United States Departmen'

L- i UNITED STATES DEPARTMEN'

TT. 3, Deputaeat INVENTORY D. 99

iington, D. C. Issued November, 1930

PUNT MATERIAL INTRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN PLANT INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY, APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 (Nos. 80019-80810)

CONTENTS Page Introductory statement 1 Inventory 3 Index of common and scientific names 43

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT The present inventory of the materials received between April 1 and June 30, 1929 (F. P. I. 80019-80810), is a record of the seeds and plants that came in through the Office of Foreign Plant Introduction by exchange, gift, and pur- chase. It does not in any way record the materials on hand, nor can it serve as a basis for request from experimenters. To illustrate the point more specifically, the numerous palms may be cited. These were assembled for the specific purpose of growing plants for permanent planting at the United States Plant Introduction Garden at Chapman Field near Coconut Grove, Fla., to become a future source of seed. Plants from these seeds will not be available until they themselves produce seed, which in most cases will be a matter of many years. Other plants from which propagat- ing material can be had more rapidly will be more rapidly available. It is most unfortunate that these delays must occur or that this explanation should be given again and again, but inquiries for unavailable material are received too frequently to warrant its omission. In addition to the considerable list of palms for testing in the South, there is a large group of Ficus spp. (80417-80421), not including the collection of fig varieties (80150-80153) from Tunis, and those (8O294r-80299) that came with a collection of grape cuttings (80300-80303) from Haifa, Palestine. These trees and shrubs are for careful testing in the extreme South as possible ornamentals. This inventory records a collection of seeds (80060^80074) from South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, that contains several acacias, a eucalyptus, and several vines and trees not previously introduced. Nos. 80076-80088 record a collection of seeds from the Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjiling, India, including several barberries not yet well known in the United States, the difficult Iris clarkei, and several other ornamental plants not well established in this country. Possibly more than anything else, the inventory is notable for the large col- lections which reflect the operations of W. F. Morse and P. H. Dorsett, now traveling in the Orient particularly to find new strains and varieties of soybeans that are expected to prove useful for American farms. The botanical determinations have been made and the nomenclature deter- mined by H. C. Skeels, who has had general supervision of this inventory. KNOWLES A. RYERSON, Principal Horticulturist, in Charge. OFFICE OF FOREIGN PLANT j^ Washington, D. C, May 10, 1930. aie—30 1

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60019 to 80030. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. 80033. SPARTINA TOWNSENDI H. and J. Solanaceae. Potato. Groves. Poaceae. Grass. From Latvia. Seeds obtained through From Poole, Dorset, England. Plants pur- WilJiam Stuart, Bureau of Plant Indus- chased from Bob Cartridge, through H. N. Vinall, Bureau of Plant Industry. try. Nfreceived December, 1928. Num- Received April 27, 1929. bered in" May, 1929. Prof. F. W. Oliver, University College, London, regards Spartina townsendi as a 80019.< No. 1.. 80025. No. 7. probable hybrid between S. stricta and 8. alterniflora. It appeared at Hythe, South- 80020. W 2. 80026. No. 8. ampton, England, about 1879, and has 80027? No. 9. spread rapidly on the mud flats, reclaiming 80021^ No. 3. the land. It is eaten eagerly by cattle and 80022. ki 80028. No. 10. /pigs and is also promising as- a paper-making material, but at present the cost of 80023. No\ 80029. No. 11. harvesting is large. For previous introduction see No. 58986. 80024. No. 6. \ 80030. No. 12. 