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71406. Syagrtts flexuosa (Mart.) 

 Beccari (Cocas flexuosa Mart.). Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



From St. Leo, Fla. Seeds presented by Father 

 Jerome, St. Leo Academy, through R. A. 

 Young, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 January 22, 1927. 



A low Brazilian palm, 9 to 12 feet high, with lax 

 terminal pinnate leaves, 3 to 6 feet long, having 70 

 to 90 pairs of rigid leaflets. 



71407 to 71413. Diospyros kaki L. f. 

 Diospyraceae. Kaki. 



From Anhwei Province, China. Scions obtained 

 by F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received February 1, 1927. 



71407 and 71408. Shui sz paan tsz tsz. From the 

 Mission Hospital Compound, Luchowfu. 

 October, 1926. A seedless or few-seeded 

 variety with fruits 5 to 7 centimeters in 

 diameter, having eight seed pockets composed 

 of very thin transparent flesh. In shape the 

 fruits are squarish, somewhat flattened, and 

 with a more or less distinct groove on each 

 side proceeding downward from the points of 

 the calyx lobes. The center of the calyx end 

 has a slight depression, and the apex is flat 

 and sometimes rather depressed. The core 

 is pithy only at the very base, just below the 

 calyx, otherwise the flesh is intermediate in 

 nature between that of the seed pocket and 

 that without. When ripe the flesh is soft 

 and sweet with little fiber. The fruits, 

 which must be ripened artificially, are good 

 for shipping. This variety appears on the 

 market early in September and constitutes a 

 large percentage of the supply which is sold 

 in the Nanking market. 



71407. No. 731. Tree No. 6. 



71408. No. 732. Tree No. 7. 



71409. No. 739. Shuching. October 13, 1926. 

 Hung shiu laat tsiu. A small, subglobular, 

 seedless or few-seeded, early variety which 

 is conspicuous for its bright-red color when 

 ripe. The flesh is sweet and fairly free from 

 fibers. It must be ripened artificially. 



71410 to 71412. Scions from trees growing in the 

 garden of O. J. Coulter, Luchowfu. 



71410. No. 768. Tree No. 1. This tree is 5 

 or 6 years old, apparently a seedling, 

 though possibly grafted below the soil 

 line, as often occurs in this region. The 

 seedless fruits probably belong to the 

 variety commonly grown in this vicinity, 

 but are usually abnormal, having five and 

 sometimes six calyx lobes instead of the 

 usual four. The lobes of the fruits cor- 

 respond in number, the seed pockets are 

 much branched and aborted, and the core 

 is almost without pith. This variety, of 

 more interest than promise, is of unknown 

 origin. 



71411. No. 770. Tree No. 5. This tree and 

 the fruits are apparently identical with 

 No. 769 [No. 70930]. 



71412. No. 772. Tree No. 4. This tree and 

 the fruits are apparently identical with 

 No. 771 [No. 70931]. 



71413. These scions were received at the same 

 time as Nos. 731 and 732 [Nos. 71407 and 71408] 

 and were marked tree No. 8, so they are 

 probably from the Mission Hospital Com- 

 pound, Luchowfu. 



71414 to 71432. Cajanus indictjs 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 F. G. Krauss, University of Hawaii, through 

 J. M. Westgate, Director, Hawaii Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Received January 11, 

 1927. 



71414 to 71432— Continued. 



Locally developed varieties. 



71414. No. 1. Early drug red. 



71415. No. 11. Early Bilaspur red. 



71416. No. 15. Early Chanda red. 



71417. No. 25. Early Betul red. 



71418. No. 29. Early Seoni red. 



71419. No. 32. Early Chindwara red. 



71420. No. 38. Early Hoshangabad red. 



71421. No. 49. Early Khandwa red. 



71422. No. 50. Early Burhanspur red. 



71423. No. 61. Late Sohagpur red. 



71424. No. 84. Early yeotmal white. 



71425. No. 143. Early Amraotic red. 



71426. No. 147. Early Bhandara white. 



71427. Crimson. 



71428. Mottled black (sport). 



71429. New era strain D. 



71430. White Madiad (sport) . 



71431. No. 2. 71432. No. 3. 



71433 to 71796. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) . Fabaceae. 



Soy bean. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds presented by C. M. 

 Hehm, acting head, department of agronomy, 

 College of Agriculture and Forestry, University 

 of Nanking, through Prof. J. H. Reisner, Uni- 

 versity of Nanking. Received January, 1927. 



These soy beans have been planted for at least 

 three years in the experimental plots at the Uni- 

 versity of Nanking. 



71433. No. 1. 



71434. No. 2. 



71435. No. 3. 



71436. No. 4. 



71437. No. 5. 



71438. No. 6. 



71439. No. 7. 



71440. No. 8. 



71441. No. 9. 



71442. No. 10. 



71443. No. 11. 



71444. No. 12. 



71445. No. 13. 



71446. No. 14. 



71447. No. 15. 



71448. No. 16. 



71449. No. 17. 



71450. No. 18. 



71451. No. 19. 



71452. No. 20. 



71453. No. 21. 



71454. No. 22. 



71455. No. 23. 



71456. No. 24. 



71457. No. 25. 



71458. No. 26. 



71459. No. 27. 



71460. No. 28. 



71461. No. 29. 



71462. No. 30. 



71463. No. 31. 

 71484. No. 32. 



71465. No. 33. 



71466. No. 34. 



71467. No. 35. 



71468. No. 36. 



71469. No. 37. 



71470. No. 38. 



71471. No. 39. 



71472. No. 40. 



71473. No. 42. 



71474. No. 43. 



71475. No. 46. 



71476. No. 47. 



71477. No. 49. 



71478. No. 51. 



71479. No. 52. 



71480. No. 53. 



71481. No. 57. 



71482. No. 58. 



71483. No. 64. 



71484. No. 65. 



71485. No. 69. 



71486. No. 71. 



