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63551 — Continued. 



No. 28. January 17, 1925. Obtained 

 from the village of Taichong. Wong keung. 

 This is an important crop in this region, 

 one village having harvested this year 1,000 

 mau (.approximately 2 acres]. The yield 

 is from 30 to 50 piculs [3,570 to 5,950 

 pounds] of the fresh rhizomes per mau 

 [about one-sixth acre]. When dried, in 

 preparation for the market, the rhizomes 

 shrink from 25 to 30 per cent. The 

 rhizomes are planted during April, sandy 

 soil being preferred, about 10 inches apart 

 in rows 14 inches apart, of which two oc- 

 cupy each raised bed. The number of 

 rhizomes planted on each mau varies be- 

 tween 3,000 to 5,000, depending upon the 

 richness of the soil. (McOlure.) 



63552. Neeitjm oleander L. Apocyna- 

 ceae. Oleander. 



From Algeria. Seeds collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received April 6, 

 1925. 



Seeds from wild plants growing in the 

 Oasis of Bou Saada. To be tested for re- 

 sistance to scale infestation. 



63553. Gossypium hiesutum L. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., through Wal- 

 ter T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received April 6, 1925. 



Cot on Yerli. 



To be tested by cotton specialists. 



63554 to 63560. 



From Algeria. Collected by David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received April 6, 1925. 

 Notes by Doctor Fairchild. 



63554. BOUGAINVILLEA WARSZBWICZII Hort. 



Nyctaginaceae. 



Cuttings of a horticultural variety of 

 this gorgeous flowering climber. Instead 

 of flowering feebly all through the sea- 

 son, this form bursts into bloom in the 

 spring with a perfect mass of magenta 

 flowers which completely hide the plant, 

 and then it does not flower until the 

 following spring. 



63555 and 63556. Diospyros sinensis 

 Hem'sl. Diospyraceae. 



Trees grown from seed of fruits pro- 

 duced by a single tree in Galland Park, 

 Algiers. Doctor Trabut says the fruits 

 are especially fine, and Mrs. M. J. Melia, 

 the wife of the head gardener, of Gal- 

 land Park, declares that they are finer 

 flavored than any of the kaki she has 

 eaten. I think tbis is the white-barked 

 persimmon wbich Frank Meyer saw used 

 as a stock for the kaki in Nangchow, 

 south of Shanghai. 



63555. Plants. 63556. Scions. 



63557 to 63559. ERiobotrya japonica 

 (Thunb.) Lindl. Malaceae. Loquat. 



These scions are from the governor 

 general's garden in Mustapha. 



63557. Since this variety did not have 

 a name, I called it "Governor Gen- 

 eral." The head gardener said that 

 it produced very delicious fruits 

 much larger than the Tanaka, but 

 that they were not good for ship- 

 ping. 



63554 to 63560 — Continued. 



63558. This variety, which Doctor 

 Trabut calls the " Tanaka " and 

 which he says came direct from 

 Japan, has elongated fruits. Accord- 

 ing to Doctor Trabut it is the best 

 of all the varieties for shipping. 



63559. Tanaka Type Improved. Accord- 

 ing to M. J. Melia, head gardener, 

 Galland Park, Algiers, this is a seed- 

 ling from Tanaka and is larger 

 fruited but not so good a shipper. 



63560. Flcus nitida Blume. Moraceae. 



Cuttings of the broad-leaved type 

 which has been found far superior as a 

 street tree here. It is called " Camellia " 

 bv Doctor Trabut and " Laevigata " by 

 Mr. Melia. 



63561 to 63568. Pisum sativum L. Fa- 

 baceae. Pea. 



From Trier, Germany. Seeds obtained 

 from J. Lambert & Son, through D. N. 

 Shoemaker, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received April 7, 1925. 



Locally developed strains. 



63561. Rival. 



63562. ScJvalerbsen. 



63563. Schiveizer Riesen. 



63564. Staatsminister Eyschen. 



63565. Trierer Bristattzlas. 



63566. Verbesserte, Flamisehe Riesen. 



63567. Vorbote (Eclipse). 



63568. Yiini tfchwert. 



63569 and 63570. Pisum sativum L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



From Goteborg, Sweden. Seeds obtained 

 from Goteborgs Tradgardsf orening, 

 through D. N. Shoemaker, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received April 7, 1925. 



Locally developed strains. 



63569. Sabe Svenske. 



63570. Sockerart smor. 



63571. Feagaeia sp. Rosaceae. 



Strawberry. 



From Orleans, France. Plants purchased 

 from Barbier & Co. Received April 9, 

 1925. 



Eugene Transon. This dwarf variety, 

 with very thick, short flower stems, bears 

 bright red, superb fruits which are enor- 

 mous, nearly as big as Mademoiselle Mou- 

 tot, but of a more regular shape, resem- 

 bling Docteur Morere. The firm, sweet, 

 melting flesh is a rosy salmon and richly 

 perfumed. This is a mid-early sort and 

 especially noted for its early crop. (Cata- 

 logue of Barbier & Co.) 



63572 to 63577. Pisum sativum L. Fa- 

 baceae. Pea. 



From Lyon, France. Seeds obtained from 

 Leonard Lille, through D. N. Shoemaker, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 April 6, 1925. 



Locally developed strains. 



63572. Du Chenvvn Long, No. 10106. 



63573. Mangetout Beurre, No. 10337. 



