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60170. Cracca Candida (DC.) Kuntze 

 (Tephrosia Candida DC). Fabacese. 



From Dominica, British "West Indies. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Botanic Gardens, Dominica, 

 through Alfred Keys, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received May 21, 1924. 



The large terminal and lateral clusters of reddish 

 or white flowers of this low Himalayan shrub make 

 it worthy of trial as an ornamental in the warmer 

 parts of the United States. The branches are 

 slender and covered with a velvety pubescence, 

 while the smooth green leaves, 6 to 8 inches long, 

 have gray-silky lower surfaces. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 55678. 



60171. Nephelium mutabile Blume. 

 Sapindaceae. Pulasan. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by 

 P. J. S. Cramer, director, General Experiment 

 Station, Department of Agriculture. Received 

 June 5, 1924. 



The pulasan is closely related to the lychee and 

 is native to the Malayan region. It is tropical in 

 its requirements and will probably not succeed in 

 the United States; it merits cultivation, however, 

 in Porto Rico, the Canal Zone, and elsewhere. 



The tree attains a height of about 30 feet; the 

 leaves are compound, with two to four pairs of 

 oblong to elliptic, acuminate leaflets 5 to 10 inches 

 long. The red fruit, commonly borne in small 

 clusters, is about the size of a walnut; the pericarp 

 is thick and covered with short, blunt, stout 

 fleshy spines. The flesh (properly the aril) is 

 translucent, whitish, juicy, and of sweet, slightly 

 acidulous flavor; it contains a single oblong seed 

 of large size. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 56781. 



60172 to 60174. 



From Stavanger, Norway. Plants presented by 

 Thoralf Bryne, Brynes Rosen-Og Planteskole. 

 Received June 3, 1924. 



Introduced for horticulturists engaged in small- 

 fruit breeding. 



60172. Ribes sp. Grossulariacese. 



Studenken au Lorgus. This is my new hybrid 

 red currant; it is a very late variety with long 

 trusses and is chiefly adapted for preserves. 

 (Bryne.) 



60173. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



Raspberry. 



Paradise berry. A large red raspberry, almost 

 as large as the largest variety known in culti- 

 vation, which is the English variety "The 

 Royal." (Bryne.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 56145. 



60174. Rtjbus sp. Rosaceae. Raspberry. 

 An unnamed Norwegian raspberry. 



60175 to 60184. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) . Fabacese. 



Soy bean. 



From Pyengyang, Chosen. Seeds presented by 

 D. N. Lutz. Received May 26, 1924. Notes by 

 Mr. Lutz. 



Introduced for soy-bean specialists. 



60175. No. 1. Small Yellow. Used for bean 

 sprouts; yield small. 



60176. No. 2. May be the same as No. 1 [S. P. I. 

 No. 60175]. Used for bean sprouts; yield small. 



60177. No. 3. Small Black ("Rat Eye"). Used 

 for bean sprouts and said to be used as medi- 

 cine; yield small. 



60178. No. 4. Green. Used for bean sprouts; 

 yield fairly good. 



60175 to 60184— Continued. 



60179. No. 5. Small Black (" Rat Eye") . Maybe 

 the same as No. 3 [S. P. I. No. 60177]. Used 

 for bean sprouts and said to be used as medi- 

 cine. Yield and plants small. 



60180. No. 6. , Medium Yellow. Most widely 

 grown type in Chosen. High yield. Used 

 for stock feed and for making bean sauce "soy." 

 Cheaper than other varieties. 



60181. No. 7. Black Medium. Not widely 

 grown and of rather low yield. Used roasted as 

 human food. 



60182. No. 8. Large Yellow. A widely-grown 

 variety of high yield. Used for human food; 

 also fed to stock. 



60183. No. 9. Brown. A rather rare variety. 

 The sample as purchased was mixed with 

 black beans. 



60184. No. 9a. Mixed. 



60185 to 60187. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) . Fabacese. 



Soy bean. 



From Sapporo, Japan. Seeds presented by K. 

 Abiko, agronomist, Hokkaido Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Received May 31, 1924. 

 Notes by Mr. Abiko. 



Introduced for soy-bean specialists. 



60185. Aotairu. Used as meal and for green 

 manure. 



60186. Ohyachi. Used in industry and as food. 



60187. Tsurunoko. Used in industry and as food. 



60188. Anemone japonica (Thunb.) 

 Sieb. and Zucc. Ranunculaceae. 



Japanese anemone. 



From Stuttgart, Germany. Plants purchased 

 from Wilhelm Pfitzer. Received May 31, 1924. 



Var. Schneekonigin. This new anemone vari- 

 ety, originated by Mr. Pfitzer, may be described 

 in general as an improved Luise Uhink, according 

 to Mollers Deutsche Gartner-Zeitung for November 

 1, 1923. The snow-white flowers, about 4 inches 

 across, are produced more freely and on more up- 

 right stems than those of Luise Uhink and are 

 made intensely striking by the dark-green back- 

 ground of the handsome foliage. 



60189. Incarvillea delavayi Bur. 

 and Franch. Bignoniacese. 



From Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 

 Received November 8, 1923. Numbered June, 

 1924. 



Var. Przewalskii. A handsome hardy Chinese 

 perennial plant with attractive pinnate foliage 

 and showy yellow flowers. It is said to thrive 

 best in a light, sandy loam, with plenty of sunshine. 



60190 to 60200. Hibiscus cannabinus 

 L. Malvaceae. Ambari hemp. 



From New York City. Seeds presented by Charles 

 O. Tappan. Received May 24, 1924. Notes by 

 Mr. Tappan. 



A collection of varieties grown in India and 

 Brazil for cordage, introduced for specialists ex- 

 perimenting with fiber plants. 



60190 to 60197. From the Imperial Economic 

 Botanist, Pusa. 



60190. No. 1. 



60191. No. 2. 



60192. No. 3. 



I. No. 4. 



60194. No. 5. 



60195. No. 6. 



