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72067 to 72165— Continued. 



72149. PYBUS sp. 



No. 8809. Sha kuo li (crab-apple pear). 

 A summer pear, \ l A to 2 inches in diameter, 

 which ripens the last of August, becoming 

 light yellow blushed with red. 



For previous introduction see No. 54837. 



72150. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8813. Pai suan li (white sour pear). 

 A variety producing white or pale-pink fruits 

 from which a yellow vinegar is made. The 

 average fruits are 2 inches in diameter, but 

 when the trees are grown in good soil the 

 fruits are 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 



72151. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8814. Hung suan li (red sour pear). 

 A variety with fruits about V/% to 2 inches in 

 diameter, from which vinegar is made. 



72152. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8827. Honey vase pear. The yellow 

 fruits, \ l A to 2 inches in diameter, ripen the 

 last of September. 



72153. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8834. Pao pi chieh li (thin-skinned 

 festival pear). A^ yellow summer pear about 

 2 inches in diameter, which ripens the last of 

 September. 



72154. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8842. Rough-skinned festival pear. 

 A variety producing fruits which are 2 inches 

 in diameter, white with a pink blush, ripen- 

 ing the middle of September. 



72155. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8847. Summer golden handle pear. 

 The fruits are 2 inches in diameter, and ripen 

 the middle of August, becoming yellow. 



72156. Pyrus sp. 



•No. 8849. Ma ti huang li (horseshoe yellow 

 pear). A variety with yellow fruits, 3 to Z l A 

 inches in diameter, which ripen in October. 



72157. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8852. Shih li hsiang li (three miles 

 fragrant pear). A variet3^ which is said to be 

 the earliest. The yellow fruits are about an 

 inch in diameter and IK inches long, ripening 

 the first of August. 



72158. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8856. Summer white pear. A variety 

 producing white fruits about 2 inches in 

 diameter, which ripen the middle of August. 



72159. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8857. Mien chiu li (autumn soft pear). 

 A variety with yellow fruits, 2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter, which ripen in September. 



72160. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8881. Glorious sugar pear. A variety 

 with brown fruits about 2 inches in diameter, 

 which ripen the first of October. 



72161. Pyrus sp. 



No. 8892. Huang suan li (yellow sour 

 pear). A variety producing fruits 1 to 1H 

 inches in diameter, which ripen the last of 

 August. They are of good quality and are 

 used for vinegar. 



72162 to 72164. Quercus spp. Fagaceae. Oak. 



Scions collected at the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, 

 November, 1926. 



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72067 to 72165— Continued. 



72162. Quercus dentata Thunb. 



No. 8873. A broad -leaved oak growing 

 on the mountain side. 



72163. Quercus sp. 



No. 8878. A tall-growing chestnut-leaved 

 oak the bark of which looks different from 

 that of the other oaks. It appears to be an 

 interesting variety. 



72164. Quercus sp. 



No. 8879. Cold dew acorn. 



72165. (Undetermined.) 



No. 8829. A hardy vine with black berries 

 which are not edible. 



72166 to 72249. 



From China. Seeds collected by F. A. McClure, 

 agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received December, 1926, and January, 1927. 



72166 and 72167. Aleurites fordii Hemsl. Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Tung-oil tree. 



72166. No. 703. From Taaihohhau, Anhwei 

 Province, October 20, 1926. These fruits 

 are from the crop harvested early in 

 September. There is apparently only 

 one variety of wood-oil tree here, although 

 three names are used. Ng chau tung 

 (five-clawed) is given to trees which bear 

 lobed leaves. This condition occurs only 

 on rapidly growing young trees or 

 branches, and does not appear to be a 

 permanent character. Tsao nin tung is a 

 name said to be applied to those trees 

 which come into bearing very early, 

 within a year or so, but which are short- 

 lived. Maan nin tung is given to the trees 

 which come into bearing at the normal 

 time and live to a normal age. 



72167. No. 704. Poonpinkaai, southern 

 Anhwei Province. Fruits obtained from 

 a specially prolific 12-year-old tree 6 meters 

 in height, with leaves and bark very clean 

 and free from disease. The fruits were in 

 clusters of 6 to 10. The trees were growing 

 in fertile silt in a river valley, and their 

 thriving condition contrasted sharply 

 with the unhealthy appearance of most 

 of the trees in central Anhwei. For some 

 reason the nuts are not harvested as 

 early in this region as in central Anhwei. 



72168. Allium sp. Liliaceae. Onion. 



No. 892. From the market at Hankow, 

 Hupeh Province. November 29, 1926. Chung 

 tsz. 



72169. Allium sp. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



No. 926. Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Nanchang, Kiangsi Province. December 2, 

 1926. Kan tsoi. 



72170 and 72171. Amaranthus gangeticus L. 

 Amaranthaceae. 



Market at Hankow, Hupeh Province. No- 

 vember 29, 1926. Annual vegetables whose 

 leaves are used as food in China. 



For previous introduction see No. 58461. 



72170. No. 894. Hung kai tsoi. 



72171. No. 895. Paak kai tsoi. 



72172. Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae. 



Celery 



No. 899. Market at Hankow, Hupeh Prov- 

 ince. November 29, 1926. Kan tsoi tsz. 



