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70254 to 70281— Continued. 



70266. No. 742. Shuching. October 

 13. 1926. Maan tau tsz tsz. A 

 large midseason variety with sub- 

 globular fruits which are few-seeded 

 to seedless and have flesh of good 

 flavor and quality. They are deep 

 orange when ripe, rather squarish, 

 and the apex is full to slightly 

 raised or sometimes a little de- 

 pressed. Near the calyx end of the 

 fruits the pith is large and there 

 appears an irregular depressed collar. 



70267. No. 743. Shuching. October 

 13, 1926. Pin tsz tsz. A midseason 

 variety producing large flattened, 

 squarish few-seeded fruits, red-orange 

 when ripe, with flesh of good quality 

 and flavor. 



70268. No. 744. Shuching. October 

 13, 1926. Taai tso hang tsz tsz. 

 A variety with medium-sized, oval 

 fruits, seedless or few-seeded, which 

 must be ripened artificially. The 

 flesh is of excellent flavor and qual- 

 ity, and the skin is thin and bright 

 red when ripe. Another name for 

 this variety is " big red-pepper per- 



v simmon." 



70269. No. 751. Chungmuihoh. Octo- 

 ber 17, 1926. Shui paan tsz tsz. 



70270. No. 752. Chungmuihoh. Pitt 

 tsz tsz. A late variety producing 

 flattened, squarish fruits with the 

 apex slightly depressed. They are 

 seedless or few-seeded, with flesh of 

 fine quality and flavor. At the time 

 this bud wood was collected, Octo- 

 ber 17, 1926, the foliage of the tree 

 was fresh and green, free from all 

 disease, and had not commenced to 

 fall. 



70271. No. 755. Taaihohhan. October 

 19, 1926. Hop tsz tsz. The fruits 

 of this variety are the same as those 

 described under No. 741 [No. 

 70265]. They attain large dimen- 

 sions, one specimen being over 4 

 inches in diameter. The tree is also 

 larger than the varieties commonly 

 found. 



70272. No. 756. Taaihohhan, near the 

 Tin River. October 22, 1926. Pacm 

 ting tsz tsz. A very late variety, 

 free from disease, which keeps until 

 April in this latitude if the branches 

 with the fruit attached are hung up 

 indoors. The large, square fruits, 

 with a long-pointed square apex, are 

 seedless, and the firm mealy flesh is 

 of fine flavor. 



70273. No. 765. Chinhwashaan. No- 

 vember 3, 1926. A small wild tree 

 about 3 meters high, apparently 

 pistillate, though the fruits were not 

 seen. 



70274. No. 766. Chinhwashaan. No- 

 vember 3, 1926. A small wild tree 

 which apparently bears some stami- 

 nate flowers. 



70275. No. 767. Chinhwashaan. No- 

 vember 3, 1926. A small wild tree 

 about 3 meters high which is ap- 

 parently purely staminate. 



70276. Diospyros lotus L. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Persimmon. 



No. 757. Near Taaihohhan, Anhwei 

 Province. October 24, 1926. Tsz tso. 

 Scions of a large tree, apparently a seed- 



70254 to 70281— Continued. 



ling, 15 meters high and 25 centimeters 

 in diameter. The seedless fruits, with! 

 which the branches were heavily laden, 

 are dried for winter use. The action of 

 frost removes the astringency, and the 

 flavor is very good. The local name 

 means " persimmon date." 



70277 to 70280. Salix spp. Salicaceae. 



Willow. 



Scions of trees growing in Anhwei 

 Province. 



70277. Salix sp. 



No. 761. Near Cannon Base Peak. 

 October 27, 1926, Tsing ning Ian, pa to 

 Ian. An ornamental tree with slender, 

 slightly drooping branchlets and nar- 

 row leaves, growing along the streams 

 in this locality and sometimes culti- 

 vated near ponds. 



70278. Salix sp. 



No. 762. Cannon Base Rock. Octo- 

 ber 27, 1926. Hung nga Ian. A 

 rather rare willow, distinguished by 

 red buds. 



70279. Salix sp. 



No. 763. Pawongkaai. October 27, 

 1926. Paah yeung Ian. Trees culti- 

 vated near a pond. Willow branches 

 are extensively used in Anhwei Prov- 

 ince to make baskets, and this species 

 is said to be the one used. 



70280. Salix sp. 



No. 764. Near Tungchen. October 

 28, 1926. Mo yeung Ian. An uncom- 

 mon willow, 3 meters high, growing 

 wild on the bank of a pond. The 

 young twigs are heavy and covered 

 with a dense pale bluff tomentum. 



70281. Ziziphus sp. Rhamnaceae. 



Jujube. 



No. 715. Shuching, Anhwei Province. 

 October 13, 1926. Plants of a variety 

 said to be the only one in Shuching 

 which produces large fruits. 



70282 to 70313. 



From Manchuria. Seeds and scions ob- 

 tained by P. H. Dorsett, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived December, 1926. Locality notes by 

 Mr. Dorsett. 



70282 to 70295. Hordeum VULGARe pal- 

 lidum Seringe. Poaceae. 



Six-rowed barley. 



Received through the cooperation of D. 

 McLorn, Postal Commissioner, Harbin. 

 September, 1926. 



70282. No. 7280. From Santaokan, 

 Kirin Province. 



70283. No. 7284. From Andachan. 



70284. No! 7331. From Manchiatien, 

 Kirin Province. 



70285. No. 7339. From Heishihchen, 

 Kirin Province. 



70286. No. 7359. From Lanhsi. 



70287. No. 8259. Front Fuchin, Kirin 

 Province. 



70288. No. 8314. From Taerha, Hei- 

 lungkiang Province. 



70289. No. 8317. From Shihchienfang, 

 Heilungkiang Province. 



