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62161 to 62184— Continued. 



62183. Melotheia sp. Cucurbitacese. 



No. 1027. Peking. October 22, 1924. 

 Chih Poo (red parcel). The sweet, mel- 

 onlike fruits with smooth, red skin are 

 small but quite attractive. 



62184. Menispermum dauricum DC. Me- 

 nispermacese. Asiatic moonseed. 



No. 959. Near Hssachunk. October 

 12, 1924. A vine having ivylike leaves 

 and berries about as large as good-sized 

 peas. 



62185. Indigofeea macrostachya Vent 

 Fabacese. Indigo. 



From Shalingliang, Chihli, China. Seeds 

 collected by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived December 6, 1924. 



No. 908. October 10, 1924. A shrubby 

 plant with hairy leaflets and pink flowers 

 in dense racemes which are longer than 

 the leaves, found growing along the trail 

 near Shalingliang on very poor soil. 



62186 to 62229. 



From China. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received December, 

 1924. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



62186. Oeyza sativa L. Poacese. Rice. 



No. 981. Tatangshan (the Large Hot 

 Spring Mountain), Chihli. October 13, 

 1924. Seeds obtained from a rice farmer. 



62187. Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton 

 (P. ocymoides L.) . Mentbacese. Perilla. 



No. 930. Fa Hua Ssu temple, near 

 Haitzu, Chihli. October 11, 1924. The 

 small, gray seeds of this perilla are used 

 for the oil contained in them. 



62188 to 62190. Phaseolus angularis 

 (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Fabacese. 



Adsuki bean. 



62188. No. 828. Tailungyuan. Octo- 

 ber 8, 1924. A mottled black and 

 gray bean ; from vines growing in a 

 large persimmon orchard. 



62189. No. 857. Lung Lo tomb, Chans:- 

 ling, Chihli. October 9, 1924. A 

 pink bean obtained from a farmer. 



62190. No. 969. Tangshan (Hot 

 Springs), Chihli. October 12, 1924. 

 A small, dark-blue and gray mottled 

 bean. 



62191 and 62192. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. 

 Fabacese. Mung bean. 



62191. No. 808. Tailungyuan. Octo- 

 ber 7, 1924. A green mung bean 

 obtained from a farmer. 



62192. No. 929. Fa Hua Ssu temple, 

 near Haiszu, Chihli. October 11, 

 1924. A green mung bean. 



62193. Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb. 

 Fabacese. Rice bean. 



No. 858. Lung Lo tomb, Changling, 

 Chibli. October 9, 1924. A small, 

 creamy- white bean obtained from a 

 farmer. 



62194. Pinus sp. Pinacese. Pine. 



No. 868. Nung Lo tomb, near Chang- 

 ling, Chihli. October 9, 1924. This is a 

 low. fiat-headed, scraggly pine of a rather 

 peculiar appearance. 



62186 to 62229— Continued. 



62195. Pyrus betulaefolia Bunge. Ma- 

 lacese. Pear. 



No. 865. Nung Lo tomb, near Chang- 

 ling, Chihli. October 9, 1924. This tree, 

 20 or more feet in height, does not show 

 any signs of blight. 



62196. Pyrus sp. Malacese. Pear. 



No. 766. October 6, 1924. Seeds of a 

 domesticated Chinese sugar pear found in 

 the district of the Ming tombs, north- 

 east of Peking. 



62197. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbia- 

 cese. Castor bean. 



No. 907. Wanpaochuan, Chihli. Octo- 

 ber 10, 1924. From the edge of a cul- 

 tivated field. 



62198 to 62208. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine Mspida Maxim.). Fabacege. 



Soy bean. 



62198. No. 804. Lunghutai. October 

 7, 1924. This black soy bean is the 

 commonest type grown in this sec- 

 tion. 



62199. No. 811. Tailungyuan. Octo- 

 ber 7, 1924. This is the leading 

 variety grown here. 



62200. No. 856. Yung Lo tomb, 

 Changling, Chihli. October 9, 1924. 

 A yellow variety. 



62201. No. 933. Fa Hua Ssu temple, 

 near Haitzu, Chihli. October 11, 

 1924. A black variety. 



62202. No. 936. October 12, 1924. A 

 yellow variety, mottled with brown, 

 obtained from the priest of the Fa 

 Hua Ssu temple, near Haitzu, Chihli. 



62203. No. 937. October 12, 1924. A 

 very dark-brown variety obtained 

 from the priest of the Fa Hua Ssu 

 temple, near Haitzu, Chihli. 



62204. No. 964. Tangshan (Hot 

 Springs). October 12, 1924. A 

 creamy yellow variety. 



62205. No. 966. Tangshan (Hot 

 Springs). October 12, 1924. A 

 black variety ; one of the most im- 

 portant types grown in this sandy 

 loam river-bottom soil. 



62206. No. 1013. Chouchiahsiang, 

 Chihli. October 21, 1924. A yellow 

 or creamy yellow variety commonly 

 grown in this section. 



62207. No. 1015. Chouchiahsiang, 

 Chihli. October 21, 1924. A black 

 variety commonly grown in this level 

 valley section. 



62208. No. 1030. Peking. October 22, 

 1924. A brown variety streaked 

 with black, called by the Chinese 

 Hu p't tou (tiger skin). These soy 

 beans taste very good after being 

 roasted. 



62209 to 62211. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Poacese. 



Common wheat. 



No. 863. Nung Lo tomb, Chang- 

 ling. October 9, 1924. This win- 

 ter wheat has the smallest grain we 

 have ever seen, and it appears very 

 soft. 



No. 970. Tangshan (Hot 

 Springs). October 12. 1924. Ordi- 

 nary winter wheat with very small 

 grains. 



