APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 1931 



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93436 to 93466. 



From China. Seeds purchased through 

 Peter Liu, Peiping. Received May 22, 

 1931. 



Commercial varieties, collected in Har- 

 bin in March, 1931, and introduced for the 

 use of department specialists. 



93436 to 93450. CUCUMIS melo L. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Melon. 



Chinese sweet melons. 



93436. No. 1. 93444. No. 9. 



93437. No. 2. 93445. No. 11. 



93438. No. 3. 93446. No. 12. 



93439. No. 4. 93447. No. 13. 



93440. No. 5. 93448. No. 14. 



93441. No. 6. 93449. No. 15. 



93442. No. 7. 93450. No. 16. 



93443. No. 8. 



93451 to 93458. Cucurbita spp. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. 



93451 to 93454. (Xcurbita maxima Du- 

 chesne. Squash. 



93455 and 93456. Cucurbita moschata 

 Duchesne. Cushaw. 



93457 and 93458. Cucurbita pepo L. 



Pumpkin. 



93459. Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roemer. 



(L. aegyptiaca Mill.). Cucurbitaceae. 



Suakwa towelgourd. 



A smooth variety. 



93460 and 93461. SoLANDM melongena L. 

 Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



93460. No. 1. 



93461. No. 2. 



93462 to 93465. Spinacia oleracea L. 

 Chenopodiaceae. Spinach. 



93462. No. 1. 



93463. No. 2. 



93464. No. 3. 



93465. No. 4. 



93466. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Melon. 



93467. Cassia bicapsularis L. Caes- 

 alpiniaceae. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented by Thomas 

 YV\ Brown, director, horticultural section, 

 Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo. Re- 

 ceived May 23, 1931. 



A tropical American everygreen shrub 4 

 feet high, with pinnate leaves and yellow 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see 74577. 



93468 to 93473. Vitis vinifera L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From India. Cuttings purchased from the 

 Quetta Fruit Agency, Quetta. Received 

 March 30, 1931. Numbered in May, 1931. 



93474. Diospyros sp. Diospyraceae. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Thompson, Mount Silinda, Southern Rho- 

 desia. Received May 27, 1931. 



A shrub related to the persimmon, which 

 bears a fruit about the size and somewhat 

 the appearance of a red cherry. 



93475 to 93481. 



From China. Seeds purchased through S. 



D. Hsiao, department of biology, Central 

 China College, Wuchang. Received May 

 27, 1931. 



A collection of commercial varieties, in- 

 troduced for the use of department special- 

 ists. 



93475. Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. 

 Cucurbitaceae. "Waxgourd. 



Tttng-kua. 



93476 to 93478. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



Hsi-kua. 



93479. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Cucumber. 



Huang-kua. 



93480. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



Xan-kua. 



93481. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopo- 

 diaceae. Spinach. 



Bo-tsai. 



93482. Kokia drynarioides (Seem.) 

 Lewton. Malvaceae. 



From Hawaii. Seeds presented by C. S. 

 Judd, Hawaiian forester, through D. T. 

 Fullaway, Honolulu. Received May 27, 

 1931. 



An ornamental tree with long-stemmed, 

 heart-shaped leaves and red, silky flowers. 

 It is native to the Hawaiian Islands, but 

 has become practically extinct because of 

 the ravages of cattle, sheep, and goats that 

 eat the bark and leaves. 



For previous introduction see 80267. 



93483. Cedrus libanotica Link. Pina- 

 ceae. Cedar of Lebanon. 



From Turkey. Seeds presented bv Henry 



E. Pears, Istanbul. Received Mav 28, 

 1931. 



Taurus. A fine elegant type. 



93484 and 93485. Zea mays L. Poa- 

 ceae. Corn. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Emil 

 Makrinius, Concordia, Oaxaca. Received 

 May 28, 1931. 



Introduced for the use of department 

 specialists. 



93484. White. 93485. Red. 



93486 to 93489. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by Ernestina 

 Fenzi, Tripoli, Libya. Received June 1, 

 1931. 



93486. Chrysanthemum sp. Asteraceae. 



An everblooming, woody perennial 

 with silvery gray-green leaves and large, 

 bright, lemon-yellow, daisylike flowers. 

 It grows wild in gravelly soils and 

 should make a good border plant, as it 

 is very compact and is from 6 to 8 inches 

 high. 



93487. Genista monosperma (L.) Lam. 

 Fabaceae. Bridal-veil broom. 



A tall spreading bush, covered with 

 white fragrant flowers in late winter and 

 early spring. It is used as a sand 

 binder. 



