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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



62599 to 62647— Continued. 



62637. Trims >p. Cherry. 



No. 177o. January .". 102."). Pai 

 Shan Ton Tzu Ying Too (mountain 

 bean white cherry). The trees - 



to a height of lo or 12 feet and •". to 

 4 inches in diameter. The small fruits 

 ripen durinu the middle of May. 

 <; rafted on the wild peach. 



62638. PBDNl - 3] 



Cherry. 



No. 1772. January 5, 1925. Xau 

 Ying Tao (southern sweet cherry). 

 This particular tre 3 was 30 years old. 

 The fruits are of average size and 

 ripen in May. becoming pink. 



to 62647. Ptbus gpp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 

 Scions from the Fa Hua Ssu temple. 



62639. Ptkus sp. 



No. 1713. December 31. 1024. 

 Sha Kuo Li < crab-apple pear). The 

 fruits of this summer pear are about 

 l 1 ^ to 2 inches in diameter, and 

 rip'en at the end of August, becom- 

 ing light yellow blushed with red. 



62640. Pybus sp. 



No. 1726. December 31. 1024. 

 Ch'in Chin Pa Li (autumn golden 

 handle pear). The fruits. 2 ro 3 

 inches in diameter, ripen about the 

 middle of September, becoming yel- 

 low. Grafted on the wild mountain 

 pear. 



62641. Ptrus sp. 



No. 1740. December 31. 1024. 

 Shih P'ing T'ang Li (dry persimmon 

 sugar peari. The yellow fruits. 3 or 

 more inches in diameter, ripen dur- 

 ing the middle of October. 



62642. Ptrus sp. 



No. 1751. December 31. 1024. 

 Ta Tzu Hsiann Li (fragrant peari. 

 A yellow pear. 2 to 3 inches in diam- 

 eter, with a small core. Ripens late 

 in August. 



62643. Pybus sp. 



No. 1765. January 5. 1925. Hung 

 Hsiai Li (red sour peart. The 

 fruits. 2 to 3 inches in diameter, 

 ripen in September, becoming yellow 

 with a red or pink blush. 



62644. Ptrus sp. 



No. 1768. January 5. 1025. Chin 

 Chin Li (golden handle pear). 



62645. Ptrus sp. 



No. 1774. January 5. 1025. P'ing 

 Kuo Li (apple peari. The white- 

 fleshed fruits, the size of large apples, 

 are white with a pink blush. Ripen s 

 at the end of September. 



62646. Ptrus sp. 



No. 1775. January 5. 1025. Ta 

 Tzu Hsiang Li (fragrant peari. A 

 yellow pear, about 2 inches in diam- 

 eter, which ripens at the end of Sep- 

 tember. 



62647. Ptrus sp. 



No. 1776. January 5, 1025. Pan 

 Chin Su Li (half-catty brittle 

 peari. The yellow fruits ripen dur- 

 ing the early part of October. This 

 is said to be the largest of the pears, 

 being 2 to 3 inches or more in diam- 

 eter. 



62648. Artemisia sp. Asreraeeae. 



Wormwood. 



From Peking. Chihli. China. Roots col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorset, agricultural ex- 

 plorer. Bureau of Plant Industry. R ■ 

 ceived February 25, 1925. 



No. 1816. January 12. 1925. The - 



fragrant. aromatic roots. after being 

 cleaned, are chopped into small ; 

 dipped in hot water, and eaten fresh with 

 soy-bean sauce, vinesxar. a little pepper and 

 salt, sesame oil. and a little sugar. < Dor- 

 sett, i 



32649 and 62650. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim. ». Seba- 

 ceae. Soy bean. 



From Buitenzorg. Java. Seeds pr~ 

 by L. Koch, chief. Plant Breeding - 

 tion. Received February 14. 102". 



These varieties have given good results 

 here during the past few years. <Koch.) 



62649. Svoarte Kedelee Xo. S. 



62650. Witte Kedelee Xo. 17. 



62651. Dexdrocalamus macroculmis 

 Hort. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Catlings 



by David Fairchild. agricultural explorer, 



Bureau of Plant Industry. R- 

 March 10. 1025. 



One of rhe giant bamboos which was in- 

 troduced from Cochin China by the Jardin 

 des Plantes in Paris and sent here for trial. 

 There is now a splendid avenue of it in 

 the Jardin d'Essais. at Algiers. This is a 

 clump species, verv distinct and valuable. 

 {Fairchild.) 



62652. Dioscorea sp. Dioseoreace e 



Yam. 



From Chihli, China. Seeds collected by 

 P. H. Dorsett. agricultural explorer. Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received 

 ary 5. 1925. 



No. 1283. November 8. 1024. Collected 



on the eastern side of One Hundred 1 

 Mountain, en route from Shihchiayung to 

 Huangan. at an altitude of 10,000 

 {Dorsett.) 



62653. Gladiolus HiEsrrrs Jacq. Iri- 

 daceae. 



From Kirstenbosch. Cape Province. South 

 Africa. Bulbs presented by Prof. R. H, 

 Compton. National Botanic Gardens. Re- 

 ceived March 27, 1025. 



About a foot in height, this species has 

 bright-red flowers borne in a very lax. few- 

 flowered, second spike. The sword-shaped 



leaves are strongly ribbed. 



According to Dr. Rudolph Marloth. Cape 

 Town. South Africa, this plant arrows in 

 sandy stretches which are moist only dur- 

 ing the winter. 



62654 to 62656. 

 baceae. 



Pistni sativum L. Fa- 

 Pea. 



From Stirling. Scotland. Seeds pur 



from W. Drummond & Bona, through D. 



N. Shoemaker. Bureau of Plant In I - 

 Received March 27. 1925. 



Introduced for horticulturists testing 

 varieties. 



62354. Drumtnond's Early Multiple. 



62655. New Main Crop Chancelot. 



62656, The BeU. 



