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57274 to 57386— Continued. 



57860. "No. 160. Ta wan hsiao mai, from 

 Tubin." 



57361. "No. 161. From Ninguta." 



Received as Triticum vulgare lutescens 

 forma poltavensae. 



57362. "No. 162. From Ninguta." 



Received as Triticum vulgare erythro- 

 spermum forma graecum amylosum. 



57363. No. 163. 



Received as Triticum vulgare erythro- 

 spermum. 



57364. "No. 164. From Ninguta." 

 Received as Triticum .compactum icteri- 



57365. "No. 165. From Ninguta." 



Received as Triticum ferrugineum forma 

 rossicum. 



57366. Viburnum burejaeticum Regel and 

 Herd . C aprifoliacese . 



A shrub, 4 to 10 feet high, nativet » Uhosen. 

 The small light-green leaves and the small 

 umbels of white flowers, followed by the jet- 

 black berries, make this plant very orna- 

 mental. (Adapted from note of F. N. Meyer, 

 August 20, 1906.) 



For previous introduction, see 8. P. I. No. 

 43730. 



57367. Vitis amurensis Rupr. Vitaceae. 



Amur grape. 



A strong-growing deciduous vine somewhat 

 similar in habit to Vitis vinifera. It is worth 

 growing as an ornamental for its vigorous 

 habit and for the fine crimson and purple 

 autumn hues of its foliage. It is native to 

 Chosen (Korea) and northeastern China. 

 (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs 

 Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 2, p. 666.) 



to 57386. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



57868. "No. 1. Niang pao mi, a glutin- 

 ous white corn from Ninguta." 



57369. "No. 2. Niang pao mi, a glutin- 

 ous white corn from Tubin." 



57370. "No. 5. Pai pao mi, a white corn 

 from Ninguta." 



57371. "No. 6. Pai pao mi, a white corn 

 from Ninguta." 



57372. "No. 8. Pai pao mi, a white corn 

 from Ninguta." 



57373. "No. 9. Pai pao mi, a white corn 

 from Mulin." 



57874. "No. 10. Pai pao mi, a white 

 corn from Mulin." 



57375. "No. 11. Pai pao mi, a white 

 corn from Tubin." 



57376. "No. 15. Huang pao mi, a yellow 

 corn from Tubin." 



57377. "No. 16. Huang pao mi, a yellow 

 corn from Ninguta." 



57378. "No. 18. Huang 

 corn from Mulin ." 



mi, a yellow 



57274 to 57386— Continued. 



57380. "No. 22. Huang pao mi, 

 corn from Mulin." 



yellow 



57381. "No. 25. Huang pao mi, a yellow 

 corn from Mulin." 



57382. "No. 26. Hung pao mi, a red 

 corn from Ninguta." 



57383. "No. 27. Hung pao mi, a red corn 

 from Ninguta." 



57384. No. 28. 



57385. "No. 30. Hei pao mi, 

 from Ninguta." 



black corn 



57386. "No. 32. Hei 

 corn from Mulin." 



pao mi, a black 



57379. "No. 19. Huang pao mi, a yellow 

 corn from Ninguta." 



57387 to 57394. 



From Sayo, Abyssinia. Seeds presented by 

 Fred L. Russell, agricultural missionary. 

 Received June 28, 1923. Quoted notes by 

 Mr. Russell. 



57387. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Po- 

 aceae. Ragi. 



"Dagooja. The seeds of this plant form an 

 important food in western Abyssinia; for 

 human consumption they are parched and 

 cooked as porridge. The straw is a favorite 

 stock feed." 



57388. Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Schrad. 

 Poaceae. Teff. 



" Teff. Bought in the native market, near 

 the trading center called Sayo by Europeans 

 and Dumbi Dola by the Abyssinians." 



57389. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



"Seed from cotton obtained in the native 

 market near Sayo." 



57390. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



"Found growing on an Abyssinian planta- 

 tion in the lowlands near the River Birbir 

 about 20 miles from where it empties into the 

 Baro or Sobat River." 



57391. Hordeum distichon palmella Har- 

 lan. Poaceae. Two-rowed barley. 



"The commonest variety of barley in 

 western Abyssinia." 



57392 and 57393. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.) Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



57392. "A variety from western Abys- 

 sinia which the natives claim they have 

 always had. Varieties which are not 

 rust resistant do not survive here." 



57393. "A variety from western Abys- 

 sinia which the natives say has been 

 grown here about 40 years and was prob 

 ably brought from southern Europe." 



57394. Triticum dicoccum Schrank. Po- 

 aceae. Emmer. 



"Grown as a minor crop in western Abys- 

 sinia." 



57395 to 57424. Ipomoba batatas (L.) 

 Poir. Convolvulaceae. Sweetpotato. 



From St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Tubers pre- 

 sented by J. B. Thompson, agronomist in 

 charge, Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 Received April 2, 1923. Quoted notes by 

 Mr. Thompson. 



