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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



65819 to 65853 — Continued. 



65532. No. 212. Oo laam; shaan Jaam. A 

 seedling tree which through neglect was 

 never grafted. All ungrafted trees of this 

 species are known as shaan laam (moun- 

 tain olive). The fruits are long and semi- 

 pointed, and the seeds are comparatively 

 long and tapering at the end. The resin 

 and oil content seem to lie higher than in 

 the other varieties, and the quality is fair 



65533. No. 213. Oo laam; ah paak oo laam. 

 This variety, propagated only by grafting, 

 is similar in shape to No. 212 [No. 65S32] 

 but slightly larger on the average. The 

 quality is medium, the flavor poor, and the 

 skin is very tough. The seed is long 

 pointed but not so long as that of No. 212. 



65834. No. 214. Oo laam; ngoh ko oo laam. 

 This is the thickest fleshed variety, but 

 also the most coarse grained and fibrous. 

 The fruits are subobovate and the seed 

 very long pointed. Propagated only by 

 grafting. 



65535. Dianella caerulea Sims. Liliaceae. 



No. 238. From the wild in the pine woods at 

 Bagnio, Luzon, Philippine Islands, at an alti- 

 tude of about 1,500 meters. September, 1925. 

 A herbaceous perennial, 1 to 2 meters high, with 

 its two-ranked linear leaves in distichous ar- 

 rangement. The under surface of the leaves is 

 scantily covered with a white powdery bloom; 

 the pale blue flowers, with yellow stamens, are 

 borne in terminal corymbs; the fruits are pro- 

 duced rather abundantly, soon turning black 

 and soft, falling to the ground. Spreads by 

 creeping rootstocks. 



65836 to 65838. Diospyeos EAKI L. f. Diospy- 

 raceae. Kaki. 



65836. No. 179. From a tree belonging to 

 Chue Tung, at T'oichung, Honam Island, 

 Kwangtung Province. October 26, 1925. 

 Shui fez: ma tai yeung Isz. The globose, 

 light-yellow fruits, 4 to 5 centimeters in 

 diameter, are rather seedy and have firm 

 flesh. 



For introduction of bud wood see No. 

 655S2. 



65837. No. ISO. Sai ' paat sin tsz. A large 

 prolific tree found just outside of Pak- 

 shaan, Honam Island, Kwangtung Prov- 

 ince. October 26, 1925. 



65888. No. 195. From a tree, near Lohfungtsz 

 (Monastery), Lohkongtung, Kwangtung 

 Province, belonging to Chung Ch 'iu Chue, 

 October 30, 1925. Sz man chuen tsz. 

 This variety is considered very prolific, 

 and the tree is about 20 feet high and has a 

 spread of about 20 feet. The fruits, the 

 size of a goose egg, are subglobular and 

 characterized by a depression which forms 

 a "collar" just below the calj"x. This is a 

 rather seedy variety, some fruits having 

 four or five seeds, but seedless ones are 

 often found on this tree. The most 

 striking thing about the fruits is that it is 

 not necessary to ripen them artificially in 

 order to remove the astringency. Ch'iu 

 Chue says that this is the only tree he 

 knows that produces nonastringent fruits. 



65839. Ekemochloa ophiuboides (Munro) 

 Hack. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 220. From the island of Honam, Kwang- 

 tung Province. This variety was growing on 

 rolling land not under cultivation, but con- 

 stantly pastured and cut over by hunters of 

 fuel. This grass has never been grown artifi- 

 cially here by means of seed, but it can doubtless 

 be grown by following the usual practices ob- 

 served in sowing lawn grasses. 



For previous introduction see No. 58389. 



65819 to 65853 — Continued. 



65840. Ficrs sp. Moraceae. Fig. 



No. 237. A much-branched shrub up to 4 or 

 5 meters in height, found growing in a sink hole 

 in a limestone formation in the wild near Baguio, 

 Luzon, Philippine Islands, at an altitude of 

 about 5,000 feet, September, 1925. The fruits 

 are small, up to 2 centimeters in diameter, rich 

 purple when ripe, sweet, and of very pleasant 

 flavor. Owing to the tenderness of the skin and 

 its freedom from the rougnness which makes 

 the ordinary fig a little difficult for some persons 

 to eat, this fruit may be eaten fresh, in which 

 state it was pronounced delicious by all those 

 who sampled it. The leaves are mostly entire, 

 oblong to lanceolate, acute, with a roughness to 

 the touch which is due to a sparse covering of 

 short, bristly scalelike excrescences. This is 

 probably not of promise as a commercial fig, 

 owing to the smaliness of the fruits, the tender- 

 ness of the skin, and the scant fecundity; but it 

 may have possibilities as a stock or for breeding 

 purposes. 



65841. GLYPTOSTROBtrs PEKSELis (Staunton) 

 Koch (Taxodium heterophyUum Brongn.). 

 Pinaceae. 



No. 222. From Honam Island, Kwangtung 

 Province. October 1925. Shui tsung. A beau- 

 tiful ornamental which is planted along water- 

 courses and ponds in many parts of the Canton 

 delta because of its supposed beneficent geoman- 

 tic influence. The lumber is considered to be 

 very durable even when exposed to moistnie, 

 as it requires more than average moisture in 

 order to thrive, and is therefore used in the 

 construction of boats at Canton, particularly as 

 heavy timbers. This tree is of scientific interest 

 in that it is known only in cultivation. Its 

 native home is supposed to be somewhere in 

 southern China, since it is not known elsewhere. 

 It can be grown as a seedling if not allowed to 

 become too dry. 



65842. Ixora chinexsis Lam. Rubiaceae. 



No. 187. Obtained in the wild at Kotaaitam- 

 shaan, Lohkongtung, Kwangtung Province, 

 October 31, 1925. Lung shum fa. A small, 

 ornamental bush with abundant dense terminal 

 umbels of attractive flame-colored flowers. The 

 leaves are large, shiny, and pale green. 



6584S. Melastoma saxgctxeum Roxb. Mela- 

 stomaceae. 



No. 188. From the wild at Kotaaitamshaan, 

 Lohkongtung, Kwangtung Province, Novem- 

 ber 1, 1925. Monim. A fine ornamental shrub, 

 attaining a height of 1 to 2 meters, with \;-.ize 

 shiny red-nerved leaves and large single deep- 

 pink flowers with conspicuous yellow stamens. 



65844 to 65848. Protcs salicixa Lindl. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Japanese plum. 



Obtained at Pakshaan, Honam Island, 

 Kwangtung Province, June, 1925, from Mok Tai 

 T'ong. 



65844. No. 226. Contrary to the vernacular 

 name, hung fa lei (red-flowered plum), 

 this and all the other varieties known 

 here have white flowers. The fruits, 

 however, when ripe are deep red, almost 

 black, with deep-red flesh and compara- 

 tively small seeds to which the flesh ad- 

 heres very tightly. While very attrac- 

 tive in appearance and good shippers, 

 these fruits are quite sour. This variety 

 is said to be propagated almost entirely 

 by means of root sprouts. 



65845. No. 227. The flowers of this variety 

 are white. The fruits are dark red, mot- 

 tled with fine yellow dots; suture shallow, 

 marked with darker red; apex often with 

 slightly raised appendage: fiesh firm, 

 juicy, red, flavor fair. Propagated by 

 grafting. The seedlings of any variety 