80034. PHYLLOSTACHYS EDULIS (Carr.) 80031. CUCUMIS g^Tivus L. Cucurbi- H. de Leiiaie. Poaceae. Bamboo. taceae. \ Cucumber. From Anderson, S. C. Rhizomes presented by Rufua Fant a'cout April 15, 1926, From Keijo, Chosen. Sbeds presented by and subsequently grown at the Barbour John V. Lacy, Korea Council of Reli- Lathrop Plant introduction Garden, Sa- gious Education. ReceivedKMay 2, 1929. vannah, Ga. Numbered in May, 1929. This cucumber is said to hare a flavor The rhizomes of this giant hairy-sheath superior to that of the ordinary\ varieties edible bamboo were taken from the bamboo found in the United States. The \fruit is grove in the city cemetery at Anderson, one slightly smaller, but in addition to the of several groves of this bamboo started by rich flavor it has small seeds and some- Mr. Fant from the increase from a plant he times is almost seedless. procured about 1890 or 1893 from an im- porter on the Pacific coast. It was under- 80032. LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM Mill/ stood to have come from Japan. Solanaceae. Tomato. 80035. PISTACIA INTEGERRIMA Stewart. From Tela, Honduras. Seeds presented by "• Anacardiaccae. Pistache. Alfred F. Butler, Horticulturist of the From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Research Department of the United Fruit Dr. W. J. Bean, Curator, Royal Botanic Co. Received May 2, 1929. Gardens. Received May 4, 1929. A large^tree up to 40 feet high, native to Variety pimpineUifolium. From the La the warm slopes of the Himalayas in north- Fragua farm. A vigorous and compara- ern India, {fhe aromatic pinnate leaves tively hardy South American variety, some- are made up of% four to five pairs of lanceo- times called the " currant tomato," which late leaflets with an oblique base. The grows wild in Peru and Brazil. The red small inconspicuous flowers,are in racemose fruits, somewhat larger than a large cur- clusters and are followed by the bright- rant, are produced in racemes of eight or green drupes which are about a fourth of nine, and are excellent for preserving. an inch across. This tree yields the famous This variety is quite common in Honduras. zebra wood of India. For previous introduction see No. 56797. For previous introduction see No. 36065.

1 It should be understood that the names of horticultural varieties of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was received when introduced by the Oflice of Foreign Plant Introduction and, further, that the printing of such names here does not constitute their ofl&cial publication and adop- ( tion in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the Amer- ican trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be subject to change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized horticultural nomenclature. It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom mention the seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible identification from the seods alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inven- tories are appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or herbarium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. The only identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other species of the same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications therefore must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is any question regarding the correctness of the id ntification of any plant received from this oflice, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in so that definite identification can be made. 3 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80036 to 80040. 80046. IPOMOEA MACALUSOI Mattei. Convolvulaceae. Morning-glory. From Miyazaki, Japan. Cuttings presented by Shigeki Matsubara, Miyazaki College From Italian Somaliland, Africa. Seeds of Agriculture. Received May 6, 1929. collected by Dr. Mario Calvino, San Remo, Italy. Received May 7, 1929. 80036. PRUNUS SBRRULATA Lindl. Amyg- dalaceae. Oriental cherry. A very floriferous morning-glory, native to Italian Somaliland, with pubescent Aohada. A variety used extensively woody stems, broadly cordate villous leaves by the Japanese as a stock on which on long petioles, and axillary cymes of the better varieties are grafted. large campanulate orange-colored flowers 80037 to 80040. VITIS VINIFERA L. Vita- margined with red. ceae. European grape. 80047. Ficus CONOEA King. Moraceae. 80037, CMkuma. 80039. KoshH. 80038. Enshin. 