62 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



17842 to 17954— Continued. 



17941. Vitex sp. 



From Wei-tsan Mountains near Peking. " (No. 116a. ) An aromatic plant, 

 the peeled twigs of which are used to make fine baskets, and the flowering 

 tops are dried and used as insect powder." {Meyer. ) 



17942. Ampelopsis sp. 



From Shan-hai-kwan. " (No. 133a.) A vine with deeply lobed leaves and 

 white berries; may be fit to cover rock fences or waste places." {Meyer.) 



17943. Juglans regia. Persian walnut. 



From Gopo, near Chang-li. "(No. 41a.) A large variety of soft-shelled 

 walnut." {Meyer.) 



17944. Juglans regia. Persian walnut. 



From Peking. "(No. 35a.) A very large walnut bought in Peking." 

 {Meyer. ) 



17945. Juglans regia. Persian walnut. 



From Gopo, near Chang-li. " (No. 51a.) A very soft-shelled walnut; can 

 be cracked with the hand. Not a perfect nut, though. These nuts are from 

 one tree, which, according to the owner, produces perfectly shelled nuts on 

 some branches and imperfectly formed ones on other branches." {Meyer. ) 



17946. Juglans regia. Persian walnut. 



From Chang-li. " (No. 36a. ) This is the genuine paper-shell walnut and as 

 such sells for three times as much money as the hard-shelled varieties. The 

 nuts can be peeled like peanuts. The trees are seedlings and are scattered 

 through the groves." {Meyer.) 



17947. Triticum vulgare. Wheat. 



From Chang-li. ' ' ( No. 38a. ) A sample of the best wheat sold in Chang-li. ' ' 

 {Meyer. ) 



17948. Rosa sp. Rose. 



From Chang-li. "(No. 130a.) A wild rose found growing along earth 

 banks." {Meyer.) 



17949. Wistaria chtnensis. Chinese wistaria. 

 From Tang-san. (No. 107a. ) 



17950. Artemisia annua. Wormwood. 



From Peking. " (No. Ilia. ) This is the plant on which the people around 

 here graft their chrysanthemums and on which they do well. The Chinese 

 claim the chrysanthemum does better when grafted than when left on its own 

 roots; they also say the grafted plants bear transplanting and lack of water 

 much the best. ' ' ( Meyer. ) 



17951. Xanthoxylum sp. 



From Shan-hai-kwan. " (No. 125a.) A fine-leaved Xanthoxylum growing 

 wild in the mountains near Shan-hai-kwan. Attains a height of from 4 to 5 

 feet, is rather ornamental, and has a very agreeable odor." {Meyer.) 



17952. Xanthoxylum bungei (?). 



From Pee-san. " (No. 128a.) Used as a hedge plant. The seeds and fruit 

 capsules furnish the Chinese with pepper; the fruit is pretty pungent." 



{Meyer. ) 



17953. Brassica pe-tsai. Pe-tsai cabbage. 



From Shan-hai-kwan. "(No. 72a.) A long-headed cabbage, late variety. 

 Can be kept all winter in a frost-proof cellar." {Meyer.) 



17954. Cydonia japonica. Japanese quince. 



From Peking. " (No. 145a. ) A very fragrant quince used in China to per- 

 fume a room. Grows in south China." {Meyer. ) 



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