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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



62342. Atriplex pamparum Griseb. j 

 Chenopodiaceae. Saltbush. 



From Cordoba, Argentina. Seeds pre- 

 sented by E. Tanago, Director General, 



Cordoba Department of Agriculture. 

 Received February 3, 1925. 



A mucb-branched bushy plant, which. 

 according to Grisebach (Plantae Lorent- 

 zianae) forms a prominent feature of the 

 vegetation in the saline desert areas of 

 Santiago del Bstaro, Argentina. The plain 

 is said to be useful as forage. 



62343. Prttnus mume Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Amygdalaceae. Japanese apricot. 



From Canton. China. Scions collected by 

 F. A. McClure. agricultural explorer. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 January 13. 1925. 



No. 12. December 5. 1924. Tai Wat 

 Tsing Mui (large-seeded, green mui). From 

 a tree in one of the orchards of Chung Hoh 

 Ching. near the village of Fohtsuen. Kwang- 

 tung. This tree was 4 meters in height, 

 with a wide spreading habit. {McClure. i 



62344 and 62345. 



From Taihoku. Japan. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. R. Kanehira. director, Government 

 Forest Experiment Station. Received 

 January 16, 1925. 



62344. Diospteos morrisiana Hance. 

 Diospyraceae. Persimmon. 



A relative of the Japanese persimmon 

 (Diospyros kaki) which is described by 

 Dr. Alfred Rehder (Arnold Arboretum, 

 Jamaica Plain. Mass.) as an evergreen 

 shrub or small tree, with oval leaves 

 3 inches long, whitish flowers, and round- 

 ish, yellow, edible fruits about three- 

 fourths of an inch in diameter and ripen- 

 ing in December. Native to Taiwan and 

 Hongkong. 



62345. Koelreuteeia toemosana Hayata. 

 Sapindaceae. 



One member of this genus (Koelreu- 

 teria paniculata) is widely grown as a 

 hardy shade and ornamental tree in 

 many parts of the United States. This 

 species, native to Taiwan, is also a large 

 handsome tree, with attractive, com- 

 pound leaves and large terminal panicles 

 of yellow flowers. It is likely, however, 

 to prove tender to much frost and is 

 therefore best suited for growing in the 

 Southern States. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 43947. 



62346 and 62347. Pruxus mume Sieb. 

 and Zucc. Amygdalaceae. 



Japanese apricot. 



From Canton, China. Scions collected by 

 F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer. Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Jan- 

 uary 13, 1925. 



62346. No. 18. December 11, 1924. Hung 

 Mui. Secured from a tree at the Can- 

 ton Christian College, originally from 

 Wongkonghang, Kwangtung. This tree 

 was 2i'2 meters high, with a spreading 

 habit. (McClure.) 



62347. No. 19. December 11, 1924. Hung 

 Mui. From a tree at the Canton Chris- 

 tian College, originally from Wong- 

 konghang, Kwangtung. Tree 3 meters 

 high, with upright habit, branching 

 from a point near the ground. (Mc- 

 Clure.) 



62348. A vena sativa L. Poaeeae. Oats. 



From Svalof. Sweden. Seeds presented by 

 A. Akerman. Sveriges Uts&desfdr. Re- 

 ceived January 23, 1925. 



Engelbrekt. According to the Sveriges 

 Ctsadesfor. Tidskrift (vol. 34. p. 4> this is 

 a new. high-yielding black variety origi- 

 nated at Svalof and adapted to southern 

 and central Sweden. 



62349 and 62350. Citrus spp. Ruta- 

 ceae. 



From Nanking. China. Seeds presented by 

 J. Lossing Buck. College of Agriculture 

 and Forestry. University of Nanking. 

 Received January 14. 1925. 



62349. Citrus ichaxgexsis Swingle. 



Ichang lemon. 



A spiny shrub or small tree. 5 to 15 

 feet high, native to central and south- 

 western China. It differs from other 

 members of the genus chiefly in its very 

 large, thick seeds and its slender leaves, 

 which are four to six times longer than 

 broad. It is also one of the hardiest 

 species of citrus known. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 58480. 



62350. Citbus sp. Orange. 

 A wild orange. (Buck.) 



62351 to 62354. 



From China. Collected by P. H. Dorsett. 

 agricultural explorer. Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received January 14. 1925. 

 Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



62351. Tins vixiFERA L. Vitaceae. 



European grape. 



No. 1546. Loutzuchuans:. December 

 1. 1924. Cuttings of what the Chinese 

 call Hung Pu Tao (red grape i. 



62352 to 62354. Ziziphus JrjUBA Mill. 

 (Z. sativa Gaertn.). Rhamnaceae. 



62352. No. 447. Chenchiafen, Chihli. 

 December 1, 1924. Scions of the 

 "Apple jujube" from Mr. Lee's place. 



62353. No. 1543. Loutzuchuang. Chihli. 

 December 1, 1924. Scions of the 

 '• Tooth jujube " from Mr. Fan's 

 place. The mahogany-brown fruits 

 are large at the base, and from 

 about the center they taper rather 

 abruptly to the apex. The flesh is 

 firm, crisp, and quite sweet. 



For previous introduction, see S. 

 P. I. No. 62240. 



62354. No. 1544. Loutzuchuang. Chihli. 

 December 1, 1924. Scions of the 

 " Tooth jujube " from Mr. Fan's 

 place. 



For previous introduction, see S. 

 P. I. No. 62353. 



62355. Trifolium johnstoxi Oliver. 

 Fabaceae. Clover. 



From Nairobi. Kenya Colony. Africa. 

 Seeds presented by the Director. Kenya 

 Colony Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived February 16, 1925. 



This clover grows on the slopes of Mount 

 Kenya at an altitude of 4.500 feet, where 

 there is no frost and where the annual 

 rainfall is about 40 inches. [The Di- 

 rector.) 



ox 



A smooth perennial clover with the habit 

 white clover (Trifolium repens). found 



