JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1927 



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71867 to 72007— Continued. 



acid, and owing to their fragility and peculiar 

 structure they do not ship well, but the small 

 leafy branches distributed among them as they 

 are packed in the baskets are said to protect 

 them somewhat. The fruits are salted and 

 dried because the fresh fruits are too soft to 

 appeal to the Chinese palate. 



For previous introduction see No. 64568. 



71972. No. 798. From Yika, near Ningpo, 

 China. A variety with purple fruits 

 about \Vi inches in diameter. 



71973. No. 799. From Golden Valley, Shan- 

 po, near Ningpo, China. A variety with 

 purple fruits about \Yi inches in diameter. 



71974. No. 800. From Golden Valley, Shan- 

 po, near Ningpo, China. 



71975. No. 12457. Kamezo shiro. Scions of a 

 white variety from Japan. 



71976. No. 12459. Kamezo aka. Scions of a 

 red variety from Japan. 



71977. Phoenix hanceana Naud. Phoeni- 



Palm. 



No. 814. From Taihoku, Taiwan. A Chi- 

 nese relative of the date palm; it has short tufted 

 stems and pinnate foliage. 



71978 and 71979. Phoenix stlvestris (L.) Roxb. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A pinnate-leaved palm, 25 to 40 feet high, 

 with leaves about 15 feet long and orange-yellow 

 fruits. Native to India. 



71978. No. 815. From Honolulu, Hawaii. 



71979. No. 816. From Honolulu, Hawaii. 



71980. Pistacia sp. Anacardiaceae. Pistache. 



No. 813. From Miyazaki, Japan. A hardy 

 tree which may be of ornamental value. 



71981. Pseudolarix amabilis (Nelson) Render 

 (P. kaempferi Gor^pn) . Pinaceae. 



Golden larch. 



No. 812. From China. An ornamental 

 evergreen coniferous tree up to 130 feet high. 

 Native to China and Japan. 



71982 to 71984. Pyrus spp. Malaceae. Pear. 



Plants of local varieties. 



71982. Pyrus sp. 



No. 12436. Imamura aki nashi. From 

 Japan. 



71983. Pyrus sp. 



No. 12462. Tai yang. From Japan. 



71984. Pyrus sp. 



No. 12463. Yabi li. From Japan. 



71985. Skimmia japonica Thunb. Rutaceae. 



No. 817. An evergreen Japanese shrub, 5 

 feet high, which is densely branched and pro- 

 duces round scarlet fruits. 



71986 and 71987. Soja max (L.) Piper (Glycine 

 Mspida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



71986. No. 819. An unselected common 

 variety from Nanking, China. 



71987. No. 820. Seeds of a variety from 

 Nanking, China. 



71988. Torre ya jackh Chun. Taxaceae. 



No. 809. Southern Chekiang, China. A 

 small ornamental evergreen tree, 30 feet high, 

 the leaves of which are aromatic when bruised. 



71989. Xylosma sp. Flacourtiaceae. 



Plants of a tropical evergreen Chinese tree 

 which may be of ornamental value. 



71867 to 72007— Continued. 



71990 to 72007. Gossypium spp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



71990 to 71995. Gossypium hirsutum L. 



71990. No. 787. From the College of 

 Agriculture, National Southeastern 

 University, Nanking, China. Chicken- 

 foot cotton. A long staple variety. 



71991. No. 790. Million-dollar cotton. 

 Progeny No. S. T. M. 1-1. 



No. 791. Million-dollar cotton. S. 

 T. M. 196. 



71993. No. 793. Million-dollar cotton. 

 Progeny No. 90. 



71994. No. 794. Acala. Progeny No. 105- 

 42-1. 



71995. No. 795. Acala. Progeny 10-5- 

 40-5. 



71996 to 72006. Gossypium Nanking Meyen. 



Numbers 71996 to 72005 are from the Col- 

 lege of Agriculture, National Southeastern 

 University, Nanking, China. 



71996. No. 779. Chicken-foot cotton. 



71997. No. 780. A small, white-flowered 

 cotton. 



71998. No. 781. Putung. A brown va- 

 riety. 



71999. No. 782. Kiang yung. A white- 

 seeded cotton. 



72000. No. 783. Chinding. A long-staple 

 variety. 



72001. No. 784. Chin ching. A brown 

 variety. 



72002. No. 785. Yiwu. A black-seeded 

 cotton. 



72003. Nq. 786. Shiokun. A long-staple 

 cotton. 



72004. No. 788. Pehsan. A brown 

 variety. 



72005. No. 789. Hing hwa. A white- 

 seeded variety. 



72006. No. 796. Asiatic cotton collected 

 near Miyazaki, Japan. 



72007. Gossypium sp. 



No. 797. A Hawaiian tree cotton from the 

 Federal Experiment Station, Honolulu. 



72008 and 72009. Prunus serrtjlata 

 Lindl. Amygdalaceae. 



Oriental cherry. 



From Benenden, Kent, England. Scions presented 

 by Capt. Collingwood Ingram. Received Feb- 

 ruary 4, 1927. Descriptions from Ingram, Notes 

 on Japanese Cherries, Journal of the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, vol. 50, pt. 1, 1925. 



72008. Daikoku. A variety introduced into 

 England about 1905 with large purplish pink 

 double flowers up to 5.5 centimeters wide. 

 The thick purplish red buds are truncated at 

 the end, and the young foliage is yellowish 

 green. The Japanese name signifies "god of 

 prosperity.'! 



72009. Oriental Weeping cherry. It is probable 

 that this form is Chinese in origin, since it 

 does not appear ever to have been cultivated 

 in Japan. The deep-pink, double flowers are 

 borne in close fascicles along the pendulous 

 branches. 



