OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1924 



23 



62132 to 62140— Continued. 



62133 and 62134. Dioscorea sp. Diosco- 

 reacea?. Yam. 



62133. No. 1058. Peking. October 31, 

 1924. Tubers of a Chinese variety 

 Shan Too (mountain medicine). 



62134. No. 1094. Peking. October 31, 

 1924. Aerial tubers purchased in the 

 market. These tubers are said to 

 be from the same vine which pro- 

 duce the long ground tubers, No. 

 1058 [S. P. I. No. 62133]. 



62135 to 62140. Solanum tuberosum L. 

 Solanaceae. Potato. 



62135. No. 1096. Peking. October 31, 

 1924. Tubers of a good-looking po- 

 tato purchased in the market. It is 

 said that these potatoes are also 

 shipped in from Tientsin. 



62136. No. 1097. Peking. October 31, 

 1924. Tubers of an oblong, medium- 

 sized potato shipped in to the mar- 

 ket from Tientsin. 



62137 and 62138. October 31, 1924. 

 Tubers purchased in the Peking 



market. 



62137. No. 1098. Tubers of a rather 

 small, oblong, purplish potato 

 shipped in to the market from 

 Kalgan. 



62138. No. 1099. 



62139. No. 1312. Huangan, Chihli. 

 November 8, 1924. These tubers 

 are white or tinged with a delicate 

 shade of pink, and though not so 

 very large they are of fair appear- 

 ance. 



62140. No. 1313. Huangan, Chihli. 

 November 8, 1924. Tubers of a 

 rather small, purple-skinned potato. 

 The Chinese say that this variety 

 is dug in the fall. 



62141. Calophyllum caxaba L. Clu- 



siacese. 

 From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Holger Johansen, Plant In- 

 troduction Garden. Received November 

 18, 1924. 



A West Indian relative of the mango- 

 steen (Garcinia mangostana) which is 

 known as tbe Calaba tree; it becomes 60 

 feet high, with dark-green, glossy foliage 

 and axillary clusters of white flowers. 

 The wood is used for building purposes, 

 and the oil pressed from the seeds is some- 

 times used, in Porto Rico, in lamps. 



62142 to 62158. 



From China. Collected by P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received December, 1924. 

 Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



62142. Corylus sp. Betulacese. Hazel. 

 No. 1297. November 8, 1924. Scions 



collected between Shihchiaying and Hu- 

 angan. This hazel is reported to bear 

 flattened nuts in place of the conical 

 nuts like those sent in under No. 799 

 [S. P. I. No. 62170]. 



62143. Diosptros kaki L. f. Diospyra- 

 ce». Kaki. 

 No. 1229. November 6, 1924. Scions 



from a large orchard near Hielungkuan. 

 The fruits are 4 inches or more in diame- 

 ter. 



62144 to 62146. Juglans regia L. Ju- 

 gJandaceae. Walnut. 



Scions. 



62142 to 62158— Continued. 



62144. No. 1285. November 8, 1924. 

 From a good-looking young tree 

 growing in a canyon between Shih- 

 chiaying and Huangan. 



62145. No, 1314%. November 9, 1924. 

 From a good-looking tree growing in 

 a terraced orchard a short distance 

 above Taho, Chihli. 



62146. No. 1315%. November 9, 1924. 

 From 1 a large good-looking tree grow- 

 ing in a terraced orchard just above 

 Taho, Chihli. 



62147. Populus sp. Salicaceae. Poplar. 



No. 1296. November 8, 1914. Cut- 

 tings obtained from small suckers and 

 plants growing between Shihchiaying and 

 Huangan. 



62148 to 62151. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



Scions. 



62148. No. 1403. November 11, 1924. 

 From an old tree measuring 56 

 inches in circumference, growing in 

 an old Chinese cemetery near Yen- 

 chia, Chihli. This tree is said to 

 bear large, long fruits with golden- 

 yellow flesh which separates easily 

 from 1 the stone. 



62149. No. 1404. November 11, 1924. 

 A large, red-fruited apricot with 

 dark-yellow flesh, from a terraced 

 mountain side between Yenchia and 

 Menloukou, Chihli. 



62150. No. 1405. Honantai, Chihli. 

 November 11, 1924. A reddish-green 

 apricot having large fruit ; from an 

 orchard located on a terraced moun- 

 tain side. 



62151. No. 1406. Honantai, Chihli. 

 November 11, 1924. An apricot 

 known here as the Kan Ke Lo. 

 This is said to be a good-sized apri- 

 cot having yellow flesh which sepa- 

 rates easily from the stone. 



62152. Rosa sp. Rosacea?. 



Rose, 



No. 1290. November 8, 1924. Cut- 

 tings collected near an old Chinese 

 temple between Shihchiaying and Huang- 

 an, Chihli. The hips are bright red 

 and slender, and the stems are dull red 

 and quite thorny. 



62153. Rubus sp. Rosacea?. 



No. 1291. November 8, 1924. Plants 

 collected between Shihchiaying and 

 Huangan. 



62154. Salix sp. Salicaceas. Willow. 

 No. 1295. November 8, 1924. Cut- 



ings of a willow found growing quite 

 abundantly between Shihchiaying and 

 Huangan. 



62155 to 62157. Vitis vinifera L. Vita- 

 cese. Grape. 



62155. No. 1156. Between Peking and 

 Toli. November 3, 1924. Scions of 

 the so-called rose grape, secured 

 from Mr. Tsui. 



62156. No. 1173. Menshuiho, Chihli. 

 November 4, 1924. Cuttings of a 

 rose or pink grape procured from 

 Mr. Wang. These plants were grow- 

 ing in sandy loam. 



62157. No. 1174. Menshuiho, Chihli. 

 November 4, 1924. Cuttings of a 

 long, white grape, known as " milk 

 grape," procured from Mr. Wang. 



