JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1925 



23 



€4869 to 64887. 



From Harbin, Manchuria. Seeds collected 



by P. H. Dor3ett, agricultural explorer, 



Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 



September 16, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 Dorsett. 



64869 and 64870. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. "Watermelon. 



No. 3835. July 27, 1925. " Three 

 good friends.". A light-green thin- 

 skinned watermelon, of fair quality, 

 with red flesh and black seeds, ship- 

 ped in from Tashihyingkou. 



64870. No. 3917. August 8, 1925. A 

 small green or maybe striped water- 

 melon from Hailar, where it is said 

 the best melons are grown. 



64871 to 64875. Cucumis melo L. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Melon. 



64871. No. 3834. July 27, 1925. "Chi- 

 nese striped melon." A green and 

 yellow melon with a pleasant aroma. 

 The white flesh 13 of fair quality. 



64872. No. 3857. August 4, 1925. 

 " White melon." A small white 

 melon with faint reddish brown 

 stripes and white flesh which is 

 crisp and watery. 



64873. No. 3858. August 4, 1925. A 

 small green and yellow striped 

 melon with green, rather firm, thin 

 sweet watery flesh of only fair qual- 

 ity. This and the other small 

 melon, No. 3857 [S. P. I. No. 64872], 

 may be short-season varieties. 



64874. No. 3874. August 4, 1925. A 

 small light-green melon purchased in 

 the market at Pristan. The thin 

 crisp green flesh is watery and 

 sweet and of poor quality. A short- 

 season variety. 



64875. No. 3861. August 4, 1925.' The 

 Russian melon with yellowish green 

 skin and rather melting sweetish 

 yellow flesh. 



64876. HORDEDM VULGARE NIGRUM 



(Willd.) Beaven. Poaceae. 



Six-rov/ed barley. 



No. 3878. August 5, 1925. "Black 

 barley " obtained from the test garden of 

 the Manchurian Agricultural Society, 

 Harbin. 



64877 and 64878. Hordeum vulgare pal- 

 lidum Seringe. Poaceae. 



Six-rowed barley. 



August 5, 1925. Obtained from the 

 test garden of the Manchurian Agricul- 

 tural Society, Harbin. 



64877. No. 3879. A local variety of 

 barley, No. 4 in the garden series. 



64878. No. 3880. A local variety of 

 barley, No. 6 in the garden series. 



64879. Prinsepia sinensis Oliver. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



No. 3847. Ertsingtientzi. July 30, 

 1925.. A " thorn cherry." The fruits. 

 which grow abundantly here, are edible 

 but not especially good. They are 

 rather large and vary considerably in 

 size. 



to 64886. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



64880. No. 3842. . Ertsingtientzi. July 

 30, 1925. A wild apricot found on 

 the mountain side. The seeds vary 

 considerably in size and general ap- 

 pearance. 



64869 to 64887— Continued. 



64881 to 64883. Obtained through the 

 superintendent of the botanical gar- 

 den of the Manchurian Agricultural 



Society. 



64881. No. 3910. August 8, 1925. A 

 large-fruited variety. 



64882. No. 3911. August 8, 1925. A 

 very dark reddish variety with 

 relatively small seeds, from tree 

 No. 17. 



64883. No. 3912. August 8, 1925. A 

 yellow variety from tree No. 20. 



64884. No. 3914. August 5, 1925. Pre- 

 sented by B. W. Skvortzow ; se- 

 lected from the best types grow- 

 ing here. 



64885. No. 3915. August 8, 1925. Pre- 

 sented by B. W. Skvortzow ; se- 

 lected from a private garden. 



64886. No. 3916. August 8, 1925. Pre- 

 sented by B. W. Skvortzow ; a 

 large-fruited variety. 



64887. Rubus crataegifolius B u n g e . 

 Rosaceae. Siberian raspberry. 



No. 3841. Ertsingtientzi. July 30, 1925. 

 Obtained from wild plants growing on 

 the mountains. The fruits are red and 

 for a wild variety large, but of poor 

 quality. 



64888. Allium nigrum L. Liliaceae. 



From Morocco. Bulbs collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received June 29, 

 1925. Numbered September, 1925. 

 Collected near Ouezzan ; of possible 



value for borders. (Fairchild.) 



A tall species, about 3 feet in height, 

 native to southern Europe. The attrac- 

 tive pale-violet or whitish flowers are pro- 

 duced in summer. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 58878. 



64889 to 64892. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Bangalore, India. Seeds presented 

 by V. N. Ranganatha Rao, assistant 

 botanist, Department of Agriculture. 

 Received September 11, 1925. 



Locally grown strains. 



64889. Gossypium arboreum L. 



This cotton is commonly grown in 

 Mysore. (Rao.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 52384. 



64890 and 64891. Gossypium herbaceum L. 



Variety melanospermum. A black- 

 seeded variety. 



64890. No. 1. 64891. No. 2. 



64892. Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. 



One of our indigenous cottons. 

 (Rao.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. 45326. 



64893 to 64896. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



From Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. 

 Plants presented by H. R. Wright. Re- 

 ceived September 30, 1925. Notes by Mr. 

 Wright. 



