JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1925 



62255 and 62256— Continued. 



62256. COTONEASTER SALICIFOLIA FLOCCOSA 



Rehd. and Wils. 



A graceful shrub about 12 feet bigh, 

 which bears dense corymbs of white 

 flowers and roundish, light-red fruits. 

 Native to western China at altitudes of 

 7,500 to 9,800 feet. 



62257 to 62262. 



From China. Scions presented through P. 

 H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received February 4, 

 1925. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



A collection of scions presented by the 

 priest, Chueh Ming, from the Fa Hua Ssu 

 temple, Silver Mountain, Changpinghsien, 

 Chihli. 



62257. Castanea sp. Fagaceae. 



Chestnut. 



No. 1677. December 23, 1924. Hu- 

 clwoli Tzu (tiger-paw chestnut). Seeds 

 of this same chestnut were sent in under 

 No. 790 [S. P. I. No. 61834]. 



62258. Castanea sp. Fagaceae. 



Chestnut. 



No. 1678. December 23, 1924. Li 

 Tzu. From a tree of the ordinary chest- 

 nut. Seeds were sent in under No. 791 

 [S. P. I. No. 61835]. 



62259 to 62262. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



62259. Pyrus sp. 



No. 1679. December 23, 1924. Pai 

 Li (white pear), also known as "cold 

 pear." Scions were sent in under No. 

 778 LS. P. I. No. 61848]. 



62260. Pyrus sp. 



No. 1680. December 23, 1924. 

 Chin Pa Li (golden handle pear). 

 Scions were sent in under No. 780 

 [S. P. I. No. 61850]. 



62261. Pyrus sp. 



No. 1681. December 23, 1924. 

 T'ang Li (sugar pear). Scions sent in 

 under No. 777 [S. P. I. No. 61847]. 



62262. Pyrus sp. 



No. 1682. December 23, 1924. Ya 

 Li (duck pear). This is a popular 

 pear in the Peking market. 



62263 to 62265. Olea europaea L. 

 Oleaceae. Olive. 



From Seville, Spain. Scions purchased 

 through William C. Burdett, American 

 consul. Received February 4, 1925. 



According to W. V. Cruess, College of 

 Agriculture, Berkeley, Calif., the following 

 varieties are of possible value for ripe 

 pickling in California and will be tested 

 there for that purpose. 



62265. Rapasayo. 



62263. Cordovi. 



62264. Madrilefio. 

 62266 to 62270. 



From Peking, Chihli, China. Collected by 

 P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industrv. Received Jan- 

 uary 24, 1925. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



. Catalpa ovata Don. Bignonia- 

 ceae. Japanese catalpa. 



62266 to 62270— Continued. 



No. 1584. December 12, 1924. Seeds 

 of a variety called by the forestry sta- 

 tion Ch'iu Shu (autumn tree) and said 

 to bear pink flowers. 



62267. Junipeeus sp. Pinaceae. 



Juniper. 



No. 1583. Forestry station at the 

 Temple of Heaven. December 12, 1924. 

 Seeds. 



62268. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



No. 1577. December 4, 1924. Said to 

 have come from the pear-growing region 

 northwest of Peking, in the vicinity of 

 Hsuhochuang. Seeds of a domesticated 

 pear. 



62269. Ulmus pumila L. LTmaceae. 



Chinese elm. 



.No. 1582. December 12, 1924. Seeds 

 of a variety of the Chinese elm from the 

 forestry station at the Temple of Heaven, 

 Yiishu. 



62270. Zizania latifolia (Griseb.) Stapf. 

 Poaceae. "Wild rice. 



No. 1579. December 11, 1924. Chiao- 

 pai Goba. These roots were secured 

 from Tungchen, near Nanhsimen. The 

 Chinese make this variety grow by re- 

 moving all but the strongest shoots in 

 June. The crop is harvested in October. 



62271. Pinus merkusii Jungh. and 

 De Vr. Pinaceae. Pine. 



From Medan, Sumatra. Seeds presented 

 by Sydney B. Redecker, American vice 

 consul. Received February 5, 1925. 



This tree, which is the only pine found 

 south of -the Equator, attains a height 

 of 100 feet and forms a flat, umbrellalike 

 crown. It is found in Burma, Borneo, 

 Sumatra, and the Philippine Islands, chiefly 

 at altitudes of 3,000 to 4,000 feet. The 

 wood is very resinous, and the trunks are 

 used for masts and spars. 



62272. Ornithopus sativus Brot. Fa- 

 baceae. Serradella. 



From Hamburg. Germany. Seeds pur- 

 chased from Ernst & Von Spreckelsen. 

 Received February 10, 1925. 



German-grown seeds. 



62273. Astrebla lappacea (Lindl.) 

 Domin. Poaceae. Mitchell grass. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. Arthur W. Hill, director, Royal Bo- 

 tanic Gardens, through C. V. Piper, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Feb- 

 ruary 9, 1925. 



The accompanying memorandum is from 

 notes forwarded by F. Turner, of New 

 South Wales, who supplied the seed to 

 Doctor Hill. 



"Mitchell grass." This grass, which is 

 of perennial duration, generally grows in 

 tussocks from 2 to 3 feet high and oc- 

 curs in the interior of New South Wales, 

 Queensland, and Western Australia, and 

 in many parts fairly plentifully. Its thick, 

 wiry roots penetrating the earth to a great 

 depth enable the grass to withstand an 

 ordinary drought with impunity. When 

 growing on fertile plain country it will, 

 in ordinary seasons, yield a great amount 

 of rich, succulent herbage on which stock 

 thrive and fatten. Stock will travel farther 

 and keep in better condition when fed 

 solely on Mitchell grass than on any other 



