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63691 to 63699— Continued. 



know, it is the only large bamboo here 

 which spreads and propagates itself by 

 means of underground stems. The 

 sprouts are among the largest and are 

 highly esteemed by the Chinese, being 

 eaten fresh, dried, and pickled. The soil 

 in which this bamboo was growing, is 

 reddish brown loam underlain with lime- 

 stone, and no fertilizer is used. 



63699. (Undetermined.) 



No. 100. Shekkonghaang. February 3, 

 1925. P'o cJiuk. It differs from No. 93 

 [S. P. I. No. 63693] by having round 

 rhizomes. 



63700 to 63726. 



From Chihli Province, China. Seeds col- 

 lected by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 

 plorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived April 9, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 Dorsett. 



Numbers 63700 to 63715 were obtained 

 at Loutai, February 15, 1925. 



63700. Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn. 

 (Setaria italica Beauv.). Poaceae. 



Millet. 



No. 2173. Huang nien ku (yellow 

 sticky millet). A variety which ripens 

 in August. It is ground into flour and 

 used for cakes. The Chinese do not 

 feed it to their stock. 



63701. Citrullus vulgaris S c h r a d . 

 Cucurbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



No. 2164. San pal hsi kua (white wa- 

 termelon). The true white watermelon, 

 having white skin, flesh, and seeds. It 

 has a diameter of 6 to 10 inches,, a 

 length of 18 inches, ripens in August, 

 and is said to be of good quality. 



63702 to 63713. Cucumis melo L. Cucur- 

 bitaceae. Melon. 



63702. No. 2156. Hsiao hua pi Men 

 kua (small striped-skin sweet melon). 

 A green and white striped, sweet- 

 scented melon which ripens about 

 the end of June. It is normally 

 about 3 inches in diameter and 6 

 inches in length. 



63703. No. 2157. Ta hua pi tien kua 

 (large striped-skin sweet melon). 

 This variety is green and white 

 striped, sweet scented, and about 4 

 or 5 inches in diameter and 8 to 9 

 inches in length. 



63704. No. 2158. Pai tien kua (white 

 sweet melon). A sweet-scented 

 melon, about 4 inches in diameter 

 and 8 inches in length, which ripens 

 in July. It is of very good quality. 



63705. No. 2159. Huang hsiang kua 

 (yellow fragrant melon). A small 

 melon, almost round and about 2 to 

 3 inches in diameter, which ripens 

 in July. It is used when ripe for 

 scenting rooms, but is not edible. 



63706. No. 2160. Kuai pai pa tien kua 

 (early white-handled sweet melon). 

 A melon about 3 inches in diameter 

 and 6 inches in length, which ripens 

 in June or July. It is said to be of 

 very good quality. 



63707. No. 2163. Ching pi tien kua 

 (green-skinned sweet melon). This 

 variety, which is 3 to 4 inches by 

 6 to 8 inches, ripens in July and is 

 considered to be of very good quality. 



63700 to 63726— Continued. 



63708. No. 2165. Hei ke ta tsui 

 (black-knotted fragile melon). A 

 white-fleshed melon, about 3 inches 

 in diameter and 8 or more inches 

 long, which is considered to be of 

 very good quality. 



No. 2167. Hua pi tsui kua 

 (striped-skin fragile melon). A 

 green and white striped melon, 4 by 

 8 inches, which ripens in July. It 

 is said to be of good quality. 



63710. No. 2169. Hua pi tien kua 

 (flower-skinned sweet melon). A 

 small melon, said to have light-green 

 flesh, about 3 by 6 inches, which 

 ripens in July. It is considered to 

 be of good quality. 



63711. No. 2170. Hua pi tung kua 

 (flower-skinned eastern melon). This 

 variety, about 8 by 10 inches, ripens 

 in October and is said to be of very 

 good quality. 



63712. No. 2171. Huang tung kua 

 (yellow eastern melon). A melon 6 

 by 8 or 10 inches, which ripens in 

 October ; it is of very good quality. 



63713. No. 2172. Huang chiu tsui 

 (golden-yellow fragile melon). A 

 white-fleshed variety, 4 by 10 or 

 more inches, which ripens in 

 August. 



63714. Cucurbita moschata Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



No. 2168. Huang nun wo kua (yellow 

 flat pumpkin). This variety, about 6 to 

 8 inches in diameter and 12 to 18 inches 

 in length, is said to be harvested through 

 the season. It is cut into small pieces 

 and boiled. 



63715 to 63717. Holcus sorghum L. 

 {Sorghum vulgare Pers.). Poaceae. 



Sorghum. 



63715. No. 2161. A variety, resem- 

 bling kaoliang, which produces canes 



, about 6 feet in height. It is not 

 planted very extensively. 



63716. No. 2186. Obtained at the Pe- 

 king University, February 18, 1925, 

 and originally collected at Liaoyang, 

 Manchuria. Huang ke nieu kaoliang 

 (yellow-husked sticky kaoliang). It 

 is sown in early spring and har- 

 vested in early September. The 

 brush is about 19 inches long. This 

 variety is used for grain and broom 

 stock. 



63717. No. 2187. This variety was also 

 obtained at the Peking University, 

 February 18, }925, and was orig- 

 inally from Liaoyang. Hung ke 

 nieu kaoliang (red-husked sticky 

 kaoliang). The brush is about 22 

 inches or more long. Used for 

 grain and broom stock. 



63718. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Faba- 

 ceae. Mung bean. 



No. 2175. Loutai. February 15, 1925. 

 Lu tou (green mung bean). 



63719 to 63721. Soja max (L.) Piper 



{Glycine* hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soy bean. 



Loutai. February 15, 1925. 



63719. No. 2155. Huang tou (yellow 

 soy bean). 



