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olea 8pp. (Oleaceae), 56328 and 56329. From China. Seeds col- 
lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 
56328. "(No. 6737. November 21, 1922.) A large tree 50 feet 
high, with a trunk a foot in diameter and whitish bark, which grows 
wild in the forests beyond Wolung and Chienmachin, north of Tengyueh. 
The narrowly oblong, leathery leaves are dark green and the small, oval, 
bluish black, juicy fruits are borne in clusters below the leaves." 
56329. "(No. 6741. November 29, 1922.) A tree 30 feet or more 
in height, found in the Shweli Valley, two days' travel northeast of 
Tengyueh, near Chiangtso and Chuchi. It has elliptical leaves and 
small, oval, bluish black, juicy fruits." 
oryza SATIVA (Poaceae), 56554. Rice. From Manila, Philippine Is- 
lands. Seeds presented by Adn. Hernandez, director, Bureau of Agri- 
culture. "(No. 5.) 'Cayading a Nalabaga. 1 A white, bearded, non- 
glutinous variety tested for 4 years under lowland conditions at the 
Rosales Rice Station, Rosales , Pangasinan. It matures usually in 187 
days and the average yield per hectare is 2,502 kilograms (approximate- 
ly 2,200 pounds per acre)." (Hernandez.) 
photinia spp. (Malaceae), 56330 and 56331. From China. Seeds 
collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant 
Industry. Quoted notes by Mr. Rock. 
56330. "(No. 6800. October, 1922.) A tree 25 feet high from the 
western slopes of the Likiang Snow Range, in the Ashi Road Forest, at 
an altitude of 10,000 to 11,000 feet. The flowers are white and the 
small orange-red fruits are in large terminal panicles." 
56331. "(No. 6815. October, 1922.) An ornamental shrub 5 to 6 
feet high, from limestone meadows in the Likiang Snow Range. It has 
very narrow leaves and clusters of dark-carmine fruits." 
pieris sp. (Ericaceae), 56332. From China. Seeds collected by 
J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 
"(No. 7660. November 27, 1922.) A shrub 6 to 8 feet high, with white 
flowers, collected on the summit of Hsuehshanting at an altitude, of 
11,000 feet." (Rock.) 
pinus armandi (Pinaceae), 56333. Pine. From China. Seeds col- 
lected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Explorer of the Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry. "(No. 6792. Likiang. October, 1922.) A pine tree 90 feet 
or more tall, with a straight trunk, common at altitudes above 8,000 
feet in the northern part of Yunnan; also from the Black River Valley 
to Talifu and Likiang." (Rock.) 
