SEPTEMBER, 1900, TO DECEMBER, 1903, 265 



9291. Xanthoxylon piperitum. Japanese pepper. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 

 1063, August, 1902), February 28, 1903. 



"A small shrub, the leaves of which are very agreeably aromatic and are used most 

 effectively by Japanese housewives and by Europeans in Japan as a garniture. It 

 would form a very acceptable variation from the conventional parsley. The small 

 round fruits, flower buds, and leaves are boiled with meat dishes to give them a 

 flavor, and the fruits are always served after eels as a digestive." {Fairchild.) 



9292. Trochodendron aralioides. Birdlime tree. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through The Yokohama Nursery Company, 

 February 28, 1903. 



(This seed was apparently substituted by the Nursery Company for L. and F. No. 

 1064, Ilex Integra. ) ( See 9293. ) 



9293. Trochodendron aralioides. Birdlime tree. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



1065, August, 1902), January 6, 1903. 



"A species of tree the bark of which is macerated and made into birdlime in 

 Japan. This tree produces the best birdlime in the country, it is said, and there is 

 an export of the article to Europe. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



9294. Fagopyrum esculenttjm. Buckwheat. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



1066, August, 1902), January 6, 1903. 



Sando Soba. From Nagano. "This Nagano buckwheat is famous in Japan, where 

 all sorts of cakes, macaroni, and tarts are made from its flour. The question of the 

 uses of buckwheat in Japan would form a very interesting and profitable study, for 

 there are a hundred ways, I imagine, in which the buckwheat is employed, whereas 

 we know of only a few." (Fairchild. ) 



9295. Fagopyrum esculenttjm. Buckwheat. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



1067, August, 1902), January 6, 1903. 



' ' A species of Fagopyrum which is said to be inferior to F. esculentum, but is culti- 

 vated and may be of interest for breeding purposes." (Fairchild. ) 



9296. JUNIPERUS CH1NENSIS var. PROCUMBENS. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



1068, August, 1902), January 6, 1903. 



"A beautiful procumbent juniper which is used most effectively as a substitute for 

 lawns on sloping embankments. It covers them with a mass of luxuriant foliage 

 which is strikingly effective. In the Tokyo Botanic Gardens there is a very attract- 

 ive lawn made in this way. The plants should be set about 3 feet apart each way 

 and allowed to run freely in all directions until they completely cover the ground 

 with a thick mat 12 to 18 inches deep. It will probably prove hardy about Wash- 

 ington . " ( Fairchild. ) 



9297 and 9298. Solanum melongena. Eggplant. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



1069, August, 1902), January 6, 1903. 



9297. 



Naga nasu. ' ' Considered the best variety in Japan, where eggplants are 

 very largely eaten. They are even used for candying purposes. A candied 

 eggplant is very delicate indeed, tasting something like a fig." (Fairchild.) 



9298. 



Maru nasu. "A round, black variety of eggplant, sold everywhere in the 

 markets of Japan. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



