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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



48551 to 48586— Continued. 



for the fruits in the markets of Foochow and elsewhere. The fruit keeps 

 well and when no longer fresh is dried or pickled. The tree grows well 

 and reaches a height of 50 feet, with a broad spreading top. It is ap- 

 parently very easy to graft, for it is top-worked by the Chinese in a 

 very crude manner and apparently always successfully. The tree is also 

 useful as a street or ornamental tree." 



48555 and 48556. Castanea cbenata Sieb. and Zucc. Fagacese. 



Japanese chestnut. 



48555. "(Kobe, Japan. October 28, 1919.) Samples of chestnuts 

 being loaded for shipment to America." 



48556. "(Foochow, China. September l5, 1919.) Samples from 

 market." 



48557. Celosia argentea L. Amaranthaceae. Cockscomb. 

 " (From Foochow, China. September 14, 1919.) Collected on waste 



land on Nantai Island near Foochow. This plant is common along the 

 margins of gardens and fields and among the cemeteries on the hills. 

 The silvery white spikes are very attractive." 



48558. CiTRULLUS vulgaris Schrad. Cucurbitacese. Watermelon. 

 "(Foochow, China. September 15, 1919.) Seeds of the common, small, 



red-fleshed melon of this region, which has very thin rinds and fine 

 quality flesh but is lacking in sugar. It should be used in disease- 

 resistant breeding to get shipping and marketing qualities for small 

 melons. It has a very attractive appearance and the size suggests the 

 possibility of producing a watermelon small enough to ship in crates 

 for individual consumption." 



48559. CoRCHORTJS capsularis L. Tiliacefe. Jute. 

 "(Foochow, China. September 14, 1919.) The common fiber plant 



of this region. The better farmers grow small patches of these plants 

 for their own use." 



48560 to 48562. Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitacese. Gourd. 



48560. "(Foochow, China. September 15, 1919.) An ornamental 

 squashlike cucurbit used for room decoration by the Chinese." 



48561. "(Foochow, China. September 17, 1919.) An ornamental 

 squashlike cucurbit used for room decoration by the Chinese. 

 The skin of this gourd is orange blotched with green." 



48562. " (Gourds from Nagasaki, Japan. October 20, 1919.) An orna- 

 mental gourd used for room decoration by the Japanese. Bought 

 in the market." 



48563. DioscoREA alata L. Dioscoreacese. Yam. 

 " Bulbils from a vine in the garden of a Chinese missionary teacher 



in Foochow, China. September 10, 1919." 



48564. Drymoglossum sp. Polypodiacese. Tern. 

 "(From Nagasaki, Japan. A plant growing on volcanic clifCs near 



Mogi. October 14, 1919.) A very small creeping fleshy fronded fern for 

 rockwork. This fern is found in the shaded ravines of Japan and China 

 growing over the face of the rocks. It stands considerable drying out 

 and makes a solid cover, suggesting some fleshy leaved flowering plant. 

 It would be very good for use on rockwork in gardens in Florida and 

 California." 



