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71132 to 71167— Continued. 



71152. MlSCANTHUS SACCHARIFLORUS (Maxim.) 



Hack. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 8730. Collected by I. V. Kosloff, Man- 

 churian Research Society, Harbin, in the vicin- 

 ity of Shitoukhetsy. October, 1926. A tall 

 perennial Chinese grass with large feathery 

 fan-shaped panicles, which is related to the 

 sugar cane. 



For previous introduction see No. 66395. 



71153. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. Fabaceae. 



Mung bean. 



No. 8750. Obtained from the village of 

 Fouyusiang, Budoune region, through the Man- 

 churian Research Society, Harbin. November 

 11, 1926. 



71154. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 



Fabaceae. 

 Common bean. 



No. 8874. Fa Hua Ssu Temple, Chihli 

 Province. November 20, 1926. A northern 

 Chinese climbing variety with black shining 



71155. Pinus sinensis Lambert. Pinaceae. 



Chinese pine. 



No. 8774. Ming Tombs. November 18, 

 1926. A tall Chinese tree, up to 70 feet high, 

 with a dark-gray trunk. 



For previous introduction see No. 62472. 



71156 and 71157. Prunus armeniaca L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Apricot. 



Fa Hua Ssu Temple, Chihli Province. 

 November, 1926. 



71156. No. 8864. Ta pien tzu hsing (flat apricot) . 

 Under good conditions the fruits of this 

 variety become 2 or 3 inches in diameter. 

 The kernels are of greater value than the 

 fruits. 



71157. No. 8865. A yellow pocket apricot about 

 2 inches in diameter, which ripens the end 

 of June. 



71158. Rhamnus sp. Rhamnaceae. 



No. 8831. Fa Hua Ssu Temple, Chihli 

 Province. November 19, 1926. A small hardy, 

 very thorny bush growing in dry soil. 



71159. Ribes manshuricum (Maxim.) Ko- 

 marow. Grossulariaceae. Currant. 



No. 8738. Collected in the vicinity of Shi- 

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

 churian Research Society, Harbin. A variety 

 producing good-sized bunches of red fruits 

 which are large and of good quality. 



For previous introduction see No. 65504. 



71160 and 71161. Soja max (L.) Piper (Glycine 

 hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



Obtained through the Manchurian Research 

 Society, Harbin. November 11, 1926. 



71160. No. 8748. From Fouyusiang, Rudoune 

 region. 



71161. No. 8749. From Oukieshou, Fush- 

 onsiang. 



71162. Spiraea sp. Rosaceae. 



Spirea. 



No. 8743. Collected by I. V. Kosloff, Man- 

 churian Research Society, Harbin. October, 

 1926. A hardy shrub which is probably an 

 ornamental. Native to Manchuria. 



71163 to 71166. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vul- 

 gar e Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



Obtained through the Manchurian Research 

 Society, Harbin. November 11, 1926. 



71132 to 71167— Continued. 



71163. No. 8744. From Changchunling. 



71164. No. 8745. From Kungpingtzu. 



71165. No. 8746. From Ertaskou, Fuyuhsien 

 District. 



71166. No. 8747. From Fouyusiang, Bu- 

 doune region. 



71167. Viburnum sargenti Koehne. Capri- 

 foliaceae. Sargent cranberry bush. 



No. 8734. Collected by I. V. Kosloff, Man- 

 churian Research Society, Harbin, in the vicin- 

 ity of Shitoukhetsy, Manchuria. October, 1926. 

 A strong-growing shrub up to 12 or 15 feet high, 

 with large clusters of bright-red fruits which are 

 very attractive. 



For previous introduction see No. 65512. 

 71168 to 71173. 



From China. Seeds and scions collected by F. A. 

 McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received January 13, 1927. 



71168. Cucumis sativus L. Cucurbitaceae. 



Cucumber. 



No. 794. Chungmuihoh, Anhwei Province. 

 October 17, 1926. Wongkwa tsz. 



71169. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyraceae. 



Kaki. 



No. 870. Nanking. An unusual variety, 

 probably a seedling, with hairy leaves and fruits 

 which remain green in color when ripe. 



71170. DOLICHOS LABLAB L. 



Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth bean. 



No. 652. Nanking. September, 1926. Pin 

 tan. An uncommon bean which is brown with 

 a conspicuous white hilum. It is planted in 

 April or May, and the green pods and seeds are 

 eaten from August to October, though the seeds 

 are not eaten when ripe. 



71171 and 71172. Rosa spp. Rosaceae. Rose 



71171. Rosa sp. 



No. 818. Near Shuching, Anhwei Prov- 

 ince. October 16, 1926. A wild rose. 



71172. Rosa sp. 



No. 843. Chilehg Mountain, Anhwei 

 Province. October 27, 1926. A wild rose 

 with small very dense clusters of many 

 flowers. The young sprouts are tomentose. 



71173. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyraceae. 



Kaki. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 71048. 



F. 



71174. Macadamia ternifolia 

 Muell. Proteaceae. 



From Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 



presented by W. Ewart, honorary secretars 7 , 

 Queensland Acclimatisation Society. Received 

 January 17, 1927. 



A thin-shelled form of the macadamia, a hand- 

 some evergreen Australian tree which produces 

 large clusters of edible nuts rich in an edible oil 

 similar to olive oil. 



71175. Coffea sp. Rubiaceae. Coffee. 



From Tananarive, Madagascar. Seeds presented 

 by Paul Dean Thompson, American vice consul. 

 Received January 17, 1927. 



Montsaka, a local variety. 



