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65480 to 65516— Continued. 



65507. No. 4151. Mefun. September 11, 1925. 

 A wild soy bean growing abundantly over 

 wide areas. It varies considerably in the 

 size of the leaves and perhaps in other 

 ways. 



65508. No. 4231. Ertsingtientze. Septembw 

 16, 1925. A wild soy bean from the moun- 

 tain side. 



65509. Syringa amurensis Rupr. Oleaceae. 



Lilac. 



No. 4230. Harbin.- September 15, 1925. 

 Obtained from plants in the new Russian ceme- 

 tery. We do not know whether this lilac is a 

 white, purple, or lavender-flowered variety. 



For previous introduction, see No. 57344. 



65510. Vagnera sp. Convallariaceae. 



No. 4165. Mefun. September 11, 1925. 

 A low-growing herbaceous plant with small 

 bright-red fruits. It bears a spray of small, 

 white fragrant floweis. 



65511. Viburnum burejaeticum Kegel and 

 Herd. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 4204. Mefun. September 12, 1925, An 

 attractive shrub with dense clusters of red oblong 

 berries which turn black when fully ripe. 



For previous introduction, see No. 58807. 



65512. Viburnum sargenti Koehne. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



No. 4201. Mefun. September 12, 1925. A 

 strong-growing shrub up to 12 or 15 feet high, 

 with large clusters of bright-red fruits which 

 are very showy. We do not recall having seen 

 the flowers. 



For previous introduction, see No. 43734. 



65513. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. Vetch. 



No. 3840. Harbin. A common leguminous 

 plant found all over the cemetery and in many 

 places in the country where we have been. 



65514. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



No. 4152. Mefun. September 11, 1925. A 

 small-leaved legume growing over brush 3 to 4 

 feet high, with pods like peas. 



65515. Vitis amurensis Rupr. Vitaceae. 



Amur grape. 



No. 4153. Mefun. September 11, 1925. A 

 local wild variety which is the best we have 

 ever seen. The vine is a very strong grower; 

 the bunches are large and some of them very 

 compact. The deep-blue or black grapes are 

 of good size, but contain large seeds and very 

 little flesh, though there is considerable well- 

 flavored juice which is made into wine. 



For previous introduction, see No. 57367. 



65516. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



No. 4158. Mefun. September 11, 1925. A 

 yellow dent corn from a field on a mountain 

 side near the railway station. 



65517 to 65552. 



From Manchuria. Collected by P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received November, 1925. 



65517. Ampelopsis sp. Vitaceae. 



No. 4279. From the Hai Yuan Kuan Temple 

 (Sea Cloud Temple) which is commonly known 

 as the Ta Lu Hua Temple, located in the Talu- 

 hua Mountains. September 24, 1925. Seeds of 

 a hard-wooded vine with greenish yellow fruits. 

 This might prove useful as an ornamental. 



65517 to 65552— Continued. 



85518. Amygdalus persica L. (Prunus persica 

 Stokes) . Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



No. 4276. Seeds from fruits obtained at the 

 South Temple compound of the Ta Lu Hua 

 Temple! September 24, 1925. Called mao tao 

 (hairy peach) because of the fuzz on the fruit. 

 A small, round, green peach which is a freestone; 

 the flesh is greenish white and the quality very 

 good. 



65519. Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn. (Se- 

 taria italica Beauv.). Poaceae. Millet. 



No. 4268. September 23, 1925. A few seed 

 heads of an ordinary millet obtained near 

 Koupangtze. 



65520. Corylus sieboldiana mandshurica 

 (Maxim.) C.Schneid. Betulaceae. Hazelnut. 



No. 4454. Harbin. October 9. 1925. Seeds 

 obtained at the market in Fuchia Tien, the 

 Chinese section. 



For previous introduction, see No. 36727. 



65521. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. Yam. 



No. 4455. October 11, 1925. Air tubers of the 

 yam grown by the Chinese gardeners here at 

 Harbin and vicinity. 



65522. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth bean. 



No. 4272. These seeds of yang chiao tou (goat- 

 horn bean) were obtained at the South Temple 

 compound of the Ta Lu Hua Temple, September 

 24, 1925. The green pods are used as a fresh 

 vegetable or are sliced up and made into pickles. 



65523. Fraxinus sp. Oleaceae. Ash 



No. 4277. September 24, 1925. Seeds from 

 small trees along the trail between the Central 

 Temple compound and the East Temple com- 

 pound. 



65524. Gossypium Nanking Meyen. Malva- 

 ceae. Cotton. 



No. 4270. September 23, 1925. Seeds gath- 

 ered en route from Koupangtze to Kuangming. 



For previous introduction, see No. 62595. 



65525. Hemerocallis sp. Liliaceae. 

 No. 4280. Ta Lu Hua Temple. Seeds col] 



lected September 24, 1925. 

 65526. Iris dichotoma Pall. 



Iridaceae. 



No. 4275. September 24, 1925. Seeds ob- 

 tained along the trail from the South Temple 

 compound to the Central Temple compound, 

 about 1,500 to 2,000 feet altitude. Perhaps this 

 is the attractive purple iris seen in other places, 

 but it may prove to be a lavender one. 



For previous introduction, see No. 62178. 



65527. Juglans mandshurica Maxim. Jug- 

 landaceae. 



No. 4441. September 30, 1925. Shan 7io t'ao 

 (wild mountain walnut). Seeds were obtained 

 at Hsiaoliu. 



For previous introduction, see No. 62611. 



65528. Lespedeza sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 4453. Harbin. October 9, 1925. Seeds 

 of a rather tall-growing plant with numerous 

 very attractive pea-shaped purple flowers, ob- 

 tained in the new Russian cemetery. Some of 

 the plants are very pendulous. 



65529. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



No. 4274. Seeds collected along the trail from 

 the South Temple compound to the Central 

 compound, September 24, 1925. 



