JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBEK 30, 1925 



64451 to 64475— Continued. 



64453. Carex sp. Cyperaceae. Sedge. 



No. 3301. Harbin. June 14, 1925. 

 Found in exposed dry places in the new 

 Russian cemetery. 



64454. Falcata japonica Oliver. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 3131. June 1, 1925. A small le- 

 guminous vino* growing in thick shrubby 

 places on the hills about Ertiengtientze. 



64455 and 64456. Hierochxoe glabra 

 Trin. Poaceae. Grass. 



64455. No. 3016. Harbin. May 23, 

 1925. Collected from plants growing 

 in one of the small parks just at the 

 top of the hill, en route from 

 Fuchiatien to New Town. 



64456. No. 3020. Harbin. May 24, 

 1925. Collected in the new Russian 

 cemetery. This grass is peculiar in 

 that the fruiting stalk contains 

 practically no leaves. It is not a 

 bunch grass and apparently spreads 

 not only by seeds but through slen- 

 der underground shoots. 



64457 and 84458. Loxicera praeflorexs 

 Batal. Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



64457. No. 3083. Ertiengtientze. June 

 1. 1925. An edible-fruited honey- 

 suckle wbich grows in the shade of 

 good-sized trees. The fruits, about 

 the size of peas, are bright red. 



64458. No. 3266. Hungtaohotze. June 

 10, 1925. Obtained from plants 

 growing in rather open timberland 

 on the mountain ridges in one of 

 the V. F. Kavolsky forest conces- 

 sions. We ate quite a few of these 

 fruits and can say that while they 

 are not excellent we have eaten 

 worse. 



64459 and 64460. Panicum miliaceum L. 

 Poaceae. Proso. 



64459. No. 3137. June 1, 1925. A 

 glutinous red-seeded variety pro- 

 cured from a Chinese farmer about 

 1% miles to the northeast of Er- 

 tiengtientze. 



64460. No. 3140. June 1, 1925. A 

 very dark, almost black shiny-seeded 

 variety obtained from a Chinese 

 farmer about 1% miles northeast of 

 Ertiengtientze. 



64461. Poa sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 3299. Harbin. June 14, 1925. 

 Collected in a dry exposed place in the 

 new Russian cemetery. 



64462. Pruxus 



Amygdalaceae. 



Cherry. 



No. 3174. Harbin. June 4, 1925. 

 Yen tai ying tao (Chefoo cherry) ob- 

 tained in the market and said to have 

 been shipped in from Chefoo. The seeds 

 are rather large and appear to be some- 

 what different from the ordinary cherry. 



64463 to 64472. Ulmds spp. Ulm'aceae. 



Elm. 



64463. Ulmus macrocarpa Hance. 



No. 3156. Ertiengtientze. June 1, 

 1925. 



64464 and 64465. Ulmus pumila L. 



64464. No. 2986. May 20, 1925. 

 Collected from trees, exposed to 

 drought and severe cold, growing 



64451 to 64475— Continued. 



on a sandy knoll a mile or so to 

 the north of Harbin, in bottomland 

 across the Sungari River. 



64465. No. 2995. May 22, 1925. 

 Obtained from trees growing in 

 the old Russian cemetery, located 

 about two blocks east of the Amer- 

 ican legation. These trees are bet- 

 ter shaped than the others. 



64466 and 64467. Ulmus japonica Sarg. 



64466. No. 3072. . May 31, 1925. 

 Obtained from a tree located on 

 the southwestern slope of the hill 

 near Ertiengtientze. The leaves 

 of this tree are more or less rough, 

 and the fruits are small. 



64467. No. 3127. 

 June 1, 1925. 



Ertiengtientze. 



64468 to 64471. Ulmus pumila L. 



64468. No. 3128. Ertiengtientze. 

 June 1, 1925. An attractive tree 

 with pendulous branches. 



64469. No. 3129». June 1, 1925. 

 Collected on the' hillside northeast 

 of Ertiengtientze. 



64470. No. 3132. Ertiengtientze. 

 June 1, 1925. More or less cork 

 was found on the branches of this 

 tree. 



64471. No. 3267. June 10, 1925. 

 Hsiao yueh hung yil shu (small- 

 leaved red elm). This variety was 

 obtained in the river bottom in 

 the V. F. Kavolsky forest conces- 

 sion about 20 miles from Hengtao- 

 hotze. 



64472. Ulmus laciniata (Trautv.) 

 Mayr. 



No. 3065. May 31, 1925. From a 

 small tree growing on a northern moun- 

 tain slope to the northeast of Ertieng- 

 tientze. This species has rather long 

 frmts and large leaves. The tree is 

 said to be rather large, but so far we 

 have seen only one small one. 



64473 to 64475. Viola spp. Violaceae. 



Violet. 



64473. Viola variegata Fisch. 



No. 3105. Ertiengtientze. June 1, 

 1925. A species with cyclamenlike 

 leaves, white along the veins, and 

 light purple flowers. 



64474. Viola collixa Bess. 



No. 3106. Ertiengtientze. June 1, 

 1925. The large light-green leaves are 

 produced on long stems ; the stems 

 and leaves are hairy. 



64475. Viola sp. 



No. 3130. June 1, 1925. A wild 

 Chinese violet found on the hillsides 

 to the northeast of Ertiengtientze. 



64476 to 64497. 



From Blackwood, South Australia. Seeds 

 presented by W. L. Wheeler, Eden Hills, 

 through Edwin Ashby, " Wittunga." Re- 

 ceived July 31, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 Wheeler. 



64476. Balaustiox pulcherrimum Hook. 

 Myrtaceae. 



A low prostrate shrub, native to 

 Western Australia, with a short thick 

 trunk, narrow rigid leaves, and large 



