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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66341 to 66419— Continued. 



66396. Philadelphia schrekkii Rupr. Hyd- 

 rangeaceae. 



No. 10S. An upright shrub closely related to 

 the common "syringa" or mock orange; it has 

 smaller flowers. Native to Manchuria. 



66397. Pp. i jwiczii Rupr. Amygda- 

 laceae. Korean cherry. 



Xo. 1 . ' handsome tree, about 50 



feet high, with horizontally spreading branches, 

 coarsely double-toothed leaves, white flowers 

 about three-fourths of an inch across, and black 

 fruits about the size of peas. Native to north- 

 eastern As 



For previous introduction see No. 43S67. 



66393 to 66400. Rhamnus spp. Rhamnaceae. 



66393. Rhamnus davupuca Pall. 



No. S2. A large spreading shrub, some- 

 a tree 30 feet high, with stout thorny 

 branches, oblong dark-green leaves 2 to 4 

 inches long, and clusters of black berries 

 about a third of an inch in diameter. Native 

 to eastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 62230. 



Rhamnts davueica xtppoxica Ma- 



kino. 



No. SS. a Japanese variety of the piece I- 

 ing [No. 66398] with narrower leaves, light 

 green beneath, 2 to 6 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 43S73. 



66400. Reamkts pabvifolia Bunge. 



No. 53. A Rhamnus of dense growth, 

 having small foliage and bearing large jet- 

 black berries. The shrub does not grow tail 

 but assumes a -^ell-rounded form when not 

 mutilated. Of value as a garden and park 

 shrub and as material for medium-sitr i 

 hedges, especially for the drier sections of the 

 united States Zfolt ''■_. Frank N. Mega 

 u via No. 36785 



68401 to 68418. Soja max (L.) Piper {Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soy bean. 



66401. No. 277. Huang tou tea. 



65402. No. 1153. A black variety from the 

 experiment farm, Chinese Eastern Rail- 

 way, Harbin, Manchuria. 



65403. No. 1159. A black variety with gray 

 pubescence. From the experiment farm, 

 Chinese Jiastern Railway, Harbin, Man- 

 churia . 



96404. No. 1237. JI-r, ::::. From Ninguta 

 district, Kirin Province. 



664C5. No. 1238. Yuan tou (yellow). From 

 Ninguta district, Kirin Province. 



6&40S. No. 1 23 ffua :\g tou. From Ninguta 

 listric : Kirin Province. 



: : ^: No. 1248 Kaiyuan pai hua. From 



the agricultural experiment station, South 

 Manchurian Railway, kungchuling, 

 Mukden Province, Manchuria. 



66403. No. 1249. Ssupingchiehhei chi. From j 



the agricultural experiment station. South 

 Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 

 Mukden Prcvinc-e, Manchuria. 



65409. No. 1250. Kungchuling icon sin hei \ 

 snih. From the agricultural experiment 

 station, South Manchurian Railway, 

 Kungchuling, Mukden Province, Man- 



: .curia. 



65410. No. 1255. H*ia er tai. From the agri- 

 cultural experiment station, South Man- 

 churian Railway, Kungchuling, Mukden 

 Province Manchuria. 



66341 to 66419— Continued. 



65411. No. 1256. Mukden hei chi. From the 

 agricultural experiment station, South 

 Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 

 Mukden Province, Manchuria. 



66412. No. 1275. Er shih li pao. From the 

 agricultural experiment station, South 

 Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 

 Mukden Province, Manchuria. 



66413. No. 1259. Hsiao hei chi. From the 

 agricultural experiment station, South 

 Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 

 Mukden Province, Manchuria. 



No. 1261. Kuei tern yen. From the 

 agricultural experiment station, South 

 Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 

 Mukden Province, Manchuria. 



65415. No. 1263. Sra li huan improred Xo. 4. 



66416. No. 1270. Ju shu tai. From the agri- 

 cultural experiment station, South Man- 

 churian Railway, Kungchuling, Mukden 

 Province, Manchuria. 



66417. No. 1290. A yellow variety with a 

 black brow. From the experiment farm, 

 Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin, Man- 

 churia. 



66418. No. 1S02. Kirin (green). From the 

 commercial agency of the Chinese Eastern 



Qway, Laoshaokou, Kirin Province. 



56419. Spodiopogon siBisicrs Trim Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 24. A perennial grass, 2 to 3 feet high, 



occurring on mountain slopes on decomposed 



porphyritic rock in partial shade. Possibly of 



forage value in the Rocky Mountain localities. 



NoUb\ Frank N. Mesa inder Xo. 44288. 



66420 and 66421. Cocos xucifep.a L. 

 Phoenicaceae. Coconut. 



From Jarcna. Ceylon. Seels collected by David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 

 plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 March 26, 1 - ; 



Hie twi most valuable coconut varieties which 

 are grown here. They are net good for copra pro- 

 duction, but are good for drinking and household 



purp cses. 



66420. No. 337. February 1, 1926. The King 

 coconut is the handsomest of the coconuts, 

 having nuts of a golden yellow color and 

 smootb texture al the stage when they are 

 cut for drinking purposes. The trees and 

 fruits are smaller than those of the ordinary 

 varieties, but as a landscape tree it is by far 

 the prettiest. 



66421. No. 33S. February 1. 1926. The Nawasi, 

 though not beautiful, is a curiosity. The 



::' the husk is ediV-c. refreshing, and 

 sweet, and in texture it reminds one of a tur- 

 nip. It is one of the best varieties for drink- 

 ing purposes, and when the milk is at its 

 maximum the fruit is still green in color: 



S6422 to 66481, 



From Edinbni 



.mam W 

 Botanic Gai 



Scot! and. Seeds presented by 

 : Smith, regins keeper, Royal 

 . Received March 10, 1926. 



Locally grown seeds introduced for testing as 

 vegetables and also as ornamentals. 



65422 to 65435. ALLIUM spp. Lilia: 



66422. Allium ascaloxicum L. Shallot. 



Fcr Drevious introduction see No. 52310. 



