1840 
Crataegus pinnatifida (Malaceae), 55988. Hawthorn. From Yunnan, 
China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the 
Bureau of Plant Industry. "(Talifu. September 20, 1922.) Seeds of 
a shrub 6 to 8 feet high, obtained from fruits sold in the Talifu 
market, where they are strung on fiber. These small applelike fruits 
mature in September. They have large seeds and rather sour flesh, and 
are candied like jujubes. Chinese name 'Shan li ko.'" (Rock.) 
digitaria exilis (Poaceae), 55974. Fundi. From Freetown, Sierra 
Leone, Africa. Seeds presented by Prof. W. N. Martin, Albert Academy, 
U. B. C. "An annual grass, much resembling crab grass, grown by Nigeri- 
an tribes as a supplementary food grain. This grass, called by the 
natives 'fundi,' is often grown in the millet fields and yields a crop 
of fine seed which is made into flour for the preparation of a kind 
of porridge. Fundi was known in Africa in 1798, but it. was first 
brought into England in 1842 by R. Clarke, who describes the grain as 
about the size of mignonette seed. It is sown in May or June, care- 
fully weeded in August and ripens in September. The plant grows to a 
height of 18 inches and the slender stems bend to earth by the weight 
of the grain. It prefers light or even rocky soil. Clarke says the 
grain is 'delicious' for food. Fundi was tested at McNeill, Miss., 
in 1920, and it is believed that it will give from 3 to 5 cuttings of 
hay in a season or a larger amount of pasturage." (C. V. Piper.) 
incarvillea grandiflora brevipes (Bignoniaceae ) , 55934. From Yun- 
nan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of 
the Bureau of Plant Industry. "(Nos. 4127, 4128, 6122. August 27 and 
September 4, 1922.) A gorgeous perennial, a foot or more in height, 
found growing at altitudes of 9,000 to 11,000 feet on the Likiang snow 
range. It has a thick stout rootstalk, a large rosette of rich green 
leaves, and flowers 3 inches wide. These flowers, which appear in 
March and April, have a long yellow calyx tube and a corolla which is 
a rich reddish purple or vermilion. This plant, one of the most strik- 
ing of early spring, grows in snow-white magnesium soil." (Rock.) 
juglans regia ( Juglandaceae ) , 55989. Walnut. From Yunnan, China. 
Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of 
Plant Industry. "(Yangpi. September, 1922.) Wild walnut trees 40 to 
50 feet in height, with a spread of nearly a hundred feet, found in 
the mountains at an altitude of 8,000 feet. The nuts are large, thin 
shelled, and sweet." (Rock.) 
lonicera xerocalyx (Caprif oliaceae ) , 55956. Honeysuckle. From 
Likiang, Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Ex- 
plorer of the Bureau of Plant Industry. "(No. 5939. August 27, 1922.) 
