12 



SEEDS AXD PLANTS IMPORTED 



61903 to 61914 — Continued. 



61911. M " Dg. S ; tember 1, 



market by 



: Lin. This watermelon, weigb- 



p«.unds. has a light-green 



rind and white juicy sweet flesh of 



I quality. 



61912. No. 507 - ember 4 



192 . ■ . . -en water- 



:nds in weigh* 

 sh of fair Quality. 



61913. N " 9 Peking September 4, 

 1924. a small, oval watermelon, 



-lung 11 pounds, with ■ \g 

 ■ ". right-red 1 



61916 to 61971 — Continued. 



S1914 



[S USE - L 



Cucurbitacese. 



Y. z '. : r. 



No. • 5bi :nen. Chihli. Septem- 



_ teen melon 

 isp and of fair 

 flavor. 



61915 

 Cue v 



HATA DucL--:.t 

 Cv.sh.aw. 



From Kobe. Japa^ Seeds collected by P. H. 



sett jgri wit i i il exi k i ei Bui ■ I 



Plant Industry Received Novembei 8, 



1 24 



No. 21a August 1-24. From the 



market. A gopd-1 >king squash, the out- 

 eiog . lee| russet brown and the 

 flesh a deep golden pell w - i sett. 



61916 to 61971. 



From China. Seeds and tubers "-:" 



by P. H. Dorset!, agricultural explorer. 

 Bureau t Plant Industry. Received 

 November, 1924. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



61916 and 6191* v v:.::r.. moschata 

 Duchesne. Cucurbitacese. Cushaw. 



61916. No. 320. Shanghai. August 16. | 

 1924. A russet-brown, long-necked 

 squash with thick, deep-orange flesh. 



31917. No. 322 Shanghai August 16. 



1924. A I rge :k-necked squash 



from the market. The rind is smooth 



and : terra-cotta :olor: the flesh is 



ep orange. 



51913. Cocubbita pev : L 



Cucurbitacese. 

 Pumpkin 



No. 321. Shan-hii. August 16, 1924. 

 This rather small, oval fruit, obtained 

 in the market, is I inches long and 

 has a creamy yellow rind and yellow 



61919 and 61920. Delphikium GEAIIDI- 



floeum L. Ranunculacese. Larkspur. 



6191?. No. 696 Septembei 19* 1924. 



is >i : very atti save, deep-blue 



rfcspur, aolleetod sit :Le Temple of 



the Three Saints, located on one of 



the ranges rf the ■ • esrera Hills, be- 

 r~ een Chianglou and -lingchakon. 



51920, No. 704. September 19, 1924 



A hardy larkspur with large heads 

 : ieep-purple flowers borne on spikes 

 sometime? 12 inches or more in 

 length, found quite abundantly on 

 the eastern slope of the range of 

 mountains near the village of Liang- 

 chakou. 



61921. Dioscosba s[ Di seoreaceae. 



Yam. 



No. 492. September 3. 1924. FTom 

 Loutzuchang. which is 4 or 5 miles east 

 of Peking. These aerial tubers were ob- 

 tained from vines about 15 feet in length. 



61922 



- I] inii 



HETEKOPHTL.LA Bunge. 



Honey locust. 



No ijsehuangtru. September 



17, 192 [Mb shrubby plant. 6 b 

 feet in h-:. round on a gra 



river bank." The leaves are small, and 

 1 pods, when ripe, and 

 Is are mahogany 

 brown. 



61923. lEIS MCEOTOMA PalL 



i .: '.:■. ;- -^ 



It. 5 



> .unekuan. September IT, 



1924 rom rocky eMffla m 



the north side of the mountain about a 

 days journey from TolL 



C aprifoliaceae. 



H:r:e-= :kle 



~.l. September 19. 11-^ I bJa 

 sbrub. bearins small, round, bright- red 

 berries, was found on the east slope of 

 the mountain near Uangchakou. 



SUBS Malacee. 



Apple 



No. 47a Peking. September - 1924 



Iliese :: ■■-.:- .- — :.. 1:~£ : : ..' v 1-s —ere 



und. and creamy ~^ 

 flesh : white risp, and juicy. 



- enough acid to be pleas- 

 ;-_: :: prove : -alue to apple 



61926 to 61936. Phasbolus spp. Faba- 



wind, i w. f 



61926. No. 603 9b 



September 11. 1! 



lack and gray be 



tinct white eye. fr 



the railway station 



S198? No. 572 



Fr:~ I re::: 

 Mountain, ab» 

 ney from 

 plants are fe 

 ing 18 to 24 

 : : t " - ire 



SISSfl No. 702 



1: looted r.ea 



irli 1924 

 ire •:: :~i- 



■; to :e tls: 



61930 ::■ 51?: 

 7 :~: 



6I?30 



A srral 



— ell fn : r-y kir. 1 :i =":■:". 



E I 3 1 No. 616. September 16. 1924 

 Small, brown beans growing in 

 sandy loam just ac::ss the rivet 



from Toli, Chihli. The plants are 

 about 2 feet in height and are 



quite vigorous. 



61932. No. 617. September 16. 1924 

 Yellow beans collected across the 

 river from Toli. ChiblL [he 

 plants are about 18 inches high 

 and fairly vigorous. 



