OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31. 1925 



65159 to 65172. Oryza sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From Coimbatore, India. Seeds presented by the 

 Government economic botanist, Agricultural 

 College. Received October 16, 1925. 



Locally grown strains. 



65159. A. D. T. No. I, Red Sirumani. 



65160. A. D. T. No. II, White Sirumani. 



65161. A. D. T. No. Ill Kuruvai Early. 



65162. .4. D. T. No. V, Nellore Samba. 



65163. G. E. B. No. 24. 



65164. Coimbatore No. I. 



65165. Coimbatore No. II. 



65166. Coimbatore No. III. 



65167. T. No. 298, Jeeraga Samba. 



65168. T. No. 414, Basangi. 



65169. T. No. 329, Ratnachudi. 



65170. P. S. No. 18, Anaikomban-Tinnevelly. 



65171. P. S. No. 25, Sornacari. 



65172. P. S. No. 55, Rasangi. 



65173 and 65174. 



From Tenerifie, Canary Islands. Seeds presented 

 by Juan Bolinaga, Directeur du Jardin de 

 Aclimatacion de Orotava. Received October 

 17, 1925. 



65173. Arbutus canariensis Dunham. Eric- 

 aceae. 



According to a note by TV. T. Swingle, of 

 the Bureau of Plant Industry, published under 

 No. 56529, this is a beautiful evergreen tree 

 attaining a height of 40 feet. It is, as the name 

 indicates, a native of the Canary Islands. The 

 pretty rose-colored flowers, in racemes, are fol- 

 lowed by orange-colored fruits about an inch in 

 diameter, which are beautiful as seen against 

 the shining-green foliage. The fruits are sweeter 

 and more pulpy than those of the strawberry 

 tree, Arbutus unedo, and are considered very 

 good by the natives, in spite of their rather 

 numerous seeds. The bark is smooth an- 1 very 

 thin; the wood is rose colored and useful in 

 cabinetmaking. This species should be used by 

 plant breeders in hybridizing with the strawberry 

 tree. 



65174. Fuchsia corymbiflora Ruiz and Pav. 

 Onagraceae. 



A handsome Peruvian fuchsia with large, 

 serrate, taper-pointed leaves and deep-red 

 flowers. The plant becomes tall, but requires 

 support in order to attain full height, and is 

 therefore adapted for pillars or pergolas in the 

 warmest parts of the United States. 



For previous introduction, see No. 65014. 



65175. Dolichos laelab L. Faba- 

 ceae. Hyacinth bean. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British TVest Indies. 

 Seeds presented by H. Caracciolo. Received 

 October 20, 1925. 



Waby bean. This has been cultivated by Pro- 

 fessor TVaby, who was for a long time in charge of 

 the Botanic Gardens of British Guiana. It is an 

 excellent salad bean. ( Caracciolo.) 



65176. Musa DAVYAE 

 saceae. 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Seeds 

 presented by the chief, division of botany. 

 Received October 20, 1925. 



A South African banana which, as described by 

 Dr. Otto Stapf (Kew, Bulletin of Miscellaneous In- 



Stapf. Mil- 



formation for 1913, p. 102), is about 40 feet high, with 

 erect, rigid leaves sometimes 15 feet long and up to 

 2 feet in width. The fruit is not edible, but the 

 plant is said to yield a fiber used by the natives. 

 In its native habitat, the Transvaal, this banana 

 grows at an altitude of about 4,500 feet on the 

 Drakenberg Range. 



65177 to 65195. 



From Manchuria. Collected by P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received October 15, 1925. 



65177. Actinidia aeguta (Sieb. and Zucc.) 

 Planch. Dilleniaceae. 



No. 4086. Hsiaolin, August 29, 1925. Seeds 

 of a large growing vine bearing fruits which are 

 quite sweet and good; these are eaten fresh or 

 made into jam. 



For previous introduction, see No. 45241. 



65178. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Max- 

 im.) Koehne. Vitaceae. 



No. 3723. Harbin. September 4, 1925. Seeds 

 from an attractive vine which may make a good 

 ornamental, found in the new Russian cemetery. 

 The fruits are yellow when ripe. 



For previous introduction, see No. 63332. 



65179. Aquilegia sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Columbine. 



No. 4149. September 13, 1925. Roots of an 

 ornamental flowering plant, collected at the 

 base of a small hill at Mefun. 



65180. Aspaeagus schobeeioides Kunth. Con- 

 vallariaceae. Asparagus. 



No. 4095. Hsiaolin. August 29, 1925. Black 

 seeds of what appears to be a very good orna- 

 mental. 



65181. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae. 



Red pepper. 



No. 4120. Harbin. September 3, 1925.; Seeds 

 from a locally grown variety of large, red, beil- 

 shaped peppers which are sweet and of good 

 flavor. 



65182. Convallaeia majalis L. Convallari- 

 Lily of the valley. 



No. 4141. Mefun. September 11, 1925. A 

 quantity of pips from an exceptionally fine 

 variety. 



65183. Dioscoeea nipponica Makino. Dios- 

 coreaceae. Yam. 



No. 4148. Mefun. September 13, 1925. 

 Roots of a wild species found on the mountain 

 side. This vine is quite common here and in 

 several other places we have visited. 



65184. Feagaeia sp. Rosaceae. Strawberry. 



No. 4147. September 13, 1925. Plants grow- 

 ing wild near the station at Mefun. 



65185. Ieis kaempfeei Sieb. Iridaceae. Iris. 



No. 4146. Mefun. September 13, 1925. 

 Plants of what is said to be the handsomest of 

 the Manchurian varieties of iris, found along 

 the edge of a bay. 



iris sp. Iridaceae. 



Iris. 



No. 4129. Harbin. September 6, 1925. Roots 

 collected from sand ridges across the Sungan. 



65187. Menispeemum dauricum DC. Menis - 

 permaceae. 



No. 4090. Hsiaolin. August 29, 1925. A few 

 seeds of a vigorous growing vine with large 

 leaves, found in a jungle. 



For previous introduction, see No. 62184. 



