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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



94100 to 94150— Continued. 



94149. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 29333. 



94150. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 29341. 



94151 to 94173. 



From Japan. Seeds arranged for by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry ; 

 collected near Tokyo and sent by N. 

 Suyetake through the United States Con- 

 sulate, Tokyo. Received August 7. 1931. 



94151. Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link. 

 Fabaceae. Scotch broom. 



No. 7970. Japanese name, Enishida. 



94152. Ilex Integra Thunb. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 



No. 7968. An evergreen Japanese 

 shrub or tree up to 40 feet in height, 

 with oval or oblong, usually entire, leaves 

 2 to 3 inches long and globular or ovoid 

 red berries. 



For previous introduction see 67361. 



94153 to 94173. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soybean. 



Nos. 94153 to 94157 are from the 

 Naganoken Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. 



94153. No. 7945. Takiya. 



94154. No. 7946. Mejiro No. 1, white 

 eye No. 1. 



94155. No. 7947. Akazaya, red pod. 



94156. No. 7948. Rikuu No. 22. 



94157. No. 7949. Ginpaku, silver 

 white. 



94158. No. 7950. Karihatakiya. From 

 the Niigataken Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station. 



Nos. 94159 to 94162 are from the 

 Kagoshimaken Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. 



94159. No. 7951. Kiizaya, yellow pod. 



94160. No. 7952. Wase kindaizu, early 

 gold soybean. 



94161. No. 7953. Kindaizu, gold soy- 

 bean. 



94162. No. 7954. Shirokuch No. 1, 

 white mouth No. 1. 



Nos. 94163 to 94173 are from the 

 Chibaken Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. 



94163. No. 7955. Aogaridaizu. Used 

 as a green manure. 



Nos. 94164 to 94168 are used as 

 green manure or for forage purposes. 



94164. No. 7956. Kurosengokukinai 

 No. h, black 5.000 bushels Kindi 

 No. 4. 



94165. No. 7957. Kurosengokukinai 

 No. 1, black 5,000 bushels Kindi 

 No. 1. 



94166. No. 7958. Chasengoku No. 82, 

 brown 5,000 bushels No. 82. 



94167. No. 7959. Chasengoku No. 12, 

 brown, 5,000 bushels No. 12. 



94151 to 94173— Continued. 



94168. No. 7960. Chasengoku No. 9, 

 brown 5,000 bushels No. 9. 



Nos. 94169 to 94173 are used for 

 bean curd, miso, shoyu, and general 

 cooking. 



94169. No. 7961. Hakka, white flower. 



94170. No. 7962. Sennarikimusume, 

 bunching maiden. 



94171. No. 7963. Booiki, waxed. 



94172. No. 7964. Kimusume, maiden. 



94173. No. 7965. Keourui, shake hair. 



94174 and 94175. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 purchased from De Mole & Kisch, Maritz- 

 burg, Natal Province. Received August 

 14, 1931. 



94174. Aristea eckloni Baker. Irida- 

 ceae. 



A small herbaceous perennial with a 

 rosette of linear leaves 6 to 18 inches 

 long and flattened flower stems 12 to 15 

 inches high. The bright blue flowers, 

 one-third inch long, are borne in clusters 

 arranged in a lax corymbose panicle 

 with ascending branches. It is native to 

 southern Africa. 



For previous introduction see 66262. 



94175. Zantedeschia rehmanni Engl. 

 Araceae. Calla. 



A dwarf perennial, native to southern 

 Africa, with long-petioled lanceolate un- 

 equal-sided leaves dotted with light green 

 and white. The spathes of this form 

 are said to be pale clear pink. 



94176 to 94201. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Director of Forestry, De- 

 partment of Agriculture and Natural Re- 

 sources, Manila. Received August 20. 

 1931. 



94176. Adenanthera pavonina L. Mi- 

 mosaceae. Redbead. 



A handsome deciduous tree, native to 

 the East Indies, with spreading branches. 

 The bipinnate leaves have 2 to 6 pairs 

 of pinnae, each pinna having 2 to 12 

 pairs of oval obtu«e glabrous leaflets. 

 The small white and yellow fragrant 

 flowers, borne in racemes, are followed by 

 glossy scarlet biconvex seeds. 



For previous introduction see 51809. 



94177. Adonidia merrillii Beccari. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



Bonga de China or bonga de Jolo. 

 A medium-sized palm with graceful, 

 somewhat-curved pinnate leaves, re- 

 sembling the common betel-nut palm, but 

 not so tall. The crimson fruits, less 

 than an inch long, are borne just below 

 the leaves. In Manila this palm is 

 grown as an ornamental. 



For previous introduction see 88868. 



94178. Albizzia acle (Blanco) Merr. 

 Mimosaceae. 



A large tree up to 100 feet high and 

 3 to 4 feet in diameter, native to the 

 Philippine Islands. The bipinnate leaves 

 have two pinnae each bearing three to 

 six pairs of ovate leaflets 2 "to 6 inches 

 long, and the yellow-green flowers, borne 



