Dorsett-Morse Oriental Agricultural Exploration Expedition Collection

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Near Pa La Chu western hills, west of Peiping, China. P.H. Dorsett and his Chinese interpreter Aiten [Peter?] Liu on the trail.

Soja ussuriensis. Wild soy bean. View [of] the wild soy bean plants growing along road side on [the] outskirts of Heijo, [Chosen]. These plants appear different from wild soy bean found in Manchuria and Japan. The leaves are larger and somewhat different[ly] shape[d]. The plants, however, are very hairy and are now just about past full bloom. Photograph #45649.

Pinus bergiana [thunbergiana?]. White Bark Pine. Near [Hsiang Shau?], Hunting Park. Western Hills, [Chihli?], China. [August] 10, 1930. Photograph #45529.

Pinus bergiana [thunbergiana?]. White barked pine. [Tau Chou Ssu?]. View of a very fine specimen of the white barked pine (Trunk and larger branches) that we yet have seen. Seed was secured and given our field number #7312. Photograph #45933.

Euonymus sp. Ming Tombs, China. [August] 22, 1930. A very interesting Euonymus growing naturally in one of the numerous corners made by the steps and three [promenade] walks about the building. This is extremely ornamental and attractive. This is at Chang Ling, Yung Lo's [Yongle's] Tomb, the 1st [ 3rd] Ming emperor. Photograph #45638.

In addition to showing a portion of the entrance walk, a small lantern on the left and a large torii in the background, [this photograph] gives an idea of the natural planting on each side of the walk. The ground covering to the sides of the walk is a wharf bamboo. This [is] really a good ground cover for such [a] situation. Photograph #43603.

Undetermined. Ming Tomb, China. [August] 23, 1930. These plants were collected outside of the tomb (Yung Lo's) along the side of a ravine among the rocks and were arranged on the stone steps of one of the towers in the tomb compound. The flowers very much resemble violets both in shape and color. This plant should be good for rockeries in shady moist situations. Seed and herbarium specimens #7032. Photograph #45641.

View from the south side of one of the large circles in the north end of Hibiya Park, where there is a good display of tulips in full bloom. Photograph #43501.

Pyrus Japanese pear, Prunus [muni?], [Diospyrus KoKi?] and Prunus sp [serrulata] flowering cherry, scions packed in [Daikons?] Japanese radish. These came to us from the Tokyo-fu Agricultural Experiment Station Tashikawa. Tokyo-fu, Japan. February 14, 1930. Photographed February 16, 1930. Photograph #44933.

Threashing barley, Atsuki. Photograph #43940.

Pagoda. Summer Palace. Peiping[, China]. Another view, but slightly different from the above [A beautiful bell topped pagoda among ruins on the north hills slope of the Summer Palace]. In the distan[t] background is a portion of a large agricultural valley. Photograph #45484.

Near Pa La Chu western hills, west of Peiping, China. A.H. Dorsett and his Chinese interpreter Aiten Liu on the trail.

Meditating at a bamboo gate barrier to a bridge across a portion of a small lake in Oushi Park. 4/28/1929. Photograph #43466.

Medicago sativa. Alfalfa. [Hsuing Yao Cheng?], Manchuria. Flailing out alfalfa seed on the South Manchurian Railway Experiment Station. Photograph #45412.

Turning soybeans under. Photograph #44008.

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