306 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



9790 to 9800— Continued. 



9799. Chaetochloa italica. Millet. 

 Kunak. 



9800. Carthamus tinctorius. Safrlower. 



9801. Eriobotrya japonica. Loquat. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Presented by the Yokohama Nursery Company at 

 the request of Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild. Received June 5, 1903. 



Formosa. Seed of the Formosan loquat. 



9802. Nephelium litchi. Leitchee. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



792, December 20, 1901), January 30, 1902. 



Ha k Ip, black leaved. ' ' This is one of the best varieties grown about Canton, China. 

 It is said to be a large-fruited sort, of excellent flavor, but with medium-sized stone. 

 The dried leitchees of the market here are mostly of this form. The plant is not 

 reproduced from seed but is grafted or inarched. " ( Fairchild. ) 



9803. Nephelium litchi. Leitchee. 



From Canton, China, Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



793, December 20, 1901) , January 30, 1902. 



No Mai, ' ' tender rice ' ' leitchee. ' ' This is a small-seeded, very superior sort, one 

 of the favorites on the Canton market where four or five different varieties are 

 known and where the sale of this fruit is a very important one. Dr. J. M. Swan, of 

 the Canton Hospital, pronounces this one of the two or three best varieties known 

 to him. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



9804. Diospyros kaki. Japanese persimmon. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



794, December 20, 1901), January 30, 1902. 



Hung tsz, large red persimmon. "This is a soft variety of medium to large size, 

 round to oblate spheroid, dark in color, and reported to be very sweet in flavor. It 

 is imported as being probably a Chinese variety and worthy of trial in comparison 

 with the Japanese sorts. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



9805. Amygdalus persica. Peach. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



795, December 20, 1901), January 30, 1902. 



Hung Wat tim. "A variety of the 'Honey ' type, reported to be good for preserves 

 and not so sweet as the Ying tsui or Eagle Beak variety. It is medium earl y. Worthy 

 of trial as coming from the south China region, though probably not of superior 

 excellence. ' ' ( Fairchild. ) 



9806. Pruxus sp. Plum. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



796, December 20, 1901), January 30, 1902. 



Hung Mui. "A large red plum, fairly sweet, but of the hard-fleshed type. Like 

 the other Chinese plums about Canton it is said to have a somewhat bitter taste when 

 cooked and allowed to stand for an hour or so. Europeans in Canton do not prize 

 these Chinese plums very highly. This varietv blooms in February or March." 

 (Fairchild.) 



9807. Bambusa sp. Bamboo. 



From Canton, China. Received through Messrs. Lathrop and Fairchild (No. 



797, December 20, 1901), January 30, 1902. 



Kam Chuk, golden bamboo. "The most beautiful of all the bamboos about Can- 

 ton, a golden-stemmed sort, with stripes of green. It is rather rare on the island of 

 Hongkong, I am told by Mr. Ford, aud it is not very common about Canton. It is 

 worthy of trial in Florida and southern California." (Fairchild. ) 



