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SEEDS AND PI AXIS IMPORTED 



62142 to 62158— Continued. 



62158. Vitis sp. Vitaceae. Grape. 



No. 1202. November 8. 1924. Scions 

 collected between Shihcbiaying and 

 Huangan. This jrrape may prove useful 

 as an ornamental. 



62159 and 62160. 



From China. Tubers collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett. agricultural explorer. Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received November. 1924. 

 Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



62159. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreacea?. 



Yam. 



No. 789. October 9. 1924. Aerial 

 tubers from a vine -growing on the hill 

 just back of the Yung Lo [Ming] tomb, 

 Changling. Chihli. 



62160. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir, Con- 

 volvulaceae. Sweet potato. 



No. 796. Nananho. Chihli. October 

 21. 1924. The flesh of these good-sized 

 sweet potatoes is creamy white with a 

 slight tinge of pink near the skin. 



62161 to 62184. 



From China. Seed? collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett. agricultural explorer. Bureau of 

 Plant Industrv. Received December. 

 1924. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



62161 and 62162. Axdropogon ischabmum 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



62161. No. S00. October 7. 1924. A 

 grass, called by the Chinese "' brush 

 grass." secured in a river bottom 

 area between Tuili and Mentoukou. 



62162. No. 801. October 7. 1924. 

 Near Nankow, on the road to the 

 Ming tombs, we found this grass 

 forming a thick mat : the stems and 

 panicles have a reddish cast. It 

 grows on very dry, gravelly soil. 



62163 and 62164. Aeachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. i Peanut. 



62163. No. 962. Hsingshon. Chihli. 

 October 12. 1924. From plants 

 growing in river-bottom soil. 



62164. No. 1029. Peking. October 22, 

 1924. Sent in to the market from 

 Taotingfu where considerable quan- 

 tities of these small peanuts are 

 grown. The Chinese steam these. 

 hulls and all. in a strong salt solu- 

 tion, then dry and shell the nuts. 

 These nuts are chiefly used as salted 

 peanuts. 



62165. Cannabis sativa L. Moracese. 



Hemp. 



No. 931. October 11. 1924. From the 

 Fa Hua Ssu temple grounds, near Hai- 

 tzu, Chihli. 



62166. Capsicum annutm L. Solanaceae. 



Red pepper. 



No. 994. Peking. October 17. 1924. 

 A long smooth-skinned, red pepper, pro- 

 cured in the market. 



62167. Caragana 



Fabaceae. 



No. 905. October 10, 1924. Collected 

 from plants growing on a mountain side 

 near Laochun. 



62168. Celtis bungeaxa Blume. Ulma- 

 ceae. Hackberry. 



No. 1014. October 21, 1924. A tree 

 with small, deep-green leaves, and black I 

 fruits the size of small peas, growing in 

 the Black Dragon temple grounds. 



62161 to 62184— Continued. 



62169. Chaenomeles sp. Malacese. 



Chinese quince. 



No. 1012. October 20. 1924. Shipped 

 in to the Peking market from Kansu. 

 These fruits have a pleasant fragrance. 

 The flesh is yellow, hard, grittv, and quite 

 acid. 



62170. Corylcs sp. Betulaceae. Hazel. 



No. 799. Peking. October 21. 1924. 

 Procured in the market. These hazel- 

 nuts, reported to be native Chinese hazel, 

 are the smallest we have ever seen. 

 They may have value for growing as 

 stock plants on which to graft other and 

 larger sorts. 



62171. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth bean. 



No. 792. Peking. October lo. 1924. 

 This bean, obtained in the market, is 

 called " French bean " by the Chinese, 

 who use it dried as a vegetable. 



62172 to 62174. Fagopyruai yulgare Hill 



(F. esculaitum Moench). Polysonaceae. 



Buckwheat. 



62172. No. S64. Chunglane, Chihli. 

 October 9. 1924. Sample of buck- 

 wheat obtained from a farmer. 



62173. No. 935. Fa Hua Ssu temple, 

 near Taitzu. Chihli. From a moun- 

 tain valley. 



62174. 963. Tangshan (Hot 

 Springs). October 12. 1924. Grow- 

 ing on sandy loam. 



62175. Falcata edgeworthii iBenth.) 

 Kuntze. Fabaceae. 



No. 860. Yunsr Lo [Ming] tomb. 

 Changling. Chihli. October 9. 1924. The 

 seeds are greenish yellow and blotched 

 with black. May prove useful as a 

 ground cover. 



62176. Gleditsia sinensis Lam. Caesal- 

 piniaceae. 



No. 1019. Wenchueng. Chihli. Octo- 

 ber 21.1924. A good-sizet\. round-headed 

 tree with compound leaves. The Chinese 

 use the pods in the manufacture of soap. 



62177 and 62178. Iris dichotoma Pall. 

 Iridaceas. Iris. 



62177. No. 773. October 9. 1924. Col- 

 lected across the river from the 

 Yung Lo [Ming] tomb. The flow- 

 ers are said to be yellow. 



62178. No. 774. October 9. 1924. 



From plants growing in the grounds 

 of the Yung Lo [Ming] tomb. 



62179. Lathyrus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 906. Shalineliang. Chihli. Octo- 

 ber 10. 1924. Pods collected from a 

 bundle of wild grass brought down from 

 the mountain. 



62180. Lespedeza sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 810. October 7. 1924. Collected 

 between Lunghutai and the Ming tombs. 



62181. Lespedeza sp. Fabaceae. 



No. ^66. Nung Lo tomb, near Chang- 

 ling. Chihli. October 9, 1924. Said to 

 be good for goats. 



62182. Lespedeza virgata (Thunb.'i DC. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 925. Fa Hua Ssu temple, near 

 Haitzu. October 11, 1924. A shrubby 



legume. 