80040. Zenkdji. From Summit, Canal Zone. Cuttings' presented by J. E. Higgins, Director, Canal 80041. CASTANOPSIS sp. Fagaceae. Zone Experiment Gardens. -' Received Evergreen chinquapin. May 3, 1929. A tree, native to New Guinea, with softly From Sandakan, British North Borneo. pubescent brancMets, lanceolate entire Seeds presented by D. D. Wood, Con- leaves 7 inches long, pubescent beneath, servator of Forests. Received April 22, and turbinate fruits, an inch in diameter, 1929. borne on long flexuose leaflless branches 80042. BAUHINIA MALABARICA Roxb. arising at the base of the trunk./' Caesalpiniaceae. For previous introduction se^ No. 77658. From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 80048. CARICA CATJLIFLOR^ Jacq. Papa- presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. Received April 13, yaceae. / 1929. From Vera Cruz, Mexico. Seeds presented A small erect bushy tree, with thick by Dr. C. A. Pur^us, Zacuapam, Hua- rigid deeply bifid somewhat heart-shaped tusco, Vera CrusC Received April 29, leaves 2 to 3 inches idng. The*small white 1929. / flowers are in dense sessile axillary clus- This relative/of the papaya is a tree 9 ters. The rather turgid, straight, firm, to 12 feet hj£h, which is cultivated and narrow pods are a foot long. Its native probably native to Central America and habitat is the mountainous country of Mexico. The trunk is crowned with large northeastern India. leaves ttv6t are cordate at the base and have the tip lobed about half way down For previous introduction see No. 52746. into acuminate segments. The inconspicuous inodorous flowers are followed by ovoid 80043. SPAETINA TOWNSENDI H. and J. yejiow fruits 3 to 4 inches long. Groves. Poaceae. Grass. From London, England. Seeds presented $0049. CYRILLA RACEMIFLORA L. Cyril- by Prof. F. W. Oliver, University Col- laceae. Leatherwood. lege, through H. N. Vinall, Bureau of From Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. Seeds Plant Industry. Received May 6, 1929. purchased from Conyers B. Fleu. Re- ceived April 29, 1929. Seeds gathered from plants growing in A shrub or small tree up to 30 feet high, the Netherlands which had originated in native from Virginia to Florida and Texas roots obtained from Poole, England, in and extending to the West Indies and 1925. northern South America. The lustrous For previous introduction^ and descrip- bright-green oblong leaves, 2 to 3 inches tion see No. 80033. long, are evergreen in the South and turn to orange and scarlet in the northern de- 80044. PINUS INSULARIS Endl. Pina- ciduous form which is hardy as far north ceae. Pine. as New York. The small white flowers are borne in graceful racemes. From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 80050 and 80051. ORYZA SATIVA L. Agriculture, Manila. Received April 24, 1929. Poaceae. Rice. A tall 3-needle tropical pine which grows From Pargannas District, Bengal, India. on the highlands in the Philippine Islands Seeds obtained through Robert Frazer, between altitudes of 3,000 and 8,000 feet. American Consul General, Calcutta, The flaccid slender leaves are 7 to 9 inches India. Received April 29, 1929. long, and the ovoid cones are about 3 80050. Dakhina Patnai. A variety grown ' inches long. in the saline southern tracts of Par- gannas District, especially in ths 80045. (Undetermined.) Sunderbuns, the delta of the Ganges. From West Africa. Seeds presented by 80051. Uttara Patnai. A sweet variety G. W. Harley, Methodist Episcopal grown in the northern tract of Par- Mission, Ganta, Liberia. Received May gannas District. 6, 1929. 80052. DEGUELIA TRIFOLIATA (Lour.) A shrub or small tree growing in the interior of Liberia at an altitude of 1,000 Taub. (Derris uliginosa Benth.). feet. The fruits resemble the American Fabaceae. cultivated black cherry in flavor, though From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented they are much more acid, perhaps more by Dr. W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, Di- closely approaching the flavor of the cran- rector of the Java Botanic Gardens. Re- berry. ceived April 24, 1929. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 192 9

