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the cooler and drier sections of the United States. Col- 
leeted* at an elevation of 7000 feet above the sea. Chi- 
nese name Tsu&n tzw, meaning 'sour thorn. ' "(Meyer' s Intro- 
duction and description. 1 ) 
Hordeum vulgare L.(Poaceae.) 40652. Barley from Kln- 
cheng, Kansu, China. "Huliless barley, cultivated up tt> 
11000 feet above sea on mountain terraces in western Kansu 
and 1 Thibet. Much used as a human food and in some sec- 
tions the mainstay of' the people. The grains are parched, 
ground into flour, and this flower Is eaten mixed with hot 
tea, butter or grease, when obtainable, and often a bit of 
salt added. Most times it is consumed in the form of a 
stiff dough, manipulated and eaten with the fingers and 
called tzamba. Another way is to pour hot water or milk 
on it and eat it as a gruel or porridge. The flour from 
non-parched grains Is used In the form of noodles, often 
much mixed with flour from broad beans from which it re- 
ceives a coarse flavor. Of value for the more elevated 
regions of the United States." (Meyer's introduction and 
description. ) 
Jwrtiperus 8pp. (Flnaeeae . ) 40677-680. Seeds of junipers 
from Kansu and Shensi, China 1 . 40677{"A peculiar species^or 
juniper, of weeping habit, forming long cord-like branches, 
which hang down perpendicularly from the crown. Able to 
stand much drought and heat, but apparently quite sen- 
sitive to severe frosts. Of value as a quaint ornamental 
tree for cemeteries, especially for the drier sections of 
the United States. Chinese -name Tzw pei shu, meaning 
•pointed conifer.'" 40680, "A beautiful pyramidal variety 
of juniper of bluish eoler, found in an old temple-court.* 
(Meyer's introductions and descriptions.) 
•• '. > i Lomcera spp. (Capri f ollaceae .) 40689-691 , 40695 . Seeds 
of honeysuckles from Kansu, China. Pour shrubby species, 
all of possible value as ornamentals for the cooler por- 
tions of this country. (Meyer's Introductions.) 
Malus formosana Kaw. & Kolo/z. (Malaceae. ) 40619. Seeds 
of- a recently described native Pormosan apple, received 
from the Bureau of Productive Industry, Talhoku, Formosa. 1 
Mcdus spp. (Malaoeae. > 40739. "Seeds of crab applee of 
various sizes, purchased on the streets of Slanfu, Shensi, 
China." (Meyer's Introduction.) 
Ptstebeia ckmmsis Bunge. (Anaoardlaoeae. )406&2 . Seeds of 
the Chinese pistaohe from near Kwan yln tang, Shensi , 
