JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 19 3 2 



95630 to 95655 — Continued 



95634 to 95640. Scions collected in 

 Chekiang Province. 



95634. No. 1. Ya Lee Tzu, wild 

 chestnut. From Fengchiao. 



95635. No. 2. Kuei Lee, large 

 chestnut. From Fengchiao. 



95636. No. 4. Kuei Lee, large 

 chestnut. From Linanhsien. 



95637. No. 6. Pui Mao Lee, white 

 hairy chestnut. From Tuhang. 



No. 5. Kuei Lee, large 

 chestnut. From Yuhang. 



97639. No. 7. Kuei Lee, large 

 chestnut. From Hangchow. 



97640. No. 8. Kuei Hua Lee, cas- 

 sia chestnut. From Hangchow. 



95641 to 95648. Seeds. 



95641. Hing Kuo Nei Pi Lee, 

 b;ack-skinned chestnut. From 

 Ningkwohsien, Anhwei Province. 



95642. Han Lu, cold dew chestnut. 

 From North Mountain, Peiping, 

 Chihli Province. 



95643. Tung Sha?i, or East Moun- 

 tain chestnut. Collected on 

 East Mountain, about 60 miles 

 northeast of Peiping, Chihli 

 Province. 



95644. Kuei Lee, large chestnut. 

 From Linanhsien, Chekiang 

 Province. 



95645. Kuei Lee, large chestnut. 

 From Hsiaofeng, Chekiang Prov- 

 ince. 



95646. Kuei Lee, large chestnut. 

 From Fengchiao, Chekiang Prov- 

 ince. 



95647. 11 u Chaic Li Tzu, tiger paw 

 chestnut. From Peiping, Chihli 

 Province. 



95648. Bai Mao Tzu, white hairy 

 chestnut. A rare variety ob- 

 tained from a countrywoman a1 

 Tulilingkang, near Yiihang. 



95649. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Kaki persimmon. 



Ya sliih, wild persimmon. Seeds col- 

 lected by Mr. Chang at Kutang, near 

 Hangchow. 



95650. Diospyros sinensis Hemsl. Dios- 

 pyraceae. Persimmon. 



Bai Pi Shihj white bark persimmon. 

 Seeds collected by Mr. Chang at Kutang, 

 near Hangchow. A small seruievergreen 

 Chinese tree with a short thick trunk, 

 wide-spreading branches and spiny 

 branchlets. thick oblong-lanceolate leaves 

 2 to 3 inches long, and globose or ovoid 

 golden edible fruits nearly an inch in 

 diameter. 



For previous introduction see 78527. 



95651 to 95653. PiNts buxgeana Zucc. 

 Pinaceae. Lacebark pine. 



Bai Kuo Sung. Seeds collected in the 

 vicinity of Peiping. 



95651. Collected near the Winter 

 Palace. 



95652. Collected at the Chieh Tai Ssu 

 Temple, Western Hills. 



95630 to 95655 — Continued 



95653. Collected at the Tan Chow Suu 

 Temple, Western Hills. 



95654. Rubds sp. Rosaceae. Raspberry. 



Seeds of a wild raspberry collected 

 on the roadside between Chuki and 

 Fengchiao, Chekiang Province. 



95655. Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb. 

 Euphorbiaceae. Chinese tallowtree. 



Chin Tzu. Seeds collected between 

 Chuki and Fengchiao, Chekiang Prov- 

 ince. The oil from the kernels of these 

 seeds is used for making machine oil and 

 the tallow from the outer skin for mak- 

 ing candles. 



95656. Gossypium davidsonii Kellogg. 

 Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From San Marco Island, Baja California, 

 Mexico. Seeds presented through E. H. 

 Page, Oakland, Calif. Received Janu- 

 ary 21, 1932. 



A shrub up to 5 feet high with broadly- 

 cordate entire leaves densely velvety on 

 both sides. The bright lemon-yellow flow- 

 ers are 1 to 2 inches across and have a 

 purple spot at the base of each petal. Na. 

 tive to Baja California. 



For previous introduction see 93543. 



95657 and 95658. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by Prof. 

 L. E. Kirk, Field Husbandry Department, 

 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. 

 Received January 19, 1932. 



A collection of grasses introduced for the 

 use of Department specialists working with 

 forage crops. 



95657. Agroptbon tenerum Vasey. Po- 

 aceae. Slender wheatgrass. 



For previous introduction see 91377. 



95658. Bromus inermis Leyss. Poaceae. 



Common bromegrass. 



A perennial European grass, with 

 creeping rhizomes and stems up to 30 

 inches high. 



95659 and 95660. Pbuntjs mume Sieb. 

 and Zucc. Amygdalaceae. 



Japanese apricot. 



From Maryland. Cuttings presented by A. 

 E. Merritt, Chevy Chase. Received Jan- 

 uary 19, 1932. 



95659. A form with semidouble pink 

 flowers. 



95660. A form with single pink flowers. 



95681 and 95662. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- 

 publics. Seeds presented by V. P. Alek- 

 seev. plant introducer. Sukhum Subtropi- 

 cal Branch of the All-Union Institute of 

 Plant Industry. Sukhum, Caucasus. Re- 

 ceived January 19, 1932. 



95661. BUTIA CAPITATA X ERIOSPATHA. 



Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A natural hybrid combining characters 

 of both parents. The fruit very closely 

 resembles the best Japanese loquats, and 

 the tree will probably thrive in every 

 location where the Satsuma orange is a 

 commercial crop. 



95662. Laurocerascs officinalis Roe- 

 mer (Prunus laurocerasus L.). Amyg- 

 dalaceae. English cherry-laurel. 



