INVENTORY 



70868 to 70876. 



From Manchuria. Seeds obtained by P. H. Dor- 

 sett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Eeceived February, 1927. 



70868 to 70870. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fa- 

 baceae. Mung bean. 



Obtained through the cooperation of D. 

 McLorn, Postal Commissioner, Harbin. 



70868. No. 8988. From Neugtashotzu. 



From Yunglochen. 



From Tuichingshan. 



Numbers 70871 to 70873 were obtained through 

 I. V. Kosloff, Manchurian Research Society, 

 Harbin. 



No. 8994. 

 70870. No. 8995, 



70871. Pinus sinensis Lambert. 



Pinaceae. 

 Chinese pine. 



No. 9045. From the station at Irecte. 



For previous introduction see No. 62472. 



70872. Prunus japonica Thunb. Amygdal- 

 aceae. 



No. 9046. 



For previous introduction see No. 65078. 



70873. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 



No. 9044. From the station at Siaoling. 



70874 to 70876. Soja max (L.) Piper (Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.) Fabaceae. Soy bean. 



Numbers 70874 and 70875 were Obtained 

 through the cooperation of D. McLorn, Postal 

 Commissioner, Harbin. 



70874. No. 8990. 



70875. No. 8997. 



From Neugtashotzu. 

 From Tuichingshan. 



70876. No. 9015. Obtained at Foudiadiang 

 through the Chinese Eastern Railway. 



70877 and 70878. Phyllostachys spp. 

 Poaceae. Bamboo. 



From Avery Island, La. Plants presented by 

 E. A. Mcllhenny, jungle gardens, through 

 R. A. Young, Bureau of Plant Industry. Num- 

 bered March, 1927. 



70877. Phyllostachys sp. 



This bamboo grows from 20 to 25 feet high and 

 spreads by means of creeping rootstocks similar 

 to those of the giant timber bamboo. It is 

 somewhat cold resistant and will probably be 

 hardy throughout Florida, southern Mississippi, 

 Alabama, and Louisiana. These plants are 

 from stock introduced by the late Frank N. 

 Meyer in 1908. They were collected by him 

 near Tangsi, China, and sent to Chico, Calif. 

 Some of the plants were sent to E. A. Mcll- 

 henny, Avery Island, La., who has grown the 

 stock for nearly 20 years. All other plantings 

 appear to have been lost. It is a useful species 

 chiefly on account of its edible shoots, which 

 Mr. Mcllhenny considers superior to any other 

 form grown by him. 



70878. Phyllostachys edulis (Carr.) H. de 

 Lehaie. 



70877 and 70878— Continued. 



A strong-growing, beautiful bamboo with 

 culms 60 to 70 feet in height. It does best in 

 rich soil and will be hardy in most of the South 

 Atlantic and Gulf Coast States. Groves are 

 already established at several places in this 

 country, notably Anderson, S. C., and Avery 

 Island, La. It is more difficult to propagate 

 than the giant timber bamboo, but it is worthy 

 of widespread use for its beauty, its fine poles, 

 and its edible shoots. 



70879 to 70883. Trifolium pratense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Ipswich, England. Seeds purchased from 

 A. H. Sadd, Eastern Counties Farmers' Cooper- 

 ative Association. Received March 3, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



Special stock, broad-leaved red 



70879. No. 217 

 clover. 



No. 218. 

 clover. 



"Clover-sick" resisting red 



70881. No. 675. Finest perennial red clover. 



70882. No. 677. Fine, late-flowering red clover. 



70883. No. 684. Genuine single cut cow grass. 



70884 to 70890. Cajanus indicus 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From San Juan, Porto Rico. Seeds presented by 

 O. W. Barrett, agricultural director, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture and Labor. Received 

 March 2, 1927. 



Locally grown varieties. 



70884. No. 107. India. 



70885. No. 278. Blanco Pequeno. 



70886. No. 280. Colmeno. 



70887. No. 282. Blanco grahde. 



70888. No. 285. Chagaro. 



70889. No. 813. Dominica. 



70890. No. 4258. Salvador. 



70891. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



From Manchuria. Scions collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received January 2, 1926. Num- 

 bered March, 1927. 



No. 4718. Ta Lu Hua Temple, Euangning. 

 November 7, 1925. Pa li hsiang li (8 miles fragrant 

 pear). Scions of one of the four pears which are 

 said to be the best and most blight resistant of the 

 Chinese pears. The fruits, \y 2 to 2 inches in 

 diameter, are half red and half yellow and ripen in 

 September. 



70892. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Lyallpur, India. Seeds presented by R. S. 

 L. Jai Chan Luthra, associate professor of 

 botany, Punjab Agricultural College. Received 

 March 4, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



