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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



65353. DlCELLORT YLES AXILLARIS 



(Thwaites) Benth. Malvaceae. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented 

 by l'. A. Stockdale, Director of Agricul- 

 ture. Received September 10, 1926. 



A malvaceous tree, closely related to cot- 

 ton {Gr088ypium spp.), with narrowly oval 

 leaves about 4 inches long, white Bowers, 

 and globose, hispid capsules. Native to 

 Ceylon. 



68359. RTJBtJS fra\!x;folius Poir. 

 Rosaceae. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. J. Wester. Ballston, Va. 

 Received September 24. 1920. 



Palanau. A tropical raspberry, de- 

 scribed (Brown, Wild Food Plants of the 

 Philippines, p. 03) as a scrambling shrub. 

 with brandies 2 t> 4 meters long, which is 

 very common in the mountains from Luzon 

 to Mindanao, Philippine Islands. The stems 

 and leaves are armed with sharp spines, 

 and the white flowers are about 2 cm. 

 across. The bright-red berries. 10 to 15 

 mm. in diameter, borne in clusters, are 

 fairly juicy and edible, but rather tasteless. 



68360. (Undetermined.) 



From Sumatra. Seeds obtained bv David 

 Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorers. Bureau of Plant Industry, with 

 the Allison V. Armour expedition. Re- 

 ceived May 14, 1920. Numbered Septem- 

 ber. 1920. 



No. 009. Between Takengon and Bireun. 

 March 9. 1920. A very striking tree with 

 purple, olive-shaped fruits hanging from 

 brown capsules. 



68361 to 68403. 



From China. Seeds obtained by F. A. 

 McClure. agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industrv. Received September 14, 

 1920. 



. Aleujutes 'Montana (Lour.) Wil- 

 son. Euphorbiaceae. Mu-oil tree. 



No. 242. Baptist Mission Compound. 

 Wuchow, Kwangsi. November 18, 1925. 

 Tung yau. Trees of average yield grow- 

 ing at the foot of a terrace in yellow-clay 

 granitic subsoil, with their roots partly 

 in filled soil of the same composition, 

 but naturally looser in texture. 



For previous introduction see No. 00004. 



63362 to 68402. Oryza sattva L. Poa- 

 ceoe. Rice. 



In general there are two harvests of 

 rice each year in this latitude, one in 

 July or August and another in October 

 or November. It is of interest that the 

 varieties planted for the first crop are 

 apparently distinct from those which are 

 planted for the second crop. Preliminary 

 experiments carried out at the Canton 

 Christian CoPege confirm this. When the 

 first-crop variety is planted at the second- 

 crop season, or vice versa, it does not 

 develop and ripen properly or at the 

 expected time. It may be that the two 

 groups have different 'adaptations as to 

 length of day required for bringing them 

 to proper flowering and fruition. The 

 second-crop varieties, in general, are said 

 to be of better quality, possibly because 

 of the fine w T eather that usually prevails 

 during the ripening and harvesting time. 

 It is said that poor soil, while yielding 

 less, gives a better quality of grain. 



68361 to 68403- 





to 68373. Tin se seeds of second- 

 crop varieties were obtained at Foht- 

 suen. Lohkongtung district. 



68362. No. 442. /* '/ a n n 6 h i m . 

 Starchy. 



68363. No. 44.:. Shue nga kuk. 



Starchy. 



68364. No. 444. Chim tsai kuk. 

 Starchy. 



68365. No. 44.1. Wong hok ydu chim 



kit/:. Starchy. 



68366. No. 440. Paak Hok yau 

 kuk. Starchy. 



68367. No. 447. Paak hin tsa 



kuk. Glutinous. 



68368. No. 448. Tsai mei chim kuk. 

 Starchy. 



68369. No. 449. Knm fling kuk. 

 Starchy. 



68370. No. 450. 8s miu kuk. This 

 is one of the. two most popular 

 starchy varieties because of the 

 excellent quality. 



68371. No. 451. Go kuk. A bearded, 

 starchy variety. 



63372. No. 452. Taai noh kuk. Glu- 

 tinous. 



68373. No. 453. On naam noh kuk. 

 Glutinous. 



68374. No. 454. Chin on lai chim kuk. 

 A starchy second-crop variety which 

 has been growing at the Canton 

 Christian College for four years. 

 The* growing season is about 104 

 days, and the average yield is about 

 2,400 pounds per acre. 



68375. No. 455. Tot .sliaan hung tau 

 tsai kuk. A starchy second-crop va- 

 riety originally from the Toishaan 

 district, Kwangtung. which has been 

 growing at the Canton Christian 

 College for the last year. The grow- 

 ing season is about 89 days, and the 

 yield is about 1.800 pounds per acre. 



68376. No. 450. Tung k- on taai chim 

 kuk. A starchy second-crop variety 

 originally from the Tungkoon dis- 

 trict, which has been growing at the 

 Canton Christian College. This is 

 one of the most popular second-crop 

 varieties of rice because of irs ex- 

 cellent quality. 



68377. No. 457. Lok cheung maah kuk. 

 A starchy second-crop variety, origi- 

 nally from the Lokcheung district. 

 which has been growing at the Can- 

 ton Christian CoUege for the last 

 year. The growing season is 89 

 days, and the yield is about 1,100 

 pounds per acre. 



68378. No. 458. Toi shaan sheung k->nq 

 chim kuk. An early starchy second- 

 crop variety originally from the Toi- 

 shaan district. Kwangtung. which 

 has been growing at the Canton 

 Christian College for the last year. 

 The growing season is 91 days, and 

 the yield is about 800 pounds per 

 acre/ 



68379. No. 459. Kwai peng pcuik fa 

 chim kuk. A starchy second-crop va- 

 riety, originally from the Kwaipeng 

 district, which' has been growing at 

 the Canton Christian College for 

 four years. The growing season is 

 about' 101 days, and the average 

 yield is about 2,000 pounds per acre. 



