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55647 to 55668— Continued. 



55651 and 55652. Averrhoa carambola L. Oxalidaceae. Carambola. 



" Seeds from fruits purchased in the market at Canton by a Chinese 

 student experienced in fruits. Both are cultivated by the natives." 



55651. "(No. 651.) Yeung To. A sweet variety eaten out of hand." 



55652. "(No. 652.) Saam Nim. A sour variety." 



For an illustration of the fruit and foliage, see Plate II. 



55653. Calamus sp. Phcenicacese. Rattan. 



(No. 659.) Wong Vong. Collected in December, 1921, from the Five 

 Finger Mountains, interior of Hainan. The long vinelike stems are 

 gathered by natives, dried, and sold to Hakka traders, who export them 

 from Hainan as one of the rattans of commerce." 



55654. Castanopsis sp. Fagacese. 



"(No. 664.) Kwai Ian yui (Cantonese). Collected near Hongmatsuen, 

 a Loi village in the interior of Hainan. The nuts are used by the 

 natives as food." 



55655. Chaenomeles sp. Malaceae. 



"(No. 650.) Sz chuen muk kiva. Purchased in February, 1922, on the 

 street in Canton. The fruit is used by the Chinese in making a rice 

 wine ; it makes good jelly and has been tried successfully here at the 

 Canton Christian College." 



55656. Coix lacryma-jobi L. Poacese. Job's-tears. 



"(No. 685.) / mai. Collected in December, 1921, on the island of 

 Hainan. According to my Chinese assistant, a species of this genus is 

 used by the people of Shinhing, West River, Kwangtung, as fish food, 

 and a famous brand of soft-boned fish is the result." 



55657 and 55658. Colocasia escueenta (L.) Schott. Aracese. Taro. 



" Tubers from the Canton market in September, 1921, and grown in 

 the Canton Christian College gardens for one season." 



55657. "(No. 780.) Hung Nga oo (red sprouted)." 



55658. "(No. 782.) Paak oo (white)." 

 55659 to 55662. Diospyros spp. Diospyraceae. 



55659 and 55660. Diospyros kaki L. f. Kaki. 



" Sai Paat tsz. Obtained in September, 1921, by a Chinese student 

 of fruits from Lohkongtung, Kwangtung." 



55659. "(No. 653.)" 55660. "(No. 654.)" 



55661. Diospyros lotus L. 



"(No. 655.) Eaau tsai. Obtained in Lohkongtung, Kwangtung. 

 A wild species, the pulp of which is used in Canton to make a kind of 

 waterproofing material." 



55662. Diospyros sp. Persimmon. 



"(No. 695.) Tsz. Collected from the Five Finger Mountains of 

 the interior of Hainan, near the Loi village of Yiktsokmaau." 



55663. Millettia DiELSiANA Harms. Fabacese. 



"(No. 662.) Collected by F. A. McClure, October 25, near Notia, island 

 of Hainan. This promising ornamental is a shrub in the open, but be- 

 comes vinelike when grown in the shade of tall trees. The fruits are the 

 shape and color of oranges and about 2 to 3 centimeters in diameter." 



