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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



63905 and 63906. Triticum aestivum 

 L. (2'. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Tammisto, Malm, Finland. Seeds pre- 

 sented by J. O. Saulis, manager of the 

 plant-breeding station, through C. It. Ball, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received May 

 12, 1925. 



Local varieties originated at Tammisto. 



63905. Winter Sukkula. 



63906. Spring Tammi. 



63907. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 

 Solatia ceae. Tomato. 



From Bordeaux, France. Seeds presented 

 by Prof. L. Beille, director, Jardin Bo- 

 tanique de Talence. Received May 7, 

 1925. 



Var. cerasiforme. A yellow-fruited form 

 of the cherry tomato. 



63908 to 63967. 



From Chihli Province, China. Seeds ob- 

 tained by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 

 plorer. Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived May 5, 1925. Notes by Mr. Dor- 

 sett. 



Amygdaujs persica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



No. 2393. March 14, 1925. T'u t'ao 

 (wild peach) from Lijeutsu, which is a 

 big deciduous fruit-growing section in an 

 immense broad level valley near Pao- 

 tingfu. This variety is also called 

 " earth peach " by the natives. It is 

 used for stock upon which to graft or 

 bud the commercial varieties. 



63909. Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) 

 Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. Wax gourd. 



No. 2408. Loutai, near Peking. March 

 17, 1925. A winter variety. 



63910 to 63915. Brassica spp. Brassica- 

 ceae. 



Paotingfu. March 10, 1925. 



63910. Brassica sp. 



No. 2327. Anhsu ta pai ts'ai (larse 

 Anhsu cabbage). This variety is 

 planted the latter part of Julv,' later 

 transplanted, and during October it is 

 cut and stored in the cellar. The 

 average weight is 15 to 16 pounds. 



63911. Brassica sp. 



No. 2328. Pao tou pai ts'ai (folding 

 head cabbage), planted in July and 

 later transplanted. This variety, the 

 leaves of which fold in, grows to a 

 height of about 14 inches and weighs 

 12 to 13 pounds. 



63912. Brassica sp. 



No. 2329. Hsiao pai k'ou pai ts'ai 

 (small white mouth cabbage). A va- 

 riety, about 12 to 13 inches high and 

 with the leaves spreading out, which 

 is planted in July or earlier. It is 

 not commonly planted, but is said to 

 be of very good quality. 



63913. Brassica sp. 



No. 2330. Ho t'ao toen pai ts'ai 

 (walnut-hulled cabbage), commonly 

 planted here. This variety, the head 

 resembling a walnut hull, grows 13 



63908 to 63967— Continued. 



to 14 inches in height and weighs 

 about 8 to 10 pounds. 



63914. Brassica sp. 



No. 2331. A variety which is said 

 to have a diameter of 4 to 6 inches. 



63915. P.uassica sp. 



No. 2332. Shami pe'i Ian (kohl- 

 rabi of Shansi). This seed came 

 from Shansi Province and is said to 

 grow to 8 or more inches in diameter. 



83916. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae. 



Hemp. 



No. 2335. Paotingfu. March 10, 1925. 



63917 and 63918. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



63917. No. 2333. Paotingfu. March 10, 

 1925. Ta hei kuan hsi kua (large 

 black-vase watermelon), said to have 

 originally come from Shantung 

 Province. This variety grows from 

 10 to 15 inches in diameter and 16 

 to 18 inches in length; the skin is 

 black and the flesh yellow. 



63918. No. 2334. Paotingfu. March 10, 

 1925. A sm'all red-seeded water- 

 melon also said to have originally 

 come from Shantung Province. It 

 is a red-fleshed, yellow-skinned va- 

 riety about 8 inches in diameter and 

 16 to 20 inches in length. 



63919. Euonymus sp. Celastraceae. 



No. 2318. En route from Mentoukou 

 to Toli. Niang niang ch'uan (empress 

 hand). Obtained from a shrub growing 

 out of the top of a monk's tomb or 

 monument in what is known as Tartar 

 Cemetery. 



63920 and 63921. Fagopyrum vulgare 

 Hill (F. esculentum Moench). Polyg- 

 onaceae. Buckwheat. 



63920. No. 2355. Poyi. March 11, 

 1925. A locally grown variety. 



63921. No. 2386. Shenchou. March 

 14, 1925. A locally grown variety. 



63922. Hibiscus cannabinus L. Malva- 

 ceae. Ambari hemp. 



No. 2338. Paotingfu. March 10. 1925. 

 Ching ma (green hemp). A locally 

 grown variety. 



63923. Holcus sorghum L. (Sorghum 

 vulgare Pers.) Poaceae. Sorghum. 



No. 2413. Loutai. March 17, 1925. A 



sticky white variety. 



63924. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley. 



No. 2341. Paotingfu. March 10, 1925. 

 Called " king barley " or " awn barley." 



63925. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley. 



No. 2397. Tunkechuang. March t 15, 

 1925. Called by the Chinese " rice bar- 

 ley." 



63926. Hordeum sp. Poaceae. Barley. 



No. 2411. Loutai. March 17, 1925. 

 These seeds are also called " rice bar- 

 ley " by the Chinese. 



63927 and 63928. Panicum miliaceum L. 

 Poaceae. Proso. 



63927. No. 2400. Loutai. March 17, 

 1925. An early variety which is 

 used mostly for food during the New 

 Year season. 



