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NO. 40. 
BULLETIN OP FOREIGN PLANT INTRODUCTIONS. 
* .-; June 1 to 15, 1910. .. 
/■•■>. • NEW PLANT Ilfll-IGBANTS. 
28024-027. A collection of four varieties 
u^g— ming, China. Secured^hy Rev. Jam#s<. Ware 
ANDROPOG0N 'SORGHEFM. 
of sorghum from 
of the Foreign ^feff'stian Missionary Society 9 ** 1 Shanghai 
« "Tsung-ming is,, an alluvial island, in the estuary of the 
Yangtse River. It lies "between 31° and 52° N. latitude. The 
soil is rf^&v#j}ece$rt-. i-n' the • northwest corner, where it is over- 
charged with alkali . Although the sorgo is cultivated on an' 
extensive scale, the Chinese have never used the stalk for 
syrup manufacture. It is sold on the markets in "bundles and 
chewed for the juice, and also fed to pigs 
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2B038. 
A sorgo secured by Mr. Ware from Chekiang Province, China. 
"This is a sorgo very similar to No. 2S024 from Tsung-ming 
Island. The spikelets are heavier ana the seeds much larger, 
which may be due, however, to differences in cultivation." 
(C. R. Ball.) For distribution later. 
ANDROPOGCN SORGHUM. 28057-058. Two varieties of kowliang from 
Manchuria. Procured by Mr. E. C. Parker. "This plant is the 
chief and characteristic crop of Manchuria. Its seeds are the 
every day food cf most of the common people, as well as the 
chief food of the farm animals. The leaves are stripped off 
the plant for live stock food, and the stalks are burned to 
boil the water and heat the mud houses for all Manchuria." 
(Parker.) For distribution later. 
ANONA RETICULATA. 28132. Budwood of custard apple secured in 
Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, from a prolific seedling 
tree; fruit medium to large. It is being grown at the Sub- 
tropical Garden, Miami, Florida, for use in plant breeding 
work. For distribution later. 
ANONA SQUAMOSA. 28133. Plants received at the Subtropical 
Garden from Dr. F. Franceschi; grown by him from seed obtained 
from Paraguay. These plants are being grown at the Garden for 
use in plant breeding work. For distribution later. 
ASPARAGUS SP. 28047. From near Dushet, Caucasus. An asparagus 
of ornamental habit, seen only once on a dry mountain side at 
an elevation cf about 3,000 feet above sea-level. To be cul- 
tivated as a garden perennial in regions with light annual 
rainfall. (Meyer's introduction.) 
