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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



65861 to 65880— Continued. 



65884. Elsiioltzia patrinii (Lopechin) Garcke 

 (E. crhtata WiUcL). Menthaceae. 



No. 4700. November S, 1925 From Echo. 



For previous introduction see No. 29928. 



65365. &UONYMUS sp. Celastraceae. 



No. 4690. From Echo, October 8, 1925. 

 This may prove of value as an ornamental. 



65866. Fraxints sp. Oleaceae. Ash. 



No. 4730. November 10, 1925. From the Ta 

 Lu Hua Temple, Talubua Mountains. 



65867. Gleditsia heterophylla Blume. Cae- 

 salpiniaceae. 



No. 4708. November 8, 1925. Collected in 

 the Western Hills, northwest of Peking. This 

 may be the same as No. 653 [No. 61922]. 



65888. Glyctrrhiza sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 4698. November 8, 1925. A rank-grow 

 ing plant with heavy seed pods and spiny cap 

 sules, found in Echo. 



65839 and 65870. Juglans REGIA L. Juglan 

 daceae. Walnut 



From the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near Peking 

 October 29, 1925. 



65869. No. 4664. Chiu tze ho tao (ornament, 

 walnut). A very hard-shelled, irregular- 

 shaped variety which ripens at the end of 

 August. 



65870. No. 4665. A thin-shelled variety 

 which ripens at the end of August. 



65871. Lespedeza sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 4691. November 8, 1925. A herbaceous 

 plant from Echo. 



65872. Lespedeza sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 4701. November 8, 1925. From Echo. 



65873. Nicotiana sp. Solanaceae. Tobacco. 



No. 4695. November 8, 1925. Chinese cul- 

 tivated tobacco grown in the vicinity of Echo. 



65874. Perella frt.'Tescens (L.) Britton (P. 

 ocymoides L.). Menthaceae. Perilla. 



No. 4703. November 8, 1925. From Echo. 



For previous introduction see No. 62187. 



65875. Pixrs koraiensis Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Pinaceae. Pine. 



No. 4706. Seeds obtained at the market, 

 Harbin, November 8, 1925, where they had been 

 shipped in from the mountains of the surround- 

 ing region. 



For previous introduction see No. 65501. 



65876. Polygonum divaricatum L. Polyg- 

 onaceae. 



No. 4696. November 8, 1925. From Echo. 



65877. Prtjnus sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 



No. 4670H- A variety which may be valuable 

 for stock; good fruiting types also may appear. 

 From the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near Peking. 



65873. Pyrus BETrxAEFOLiA Bunge. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



No. 4723. Nung Lo Tomb. October 18, 1925. 

 From the same tree as the seeds sent in under 

 No. 865 [No. 62195]. This tree is a considerable- 

 distance from any other pear tree, which perhaps 

 accounts for so few seeds in the fruit. 



65861 to 65880 — Continued. 



65879. Pvrus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



No. 4724 Wild pears obtained in the Peking 

 market, October 21, 1925, where they had been 

 shipped in from Shaho, north of Peking. They 

 may prove of interest as stock. 



65880. Sorbus sp. Malaceae. 



Mountain ash. 



No. 46S9. November 3, 1925. An ornamental 

 red-fruited tree growing near Achihe station of 

 the Chinese Eastern Railway. The berries are 

 borne in clusters similar to elderberries and after 

 frost may be made into jam. Seeds were sent in 

 under No. 4572 [No. 65683]. 



65881 to 65899. Oryza sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by 

 A. Kol, chief of bureau of introduction and 

 information, Institute of Applied Botany and 

 New Cultures, through C. E. Chambliss, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received January 5, 

 1926. Locality notes by Mr. Kol. 



65881. No. 1. Tchaltyk. From Armenia. 



65882. No. 3. Tchalty~k. From Aserbejdshan, 

 Nuchimsky District. 



65883. No. 4. Andabru. From Aserbejdshan, 

 Baku Government, Lenkoransky District. 



65884. No. 7. Style. From Aserbejdshan, Baku 

 Government, Lenkoransky District. 



65885. No. 8. Shala. From Turkestan, Dusety 

 Su District. 



No. 20. Shala. From Samarkand Dis 

 trict. 



65887. No. 21. Shala. From Samarkand Dis 

 trict. 



65838. No. 22. Shala. From Samarkand Dis 

 trict. 



65889. No. 37. Shala (China). From Turke 

 stan. 



65890. No. 101. From Turkestan. 



65891. No. 103. Shala. From Turkestan 

 Dsheti-Su. 



65892. No. 105. Shala. From Turkestan 

 Samarkand District. 



65893. No. 110. Shala. From Turkestan. 



65894. No. 113. Gidej. From Aserbejdshan 

 Lenkoransky District. 



65895. No. 116. Andadru. From Aserbejdshan 

 Lenkoransky District. 



65S96. No. 262. ^4rna Shala. From Turkestan 

 Samarkand District, 



65897. No. 467. Shaly. From Turkestan, Sam 

 arkand District. 



65898. No. 506. Berindsh. From Estate Kara 

 kar, near Erivan, Armenia. 



65899. No. 508. From Estate Karakar, near 

 Erivan, Armenia. 



65900 and 65901. Gossypium ban- 

 king Meyen. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Kungchuling, Manchuria. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. K. Kanda, director, Kungchuling 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Received 

 January 6, 1926. Notes by Doctor Kanda. 



Local strains produced in 1925 at the Hsiung- 

 yaocheng Agricultural Experiment Branch Station 

 of the South Manchuria Railroad Co., near Liao- 

 yang, Manchuria. 



