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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



93003 to 93065 — Continued. 



Dr. Hugh W. Hubbard, of Paotingfu, 

 China, March 15, 1931. 



CUCUBBITA PEPO L. 



Pumpkin. 



No. 7753. Flat south squasb from 

 Shanghai, March 24, 1931. 



93036. Hicoeia cathayensis (Sarg.) 

 Chun. Juglandaceae. Hickory. 



No. 6930. From Yungyuang, 15 miles 

 from Hangchow. A Chinese tree up to 

 75 feet high with a gray-barked trunk 

 1 to 2 feet in diameter and compound 

 leaves about 1 foot long, composed of 

 five to seven pairs of narrowly oval 

 leaflets which are pale green above and 

 rusty brown beneatb. The thick-shelled 

 nuts, about 1 inch long, are eaten as a 

 sweetmeat, and a clear yellow oil is ex- 

 tracted from them for use in fancy 

 pastry. Tbe strong tough wood is used 

 for tool handles. 



For previous introduction see 75981. 



Nos. 93037 to 93046 are commercial 

 varieties collected for the use of de- 

 partment horticulturists. 



93037 to 93041. Lagenaria leucantha 

 (Duchesne) Rusby (L. vulgaris Se- 

 ringe). Cucurbitaceae. 



Calabash gourd. 



Nos. 93037 to 93039 were collected at 

 Hangchow, Chekiang Province, March 20, 

 1931. 



93037. No. 6946. So-called long gourd. 



93038. No. 6952. Round gourd. 



93039. No. 6955. Chang hulu, or long 

 gourd. 



93040. No. 6965. Shan cJiia hu tzu. 

 A very long tender vegetable gourd 

 which grows on a trellis. Obtained 

 through Dr. Hugh W. Hubbard, Pao- 

 tingfu, March 15, 1931. 



93041. No. 7751. Mixed sample of 

 gourd seed from Shanghai. 



93042 to 93044. Luffa cylindeica (L.) 

 Roemer (L. aegyptiaca Mill.). Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Suakwa towelgourd. 



93042. No. 6954. From Hangchow, 

 Chekiang Province, March 20, 1931. 

 A long thread gourd. 



93043. No. 6966. Bzu Jcua tzu. A long 

 slender gourd which grows on a 

 trellis and is a good shade vine 

 Obtained through Dr. Hugh W. Hub- 

 bard, Paotingfu, March 15, 1931. 



93044. No. 7000. A thread gourd from 

 Shanghai. 



93045 and 93046. Lycopeesicon esculen- 

 tdm Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 



Obtained at Shanghai March 24, 1931. 



93045. No. 6998. 



93046. No. 6999. A large tomato. 



93047. Phaseolus aubeus Roxb. Faba- 

 ceae. Mung bean. 



No. 6943. From Hangchow, Chekiang 

 Province, March 20, 1931. A variety 

 with small green seeds. 



93048. Raphands sativus L. Brassiea- 

 ceae. Radish. 



No. 6941. From Kutang, near Hang- 

 chow, Chekiang Province. A very red 

 radish which is commonly eaten on the 

 street by the natives. 



93003 to 93065 — Continued. 



93049. Raphands sativus L. Brassica- 

 , ceae. Radish. 



No. 6942. From Hangchow. A long 

 red radish. 



93050 to -93060. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 ' (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean, 



Nos. 93050 to 93058 were collected at 

 Hangchow, China. 



93050. No. 6931. A wild soybean, col- 

 lected along the road near the 

 Botanical Garden. 



93051. No. 6933. Liu yueh pai mao 

 ton, which means sixth-month white 

 hairy bean. A yellow soybean. 



93052. No. 6934. Chi yueh pai mao 

 ton, which means seventh-month 

 white hairy bean. 



93053. No. 6935. Wu yueh kuo pan pai 

 mao ton, which means fifth-month 

 broad-pod white bean. A yellow 

 soybean. 



93054. No. 6936. Wu yueh pai mao 

 ton, which means fifth-month white 

 hairy bean. A green and yellow soy. 

 bean. 



93055. No. 6937. A yellow soybean. 



93056. No. 6938. A variety with large 

 black seeds. 



93057. No. 6939. Ke lu ton, parrot 

 grain bean. A variety with large 

 green seeds. 



93058. No. 6940. A variety with large 

 yellow seeds. 



Nos. 93059 and 93060 were purchased 

 in Shanghai March 24, 1931. 



93059. No. 6995. A variety with large 

 yellow seeds. 



93060. No. 6996. A large black soy- 

 bean with yellow germ. 



93061 to 93064. Spinacia Oleeacea L. 

 Chenopodiaceae. Spinach. 



Commercial varieties obtained for the 

 use of department horticulturists. 



Nos. 93061 and 93062 were obtained 

 at Hangchow, Chekiang Province, March 

 20, 1931. 



93061. No. 6944. 93062. No. 6949. 



93063. No. 6984. Po ts'ai. Obtained 

 through Dr. Hugh W. Hubbard, 

 Paotingfu, March 15, 1931. 



93064. No. 6997. From Shanghai, 

 March 24, 1931. 



93065. Vibdenum sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 6932. From the Botanical Garden 

 at Hangchow. Seed of a plant about 8 

 feet high and 2 or 3 years old. 



93066. COKDIA TECTONAEFOLIA Hort. 



Boraginaceae. 



From India. Seeds presented by B. S. 

 Nirody, Secretary, Agricultural-Horticul- 

 tural Society of Madras. Received 

 April 25, 1931. 



Said to be closely related to Cordia se- 

 oestena, but is larger and has lighter scar- 

 let flowersi. 



