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69169. Jacquiniasp. Theophrastaceae. 



From Ecuador. Seeds obtained by Waldo 

 L. Schmitt, United States National Muse- 

 um. Received October 28, 1926. 



Seeds from San Jose de Amen, halfway 

 between Guayaquil and Santa Elena. An 

 ornamental tropical bollylike tree witb deep- 

 red flowers, native to eastern Ecuador, 

 where the round fruits, resembling small 

 oranges in color and shape, are used by 

 the natives for stupefying fish. 



69170. PSIDITJM GUAJAVA L. 



ceae. 



Myrta- 

 Guava. 



From Holguin, Cuba. Seeds presented by 

 Thomas R. Towns. Received November 

 2, 1926. 



A Trinidad variety, grown in Cuba, which 

 produces fruits weighing as much as 10 

 ounces. These have a pale yellow surface 

 and strawberry-red flesh, with few seeds 

 and relatively large proportion of firm 

 flesh of a very agreeable sweet taste. 



69171 to 69227. 



From Canton, China. Seeds obtained by 

 F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Oc- 

 tober 29, 1926. 



69171. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



No. 620. August 20, 1926. Ngau nai 

 tsai. A shrub which grows in waste 

 places on Honam Island. The leaves are 

 glabrous and shiny green and the edible 

 truits, when ripe, are red to purple. The 

 plant is very ornamental and may be of 

 interest in connection with fig-breeding 

 work. 



69172 to 69226. Oeyza sativa E. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



69172. No. 565. In tsui hung kuk. A 

 first-crop, starchy variety originally 

 from the Kwangtung Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Canton, which has 

 been growing at the Canton Chris- 

 tian College for five years. The 

 growing season is 116 days, and the 

 average yield is 2,810 pounds per 

 acre. 



69173. No. 566. Paak kuk noli. A 

 first-crop, glutinous variety origi*- 

 naliy from the Kwangtung Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, Canton, 

 which has been growing at the Can- 

 ton Christian College for five years. 

 The growing season is 118 days, and 

 the average yield 2,590 pounds per 

 acre. 



69174. No. 567. Sz chuen tsim kuk. A 

 first-crop, starchy variety originally 

 from the Kwangtung Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Canton, which 

 has been growing at the Canton 

 Christian College for five years. The 

 growing season is 121 days, and 

 the average yield is 2,390 pounds 

 per acre. 



69175. No. 568. Eoh kaau kuk. A 

 first crop, starchy variety origi- 

 nally from the Kwangtung Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, Canton, 

 which has been growing at the Can- 

 ton Christian College for five years. 

 The growing season is 121 days, and 

 the average yield is 2,314 pounds 

 per acre. 



69176. No. 569. Tsat kit miu kuk. A 

 first crop, starchy variety originally 

 from the Kwangtung Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Canton, which 



69171 to 69227— Continued. 



has been growing at the Canton 

 Christian College for five years. 

 The growing season is 114 days, 

 and the average yield is 2,225 

 pounds per acre. 



69177. No. 570. So lo paak kuk. A 

 first crop, starchy variety originally 

 from the Kwangtung Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Canton, which 

 has been growing at the Canton 

 Christian College for five years. 

 The growing season is 121 days, and 

 the average yield is 2,530 pounds 

 per acre. 



69178. No. 571. So shi paak kuk. A 

 first crop, starchy variety originally 

 from the Kwangtung Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Canton, which 

 has been growing at the Canton 

 Christian College for five years. 

 The growing season is 113 days, and 

 the average yield is 1,935 pounds per 

 acre. 



69179. No. 572. Tung tsz tsim kuk. A 

 first crop, starchy variety originally 

 from the Lin district, Kwangtung, 

 which has been growing at the Can- 

 ton Christian College for the last 

 year. The growing season is 120 

 days, and the yield per acre is 

 3,200 pounds. 



69180. No. 573. Tung koon paak kuk. 

 A first crop, starchy variety origi- 

 nally from the Tungkoon district 

 and later grown at the Kwangtung 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Canton. It has been growing at the 

 Canton Christian College for the 

 last five years. The growing season 

 is 121 days, and the average yield 

 per acre is 2,290 pounds. 



69181. No. 574. Koi leung tung koon 

 paak kuk. An improved (selected) 

 strain of Tung koon paak kuk, No. 

 573 [No. 69180] also from the Tung- 

 koon district and later grown at the 

 Kwangtung Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. It has been growing for 

 the last five years at the Canton 

 Christian College. The growing sea- 

 son is 121 days, and the average 

 yield per acre is 2,660 pounds. 

 This is said to be the best first-crop 

 variety from the point of quality 

 and yield. 



69182. No. 575. Yung uen chim kuk. 

 A first crop, starchy variety origi- 

 nally from the Kwangtung Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, Canton, 

 which has been growing for the last 

 five years at the Canton Christian 

 College. The growing season is 113 

 days, and the average yield per acre 

 is 2,020 pounds. 



69183. No. 576. Yung uen tsuen chim 

 kuk. A first crop, starchy variety 

 originally from the Kwangtung Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Canton, 

 which has been growing at the Can- 

 ton Christian College for five yeai». 

 The growing season is 113 days, and 

 the average yield per acre is 1.900 

 pounds. 



69184. No. 577. Fa lo chik kuk. A 

 first-crop, starchy variety originally 

 from the Kwangtung Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Canton, which 

 has been growing at the Canton 

 Christian College for the last five 

 years. The growing season is 122 

 days, and the average yield per 

 acre is 2,180 pounds. 



