APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1 C J25 



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64310 to 64339. 



From Harbin, Manchuria. Seeds collected 

 by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 June 19, 1925. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. 



64310. Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae. 



Hemp. 



No. 2802. Pniston, Harbin. May 5, 

 1925. From the market; said to be lo- 

 cally grown stock. 



64311. FAGOPYRUM VULGARE Hill ( F. eS- 



culentum Moench). Polygonaceae. 



Buckwheat. 



No. 2865. May 12, 1925. Obtained 

 from a grain dealer in the Chinese sec- 

 tion. 



64312. Helianthus anndus L. Astera- 

 ceae. Sunflower. 



No. 2800. Pniston, Harbin. May 5, 

 1925. A large sunflower obtained in the 

 market ; said to be from stock growing 

 near Harbin. 



64313. Lindm usitatissimum L. Lina- 

 ceae. Flax. 



No. 2803. May 5, 1925. Presented by 

 A. Dmelrieff. flax expert of the Chinese 

 Eastern Railroad. 



64314 and 64315. Nicotiana tabacdm L. 

 Solanaceae. Tobacco. 



64314. No. 2862. May 12, 1925. A 



round-leaved Russian • tobacco ob- 

 tained from a seed shop in the Chi- 

 nese section. 



64315. No. 2863i/ 3 . M ay 12, 1925. A 



long-leaved Chinese variety grown in 

 the vicinity of Harbin. 



64316 to 64329. Phaseolus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



64316 to 64319. Phaseolus angularis 

 (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Adsuki bean. 



64316. No. 2794. May 5, 1925. A 

 small red bean said to be from 

 local stock. 



64317. No. 2870 May 12, 1925. A 

 small white bean obtained in the 

 Chinese section in a grain shop ; 

 reported to have come from stock 

 grown in the vicinity of Harbin. 



64318. No. 2871. May 12, 1925. 

 Hua hsiao tou (flowered small 

 bean), obtained from a seed shop 

 in the Chinese section ; said to 

 have come from stock grown in 

 the vicinity of Harbin. 



64319. No. 2873. May 12, 1925. A 



small bluish or black mottled bean 

 obtained from a grain dealer in 

 the Chinese section and said to be 

 from stock grown in the vicinity 

 of Harbin. 



64320. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. 



Hung bean. 



No. 2791. May 5, 1925. A green 

 mung bean known as " lucky bean " 

 and used for making vermicelli and for 

 sprouts. 



64321. Phaseolus coccineus L. 



Scarlet Runner bean. 



No. 2861. May 11, 1925. Jih Pin 

 ta pai tou (large white bean from 

 Japan), from locally grown stock. 



64310 to 64339— Continued. 



64322 to 64329. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 

 Common bean. 



64322. No. 2790. May 5, 1925. A 

 white garden bean with blotches of 

 pink about the hilum, from Te- 

 yuanyung, Harbin. It is used as 

 a vegetable cooked with kaoliang. 



No. 2793. May 5. 1925. A 

 large mottled variety reported to 

 be from locally grown stock. 



64324. No. 2796. May 5, 1925. A 

 white garden bean used largely by 

 the Japanese. 



64325. No. 2801. Pniston, Harbin. 

 May 5, 1925. A deep-pink or red 

 garden bean obtained in the mar- 

 ket, reported to have come from 

 locally grown stock. 



64326. No. 2863. May 12, 1925. A 

 purple-flowered garden bean ob- 

 tained from a grain shop in the 

 Chinese section ; reported to have 

 Come from stock grown in the 

 vicinity of Harbin. 



64327. No. 2864. May 12, 1925. 

 Huang yun tou, or Wu yueh hsien 

 yun tou (yellow garden bean, or 

 fifth month ripening bean). Ob- 

 tained from a seed shop in the 

 Chinese section. 



64328. No. 2867. May 12, 1925. 

 Ghiao tan yun tou, or Hua yun 

 ton, (bird-egg bean, or flowered 

 garden bean). Obtained from a 

 seed shop in the Chinese section. 



64329. No. 2872. May 12, 1925. 

 A long brown bean known as 

 " pole bean from Japan " ; obtained 

 from a grain dealer in the Chinese 

 section of the town and said to 

 have come from stock grown in the 

 vicinity of Harbin. 



64330 and 64331. Pisum sativum L. 

 Fabaceae. Pea. 



64330. No. 2797. May 5, 1925. A 

 white variety from locally grown 

 stock. 



64331. No. 2858. May 11, 1925. Vo 

 Kuo lu wan tou (green field pea of 

 Russia). This variety, said to have 

 come from locally grown stock, orig- 

 inally came from Russia. 



64332. Raphanus sativus L. 

 caceae. 



Brassi- 

 Radish. 



No. 2866. May 12, 1925. A large 

 round bright-red radish obtained from a 

 seed man in the Chinese section. These 

 radishes are sometimes as much as 8 to 

 10 inches in diameter. 



64333 to 64336. Soja max (L.) Piper 



{Glycine hispida Maxim). Fabaceae. 



Soy bean. 



64333. No. 2792. May 5, 1925. Yellow 

 soy beans called in the Harbin mar- 

 ket " round bean." These are the 

 ones principally used in the manu- 

 facture of oil. 



64334. No. 2795. May 5, 1925. Jih Pin 

 ta hei tou (large black soy bean 

 of Japan), from stock grown in the 

 vicinity of Harbin. This variety 

 seems as large as or larger than 

 any other soy bean we have seen. 

 They are boiled with milk and sugar. 



