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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



69932 to 70253 — Continued. 



70217. No. 7971. L a n g c hiashaokuo, 

 Kirin Province. 



70218. No. 7975. Wuchiatzu. 



70219. No. 7980. Wangkuei. 



70220. No. 79S2. Peianehen, Heilung- 

 kiang Frovince. 



70221. No. 7988. Sanhsing. 



70222. No. 79S9. Yinmaho, Kirin 

 Province. 



70223. No. 7993. Tiehlingho. 



70224. No. 7997. Shihtun. 

 70?25. No. 8002. Huayuan. 



70226. No. S007. Pamientung, Kirin 

 Province. 



70227. No. S016. Wuchiachan. 



70228. No. 8018. Shuangfengchuan, 

 Kirin Province. 



70225. No. 8021. Chichangchen, Kirin 

 Province. 



YVulihotzu, Kirin 



70230. No. 8029. 

 Province. 



70231. No. 8033. Kaoantsun. 



70232. No. 803S. Chinghochen, Hei- 

 lungkiang Province. 



70233. No. 8041. [No locality given.] 



70234. No. S046. Shalanchen, Kirin 

 Province. 



70235. No. 8050. Liangchiatzu, Kirin 

 Province. 



70236. No. 8055. Kuku, Heilungkians 

 Province. 



70237. No. 8060. Suihua. 



70238. No. 8069. Hsinchan, Heilung 

 kiang Province. 



70239. No. 8072. Tungchiang. 



70240. No. 8076. Mulanchen, Heilung- 

 kiang Province. 



70241. No. 8079. Chuchichuan, Kirin 

 Province. 



70242. No. 8085. Wutaitzu. 



70243. No. 8090. Tungfossu, Kirin 

 Province. 



70244. No. S100. Changshanpu, Hei- 

 lungkiang Province. 



70245. No. S102. Kaomaotzu. 



70246. No. 8106. Weishaho, Kirin 

 Province. 



70247. No. 8112. Tungning, Kirin 

 Province. 



70248. No. 8117, 

 Province. 



Kangyao, Kirin 



70249. No. 8123. Chiapanchan, Kirin 

 Province. 



70250. No. 8124. Shangmalanho. Kirin 

 Province. 



70251. No. 8129. T u n g c h ingcheng. 

 Kirin Province. 



70252. No. 8132. Yapuli, Kirin Prov- 

 ince. 



70253. No. 813: 

 Province. 



Fatehamiu, Kirin 



70254 to 70281. 



From China. Seeds and scions collected 

 by F. A. McClure. agricultural explorer. 

 Bureau of Plant Industrv. Received De- 

 cember 22. 1926. 



70254. Castaxea henryi Rend, and Wils. 

 Fagaceae. Chestnut. 



No. 867. Tnk lut tsz (solitary chest- 

 nut seed). Seeds obtained from a tree 

 at Chinhwashaan, Anhwei Province. 

 November 2. 1926. A Chinese chestnut 

 which, as described in Plantae Wilson- 

 ianae (vol. 3. p, 196). is a deciduous tree 

 25 to 90 feet tall, with oblong-lanceolate, 

 long-acuminate leaves, green on both 

 sides. The burs are either solitary or 

 two or three in a bunch and contain 

 usually but one nut. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66036. 



70255. Citrus ichaxgensis Swingle. 

 Rutaceae. Ichang lemon. 



No. 871. Seeds from fruits obtained 

 in the market at Nanking and said to 

 have originally come from Kinkiang. 

 November. 1926. Heung ijuen. A spiny 

 shrub or small tree 5 to 15 feet high, 

 native to central and southwestern China. 

 It differs from other members of the 

 genus chiefly in its large, thick seeds and 

 its slender leaves, which are four to six 

 times longer than broad. It is also one 

 of the hardiest species of Citrus known. 

 The fruits are very seedy and quite acid. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 62349. 



70256 to 70275. Diospteos kaki L. f. 

 Diospyraceae. Kaki. 



Scions of locally-grown varieties from 

 Anhwei Province. 



70256 to 70258. Mission Hospital Com- 

 pound, Luchowfu. October 9, 1926. 



70256. No. 731. Tree No. 6. 



70257. No. 732. Tree No. 7. 



70258. No. 733. Tree No. 12. 



70259 to 70262. Seedless varieties from 

 the garden of A. C. Bro, Luchowfu. 

 October 10, 1926. 



70259. No. 734. Tree No. 1. 



70260. No. 



70261. No. 



'35. Tree No. 2. 

 '36. Tree No. 4. 



70262. No. 737. Tree No. 5. 



70263. No. 739. Shuching. October 

 13, 1926. Hung shiu laat tsiu. A 

 small, subglobular, seedless or few- 

 seeded early variety with sweet flesh 

 fairly free from fibers. The fruits 

 are ripened artificially, becoming 

 bright red. 



70264. No. 740. Shuching. ' October 

 13. 1926. Shiu sz paan tsz tsz. A 

 seedless squarish variety. 



70265. No. 741. Shuching. October 

 13, 1926. Hop tsz, kwaan hop tsz. 

 The very large, flattened, squarish 

 fruits are ripened artificially, be- 

 coming pale yellow. They are seed- 

 less or few-seeded and the flesh is 

 very coarse and stringy, but of fair 

 flavor. This variety is* characterized 

 by a constriction about the middle 

 of the fruit. 



