APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1926 



66730 to 66766— Continued. 



66783 and 66734. Corchorus capsularis L. 

 Tiliaceae. Jute. 



For previous introduction see Nos. 61226 to 

 61229. 



66733. No. 368. Obtained at Tsangsheng, 

 January 30, 1926. Wong ma. This plant 

 is the common source of coarse fibers for 

 the making of small rope and cord as well 

 as sacking. It is planted rather closely in 

 rows 6 to 8 inches apart in raised beds. 

 The purpose of crowding the plants into 

 close quarters is to make them grow tall 

 without branching. The hemp is mar- 

 keted in two forms— Shaang ma, which is 

 removed without having been soaked, 

 and Shuk ma, which is removed from the 

 plants only after they have been soaked. 

 The Shuk ma is also beaten and the 

 outer bark removed before it is marketed. 



66734. No. 383. January 13, 1926. Wong ma. 

 A common hemp cultivated in the region 

 of Yeunguk, Lungtau Mountains. 



66735. Cuccrbita moschata Duchesne. Cu- 

 curbitaceae. Cushaw. 



No. 345. Faan lewa. Obtained January 9, 

 1926, at Yeunguk, Lungtau Mountains, from a 

 20-pound pumpkin of excellent quality and 

 flavor. The skin is golden buff mottled with 

 yellow, and the flesh is golden yellow. 



For previous introduction see No. 64154. 



66736. Diospyros sp. Diospyraceae. 



Persimmon. 



No. 341. Ye tsz tsai, Hau pet tsai. A fruit 

 obtained at Tsehaang ravine, Lungtau Moun- 

 tains, January 8, 1926. 



66737. Diospyros sp. Diospyraceae. 



Persimmon. 



No. 384. Hau pei tsai. Fruits obtained from 

 wild trees near Miupuikan, en route from 

 Yeungup to Fungwaan, January 14, 1926 

 These trees, dwarfed by the fact that they 

 were growing on a steep, rocky cliff almost 

 devoid of soil and by periodic chopping by 

 wood hunters, were otherwise very much like 

 the cultivated persimmons found farther south 

 and in other parts of the Province. The fruits, 

 which ripen in September and October, are 

 small, globular and golden yellow to reddish 

 yellow, and edible when thoroughly ripe. 



66738. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Poa- 

 ceae. 



No. 364. Sai suk. Obtained at Yeunguk, 

 Lungtau Mountains, January 13, 1926., 



For previous introduction see Nos. 60478 to 

 60480. 



66739. Fagopyrum vulgare Hill (F. esculen- 

 tum Moeneh.). Polygonaceae. Buckwheat. 



No. 397. Saam kok maak, Fa maak. A very 

 small variety of buckwheat obtained at Shiu- 

 chow, January 24, 1926. 



For previous introduction see No. 64367. 



66740. Gossypium Nanking Meyen. Malva- 

 ceae. Cotton. 



No. 367. Minfa. A very small variety with 

 infinitesimal bolls, the kind commonly culti- 

 vated for home use; obtained at Yeunguk, 

 Lungtau Mountains, January 13, 1926. 



For previous introduction see No. 63843. 



€6741. Holcus sorghum L. (Sorghum vulgare 

 Pfers.). Poaceae. Sorghum. 



No. 365. Ko leung suk. Yeunguk, Lungtau 

 Mountains, January 13, 1926. The seeds are 

 used for human consumption and the threshed- 

 out heads are bound into brooms. 



66730 to 66766— Continued. 



66742. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. Lily. 



No. .343. Paak hop fa. Paak kung fa. Ob- 

 tained from the wild at the foot of the Lungtau 

 Mountains, January 9, 1926. The white flowers 

 are produced on stems 1 to 1.5 meters high. 



66743 to 66757. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



66743. No. 338. Leng noh kuk. Obtained 

 from the Iu aborigines at Tsehaang, Lung- 

 tau Mountains, January 8, 1926. An 

 upland glutinous rice, beardless, with 

 dark-purple husks, which is planted in 

 April or May and harvested in August or 

 September. 



66744. No. 339. Leng chim kuk. An upland 

 variety of starchy rice obtained from the 



. Iu aborigines at Tsehaang, Lungtau 

 Mountains, January 8, 1926. 



66745. No. 372. Tso woh kuk. An early 

 variety of starchy rice obtained at Yeun- 

 guk, Lungtau Mountains, January 12, 

 1926. 



66746. No. 373. Yau chim kuk. Obtained 

 January 11, 1926, at Yeunguk, Lungtau 

 Mountains. 



66747. No. 374. Fu kong chim. "Foo River 

 Starchy," a bearded variety obtained at 

 Yeunguk, Lungtau Mountains, January 

 12, 1926. 



-j. No. 375. Kaang kuk. A bearded 

 variety obtained at Yeunguk, Lungtau 

 Mountains, January 14, 1926. 



66749. No. 376. A red variety obtained at 

 Yeunguk, Lungtau Mountains, January 

 11, 1926. 



66750. No. 377. Sai fa hoh. "Small-flowered 

 glutinous" variety obtained at Yeunguk, 

 Lungtau Mountains, January 13, 1926. 



66751. No. 378. Tso noh. "Early glu- 

 tinous" variety obtained at Yeunguk, 

 Lungtau Mountains, January 13, 1926. 



66752. No. 403. Ha noh kuk. Shiuchow. 

 January 24, 1926. 



66753. No. 404. Paak chim. A starchy 

 variety obtained at Shiuchow, January 

 24, 1926. 



66754. No. 405. Yau chim. A starchy 

 variety obtained at Shiuchow, January 

 24, 1926. 



66755. No. 406. Chi kuk. A late variety of 

 starchy rice obtained at Shiuchow, Jan- 

 uary 24, 1926. 



66756. No. 407. Tso kuk. An early variety 

 of starchy rice obtained at Shiuchow, • 

 January 24, 1926. 



66757. No. 408. Hung kuk. A red variety 

 of starchy rice obtained at Shiuchow, 

 January 24, 1926. 



66758. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



No. 340. Tong lei tsi. A small round wild 

 pear obtained from a tree growing in granitic 

 soil on the bank of the Tsehaang Creek, Lungtau 

 Mountains, January 8, 1926, at an altitude of 

 about 800 meters. The tree, 10 meters high, 

 25 centimeters in diameter, and of rather spread- 

 ing habit, appeared very healthy and heavily 

 laden with fruit. This variety may be a pos- 

 sible stock for cultivated pears. 



66759 and 66760. Sesamum orientale L. 

 Pedaliaceae. 



Obtained at Shiuchow, January 24, 1926. 



For previous introduction see No. 60939. 



66759. No. 401. Paak chi ma. White seeds. 



66760. No. 402. Haak chi ma. Black seeds. 