80052—Continued. 80060 to 80074r-Continued. 1A large, handsome, leguminous woody 80061. ACACIA LONGIFOLIA SOPHORAB climber native to Burma and the East In- (Labill.) F. Muell. dies. The compound leaves are a foot or A yellow-flowered, rapid-growing more long, with 9 to 13 leaflets, and the evergreen shrub or small tree, 15 to bright-red flowers, three-fourths of an inch 20 feet high, excellent for preventing long, are in lax racemes. The roots, which the encroachments of the sea along yield an effective insecticide, are used in sandy coasts. It frequents the sea- India as a fish poison. coast of southeastern Australia from For previous introduction see No. 69379. southern Queensland to South Aus- tralia, and also Tasmania. 80053. BAKLEPVIA LUPULINA Lindl. For previous introduction see No. Acanthaceae. 56572. From St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Seeds pre- 80062. ACACIA MAIDENII F. Muell. sented by J. B. Thompson, Director of the AgriculturpJ Experiment Station of A tall evergreen shrub or tree up to the Ofl&ce of Experiment Stations of the 50 feet high, native to New South United States Department of Agriculture. Wales, with lanceolate-falcate phyl- Received May 3, 1929. lodes 4 to 6 inches long, axillary A compact bush, about 2 feet high, with spikes an inch long of bright-yellow long narrow dark-green leaves having rose- flowers followed by narrow twisted colored midribs and yellow flowers. It pods. seeds freely, withstands dry weather re- 80063. ACACIA RUPICOLA F. Muell. markably well, is easily grown from soft wood cuttings, and makes a very orna- A glabrous evergreen shrub usually mental hedge. Because of its seeding habitp about 5 feet high, native to Victoria it is a bad weed if allowed to spread. It and South Australia, with angular might be crossed with Barleria cristata to branchlets, rigid linear sharp-pointed get a seedless form that would withstand phyllodes half an inch long, and yel- dry weather better and be less subject to low flowers in small globular heads. scale than the latter. 80064. ACACIA SALICINA Lindl. (A. ligulata A. Cunn.). 80054. PBIMULA ANISODORA Balf. and A tall shrub or small tree, native to Forr. Primulaceae. Primrose. Australia, with pendulous branches and From Ipswich, England. Seeds purchased willowlike phyllodes up to 5 inches from Thompson & Morgan. Received long. The yellow flowers are in short May 3, 1929. racemes of two or three globular heads. A primrose about a foot and a half high, For previous introduction see No. native to Yunnan, China, with broadly oval 75606. membranous leaves up to 8 inches long and whorls of aromatic flowers which are rich 80065. CALLICOMA SERRATIFOLIA Andrews. maroon-crimson with a bright-yellow zone. Cunoniaceae. This primrose belongs to the Candelabra A tall evergreen shrub or tree up to 40 section. feet high, native to New South Wales and Queensland, with opposite coarsely 80055 to 80059. serrate leaves 4 inches long, white or From Enfield, Middlesex, England. Plants rusty underneath, and dense globular purchased from Perry's Hardy Plant heads of small yellowish flowers in ter- Farm. Received April 6, 1929. minal panicles. 80055 to 80058. CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXI- For previous introduction see No. MUM Ramond. Asteraceae. 76933. Pyrenees chrysanthemum. 80066. EUCALYPTUS CORYMBOSA J. E. Smith (E. gummifera Hort.). Myrta- 80055. Conqueror. ceae. 80056. Laciniata. A medium-sized evergreen tree native 80057. Moonlight. to Australia, with leathery lanceolate leaves and large corymbs of fragrant yel- 80058. Plenum. lowish white flowers. 80059. HELBNIUM AUTUMNALE L. Astera- ceae. Sneezeweed. For previous introduction see No. 75621. Baronne de Linden. 80067. EUCALYPTUS SIDEROPHLOIA Benth. 80060 to 80074. Myrtaceae. Broadleaf ironbark. From South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, A tall evergreen tree, native to Australia. Seeds presented by F. J. Rae, Queensland and New South Wales, with Director of the Melbourne Botanic Gar- hard persistent rough bark, thick lanceo- dens. Received April 22, 1929. late-falcate leaves 3 to 6 inches long, and terminal corymbose panicles of small 80060 to 80064. ACACIA spp. Mimosa- white flowers followed by ovoid fruits ceae. one-fourth of an inch long. The heavy durable wood is used for wagon work, 80060. ACACIA FALCATA Willd. Burra. tool handles, and building purposes. An evergreen tree, 20 to 30 feet high, with few slender branches and 80068. GREVILLEA HILLIANA F. Muell. small yellow flowers in dainty spheri- Proteaceae. cal clusters on racemes borne in the A large evergreen tree 60 feet or less axils of the dark glossy green falcate high, native to Australia, with leaves leaves, "fhe timber is hard, heavy, varying from elliptical and entire, 6 to and tough. 8 inches long, to a foot long and deeply For previous introduction see No. pinnatifid with five or seven lanceolate 75589. lobes. The small red flowers are in 6 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80060 to 80074—Continued. 