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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



63676 to 63688— Continued. 



63685. Rosa foliolosa X rugosa Ros- 

 aceae. 



One of Vilmorin*s hybrids. 



63686. Viburnum henryi Hemsl. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



An evergreen shrubby viburnum 10 

 feet or more in height, 'with dark shin- 

 in? green oblong leaves and stiff pvram- 

 idal panicles of white flowers." The 

 oval fruits, a third of an inch long, are 

 at first red, becoming black, and give 

 the shrub a decidedly ornamental appear- I 

 ance in autumn. Native to central ! 

 China, and hardy as far north as Massa- 

 chusetts. 



63687. Viburnum hupeiiense Rehder. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



A fairly hardy, deciduous shrubby spe- 

 cies, allied to Viburnum icrightii, with 

 coarsely toothed, long-pointed, dark- 

 green leaves and ovoid dark-red fruits. 

 Native to central China. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 59401. 



63688. Viburnum utile Hemsl. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



A handsome, hardy, evergreen shrub of 

 rather open habit, with dark, glossy 

 green, leathery leaves and pure white 

 flowers produced in dense, terminal, 

 rounded trusses in May. These are suc- 

 ceeded by oval blue-black berries. The 

 shrub is native to western China, where 

 it is said to grow on limestone soils. 



63689. Pikoctdoxia winkleki Daniel. 

 Alalaceae. 



From Paris, France. Plants purchased from 

 Vilrnorin-Andrieux & Co.. through David 

 Fairchild. agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received April 20. 

 1925. 



One of the pear grafts on the old quinces 

 in the garden of St, Vincent College gave 

 rise to a sucker of distinct character ; 

 this was called Pirocadonia toinkleri by 

 Lucien Daniel, Hie et Vilaine, France. The 

 shoots and leaves are pubescent, unlike 

 those of the pear. The leaves are short 

 stemmed like the quince, but are lanceo- 

 late like the pear. A very peculiar thine 

 about this hybrid is that it had its origin 

 below the point of union of the srraft and 

 stock. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. No. 

 62016. 



63690. Azn'Dbopogox seeeatts Thunb. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



From Mandalay, Burma. India. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the economic botanist, through 

 C. V. Piper. Bureau of Plant Industfv. 

 Received April 16, 1925. 



This grass is common throughout tropi- 

 cal Asia, including the Philippines. It has 

 also been reported from Southern Rhodesia 

 and is said to have some value as a forage 

 grass. (Piper.) 



63691 to 63699. 



From Kwangtung Province. China. Rhi- 

 zomes collected by F. A. McClure, agri- 

 cultural explorer, Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received April 20. 1925. Notes 

 by Mr. McClure. 



63691 to 63699— Continue!. 



63691. Ai.i-iMA sp. Zinziberaceae. 



N v ". Wong keung. Obtained at the 

 village of Taichong. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see S. P. I. N<.. 63551. 



63692. 'Undetermined.) 



No. ^<>. February 20. 1925. Sha keung. 

 This plant is commonly cultivated in 

 sandy n gions in Kwangtung and is 

 claimed by the Chinese to have drug 

 value. It is used as a condiment I the 

 fresh rhizomes being crushed with a 

 little peanut oil and soy sauce and eaten 

 with meat), as an ingredient in curry 

 powder, and is also prepared for the 

 market by drying. 



63693. I Undetermined, i 



No. 93. February 3. 1925. P'o chuk. 

 This is a medium-sized bamboo whose 

 stems attain a diameter of about l 1 ? to 

 2 centimeters and a height of about 3 

 meters. The shoots or sprouts are nat- 

 urally slender, but are longer propor- 

 tionally than the average variety. They 

 are the first to appear on the market in 

 the spring, coming usually before the end 

 of February. This is a very popular 

 variety with the Chinese. The rhizomes 

 are flat as distinguished from those of 

 No. 100 [S. P. I. No. 63699] which are 

 round. 



63694. (Undetermined.) 



No. 94. February 3. 1925. Lei chuk. 

 This is a very small bamboo with stems 

 scarcely more than 1 centimeter in diam- 

 eter and 1 meter in height and sprouts 

 which are proportionally small. It is not 

 a commercial variety, but is gathered by 

 the Chinese from the wild. The season 

 is sliehtlv later than that of No. 93 

 [S. P. I. No. 63693]. coming in March. 



63695. (Undetermined.) 



No. 95. Sheungtip. February 3. 1925. 

 Kan chuk. This is another dwarf variety 

 of the edible bamboo and is about the 

 size of Lei chuk [S. P. I. No. 63694]. 

 It i> cultivated, or rather allowed to grow 

 around the villages, and the sprouts come 

 on the market in April. 



63696. (Undetermined.) 



No. 96. Tangwanfoh. near Takhing. 

 February 4. 1925. Tax ^gaan chuk. A 

 large-noded. medium-sized bamboo whose 

 shoots come to the market in April. 



63697. (, Undetermined. ) 



No. 97. Tangwanfoh. near Takhing. 

 February 4. 1925. Fa Hok chuk. A 

 straight, smooth-stemmed bamboo of me- 

 dium size, although somewhat larger 

 than Tai Nsaan chuk [S. P. I. No. 

 63696]. The Chinese prefer the sprouts 

 of this variety to those of the Tai Ngaan 

 variety. 



63698. ( Undetermined. ) 



No. 98. February 16, 1925. Man chuk. 

 Obtained in Kaakniukhaang, near Szchim. 

 This is a very interesting bamboo 

 and is much spoken of though not com- 

 monly seen, the culture appearing to be 

 carried on mostly in very out-of-the-way 

 mountain ravines. The plant is unusual 

 among bamboos, being covered with a 

 fine velvety pubescence. The leaves are 

 unusually * small in proportion to the 

 large size of the plant. So far as I 



