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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



60190 to 60200- 



60196. No. 7. 



-Continued. 



60197. No. 8. 



60198 and 60199. From Gogu, Circars, Coimba- 

 tore Experimental Farm, India, 



60198. No. 1. 

 60200. From Brazil. 



No. 2. 



60201. ESENBECKIA LEIOCARPA Engl. 



Rutaceae. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by F. L. Rhodes, 

 American Telephone & Telegraph Co., New 

 York City. Received May 7, 1924. 



An erect, medium-sized tree from the forests of 

 southeastern Brazil. The straight trunk is often 

 branchless for a considerable height from the 

 ground, a characteristic which suggests its use as 

 pole timber. In Brazil the clear yellow wood is 

 used for railway ties and for general construction. 

 Coming from the cooler parts of Brazil, this tree 

 might succeed in the southern portion of the United 

 States. 



60202 and 60203. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) . Fabacese. 



Soy bean. 



From Fukuoka, Japan. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 Mitsunaga Fujioka, Kyushu Imperial Univer- 

 sity. Received May 15, 1924. 



Locally developed varieties introduced for soy- 

 bean specialists. 



60202. Hakkoku. 60203. Toppa. 



60204 to 60207. 



From Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. 

 Rock. National Geographic Society, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. Received May 15, 1924. Notes by 

 Mr. Rock. 



60204 and 60205. Hordeum spp. Poacese. 



Six-rowed barley. 



Garthok, eastern Tibet, February, 1924. The 

 two best grades of barley from the high plateau 

 of eastern Tibet, where they grow at an altitude 

 of 10,000 feet or more. 



60204. Hordeum vulgare coeleste L. 



Grade 1. This barley sheds its hull with 

 the awn; the latter does not break off, leaving 

 the hull attached, as is the case with American 

 barley. The grain is large and pure white. 

 This grade is probably adapted to the uplands 

 of the central western part of the United States. 



60205. Hordeum vulgare coeleste L. 



Grade 2. A black barley from the same re- 

 gion as grade 1 [S. P. I. No. 60204]. 



60206. Rhododendron sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 11324. November, 1923. A shrub 6 feet 

 high found on the slopes of Mount Peima, Me- 

 kong-Yangtze Divide, at 14,000 feet altitude. The 

 elliptical-oblong leaves are covered with soft 

 pale-brown tomentum; the flowers were not seen. 



60207. Rhododendron araliaeforme Balf. f. 

 and Forrest. Ericaceae. 



Nos. 11326 (fruit), 9269 (flowers). November, 

 1923. A shrub 8 feet high found on the alpine 

 slopes of Mount Peima at 13,000 feet altitude. 

 The oval leaves are rounded at both ends, golden 

 yellow beneath, and glabrous; the flowers are 

 rich purplish pink. 



60208 to 60217. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabacese. 



Soy bean. 



From Tottori, Japan. Seeds presented by Prof. 

 Akio Kikuchi, College of Agriculture. Received 

 May 16, 1924. 



Introduced for soy-bean specialists. 



60208. No. 1. Shakkinnashi. 



No. 2. Ichireu. 



No. 3. Mejiro. 



No. 4. Tamazukuri. 



No. 5. Omokagc. 



60213. No. 6. Tamanishiki. 



60214. No. 7. Kuromame. 



60215. No. 8. Uzura-daizu. 



60216. No. 9. Natsu-daizu. 



60217. No. 10. Natsu-cha-caizu. 



60218 to 60224. 



From Minchow, Kansu, China. Seeds presented 

 by W. N. Ruhl. Received May 17, 1924. Notes 

 by Mr. Ruhl. 



60218. Brassica sp. Brassicacese. 



No. 2. Oil from seeds used for cooking and 

 illuminating. 



60219. Brassica sp. Brassicacese. 



No. 3. Grown extensively in southwestern 

 Kansu. Oil is extracted from the seeds. 



60220. Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Csesalpinia- 



No. 8. The pods are used as a soap substitute. 



60221. La ctucasativa L. Cichoriacese. Lettuce. 



No. 1. This variety grows to a height of 12 to 

 20 inches. The stalks and not the leaves are 

 eaten. When creamed they are very palatable. 



60222. Peucedanum decursivum (Miquel) 

 Maxim. Apiaceae. 



No. 6. Tan Kwei (Dan Gwey). An aromatic 

 plant extensively cultivated in this section. The 

 roots, the part used, are dug in late October. 



60223. Rheum officinale Baill. Polygonaceae. 



No. 7. This is the medicinal rhubarb, found 

 all over Kansu. The roots are used medicinally, 

 and sometimes the stalks are eaten. 



60224. Rhus verniciflua Stokes (R. vernicifera 

 DC). Anacardiaceae. 



No. 4. The sap of this tree, when properly 

 prepared, makes a very good varnish with a hard, 

 lacquerlike finish. 



60225. Agave sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 Trabut, Algiers, through L. H. Dewev, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received May 17, 1924. 



These are seeds of an agave hybrid sent to me by 

 Doctor Trabut. I believe that Doctor Trabut 

 made this cross about 1908. The staminate parent 

 was the sisal, Agave sisalina, and the pistillate plant 

 was an undetermined species which he had received 

 from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. His object in 

 making the cross was to obtain a plant more resist- 

 ant to cold than the sisal and yet having the thin 

 straight leaves producing fiber similar to that of 

 sisal. He has developed some varieties by selection 

 from the numerous variations resulting from the 

 cross, but thus far none are cultivated commercially 

 for fiber production in Algeria. {Dewey.) 