80076 to 80088. From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by dense cylindrical racemes 4 to 8 inches J. E. Leslie, Curator, Lloyd Botanic long. Garden. Received April 17, 1929. For previous introduction see No. 80076 to 80078. BERBERIS spp. Berberida- 40044. ceae. Barberry. '. HALFORDIA DRUPIFERA F. Muell. Rutaceae. 80076. BERBERIS INSIGNIS Hook. f. and Thorns. A small evergreen tree, native to Aus- tralia, with angular branchlets, lanceo- A beautiful bush of erect habit, with late leaves 3 to 5 inches long, and ter- very few spines and large, shining minal paniculate clusters of small white hollylike evergreen leaves 3 to 7 inches flowers followed by purple ovoid drupes long. The golden-yellow flowers are about half an inch long. borne in clusters of about 15 and are followed by ovoid black berries. It is 80070. KENNEDIA RUBICUNDA (Schneev.) native to the eastern Himalayas. Vent. Fabaceae. For previous introduction see No. A climbing evergreen leguminous 60637. shrub with dark-green leaves and large attractive dark-red flowers. Of possible 80077. BERBERIS UMBELLATA Wall. value as a forage plant and for green A hardy half-evergreen shrub, native manure. to the Himalayas, about 3 feet high, 80071. LOMATIA FRAXINIFOLIA F. Muell. with reddish brown grooved branchlets, oboyate leaves an inch long, and um- Proteaceae. bellike racemes of yellow flowers which A tall evergreen shrub or small tree, are followed by red berries. native to Queensland, with pinnate leaves made up of three to seven coriaceous For previous introduction see No. ovate coarsely toothed leaflets 2 to 4 78918. inches long, and small creamy white flowers in racemes 6 to 8 inches long 80078. BERBERIS WALLICHIANA DC. or gathered together to form a. large A narrow-leaved, evergreen bar- terminal panicle. berry from temperate regions in the 80072. SWAINSONA GALEGIFOLIA (Andrews) Himalayas, where it ascends to about R. Br. (8. coronillifolia Salisb.). Faba- 10,000 feet. The shining, black-purple ceae. Darling pea. berries are produced in dense clusters. A low shrubby perennial, native to For previous introduction see No. Australia, with compound vetchlike 65756. leaves and, scarlet-orange flowers borne on long axillary stems. Reported to be 80079. ERIOBOTRYA HOOKERIANA Decaisne. poisonous to livestock. Malaceae. For previous introduction see No. A small stout-branched tree native to 77447. the eastern Himalayas at altitudes of 6,500 to 8,000 feet. It has thick leath- 80073. SYNCARPIA GLOMULIFERA (J. E. ery oblong sharply toothed leaves up to Smith) Niedenzu. Myrtaceae. a foot long, large panicles of small white A tall slender evergreen tree, native flowers, and egg-shaped yellow fruits to Australia, with broadly ovate leaves about three-fourths of an inch long. 2 to 3 inches long, appearing as if in whorls from two pairs being close to- For previous introduction see No. gether. The small white flowers are in 65252. globular clusters of 6 to 10 on\ short peduncles at the base of the new shoots. 80080 to 80082. Ficus spp. Moraceae. The wood is valuable for posts and other Fig. underground construction work. 80080. Ficus BENJAMINA L. For previous introduction see No. Benjamin fig. 75572. A large tree, up to 80 feet high, 80074. TRICONDYLUS MYRICOIDES (Gaertn. native to India, with thin coriaceous f.) Kuntze (Lomatia longifolia R. Br.). ovate leaves 3 inches long and axillary Proteaceae. pairs of small globose blood-red fruits. An evergreen shrub 8 to 10 feet high, For previous introduction see No. native to New South Wales and Victoria, 67701. with very narrow lance-shaped leaves, 80081. Ficus HISPIDA L. f. and terminal or axillary racemes of creamy white flowers. The fruit is an A shrub or small tree up to 30 feet oval-oblong follicle, and the seeds are high, native to southeastern Asia, with winged. The wood is light colored and hairy branches, ovate to obovate ob- very hard, with a beautiful small figure, scurely toothed leaves 8 inches long, well suited for turnery. and turbinate green fruits, nearly an inch in diameter, produced in fascicles For previous introduction see No. 43580. on the old wood. 80075. CHAYOTA EDULIS Jacq. (&e- For previous introduction see No. chium edule Swartz.). Cucurbita- 54892. ceae. Chayote. 80082. Ficus HOOKERI Miquel. From Guatemala. Fruit presented by Wil- A subtropical tree native to the tem- son Popenoe, Research Department of the perate Himalayas of northeastern In- United Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. Re- dia. The oval leaves are up to 11 ceived November 26, 1928. Numbered inches in length. in April, 1929. For previous introduction see No. No. 1. A large green variety. 68336. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929

