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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



36846 to 36848— Continued. 



36847. "Yellow bean. Hei chi, 'black belly,' from the dark-brown scar on 

 the saddle. This variety is highly prized for the quality of oil or fat which 

 it contains. Shipped from Kinchou station, leased territory." (Pontius.) 



36848. ' Green bean. Ching tou. This variety is said to yield more legu- 

 min in the manufacture of bean curd than the yellow bean, but the quality 

 is inferior. It is also boiled and used as food." (Pontius.) 



36849 and 36850. Linum usitatissimum L. flax. 



F^om Smyrna, Asia Minor. Presented by Mr. John W. Dye, American vice 

 consul general. Received December 13, 1913. 



36849. "The annual production of flaxseed in the Province of Smyrna is 

 estimated at 280,000 to 300,000 pounds, the greater part of which is exported 

 to France, Germany, and Italy. The price averages about 4 to 5 cents per 

 pound." (Dye.) 



36850. "A small sample of a grade of flaxseed grown on the island of Crete 

 which appears on this market and is held at the same price as that from 

 Asia Minor . ' ' (Dye . ) 



36851. LmuM usitatissimum L. Flax. 



From Pskoff. Russia. Presented by Malcolm & Co. Received December 16, 

 1913. 



36852 to 36861. 



From China, Collected by Mr. Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer for the 

 Department of Agriculture. Received December 17, 1913. 

 Quoted notes by Mr. Meyer. 



36852 to 36854. Ziziphus jujuba Miller. Jujube. 



(Ziziphus sativa Gaertner.) 



36852. "(No. 1041. Peking, China. November 7, 1913.) A variety of 

 jujube with large, round-oblong fruits of a dark mahogany-brown color; 

 meat somewhat juicy and quite sweet. Trees of rather small growth and 

 quite spiny. Cultivated in Peking gardens under the name Ta tsao, 

 meaning 'big jujube.' " 



36853. "(No. 1042. Peking, China. November 8, 1913.) A variety of 

 jujube bearing rather small fruits of roundish shape and of a red-brown 

 color; meat very sweet. Trees grow to be large, with heavy trunks and 

 few spines. Produces more fruit when ringed annually. Cultivated in 

 Peking gardens under the name Hsiao tsao, meaning 'small jujube.' " 



36854. "(No. 1043. Peking, China. November 9, 1913.) A jujube 

 bearing large fruits of elongated shape, tapering toward the end; color a 

 rich reddish brown. Of sweet taste; meat firm; of rather good keeping 

 qualities. Trees of tall growth with few branches; foliage very large. 

 Cultivated in Peking gardens under the name Yu tsao, meaning 'tooth 

 jujube,' on account of the tapering shape of the fruits." 



36855. Viburnum plicatum Thunberg. 



"(No. 1998a. Hsiao Wu tai shan, Chihli Province, China. August 30, 1913.) 

 A shrub of medium dimensions, found on stony mountain slopes. Bears in 

 early summer many umbels of whitish flowers, followed by berries which change 

 from green to red and when ripe to black. The foliage is quite green and 

 dense, the leaves somewhat undulated. Of value as a hardy ornamental 

 drought-resisting shrub for the colder regions of the United States." 



