27925. PASANIA CORNEA. 

 Oak. From Mr. W. J. Tutcher, Hong 

 Kong, China. Ornamental, evergreen 



tree, pro duci ng extremely liar d -shelled 

 edible acorns, sweet, fine-flavored, 

 highly esteemed by the Chinese as 

 well as by Europeans. Young plants 

 have lived through two winters in 

 Washington. For testing in the mild- 

 wintered regions. 



34642. PASANIA CUSPI- 



DATA. Evergreen Oak. From the 

 Yokohama Nursery Co., Yokohama, 

 Japan. Vigorous ornamental, ever- 

 green tree, forty feet high, native of 

 Formosa, Korea and milder regions of 

 China. Branches slender; leaves 

 smooth, oblong, pointed; acorns small, 

 edible and sweet when ripe or after 

 frost, boiled or roasted. Tree much 

 used as a hedge plant. 



PERSEA AMERICANA. 



Avocado. A small semi-tropical Am- 

 erican tree growing to about 25 feet, 

 bearing maroon or green pear-shaped 

 fruits from the size of a large orange 

 to that of a mnskmeton. The skin is 

 thin and tender, and the seed iarge. 

 The greenish-yellow palp, which is 

 chiefly used for salads, is of the cor?" 

 slsiency of firm butter, and has a de- 

 cidedly hutty flavor which is most 

 delicious. 



27323. PHASEOLUS VUL- 

 GARIS. Received through Mr. Frank 



N. Meyer, Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. A 



long, speckled bean, native to the 

 Caucasus. To be tried in semiarid 

 sections of the United States. 



31307. PHASEOLUS VUL- 

 GARIS. Received through Mr. Frank 

 N. Meyer, Suiting, Hi Valley, Chinese 

 Turkestan. An uncommon variety of 

 garden bean. To be tested in cool, 

 elevated regions as a garden vegetable. 



24761. PHYLLOSTACHYS 

 HENONIS. Bamboo. From William 

 D. Hills, Nagasaki, Japan. Hachiku. 

 One of the most important Japanese 

 timber bamboos, growing to a height 

 of from 30 to 40 feet, with a diameter 

 of 3 to 4 inches. Smaller than Moso 

 and Madake. Stem nodes are flatter 

 than those of Madake, culms thinner 

 walled and sprouts produced earlier. 



