Plant inventory; plant material introduced

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Identifier: plantinventorypl7190agri (find matches)
Title: Plant inventory; plant material introduced
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Agricultural Research Center-West (U.S.). Northeastern Region Agricultural Research Center (Beltsville, Md.) United States. Agricultural Research Service. Horticultural Crops Research Branch
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Publisher: Washington, D.C., United States Department of Agriculture
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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o. 17c. Hsinchuang, Chihli.)Nuts obtained from wild trees growingabout 32 li (about 9 miles) north of theMing tombs, among walnut trees ofvarious species. The nuts are of fairsize and qualitv, although not equal tothose of S. P. I. No. 56397 from theLanchow-Changli district, Chihli. 56393. (No. 18c. Anshan, Chihli. Oc-tober, 1922.) Nuts obtained on thestreets of Anshan, a railroad stationbetween Lanchow and Changli; per-haps originally from north of Lanchow.There are many orchards containing ahundred trees or more about a daystravel north of Lanchow. 56394. (No. 20c. Tsinan, Shantung.)Typical nuts obtained in the market;probably grown in a chestnut district15 or 20 miles north of Tsinan. 56395. (No. 21c. Yihsien, Shantung.)Typical nuts purchased on the streets. 56396. (No. 34c. Shihkiachwang,Chihli.) Typical specimens from themarket. 56397. (Nos. 58c and 59c. Yanchia-chuan, near Gupu, in the Lanchow-Changli district, October 15, 1922.) Inventory 74, Seeds and Plants Imported Plate III
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(Castanea mollissima A Promising Chestnut From Northern China.BLUME; S. P. I. No. 56397) The rapidly progressing destruction of native American chestnut forests by blight has focusedthe attention of horticulturists upon this Chinese species, which has already shown its adapta-bility to climatic and soil conditions in this country as well as a remarkable degree of resist-ance to the disease. It is promising not only as a source of tannin but also for its edible nuts,which are nearly as large and as good as those of the native American chestnut. Theattention of the Department of Agriculture was first directed to this species by the lateFrank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. (Photographed by C. A. Reed, Vanchiachuan,Chihli, China, September 7, 1922; P36689FS) Inventory 74, Seeds and Plants Imported PLATE IV

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