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SEEDS AND PLAXTS IMPORTED. 



18561 to 18626— Continued. 



18595. Amygdalus dayidiaxa (?). 

 From Tientsin. (No. 168a.) 



18596. Diospyros kaki. 



"(Nos. 504 and 516.) 

 [Meyer. | 



DlOSPYROS KAKI. 



Said to be a 



From Shanghai. 



of medium size." 



Persimmon. 

 Said to be a seedless persimmon 



Persimmon, 

 large, seedless persimmon of 



18597 



From Tang-hsi. "(No. 517.) 



very sweet taste.'' | Meyer, ) 



18598. Diospyros sp. Persimmon. 



From Tang-hsi. "(No. 518. i A persimmon growing wild in different 

 places and used as a stock for the larger seedless ones. Is an entirely 

 different species from the one used in northern China: has a smooth, white 

 bark.'' (Meyer.) 



18599. Diospyros sp. Persimmon. 



From Chang-li. "(No. 161a.)' Seed of the wild persimmon used as stock 

 for the large seedless varieties, and the fruits, too, are used in a semidried 

 state, being a poor people's fruit.'* ( Meyer.) 



18600. Malus malus. Apple. 

 From Shanghai. (No. 507.) 



18601. Cydoxia japoxica. Japanese quince. 



From Peking. (No. 173a.) 



18602. Vitis sp. Grape. 



From Hankow. "(No. 515.) A purple grape, bearing medium-sized 

 bunches: said to have been introduced by the station missionaries. If so, it 

 might be a fine grape for the South Atlantic States, as the climate in Hankow 

 is very similar to that of the Southern States. I Meyer. I 



18603. Juglaxs regia. Persian walnut. 



From Chang-li. "(No. 162a. I A very large, paper-shell walnut, the larg- 

 est one to be had. Owner was not willing to show the tree, so could not 

 obtain scions. [Meyer. | 



18604. Juglaxs regia. Persian walnut. 



From Chang-li. "(No. 163a. | A 



ample of large, well-formed nuts, of 

 I. No. 1774: 



(No. 170a.) 



( Meyer. ) 



Pistache. 

 The same as No. 63a, 



Pe-tsai cabbage. 

 Sesame. 



which scions were sent under No. 48, S. P 



18605. PlSTACIA CHIXEXSIS. 



From Wei-tsan Mountains near Peking. 

 S. P. I. No. 19391. 



18606. Brassica pe-tsai. 

 From Hankow. (No. 193a. I 



18607. Sesamum ixdicum. 

 From Shanghai. (No. 189a. I Black. 



18608. Medicago sp. 

 From Peking. (No. 183a.) 



18609. (Undetermined.) 



From Shan-hai-kwan. (No. 181a.) 



18610. Axdropogox sorghum. . Sorg/hurn. 



From Shan-hai-kwan. "(No. 153a) A white-grained variety of sorghum 

 grown on rather alkaline land." {Meyer. ) 



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