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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



65517 to 65552— Continued. 



65530. Maackia amtrensis Rupr. Fabaceae. 



No. 4438. A variety with rather inconspicu- 

 ous white flowers. These seeds were obtained 

 at Hsiaoliu, September 30, 1925. 



For previous introduction, see No. 57301. 



65531. Malus sp. Malaceae. Crab apple. 



No. 4350. Ertsingtientze. Seeds collected 

 September 25, 1925. A wild Chinese crab apple 

 from the mountains. This is a fine ornamental 

 and may prove valuable as a stock and in con- 

 nection with plant-breeding experiments. 



65532. Cynanchum auriculatum Royle. As- 

 clepiadaceae. 



No. 3841. Harbin. September 15, 1925. 

 Seeds of a large-leaved, pink-flowered, fragrant 

 vine. It has a milky juice, and the seed pod is 

 similar to that of the milkweed. 



65533 to 65535. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. 



Rice. 



65533. No. 4348. A few seed heads of an up- 

 land rice obtained en route from the Ta 

 Lu Hua Temple to Koupangtze, Septem- 

 ber 25, 1925. 



65534. No. 4580. A water rice, bearded, with 

 a white hull, grown a few miles west of 

 Harbin in the Sungari River bottom. 



65535. No. 4581. Harbin. October 13, 1925. 

 Seed heads of a red-hulled bearded water 

 rice which is called pukado (?) and which 

 is supposed to be a Japanese variety. 



65536. Physalis alkekengi L. Solanaceae. 



No. 4439. Purchased en route from Hsiaoliu 

 to Harbin. Fruits orange scarlet, of fine quality. 



65537 to 65542. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. Pear. 



65537. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4253. Koupangtze. September 22, 

 1925. Seeds of the pa li hsiang li (eight-li 

 fragrant pear). F. C. Reimer, Talent, Oreg., 

 says that this is the most important Chinese 

 pear. 



65533. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4254. Koupangtze. September 22, 

 1925. Seeds of the hsiang shut li (fragrant 

 water pear) . 



65539. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4255. Seeds of a variety, which, 

 according to Professor Reimer, is one of the 

 four most important Chinese pears for stock. 

 Obtained at the Ta Lu Hua Temple, Sep- 

 tember 22, 1925. 



65540. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4269. September 24, 1925. Tu li 

 (wild pear). Seeds obtained from trees grow- 

 ing near the Ta Lu Hua Temple. The 

 natives use this pear as stock for all the 

 cultivated varieties. 



65541. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4416. September 26, 1925. Chien pa li 

 (pointed bottom pear). Seeds purchased at 

 Hsiungyaoching. 



65542. Pyrus sp. 



No. 4417. Hsiungyaoching. September 26, 

 1925. Seeds of the man yuan hsiang li 

 (fragrant-in-the-whole-orchard pear), used in 

 the manufacture of brandy. 



65543. Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae. 

 Castor bean. 



No. 4582. Harbin. October 14, 1925. Seeds 

 of a variety free from awns on the seed pods, 

 obtained from the botanical garden of the Man- 

 churian Agricultural Research Society. 



65517 to 65552— Continued. 



65544 and 65545. Salix spp. Salicaceae. Willow. 



Cuttings from the Sungari River bottom, 

 October 15, 1925. These two forms should make 

 good basket stock, as th<* growth is long and 

 slender and about 8 feet in length. These wil- 

 lows are said to be cut off every year for fuel. 



65544. Salix sp. 



No. 4590. A yellow-bark willow. 



65545. Samx sp. 



No. 4591. A red-bark willow. 



65546 to 65549. SoJA max (L.) Piper (Glycine his- 

 pida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



65546. No. 4273. Seeds of a large-fruited, 

 green soy bean, obtained at the Ta Lu Hua 

 Temple, September 24, 1925. 



65547. No. 4437. September 30, 1925. Wild 

 soy bean. These seeds were obtained by 

 Peter Liu at Hsiaoliu. 



65548. No. 4448. October 5, 1925. A wild 

 soy bean presented by B. W. Skvortzow. 

 These seeds were obtained in the Sungari 

 River bottom. 



65549. No. 4583. October 14 and 15, 1925. 

 Seeds of a wild soy bean from the Sungari 

 River bottom. 



65550. Spiraea sp. Rosaceae. Spirea. 



No. 4278. September 24, 1925. Seeds from 

 plants growing near the Ta Lu Hua Temple. 

 Apparently the plants had bloomed profusely. 

 This may prove valuable as an ornamental. 



65551. Tilia amurensis Rupr. Tiliaceae. 



Linden. 



No. 4271. Seeds of a small-leaved Manchurian 

 linden growing along the trail from the South 

 Temple compound to the Central Temple 

 compound. 



65552. Trifolium repens L. Fabaceae. 



White clover. 



No. 4440. September 30, 1925. Seeds of a 

 white clover obtained at Hsiaoliu, along the 

 railroad. This variety is apparently an intro- 

 duction. 



65553. Eucalyptus lehmanni 

 (Schauer) Preiss. Myrtaceae. 



From Hobart, Tasmania. Seeds presented by L. 

 A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, Agricultural 

 and Stock Department. Received November 

 27, 1925. 



In a note published under No. 28849, Alwin 

 Berger, of La Mortola, Ventimiglia, Italy, states 

 that this is a large shrub or small tree with rough 

 reddish bark peeling off in irregular sheets. The 

 greenish yellow flowers open from July to Septem- 

 ber. It is native to Western Australia, and Mr. 

 Berger believes it to be a valuable ornamental. 



65554 to 65558. 



From Kharkof, Ukrainia, Russia. Seeds presented 

 by L. P. Bordakoff, All-Ukrainian Seed-Produc- 

 ing Association, through F. A. Coffman, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received November 30, 

 1925. Notes by Mr. Bordakoff. 



65554. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



Schatilovsci (mutica). From the Schatilov 

 Experiment Station. 



65555 to 65557. Triticum Aestivum L. (T. vul- 

 gar eVi\\.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



Varieties of spring wheat from the Saratov 

 Experiment Station. 



65555. No. 62 (lutescens). For humid dry 

 regions. 