S0076 to 80088—Continued. 80076 to 80088—Continued. 80083. ILEX INSIGNIS Hook. f. Aquifolia- 80088. TSUGA DUMOSA (D. Don) Eichler ceae. Holly. (T. brunoniana Carr.). Pinaceae. An attractive holly native to the Sik- Hemlock. kim Himalayas, where it grows at an al- A tall evergreen tree, sometimes 120 titude of 7,000 feet. It forms a small feet high, native to northeastern India, tree or shrub with thick, grooved but said to be not quite hardy in Eng- branches which are purplish when young. land. It has spreading branches and The dark-green leathery leaves are pin- pendulous branchlets. The wood is soft nately lobed, with-the lobes spine tipped and white, and the bark is used for roof- and alternately raised and depressed, so ing. that there appears to be a double row of spiny lobes on each side. This holly has For previous introduction see No. proved hardy in Ireland and may be 47819. suited for growing in the Gulf States and southern California. 80089. AMYGDALUS PERSICA L. (Prunus For previous introduction see No. persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 65256. Peach. 80084. IBIS CLABKEI Baker. Iridaceae. From China. Seeds obtained through Guy Clarke iris. M. Walker, Laurel, Miss. Received May A curiously local iris native to the 9, 1929. Himalayas in a circumscribed area in the Sikkim and Bhutan region at altitudes From the Imperial Peach Orchards. The between 6,000 and 11,000 feet, in ground fruits are pale green when ripe, with none that is swampy half the year and frozen of the blush or yellow that is peculiar to hard under snow during most of the re- other peaches; the flavor is delicious. maining months. The narrow leaves, 2 feet long, droop at the tips; the upper 80090 and 80091. surface is polished and shiny, the under side glaucescent. The solid stem is 2 From Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Seeds feet long, and bears one or two lateral presented by B. H. Hunnicutt, Instituto heads: The falls are blue-purple, blotched Gammon. Received May 10, 1929. with white, and are reflexed laterally. The upper part of the haft is marked 80090. DOLICHOLUS PHASEOLOIDES with yellow. The reddish purple, lan- (Swartz) Kuntze (Rhynchosia phaseo- ceolate standards are poised almost hori- Ioide8 DC). Fabaceae. Rosarybean. zontally. The styles form the highest A slender climber with trifoliolate point of the flowers; they are keeled, leaves, borne upon slender wiry stems, very convex, and 1% inches long. which suggest those of the common bean (Phaseolus). The plant is of interest For previous introduction see No. chiefly for the small, bright-red seeds 76251. with a black eye which are strikingly 80085. MEIBOMIA TILIAEPOLIA (D. Don) similar to those of Abrus precatorius, the Kuntze (Desmodium tiliaefolium Don). crab's eye of the West Indies. Fabaceae. For previous introduction see No. A large deciduous shrub native to the 51027. Himalayas at altitudes ranging from 3,000 to 9,000 feet. It has slender terete 80091. OBMOSIA MONQSFEBMA (Swartz) branches, thick green trifoliolate leaves Urban. Fabaceae. Necklacetree. about 4 inches long, and red flowers in The necklacetree is so called because lax racemes often a foot long. The bark its beans are the size of large beads, yields an excellent fiber extensively em- three-fourths of an inch long, and of a ployed in rope making; the leaves are brilliant scarlet blotched with the deep- good fodder; and the roots are used est brown. The tree comes from tropical medicinally as a tonic and diuretic. South America and fruits during the For previous introduction see No. winter months. 47726. For previous introduction see No. 80086. MELOTHBIA ODOBATA Hook. f. and 79542. Thorns. Cucurbitaceae. A climbing herbaceous plant, native to 80092. SACCHARUM OFFICINARTJM L. the northwestern Himalayas at an alti- Poaceae. Sugarcane. tude of 7,000 feet, with more or less From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Cuttings pre- heart-shaped leaves, white axillary flow- sented by Robert L. Davis, Agronomist of ers, and white indehiscent fruits. the Porto Rico Agricultural Experiment For previous introduction see No. Station. Received May 15, 1929. 