub- 

 bard, Paotingfu, March 15, 1931. They 

 are classed by the Chinese as varieties of 

 squash. 



93007. No. 6967. Ch'ing p'i hsiao 

 tsai kua. A small black-skinned 

 melon, classed by the Chinese as a 

 summer squash. 



93008. No. 6968. Pai pi tien kua. A 

 white-skinned melon. 



. No. 6969. Hsiao pai pi tsai 

 kua, meaning little white-skinned 

 summer vegetable melon. 



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93003 to 93065 — Continued. 



93010. No. 6970. Pa leng su kua, or 

 8-cornered crisp melon. 



93011. No. 6971. Hung hsin pai pi 

 tsai kua. A red-hearted, white- 

 skinned summer vegetable. 



93012. No. 6972. Hsiao pai pi Hen 

 kua. A little white-skinned melon. 



93013. No. 6973. Shih tao ch'ing 

 t'ten kua, 10-stripe green melon. 



93014. No. 6974. Chih ma li su t'ien 

 kua, or sesame seed crisp melon. 



93015. No. 6975. Hsiao pai pi su kua. 

 A small white-skinned crisp vegeta- 

 ble melon. 



93016. No. 6976. Chin pa ch'ih t'ien 

 kua, or golden section muskmelon. 



93017. No. 6977. Hei pi hua tien kua. 

 A black-skinned field melon. 



93018. No. 6978. Hei han t'ien ts'ai 

 kua, or black-man's leg melon. A 

 long slender summer melon. 



93019. No. 6979. Hsiao hung tzu 

 t'ien kua. A small red-seeded melon. 



93020. No. 6980. Hsiao chih ma li su 

 t'ien kua. A small sesame seed 

 melon. 



93021. No. 6981. He ma su kua, or 

 toad-skin crisp melon. It resembles 

 the Hubbard squash. 



93022. No. 6982. Ta Pai pi su kua. 

 A large white-skinned melon. 



93023. No. 6983. Hsieh hua t'ien kua, 

 or drop flower melon. This melon 

 is sweet as soon as the flowers drop. 



93024. Cucurbita pepo L. Pumpkin. 



No. 6961. Hsi hu lu, or western 

 gourd. Obtained through Dr. Hugh W. 

 Hubbard, Paotingfu, China. 



93025 to 93033. Cucurbita moschata 

 Duchesne. Cushaw. 



Nos. ^3025 to 93029 were collected at 

 Hangchow, Chekiang Province, March 

 20, 1931. 



93025. No. 6947. Round south squash. 



93026. No. 6948. Long red south 

 squash. 



93027. No. 6950. Early round south 

 squash. 



93028. No. 6951. Long red south 

 squash. 



93029. No. '6956. Round south red 

 squash. 



Nos. 93030 to 93032 were obtained 

 through Dr. Hugh W. Hubbard, Pao- 

 tingfu, China. 



93030. No. 6959. Hsiao pa leng wo 

 kwa, small 8-cornered pumpkin. 



93031. No. 6960. Mixed varieties of 

 pumpkin from the mountains north- 

 west of Paotingfu. 



I. No. 6963. Dog-neck squash. 



No. 7754. Long south squash 

 from Shanghai, March 24, 1931. 



93034. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 



Squash. 



No. 6962. Nan kua, or south squash. 

 A very large squash obtained through 



