SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



62240. Ziziphus JUJUBA Mill. (Z, sati- 

 cn Gaertn.). Rhamnaeeae. Jujube. 



From Chihli, China. Suckers collected by 

 4 I'. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 January 14, 1925. 



No. 1543. Lou Tzu Chuang and Ta 

 Shan Tzu. December 1. 1924. Known as 

 the "tooth jujube." (Dorsett.) 



62241 to 62243. 



From St. Quentin, Somme, France. Seeds 

 presented by Rene Bourgeois. Received 

 February 3, 1925. Notes by Mr. Bour- 

 geois. 



. Bbnincasa hi s p i d a (Thunb.) 

 Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. Wax gourd. 



A variety having a very long fruiting 

 season, cultivated by the natives of 

 Tonking for making sweetmeats. 



62242. Beassica napiformis (Paill. and 

 Bois.) Bailey. Brassicaceae. 



A tuberous mustard from China, the 

 seeds of which are sown during July. 

 The tubers are eaten during the winter 

 season in the same manner as turnips. 



62243. Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae. 



A variety with edible seeds, cultivated 

 in Tonking and remarkable for its vigor- 

 ous growth. 



62244. ClSTTJS ALBIDUS L. 



Cistaceae. 

 Rockrose. 



From London. England. Seeds presented 

 by O. E. Warburg. Received February 

 4. 1925. 



The typical form of this low European 

 shrub bears lilac or rosy flowers ; this \ 

 horticultural variety is said to produce j 

 flowers which are white. 



62245 to 62247. Paspalum spp. Po- 

 aceae. Grass. I 



From Guayaquil, Ecuador. Presented bv j 

 J. A. Cleveland. Received Februarv 5. ! 

 1925. s 



62245. Paspalum coxjugatum Berg. 



Seeds of a creeping perennial grass with 

 the flowering stems sometimes 3 feet tall, i 

 This species, originally from Dutch 

 Guiana, is found in moist places in the i 

 Tropics of both hemispheres and forms 

 extensive and close mats. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. 

 I. No. 55693. 



62246. Paspalum sp. 

 No. 1. Plants. 



62247. Paspalum sp. 

 No. 2. Plants. 



62248. Ctjctjmis melo L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Melon. 



From Gien, Loiret. France. Seeds collected 

 bv David Fairchild. agricultural explorer. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 February 6, 1925. 



I found strings of these melons on sale 

 in Paris, and on sampling them I discovered 

 that thev were perfectlv delicious in flavor. 

 Thev seemed to be uniformly sweet and 



were so juicy that they simply melted in 

 our mouths. The melon is a rather small 

 and typically melon-shaped one with grooves 

 or furrows. Each fruit is tied up in a 

 kind of basket made of straws, hung up 

 and allowed to ripen. (Fairchild.) 



62249. Pybus sp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



From Peking, China. Seeds collected bv 

 P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 February 6, 1925. 



Nos. 1666 and 1695. December 20. 1924. 

 Seeds of a domesticated peach secured in 

 the market ; mav prove of value as stocks. 

 (Dorsett.) 



62250 to 62252. 



From Avondale, Auckland. New Zealand. 

 Seeds presented by H. R. Wright. Re- 

 ceived January 21, 1925. 



62250. Alectryox excelsum Gaertn. 

 Sapindaceae. Titoki. 



A handsome evergreen tree. 30 to 60 

 feet high, native to New Zealand. The 

 bark is almost black, and the young 

 branches, under surfaces of the com- 

 pound leaves, and inflorescences are cov- 

 ered with a very fine, silky pubescence, 

 according to Cheeseman (Manual of the 

 New Zealand Flora). The shining-black, 

 oily seeds are half imbedded in a scarlet, 

 fleshy, cup-shaped aril. The tough, elas- 

 tic wood is used for tool handles. 



62251. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 



A small, gray variety, which keeps the 

 year round; of good quality. {Wright.} 



62252. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



A variety especially recommended for 



green feed ; stools well and is high in 



saccharine. Grown here as stock feed. 

 {Wright.) 



62253 and 62254. 



From Ichang. China. Seeds purchased from 

 Albert S. Cooper. American Church Mis- 

 sion. Received January 26, 1925. 



62253. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Kaki. 



Seeds of wild kakis, from the vicinitj 

 of Ichang. (Cooper.) 



62254. Keteleeeia dayidlaxa (Bertrand) 

 Beissner. Pinaceae. 



A coniferous tree from western China 

 which is closely allied to the firs. It 

 sometimes becomes 100 feet tall, is of 

 pyramidal habit, and has handsome, 

 glossy green, firlike foliage. The tree is 

 said to be somewhat tender to frost, and 

 therefore probably adapted for growing 

 onlv in the southern half of the United 

 States. 



62255 and 62256. Cotoxeaster spp. 

 Malaceae. 



From Orleans, France. Seeds presented 

 by Leon Chenault, through David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer. Bureau "f 

 Plant Industrv. Received January 27. 

 1925. 



62255. Cotoneastek DAMMEBi C. Schneid. 



A prostrate, evergreen shrub, native to 

 central China, with pure-white, solitary 

 flowers and coral-red fruits one-fourth of 

 an inch wide. 



