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64340 to 64420— Continued. 



64856. Corxlds sp. Betulaceae. Hazel. 



No. 2934. May 15, 1925. Manchurian 

 hazel obtained from the market in the 

 Chinese section of Harbin, said to have 

 come originally from Nientzeshan, about 

 75 miles north of Harbin. The shell is 

 very thick, and the kernel is small but 

 of very gcod quality. 



64357 and 64358. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Melon. 



64357. No. 2887. May 14, 1925. Hu 

 pi tsui kua (tiger skin brittle 

 melon) obtained in the Chinese sec- 

 tion of Harbin. This melon, eaten 

 mostly when boiled, is about 4 inches 

 in diameter and 6 to 7 inches in 

 length. 



64358. No. 2893. Harbin. May 14, 

 1925. Eo Kuo tiero kua (Russian 

 melon). Mr. Skvortzow tells us 

 that this is a hybrid between the 

 Russian and Chinese varieties. The 

 fruit, about 6 inches in diameter and 

 1 foot or more in length, is yellow 

 and green. 



64359 to 64361. Cucumis sativus L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Cucumber. 



64359. No. 2888. May 14, 1925. Pai 

 pi tsai kua (white-skinned cucum- 

 ber) ; a locally grown product. The 

 fruit is 12 to 18 inches in length 

 and is used as a vegetable boiled 

 with meat. 



64360. No. 2889. Harbin. May 14, 

 1925. Kuai chang huang kua (early 

 ripening long cucumber), from lo- 

 cally grown stock. The fruit is a 

 foot or more in length and is green 

 inside. 



64361. No. 2890. May 14, 1925. Eo 

 Kuo huang kua ( Russian common cu- 

 cumber), grown generally about Har- 

 bin. It is from 5 to 6 inches long. 



64362 and 64363. Cdcurbita maxima Du- 

 chesne. Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 



64362. No. 2896. Harbin. May 14, 

 1925. Wo kua (big pumpkin gourd). 

 The yellow fruit is cut into small 

 pieces, boiled, and eaten as a vege- 

 table. 



No. 2921. May 15, 1925. Nan 

 kua (white pumpkin), commonly 

 grown by the farmers. Received 

 from R. C. Flory, Liaochou, Shansi. 



64364 and 64365. Cucurbita pepo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Pumpkin. 



64364. No. 2895. Harbin. May 14, 

 1925. Eo Kuo hsi hulu (Russian 

 vegetable marrow). This pumpkin, 

 of Russian origin, grows about 5 

 inches in diameter and 12 to 18 

 inches in length. 



64365. These seeds, which are brown, 

 were included in the lot sent in un- 

 der Mr. Dorsett's No. 2921 [S. P. I. 

 No. 64363]. 



64366. Fagopxrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn. 

 Polygonaceae. 



No. 2924. May 15, 1925. K'u chiao 

 mai (bitter buckwheat), received from 

 R. C. Flory, Liaochou, Shansi, which he 

 reports as not being very common and 

 which is made into cake flour. 



64340 to 64420— Continued. 



64367. Fagopxrum vulgare Hill (F. es- 

 culentum Moench). Polygonaceae. 



Buckwheat. 



No. 2923. May 15, 1925. R. C. Flory, 

 of Liaochou, Shansi, who presented these 

 seeds, says that they are common up on 

 the hills. They are made into flour and 

 used as food by the people. 



64368. Holcus sorghum L. (Sorghum 

 vu-7garie Pers.). Poaceae. Sorghum. 



No. 2913. May 15, 1925. Hung kao- 

 liang (red kaoliang). Received from 

 R. C. Flory, Liaochou, Shansi. He re- 

 ports that this material is commonly 

 grown. 



64369 and 64370. Hordeum vulgare pal- 

 lidum Seringe. Poaceae. 



Six-rowed barley. 



No. 2931. May 15, 1925. R. C. 

 Flory, Liaochou, Shansi, who pre- 

 sented this material, gives the fol- 

 lowing note : Not very common in 

 this vicinity but seen frequently in 

 the market. 



64370. No. 2977. May 19, 1925. Chi 



Lin ta mai (barley of Kirin, Man- 

 churia) obtained from a seed shop 

 in the Chinese section of Harbin. 

 Said to be from locally grown stock. 



64371 to 64373. Lagenaria leucantha 

 (Duchesne) Rusby. Cucurbitaceae. 



Gourd. 



64371. No. 2902. Harbin. May 14, 

 192.5. Hsiao ya hulu (small orna- 

 mental gourd). The fruit is about 

 4 inches in length. 



64372. No. 2903. Harbin. May 14, 

 1925. Ta ya Imlu (large orna- 

 mental gourd), which grows 12 

 inches long. From locally grown 

 seed. 



64373. No. 2904. May 14, 1925. Ta 

 hulu (big gourd), from locally 

 grown stock. This variety, used 

 for making dippers, was obtained 

 from a seed dealer in the Chinese 

 section of Harbin. 



64374. Lentilla lens (L.) W. F. Wight 

 (Lens esculenta Moench). Fabaceae. 



Lentil. 



No. 2830. May 15, 1925. Hsiao pien 

 tou (small flat bean). Received from 

 R. C. Flory, Liaochou, Shansi. 



64375 to 64377. Panicum miliaceum L. 

 Poaceae. Froso. 



64375. No. 2897. Harbin. May 14, 

 1925. Kuai mei tze (sticky millet), 

 from locally grown stock. The Chi- 

 nese make flour for bread out of this 

 variety. 



64376. No. 2918. May 15, 1925. Nien 

 ku tze (glutinous millet), received 

 from R. C. Flory, Liaochou, Shansi. 

 He reports that this material is 

 commonly used for food. 



64377. No. 2919. May 15, 1925. Mei 

 tze (Tsa millet), received from R. C. 

 Flory, Liaocbou, Shansi, who gives 

 the following report : This variety is 

 not so common as the above [S. P. I. 

 No. 64376]. If the rains come late 

 in the summer this can be planted 

 and it will mature, whereas the 

 common millet would not. 



