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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



71132 to 71167— Continued. 



71133. A C E R C A r D A T r M UKUKTJHDTTEN3E 



(Trautv. and Meyer) Rehder. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



No. S736. Collected by I. V. Kosloff, Man- 

 ehurian Research Society. Harbin, in the vicin- 

 ity of Shitoukhetsy, Manchuria. October, 1926. 

 A small Manehurian tree with coarsely toothed 

 five-lobed or seven-lobed leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 65911. 



71134. AiiYGDALrs DAViDiANA (Carr.) Zabel 

 (Prunus davidiana F ranch.) . Amygdalaceae. 



Chinese wild peach. 



Xo. SS59. Fa Hua Ssu Temple, Chihli 

 Province. November 19, 1926. A hardy wild 

 peach used for stock only. It is native to north- 

 ern China. 



71135 to 71133. AMTGDALTTS persica L. (Pru- 

 nus perska Stokes). Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



Collected at the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near 

 Peking. November 19, 1926. 



71135. No. 8S60. 



71136. No. SS61. Ma nao hung tao (red agate 

 peach). The freestone fruits, 3 to 4 inches 

 in diameter, are red outside and white 

 within, and ripen during the early part 

 of August. They are grafted on the wild 

 peach. 



For previous introduction see No. 62600. 



71137. No. SS62. Pa tao (flowering peach). 

 The twigs of blossoms, which fade from 

 pink to white and then turn red, are sold 

 here. The fruits, about \Y> inches in 

 diameter and resembling apricots in shape, 

 are freestone and ripen in September, 

 becoming pink. 



For previous introduction see No. 62602. 



71133. No. 8863. Mixed peach seeds. 



Numbers 71139 to 71141 were collected by I. V. 



Kosloff. of the Manehurian Research Society, 

 Harbin, in the vicinity ' of Shitoukhetsy, Man- 

 churia. October, 1926. 



71139. Angelica sp. Apiaceae. 



No. 8735. A hardy herbaceous plant belong- 

 ing to the celery family, which may be orna- 

 mental. Native to Manchuria. 



71140, Betula frcticosa Pall. Betulaceae. 



Birch. 



No. 8739. A shrub about 15 feet high, with 

 oval-elliptic leaves about 2 inches long. Native 

 to Manchuria and Siberia. 



For previous introduction see No. 65917. 



71141, Carplkts cordata Blume. Betulaceae. 



Hornbeam. 



No. 5740. A handsome hardy tree 40 feet or 

 less high, with oval-oblong, acuminate leaves 3 

 to 6 inches long. Native to Japan and Man- 

 churia. 



For previous introduction see No. 65920. 



71142, Celasirus sp. Celastraceae. 



No. 8828: From the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, 

 Chihli Province. November 19. 1926. A small 

 woody pendulous or climbing ornamental plant 

 which is exceptionally attractive. The seed 

 pod breaks into three parts and is golden yellow. 

 In the center is a cluster of about three white 

 seeds in a red receptacle. 



Nos. 71143 to 71145 were collected by I. V. 

 Kosloff, of the Manehurian Research Society, 

 Harbin, in the vicinitv of Shitoukhetsv. October, 

 1926. 



71132 to 71167— Continued. 



71143. Clematis brevicacdata DC. 

 culaceae. 



Ranun- 



No. S731. A vigorous climbing vine, native 

 to China, with pinnate or bipinnate, coarsely 

 toothed leaves and axillary panicles of white 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 65925. 



71144. Codonopsis sp. Campanulaceae. 



No. 8732. A hardy herbaceous perennial 

 with showy flowers. Native to Manchuria. 



71145. Deutzia parvlelora Bunge. Hydran- 

 geaceae. 



No. S729. A hardy ornamental shrub 6 feet 

 high, with corymbs of white flowers. Native 

 to northern China. 



71148. Grewia parvlflora Bunge. Tiliaceae. 



No. 8775. En route from the Ming Tombs 

 to the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, Chihli Province. 

 November 18, 1926. A hardy ornamental 

 woody shrub with dull-green foliage, incon- 

 spicuous greenish flowers, and good-sized clusters 

 of black fruits. Native to northern China. 



For previous introduction see No. 62229. 



71147. Iris dichtoma Pall. Iridaceae. 



Vesper iris. 



No 8833. Fa Hua Ssu Temple, Chihli 

 Province. November 19, 1926. A* tall iris, 

 said tn have white flowers, found on a very dry 

 rocky mountain side. It is native to northern 

 China. 



For previous introduction see No. 65526. 



71143. Jugla^-s aiANDSHURiCA Maxim. Jug- 

 landaceae. 



No. 8733. Collected in the vicinity of Shi- 

 toukhetsy, by I. V. Kosloff, Manehurian Re- 

 search Society, Harbin. October, 1926. A 

 hardy Manehurian walnut tree up to 60 feet 

 high, the nuts of which have eight ridges. 



For previous introduction see No. 65527. 



71149. Tuglans regia L. Juglandaceae. 



Walnut. 



No. 8871. Fa Hua Ssu Temple, Chihli 

 Province. November 20, 1926. Pao pi ho tao 

 (thin-shelled walnut). Seeds from a tree 50 or 

 60 years old with large nuts which are edible in 

 early September. It is said that these walnuts 

 will break if allowed to fall from the trees. 



For previous introduction see No. 62614. 



71150. Lonicera maaceh (Rupr.) Herd. Ca- 

 prifoliaceae. Amur honeysuckle. 



No. 8741. Collected in the vicinity of Shi- 

 toukhetsy. Manchuria, by I. V. Kosloff, Man- 

 ehurian Research Society, Harbin. October, 

 1926. A bush honeysuckle, native to north- 

 eastern China, becoming about 10 feet high, 

 with widely spreading branches, dark-green 

 leaves which are downy on both surfaces, and 

 red fruits. The pure-white flowers, an inch in 

 diameter, are produced in pairs on the upper 

 side of the branchlets. 



For previous introduction see No. 65937. 



71151. Malus baccata (L.) Moench (Pyrus 

 baccata~L.). Malaceae. Crab apple. 



No. 8772. Imianpo. Manchuria. Novem- 

 ber 11, 1926. A small round-headed hardy 

 handsome tree with white flowers and small 

 fruits which are yellow and red. Native to 

 northeastern Asia. 



