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60226 to 60230. ALLIUM spp. Lilia- inch long. The are dark green, and the small berries are about half an inch in length. cese. Introduced primarily for use in small-fruit breeding From Stockholm, Sweden. Seeds presented by Dr. experiments. Robert E. Fries, director, Botanical Garden. Received May 17, 1924. 60243 to C0251. Introduced for horticulturists studying the food From Yihsien, Shantung, China. Seeds presented value of wild species of Allium. by K. M. Gordon, South Shantung Industrial School. Received May 21, 1924. Notes by Mr. 60226. ALLIUM FISTULOSUM L. Welsh . Gordon. A Siberian species which differs from the com- Introduced for soy-bean specialists. mon onion in having no distinct , but only an enlarged base or crown; the leaves are usually 60243 to 60250. SOJA MAX (L.) Piper (Glycine more clustered. hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 60243. Big Green bean. Pods large, green; For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58679. ripens in 90 to 100 days; grows 3 feet or more 60227. ALLIUM HYMENORRHIZUM Ledeb. tall; oil content small. Used largely as a vegetable, both green and dried; can be A perennial moisture-loving Russian species roasted like peanuts. Vines coarse, not with linear leaves and purplish violet flowers. good for hay. 60228. Regel. 60244. Big White pod. Habit upright; pods white; ripens in 75 to 80 days; good bearer. An herbaceous with very broad, ovate- Produces good oil and bean curd; used ex- obiong, flat leaves and pink flowers borne in tensively for human and animal food; can dense, convex umbels. The scapes are about 6 be ground wet or dry. inches high. Native to Turkestan. 60245. Black bean. Habit upright; pods black; For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58874. ripens in 80 days; good bearer. Used ex- tensively for stock feed, not used for oil be- 60229. ALLIUM ODORUM L. cause of dark color; ground wet, dry, or This onion, which grows wild in Europe, is cooked. cultivated in Japan for its leaves, which are 60246. Black-IIaired Yellow bean. Habit up- eaten as greens; in the spring the leaves are borne right; pods dark, covered with black hairs; luxuriantly by the old , becoming about a ripens in 80 days, good bearer, three to four foot in length. beans to each pod; produces good oil and For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58879. bean curd; can be ground wet, dry, or cooked. One of the best varieties in this district. 60230. ALLIUM POLYPHYLLUM Kar. and Kir. 60247. Ch'a Tou. Habit upright; pods black, A Siberian species, 1 to 2 feet high, with flat, beans dark green; ripens in 80 days. Not linear leaves and rose-colored flowers. used for oil, makes a stiff bean curd; ground with water and fed to animals. 60231. PHORMIUM TENAX Forst. Lilia- 60248. Hua Ch'a ton. Habit upright; pods cese. New Zealand flax. dark colored, seeds varicolored; ripens in 80 days, good bearer. Used extensively for From Palmerston North, New Zealand. Seeds stock feed and somewhat as human food. presented by G. Smerle, Palmerston North, through L. H. Dewey, Bureau of Plant Industry. 60249. Pai Chia K'e tzu. Habit upright; pods Received May 17, 1924. small, white; ripens in 70 to 80 days; oil con- tent high, makes good bean curd. Used According to Mr. Smerle these seeds were col- extensively for human food and as stock lected from tall varieties cultivated near Palmers- feed. This is considered the best soy bean ton North, and he recommends that an attempt of this district. be made to grow this tall form in the southern part of the United States. {Dewey.) 60250. Ping Niu Huang. Habit upright; pods black; ripens in 90 days; oil content high, 60232 to 60241. SOJA MAX (L.) Piper makes good bean curd. Used extensively (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabacese. for animal and human food. Soybean. 60251. VIGNA SINENSIS (Tomer) Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. From Meguro, near Tokyo, Japan. Seeds pre- Chiang tou. Habit spreading; pods long, sented by Dr. H. Shirasawa, director, Forest round; ripens in 70 days; can be ground dry into Experiment Station. Received May 19, 1924. meal for human consumption. Used to make a A collection of locally developed varieties intro- refreshing hot-weather beverage. duced from Japan for department soy-bean special- ists. 60252. PoLYGONUM CAMPANULATUM Hook. f. Polygonacese. 60232. Ao-Daixzu. 60237. Kurakake. From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by G. H. 60233. Ao-Gozen. 60238. Kuro-Daizu. Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. Received May 21, 1924. 60234. Goha. 60239. Oilan. During the late summer and autumn this hardy 60235. Hokkado. 60240. Shiro-Gozen. perennial, native to the Himalayas, produces dense racemes of charming, bell-shaped, fragrant, rosy 6. Kimusume. 1. Soden. white flowers. The plant is of compact, bushy 60242. RUBTJS TURQUINENSIS Rydb. habit, with handsome foliage, and is useful for Rosacese. growing in moderately shaded, moist situations. 60253. VIGNA LUTE A (Swartz) A. Gray From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Seeds pre- sented by Gonzalo M. Fortun, director, Estacion (F. retusa Walp.). Fabacese. Experimental Agronomica. Received May 21, From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented 1924. by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture. Re- A Cuban species which grows to a height of ceived May 21, 1924. about 5 feet; the entire plant is densely hairy and Silani. A native perennial creeper or climbing armed with curved prickles about a quarter of an vine found along the seashore in the Philippines.