JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1921. 



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54350 to 54352— Continued. 



54351. Panicum muticum Forsk. 



"An annual or perennial, semiaquatic grass 1.5 meters (5 feet) in 

 height. Native to Egypt and Arabia." (Gossweiler.) 



54352. Panicum sp. 



"An erect annual up to 2.5 meters (8 feet) in height." (Gossweiller.) 



Received as Panicum synnertomi, but the seeds received are not this 

 species. 



54353 to 54384. 



From Chengtu, Szechwan, China. Seeds presented by P. M. Bayne, through 

 J. Burtt Davy, Cambridge, England. Received September 19, 1921. 



The only notes received with this shipment were the native names of the 

 various seeds in Chinese characters. These were translated by Dr. T. Tanaka, 

 of the Office of Crop Physiology and Breeding Investigations. 



54353. Akebia lobata austkalis Diels. Lardizabalacese. 

 "(No. 20.) Eight-month kua." 



54354. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodiacese. Beet. 

 "(No. 60.) Thick-skinned vegetable." 



54355. Beassica juncea (L.) Cass. Brassicacese. Chinese mustard. 

 "(No. 58.) Blue <; green) vegetable." 



54356. Bbassica pekinensis (Lour.) Gagn. Brassicacese. Pai ts'ai. 

 "(No. 59.) Large Pai ts'aV 



54357. Beassica sp. Brassicaceae. 



"(No. 50.) Water lily, flower white (some special name; can not be 

 white-flowered water lily from etymology)." 



54358. Beassica sp. Brassicacese. 

 "(No. 52.) Pink oil vegetable seed." 



54359. Beassica sp. Brassicacese. 

 "(No. 61.) Large-headed vegetable." 



54360. Cacara eeosa (L.) Kuntze. Fabacese. Yam bean. 



(Pachyrhizus angulatus Rich.) 



"(No. 21.) Earth kua fruit." 



54361. Cannabis sativa L. Moracese. Hemp. 

 "(No. 95.) Hua ma tsu. Fire hempseed." 



54362. Ceotalaeia sp. Fabaceae. 

 " ( No. 91. ) Noisy-bell herb." 



54363. Chaetochloa italtca (L.) Scribn. Poacese. Millet. 

 (Setaria italica Beauv.) 



"(No. 88.) Pink valley seed." 



54364. Fagopyeum vuilgaee Hill. Polygonaceae. Buckwheat. 

 "(No. 63.) ChHao tsu." 



54365. Helianthus annuus L. Asteracese. Sunflower. 

 "(No. 22.) Sun-pointing ki (very common name for sunflower)." 



54866. HoLcus soeghum L. Poacese. Sorghum. 

 (Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



"(No. 100.) Greasy fruit." 