47729. Mayaguez 51. 80087. STYBAX HOOKEBI C. B. Clarke. Styracaceae. Snowbell. 80093. TRIFOLITJM PRATENSE L. Faba- A tree often 40 feet high, native to ceae. Red clover. Sikkim and-Bhutan at altitudes ranging from 6,000 to 7,000 feet. The white flow- From Kief, Ukraine, Union of Socialistic ers, an inch long, are tomentose outside, Soviet Republics. Seeds presented by A. and the young branches are stellately Kol, Chief of the Bureau of Introduction, pubescent. The wood is white, close- Institute of Applied Botany, Leningrad. grained, and moderately hard. Received May 18, 1929. For previous introduction see No. No. 93776. An early-maturing variety 60656. from the Kief Experiment Station. 8 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80094. CHAYOTA EDULIS Jacq. (8e- 80109. ASTRAGALUS sp. Fabaeeae. chium edule Swartz). Cucurbita- Milkvetch. ceae. Chayote. From Germany. Seeds presented by Carl From Guatemala. Fruits presented by Froitzheim, Callahan, Fla. Received Wilson Popenoe, Research Department of April 2, 1929. the United Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. A plant which grows in the woods near Received November 26, 1928. Numbered the Rhine River in Germany. It resembles in April, 1929. clover when in bloom, but the leaves are more like vetch. The stems are 2 to 3 No. 2. A medium-sized green variety. feet long, with more than 20 on a plant. 80095. ILEX PURPUREA Hassk. Aqui- 80103. PINUS MERKUSII Jungh. and foliaceae. De Vr. Pinaceae. Pine. Plants growing at the Barbour Lathrop From Baleg, Sumatra. Seeds presented by Plant Introduction Garden, Savannah, A. Bircher, Middle Egypt Botanic Sta- Ga. Numbered in June, 1929. tion, El Saff, Egypt. Received April 2, A handsome evergreen tree or large shrub 1929. native to Japan and central China. The A giant pine which covers a vast area leaves are dark green, glabrous, elliptic- of the poor volcanic soil in northern ovate to oblong-lanceolate, crenate-serrulate, Sumatra. It grows to a height of 240 and 2 to 3 inches long. In Savannah, Ga., feet, is 4 feet in diameter, and yields a the new leaves appear in late March or superior grade of turpentine and resin. early April and the flowers a month later. The red fruits are about one-third of an For previous introduction see No. 67588. inch in diameter and are in clusters of two to five on a short peduncle. 80104. TIGRIDIA PAVONIA (L. f.) Ker. Iridaceae. Common tigerflower. 80096. PINUS ARMANBI Franch. Pina- From Newry, Ireland. Bulbs purchased ceae. Armand pine. from T. Smith, Daisy Hill Nursery. Re- ceived April 5, 1929. From China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, National Geographic Society, Wash- Variety alba immaculata. A form with ington, D. C. Received April 29, 1929. pure white flowers. A tree 70 to 90 feet high with a trunk 80105. CLEMATIS AEMANDI Franch. 4 feet in diameter, which grows in western China on well-drained, moist mountain Ranunculaceae. Armand clematis. slopes at altitudes of 8,000 to 10,000 feet. From Exeter, England. Plants purchased The edible seeds are sold in the markets. from Robert Veitch & Son, The Royal For previous introduction see No. 58538. Nurseries. Received April 4, 1929. A tender woody Chinese evergreen vine 80097 to 80099. CHAYOTA EDULIS Jacq. with lustrous coriaceous trifoliolate leaves (Sechium edule Swartz). Cucurbita- with entire lanceolate leaflets, panicles of white flowers 2 inches across, and fruits ceae. Chayote. with long plumose styles. From Guatemala. Fruits presented by Wil- For previous introduction see No. 76013. son Popenoe, Research Department of the United Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. Re- 80106. PINUS NIGRA MAURITANICA ceived November 26, 1928. Numbered in April, 1929. Maire and Peyer. Pinaceae. Pine. From Algiers, Algeria, Africa. Seeds pre- 80097. No. 5. A medium-sized yellowish sented by Dr. R. Maire, Jardin Botanique, green variety which is very spiny. University d'Alger. Received April 3, 80098. No. 6. A large white spiny va- 1929. riety. A variety of the Austrian pine distin- guished by its smaller size, smaller cones, 80099. No. 7. A large yellowish green and longer leaves. It is native to Morocco variety which is very spiny. south of Djuradjura. 