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PL A XT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



68331 to 6S403 — Continued. 



68401. No. 4S1. Tung koon pr.ai hot 

 «z miu kith. A starchy second-crop 

 variety originally from the Tung- 

 koon district, which has been grown 

 at th<> Canton christian College for 

 the last four years. The ayerage 

 growing season is l<r_> days. and the 

 average yield is about 1,900 pounds 

 per aere. 



68402. No. 4^2. Panic Ink )inu chin) 

 kuk. A starchy second-crop variety 

 which has been grown at the Canton 

 Christian College for f<ur years. 

 The average yield is about 2.400 

 pounds per acre. 



68403. Smilax sp. Smilacaceae. 



No. 441. Ma kaap. An attractive or- 

 namental vine with very large shiny 

 leaves and lrirge clusters of bright-red 

 fruits which persist for a long period. 

 Collected on Chauen Mountain, northern 

 Kwantung. 



68404 to 68414. 



From Manchuria. Seeds obtained by P. H. 

 JJorsett. agricultural explorer. Bureau of 

 Plant Industry- Received September IS. 

 1920. 



68404. Acer barbixerve Maxim. Acera- 

 ceae. Ivlaple. 



No. 609S. From the Y. F. Kovalsky 

 forest concession near H ^ngtaohotze. 

 July 3, 1926. A shrubby maple, native 

 to. Manchuria, with coarsely toothed, nv*;- 

 lobed leaves. 



For previous introduction .see No. 

 65909. 



68405. Acer maxdshuricum Maxim. Aee- 



raceae. _li:;l; 



No. 6099. From the Y. F. Kovalsk? 

 forest concession, near Hengtaohctze. 

 July 3. 1926. A hardy Manehurian ma- 

 ple which forms a shrub or small tree. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 654S0. 



Actaea spicata L. Ranuneula- 

 Black baneberry. 



No. 6325. From the White River Val- 

 ley, near Bariam. July 24, 1926. A 

 hardy herbaceous perennial. 3 feet high, 

 with a rather long spike of bright-red, 

 oblong berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65483. 



68407. Aquilegia oxtsepala Trautv. and 

 Mey. Ranunculaceae. Columbine. 



No. 6304. Bariam. July 19, 1926. A 

 hardy herbaceous perennial native to 

 Siberia. The large flowers are blue, 

 yellow, and white. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64766. 



68408. Calamagrostis sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 6318. From the White River Yal- 

 ley. near Bariam. July 25. 1926. A 

 grass from Manchuria, 'said to be good 

 for hay. 



68409. Corxus alba L. Cornaceae. 



Tartarian dogwood. 



No. 6324. From the White River Yal- 

 ley, near Bariam. July 24. 1926. A 



68404 to 68414— Continued. 



h-'r.Jy ornamental shrub, native to Man- 

 churia, producing creamy white fruits. 



68410. Daucds carota L. Apiaceae. 



Carrot. 



No. 6336. Pingtingchow. Shansi. Aug- 

 ust 2. 1926. A short thick red variety 

 from n irthern China. 



63411. Pedkds t o m e n t o s a Thunb. 

 Amygdalaceae. Manchu cherry. 



No. 607.". Purchased from the agricul- 

 tural section of the Manehurian Research 

 Society, Harbin. June 30. 1926. A 

 hardy fruiting shrubby cherry, native 

 to Manchuria. 



68412. Rheum sp. Polygonaceae. 



Rhubarb. 



No. 6328. From the White River Yal- 

 ley. n-ar Bariam. July 23. 1926. A 

 vigorous varietv with leaves 6 to 18 

 inches - - and stalks 12 to 20 inches 

 long and sometimes an inch in diameter. 



68413. Salix livida c i x e r a s c e x s 

 Wah]enh. Salicaceae. Willow. 



No. 6125. Boketu. July 5.« 1926. A 

 very dwarf willow with small leaves 

 which are mottled above and quite tomen- 

 tose beneath. The bark is yellow to yel- 

 lowish brown. 



68414. Crataegus saxguixea Pall. Mala- 



cnae. 



No. 6334. From the White River Yal- 

 ley. near Bariam. July 31. 1926. A 

 hardy ornamental tree, native to Man- 

 churia, with roundish red and yellow 

 fruits. The tree from which this mate- 

 rial was obtained was quite small, about 

 10 feet high and only about 3 inches in 

 diameter. 



Fot previous introduction see No. 

 65693. 



68415 to 68419. 



From Rangoon. Burma. Seeds presented 

 through Richard R. Willey. United States 

 vice consul in charge. Received Septem- 

 ber. 1926. 



6S415. Chaetochloa italica (Is.) Scribn. 

 ( Setaria italica Beauv. ). Poaceae. 



Millet. 



This millet is cultivated to a limited 

 extent on light sandy soils in the dry 

 districts. 



68416. Ostza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



Theikpar, Taunga'eikpan paddy gives the 

 best table rice in Upper Burma and is in 

 great demand. 



68417. Paxicum miliaceum L. Poaceae. 



Proso. 



This grain, like millet, is grown as 

 a dry c:op on high ground. 



68413. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. Pea. 



A variety which is grown throughout 

 Burma both as a field and a garden crop. 

 It is generally sown on light soils and 

 silts. 



38419. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare 

 Yill. | . Poaceae. Common wheat. 



A variety of hard wheat grown in the 

 plains of Burma (.Sagaing, Shwebo. and 

 Mandalay), which is generally used for 

 making flour. It can be grown profitably 

 on black cotton soil. 



