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63869 to 63875 — Continued. 



and 2 centimeters in diameter), whose 

 edible shoots are considered a close sec- 

 ond in quality to those of No. 108 

 [S. P. I. No. 63870]. This variety 

 begins to sprout in early April, and 

 here again, as elsewhere observed, I 

 found the best shoots growing in damp 

 loose loam. A peculiar characteristic 

 of the canes is that prominent swell- 

 ings occur just below the lower nodes, 

 which are quite close together. The 

 name Fat t'o probably refers to this 

 peculiarity. In earlier days the lower 

 sections of these canes brought a good 

 price for handles of fans, but in re- 

 cent years they are more in demand 

 as pipe stems. 



63873. (Undetermined.) 



No. 111. Near the village of Heung- 

 lokeuk. March 14, 1925. Kan ohuk. 

 This bamboo is commonly planted on 

 the mountain sides and allowed to 

 shift for itself among the native vege- 

 tation. Under these conditions the 

 plant attains a height of 2 to 3 meters 

 and a diameter of 1.5 to 2 centimeters. 

 The coarse red soil in which these 

 plants were growing is formed from 

 granite. A thin layer of dark soil 

 accumulates where the natural vege- 

 tation is permanent. The bamboo 

 flourishes best, of course, where this 

 layer is thickest. The young shoots 

 are eaten, being taken just as they 

 appear at the top of the ground. Its 

 season begins about the middle of 

 April. 



63874. (Undetermined.) 



No. 112. March 13, 1925. This 

 bamboo was growing near the village 

 of Heunglokeuk. where it is allowed 

 to shift for itself among the native 

 vegetation on the steep banks of a 

 ravine. The canes reach a height of 

 4 meters and a diameter of 2 to 2.5 

 centimeters between the nodes in the 

 habitat described, but the variety is 

 said to become much larger under more 

 favorable cultural conditions. The 

 young shoots are of excellent quality 

 and fair size. Their season begins in 

 April. 



63875. (Undetermined.) 

 [Sent in without notes.] 



63876 to 63879. Pisum sativum L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



From Wellington. New Zealand. Seeds ob- 

 tained from F. Cooper, through D. N. 

 Shoemaker, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received May 8, 1925. 



Locally developed strains. 



63876. Austral. 



63877. Richard Secldon. 



63878. Te Aroha. 



63879. Wellington. 



63880 to 63889. Pisum sativum L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



From Bretigny sur Orge, France. Seeds 

 obtained from L. Clause, through D. N. 

 Shoemaker, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received May 8, 1925. 



Locally developed strains. 



63880 to 63889 — Continued. 



63880. Due de Manchester. 



63881. Oris de Prtntemps 1 . 



63882. Gris d'Hiver. 



63883. Gros blanc geant Victoria. 



63884. Gros vert pour grande culture. 



63885. Man get out Nain Debeve. 



63886. Sabre, race de Paris. 



63887. Serpette amelioree, race de Paris. 



63888. Trophy, tres tardif. 



63889. Union Jack. 



63890 to 63894. Gossypium barbadense 

 L. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented by R. H. 

 Forbes, Compagnie Generale des Col- 

 onies, Kulikoro, French Sudan, French 

 West Africa. Received May 6, 1925. 

 Notes by Mr. Forbes. 



The following seeds are from the Bahtien 

 Farm. 



63890. No. 46a. Saka. Fathi. 



63891. No. 46b. Upper Egypt. 

 63893. No. 46c. Saka. Pilion. 



63893. No. 46d. Saka. Ashmouni. 



63894. No. 46e. Saka. Cazzouli. 



63885 to 63900. 



From Tammisto, Malm, Finland. Seeds pre- 

 sented by J. O. Saulis, manager of the 

 plant-breeding station, through C. R. 

 Ball, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 May 12, 1925. 



A collection of local varieties originated 

 at Tammisto. 



63895 to 63897. Avena sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. OatSi 



63895. Esa. 



63896. Pelso. 



63897. Vijto. 



63898 and 63899. Hordeum distichon 

 palmella Harlan. Poaceae. 



Two-rowed barley. 



63898. Halikho No. 2. 



63899. Uurainen. 



63900. Hordeum vulgare pallidum Se- 

 ringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



Early 0283. 



63901 to 63904. Oryza sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Eice. 



From Jorhat. India. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. S. K. Mitra, Economic botanist to the 

 Government of Assam. Received May 8, 

 1925. 



The following varieties are from the 

 Karimganj Farm. 



63901. No. S-149. Indra Sail. 



63902. No. S-156. Nagra Sail. 



63903. No. S-159. Dudshar. 



63904. No. S-232. King's Own. 



