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68867 to 68907 — Continued. 



to 68902. Raphanus sativds L. 

 Brassicaceae. Radish. 



. No. 534. Loh paak, Laap chuk 

 tan loh paak (candlestick). Obtained 

 at a seed store in Sanmiu, Honam, 

 originally from Taaifoo, near Fats- 

 haan, Kwangtung. A variety planted 

 in June. The roots are edible in 

 about 50 days and are eaten raw, 

 with raw fish, as a hot-weather dish. 

 The seeds ripen in about 150 days 

 and are said to be very short-lived ; 

 they are never kept until the second 

 year. 



68899. No. 535. Cheung shan shui paak 

 loh paak. A variety originally from 

 Chiuchow, Kwangtung, which is 

 planted in June, sandy clay soil 

 being preferred. The roots are edi- 

 ble in about 50 days, and the seeds 

 ripen in about four months. A large 

 portion of the crop is salted and 

 dried for off-season use. 



68900. No. 536. Chi fa taai loh paak. 

 Obtained at a seed store in Sanmiu, 

 Honam, originally from Chiuchow, 

 Kwangtung. A late-flowering va- 

 riety planted in September, sandy 

 clay soil being preferred. Tbe roots 

 are edible in about 60 days, and the 

 seeds ripen in about 120 days. The 

 crop is largely salted and dried to 

 make a product known locally as 

 liaam loh paak kon. 



68901. No. 537. Tung kwa paak loh 

 paak. Obtained at a seed store in 

 Sanmiu, Honam, originally from Chiu- 

 chow, Kwangtung. A variety planted 

 in September, sandy clay soil being 

 preferred ; the roots are edible in 

 about 60 days, and the seeds ripen 

 in about 120 days. The surplus crop 

 is salted and dried for future con- 

 sumption. 



68902. No. 538. Pa chi loh paak (har- 

 row tooth). A long slender variety 

 obtained at a seed store in Sanmiu, 

 Honam, originally from Taaichaak, 

 Sanui district. It is planted in 

 July, and the roots are edible in 

 about 40 days. The seeds ripen in 

 about 120 days. Sandy clay soil is 

 preferred for this variety. 



68903. Rubus parvifolius L. Rosaceae. 



Raspberry. 



No. 527. She paau lak, nga ying lak. 

 A low, rambling raspberry which occurs 

 commonly on the uncultivated clay hills 

 about Canton. Its inconspicuous laven- 

 der flowers are followed by small, yel- 

 lowish red juicy fruits of good flavor, 

 made up of few drupelets and sometimes 

 nearly inclosed in the large calyx. The 

 plants seem sturdy and free from disease 

 and may prove of interest to breeders of 

 small fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 52948. 



68904. Rubus rosaefolius J. E. Smith. 

 Rosaceae. Raspberry. 



No. 526. She paau lak. Seeds of 

 plants growing on the Canton Christian 

 College campus, which were brought from 

 the vicinity of Kwongning during the 

 spring of 1925. A low-growing raspberry 

 which spreads by means of rhizomes and 

 seems to thrive and bear best in moist 

 sandy soil. The bright-red spherical 

 fruits of fair flavor but rather seedy 

 are made up of numerous small drupelets. 



68867 to 68907 — Continued. 



The plants seem especially free from dis- 

 ease, and may be of interest to breeders 

 of small fruit. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65267. 



68905 and 68906. SpinaCIA oleracea L. 

 Chenopodiaceae. Spinach. 



68905. No. 543. Chi fa haak in poh 

 tsoi. Originally from Fatshaan, 

 Kwangtung. A late-flowering va- 

 riety with dark-green leaves ; it is 

 planted in August. The leaves and 

 stems are edible in about 60 days, 

 and the seeds ripen in about 120 

 days. 



68906. No. 544. Tso fa poh tsoi. An 

 early flowering variety originally 

 from Chiuchow, Kwangtung, ob- 

 tained in Sanmiu, Honam. It is 

 planted during August and Septem- 

 ber ; the leaves and stems are edible 

 in about 50 days, and the seeds ripen 

 in about 120 days. 



68907. VlGNA SESQUIPEDALIS (L.) Fl'U- 



wirth. Fabaceae. Yard Long bean. 



No. 560. Kam shaan tau kok. A va- 

 riety of the Chinese long bean, planted 

 in June and July. 



68908 and 68909. Gossypium negleo- 

 tum Todaro. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Rangoon, Burma. Seeds presented 

 through Richard R. Willey, United States 

 vice consul in charge. Received Septem- 

 ber 18, 1926. Notes by Mr. Willey. 



68908. Variety roseum arvensis. A white- 

 flowered strain of wagale cotton which 

 gives a high ginning percentage and 

 yield. It grows on the upland gravelly 

 soils of the dry zone area of Burma. 



. Variety Burmanica. An improved 

 strain of ordinary cotton, with white 

 flowers, producing from 600 to 700 

 pounds of seed cotton per acre and 

 having a ginning percentage of 36 to 

 38. It is an important staple crop 

 of the dry districts of Burma and is 

 cultivated on a variety of soils, the 

 typical soil being a loamy alluvial 

 one. 



68910 and 68911. Hokdeum vulgabe 

 coeleste L. Poaceae. 



Six-rowed barley. 



From Mongolia. Seeds obtained by Dr. Carl 

 I. Krebs, Danish agricultural expedition 

 to Mongolia. Received September 30, 

 1926. 



Mongolian strains of barley. 



68910. No. 1. 68911. No. 2. 



68912. Teeopea speciosissima (J. E. 

 Smith) R. Br. Proteaceae. 



Waratah. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Aus- 

 tralia. Seeds presented by Dr. G. P. 

 Darnell-Smith, Government botanist. Re- 

 ceived September 30, 1926. 



A very striking, evergreen Australian 

 shrub, about 8 feet high, with irregular 

 toothed, dark green leaves 6 inches long and 

 deep crimson, tubular flowers about an 

 inch long, borne in a dense, globular head 

 surrounded by blood-red bracts 2 or 3 

 inches in length. The waratah, as this 



