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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



61810. Diospyros sabiensis Hiern. Di- 

 ospyraceie. Persimmon. 



From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia. 

 Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. Thompson. 

 American Board Mission. Received No- 

 vember 10, 1924. 



A wild persimmon from this region ; 

 the tree grows to a large size, 100 feet 

 or more in height, and the fruit, which is 

 very sweet and popular with the natives, is 

 too small and full of seeds to be of much 

 value. I have not yet tried this species 

 as a stock for the larger fruited forms. 

 {Thompson.) 



61811 to 61832. 



From China. Seeds collected by P. H. Dor- 

 sett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received November, 

 1924. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



61811 to 61817. Amygdalds spp. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



61811 to 61816. Amygdalds peesica L. 

 {Primus persica Stokes). Peach. 



61811. No. 440. August 30, 1924. 



61812. No. 474. September 2, 1924. 



61813. No. 481. September 2, 1924. 



61814. No. 497. September 4, 1924. 



61815. No. 50. September 4, 1924. 



61816. No. 514. September 6, 1924. 



61817. Amygdalds peesica platycaepa 

 (Decaisne) Ricker. Flat peach. 



No. 439. August 30, 1924. These 

 are reported to have come from Tsinan, 

 Shantung Province. 



61818. Abachis hypogaea L. Fabaceae. 



Peanut. 



No. 754%. Peking. September 29, 

 1924. Purchased in the market ; said to 

 have come from the South ; mostly two 

 seeded. 



61819 to 61826. Malds spp. Malaceae. 



Apple. 



Seeds of domesticated apples ; obtained 

 in the Peking market. 



61819. Malus sp. 



No. 443. August 30, 1924. 



61820. Malds sp. 



No. 444. August 30, 1924. 



61821. Malds sp. 



No. 445. August 30, 1924. 



61822. Malds sp. 



No. 475. September 2, 1924. 



61823. Malds sp. 



No. 479. September 2, 1924. 



61824. Malds sp. 



No. 480. September 2, 1924. 



61825. Malus sp. 



No. 498. September 4, 1924. 



61826. Malds sp. 



No. 502. September 4, 1924. 

 61827. Pednds sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 



No. 477. Peking. September 2, 1924. 

 From fruits purchased in the market ; 

 may be useful as stock. 



61811 to 61832— Continued. 



61828 to 61832. Pyeds spp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



61828. Pyeds sp. 



No. 490. September 4, 1924. Seeds 

 from fruit taken from a tree in Mr. 

 Strong's garden at the village of Mao- 

 Cniotu, about 4 miles east of the east 

 gate of the Peking wall. As an orna- 

 mental, with its abundance of small, 

 bright-red fruits, it is very handsome. 



61829. Pyrds sp. 



No. 703. September 19, 1924. Col- 

 lected near the village of Liangchakou. 

 This tree, which was loaded with small, 

 bright-red fruits, may prove useful as 

 an ornamental or for stock. 



61830 to 61832. Peking. September 29, 

 1924. From the market. Small, 

 wild pears said to be used in the 

 western hills for stock. They are 

 much larger than the wild Chinese 

 pears we have seen. 



61830. Pyeds sp. 

 No. 752. 



61831. Pyrds sp. 

 No. 753. 



61832. Pyrds sp. 

 No. 754. 



61833. Eucalyptus paucifloba Sietn\ 

 Myrtacese. White gum. 



From Hobart, Tasmania. Seeds presented 

 by L. A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, 

 Agricultural and Stock Department. Re- 

 ceived November 11, 1924. 



The white gum, as this eucalypt is 

 called in Australia, attains there a height 

 of 100 feet and a diameter of about 4 

 feet. It grows well in swampy lowlands, 

 and the timber is used for general building 

 purposes. 



61834 to 61852. 



From China. Collected by P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received November 21, 1924. 

 Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



61834. Castanea sp. Fagaceae. Cnestnut. 

 No. 790. Fa Hua Ssu temple, Taitzu, 



Chihli. October 12, 1924. Seeds secured 

 from trees growing on terraced, decom- 

 posed granite soil. These chestnuts are 

 the largest and finest looking we have 

 seen. 



61835. Castanea sp. Fagaceae. Chestnut. 

 No. 791. Fa Hua Ssu temple, Taitzu, 



Chihli. October 12, 1924. Seeds. These 

 chestnuts are the ordinary run of the 

 crop and are of average size. 



61836. Corylds sp. Betulaceae. Hazel. 

 No. 775. Shalingleang, Chihli. Octo- 

 ber 10, 1924. Plants and scions. 

 61837 to 61842. Diospyros kaki L. f. 



Diospyraceae. Kaki. 



61837. No. 771. Tailuangyuan. Octo- 

 ber 8, 1924. Scions obtained from 

 a tree, the best we have yet seen, 

 growing in an orchard belonging to 

 Sun Yu. In most cases this variety 

 bears small crops. 



61838. No. 772. Tailuangyuan. Octo- 

 ber 8, 1924. Scions. This fruit, the 

 quality of which is very good, is 

 not more than one-half the size of 

 the large Chinese persimmon. 



