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68837 to 68866— Continued. 



shade tree for avenues, with its huge 

 buttressed trunk and long horizontal 

 branches. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 61505. 



68867 to 68907. 



From China. Seeds obtained by F. A. Mc- 

 Clure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received September, 

 1926. 



68867. Apium graveolbns L. Apiaceae. 



Celery. 



No. 550. Fuk chow pak kan tsoi. 

 Seeds obtained from a seed store, San- 

 miu, Honam, and said to have come from 

 Fukchow, Fukien Province. This variety 

 is planted here in August. 



68868. Aedisia sp. Myrsinaceae. 



No. 521. Lungtau Mountain, northern 

 Kwangtung. Mo chung^ yeuk. A low 

 rosette plant having bright-green, some- 

 times reddish, leaves densely covered with 

 long soft hairs, and clusters of bright- 

 red berries which follow the small but 

 pretty white flowers. This plant is found 

 in moist shady situations and is good 

 for rock gardens. 



Beta vulgaeis L. Chenopodia- 



No. 528. Canton. Kwan taat tsoi. A 

 Chinese vegetable similar to Swiss chard. 

 It is grown here during the winter 

 months, and the large, white petioles, 

 together with the leaves, are eaten. 



68870 to 68883. Beassica spp. Brassica- 

 ceae. 



68870. Brassica sp. 



No. 530. Canton. Paak fa kai loan. 

 A white-flowered native Chinese vege- 

 table with a habit of growth much like 

 wild mustard, but with much thicker, 

 more succulent, glaucous leaves. It is 

 grown during the winter months. 



68871. Beassica sp. 



No. 545. From a seed store in 

 Sanmiu, Honam, originally from Lau- 

 shek, near Fatshaan, Kwangtung. Ma 

 i paak tsoi (horse ear). A variety 

 planted in July ; the leaves are edible 

 in about 40 days, and the seeds ripen 

 in about 120 days. The leaves and 

 their broad white tender fleshy petioles 

 make a delicious vegetable ; any surplus 

 is dried for later use. 



68872. Beassica sp. 



No. 546. Kong moon ai keuk paak 

 tsoi. A variety with shorter, broader 

 leaf petioles, originally from Kong- 

 moon, in the Sunui district, Kwang- 

 tung. It is planted from July to 

 November ; the leaves are edible in 

 about 60 days, and the seeds ripen 

 in about 120 days. The leaves and 

 petioles are sometimes dried for off- 

 season consumption. 



68873. Beassica sp. 



No. 547. From a seed store in 

 Sanmiu. Honam, originally from Pot- 

 ing, Chihli Province. Ai keuk wong 

 nga paak, wong paau sam. A variety 

 which is planted in July, forming a 

 rather loose, globular head in about 

 85 days. The seeds ripen in about 

 150 days. It is used as a winter 



68867 to 68907— Continued. 



vegetable and is very tender, delicious, 

 and of a much milder, sweeter flavor 

 than the common cabbage. 



68874. Beassica sp. 



From a seed store in Sanmiu, 

 Honam, originally from Tientsin. Ko 

 keuk taai tsing nga paak. A variety 

 planted in July ; the heads form in 

 about 80 days, and the seeds ripen 

 in about 120 days. The heads formed 

 by this variety are longer than those 

 of wong paau sam, No. 547 [No. 

 68873], and loose, requiring to be tied 

 up in order to attain their highest 

 perfection. 



68875. Beassica sp. 



No. 549. From a seed store in San- 

 miu, Honam, and originally from Pot- 

 ing, Chihli Province. Ai keuk paau 

 sam tsing paau nga paak.- This variety, 

 planted in July, forms subglobular 

 heads in about 80 days. It is dis- 

 tinguished from No. 547, wong paau 

 sam [No. 68873], by its greener color. 



68876. Beassica sp. 



No. 551. From a seed store in San- 

 miu, Honam, originally from Chiu- 

 chow, Kwangtung. Chiu chow paau sam 

 taai kai tsoi. A variety planted in 

 August here, which is commonly used to 

 make a kind of salt kraut. The leaves 

 are edible in about 80 days, and the 

 seeds are said to ripen in about 120 



68877. Beassica sp. 



No. 552. From a seed store in San- 

 miu, Honam, originally from Chiuchow, 

 Kwangtung. Taai haap chiu chow kaai 

 tsoi. A variety planted in August; 

 the leaves are edible in about 80 days, 

 and the seeds are said to ripen in 

 about 120 days. It is largely used in 

 making a salt kraut. 



68878. Brassica sp. 



No. 553. From a seed store in San- 

 miu, Honam, originally from Fatshaan, 

 Kwangtung. Naam fung kai tsoi. A 

 variety planted throughout the year. 

 The leaves are edible in about 40 

 days. 



68879. Beassica sp. 



No. 554. From a seed store in San- 

 miu, Honam, originally from Datshaan, 

 Kwangtung. Paak fa kai jaan tsoi. A 

 white-flowered variety planted from 

 July to September. The leaves are 

 edible in about 60 days. 



68880. Beassica sp. 



No. 555. A locally grown variety 

 obtained at a seed store in Sanmiu, 

 Honam. Tsing kwat tsoi sam. It is 

 planted in July, and the stems and 

 leaves are edible in about 40 days. 



68881. Beassica sp. 



No. 556. Said to have come from 

 Shanghai. Sheung hoi paau sam ye 

 tsoi. This variety, which is cultivated 

 locally, is planted in July, and the 

 heads are said to form in about three 

 months. 



68882. Beassica sp. 



No. 557. From a seed store in San- 

 miu, Honam. Kong naam taai tau 

 tsoi. A variety planted here in Au- 

 gust ; the roots and the leaves are 