80100. POLYMNIA EDULIS Wedd. As- 80107. SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM L. teraceae. Poacea^. Sugarcane. From Paris, France. Roots presented by From Rio Piedras, Porto Rico. Plants pre- Dr. M. Lemoine. Received April 2, 1929. sented by R. Fernandez Garcia, Director A sunflowerlike plant, native to the of the Insular Experiment Station of the Andes near Bogota, Colombia, with tall Department of Agriculture and Labor. stems, large leaves which are eaten by Received April 10, 1929. cattle, and yellow flowers. The edible D-625. tubers are white, almost transparent, and very sweet. 80108 to 80116. FRAGARIA spp. Rosa- ceae. Strawberry. 80101. ESCALLONIA sp. Escalloniaceae. From Breda, Netherlands. " Plants pre- From Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Plants sented by Dr. I. Rietsema. Received presented by J. W. Besant, Botanic Gar- April 8, 1929. dens, Department of Agriculture. Re- ceived April 5, 1929. 80108. FRAGARIA sp. O. F. BaU. A red-flowered hybrid made Deutsch Evern. by C. F. Ball at the Botanic Gardens, 80109. FRAGARIA sp. Xxlasnevin. It is believed to be a cross between Escallonia rubra and E. macrantha. Jucunda. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 9

80108 to 80116—Continued. 80121—Continued. 80110. FBAGARIA sp. No. 1716. July 7. 1927. Variety Dun- dar beyi. This variety was collected by Lawton Noble. Doctor Zhukovsky while on an expedition to 80111. FBAGARIA sp. Asia Minor, 1925 to 1927. Madame Kooy. 80122. MEROPE ANGULATA (Willd.) 80112. FRAGARIA sp. Swingle (Citrus angulata Willd.) Mandan Lefeber. Rutaceae. Kigerukkan. 80113. FRAGARIA sp. From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented Oberschlesien. by Dr. W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, Di- rector, Botanic Gardens, through W. T. 80114. FRAGARIA sp. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- Scarlet. ceived April 15, 1929. 80115. FRAGARIA sp. A small spiny tree native to tidal swamps Sieger. in southern Java. The thick leathery simple leaves are alternate, and the small 80116. FRAGARIA sp. white flowers are in axillary pairs. The Sweet French. fruits are 1 to 2 inches long and are tri- angular in cross section, about an inch on 80117. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cucurbita- each side. Of possible value as a stock for ceae. Melon. citrus fruits. From Tarnab, Peshawar, Northwest Fron- For previous introduction see No. 41452. tier Province, India. Seeds presented by A. M. Mustafa, Agricultural Officer, 80123 to 80125. VITIS spp. Vitaceae. Northwest Frontier Province, through Grape. Renwick S. McNiece, American Consul, Karachi. Received April 10, 1929. From Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Cuttings presented by Kober, Kohlfiirst & Gesell- A variety, locally developed, of unusual schaft. Received April 17, 1929. merit. 80123. VITIS BERLANDIERI X RIPARIA. 80118. DIQSPYROS KAKI L. f. Diospyra- ceae. Kaki persimmon. Kober 5 BB. 80124 and 80125. VITIS EUPESTRIS Scheele. From Japan. Seeds obtained through W. T. Sand grape. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- ceived April 10, 1929. 80124. Rupestrte Goethe No. 9. The so-called Yamagaki, which is prob- 80125. Rupestris Schwarzmann. ably a semiwild form of the cultivated Kaki persimmon (Diospyros kaki). It is widely used in Japan as a stock for the 80126 to 80139. cultivated varieties of the Kaki persimmon. When Doctor Swingle was in Japan From Palmero, Sicily. Plants purchased he was assured repeatedly that this is the from Cav. Santarella, Direttore Delia So- best stock for persimmons, and for some cieta di Acclimazione. Received April 6, varieties it is the only one that can be 1929. used successfully. 80126 and 80127. AMYGDALUS COM MUNIS L. (Prunu8 amygdalus Stokes). Amyg- 80119 and 80120. dalaceae. Almond. From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Ag- 80126. Prof. Vita. riculture, Manila. Received April 2, 80127. Gavaliera. 1920. 80128 to 80134. AMYGDALUS PERSICA L. 80119. CLEMATIS GOURIANA Roxb. Ranun- {Prunus persica Stokes). Amygdala- culaceae. ceae. Peach. Baklo. A tall-climbing Himalayan drought-resistant vine with pinnate 80128. Ago&tina. leaves of five to seven ovate papery leaf- 80129. Carinese. lets 4 inches long and yellowish white flowers an inch across in large panicles. 80130. Gotogna di 8. Stefano. For previous introduction see No. 80131. Fragolara. 68332. 80132. Sanguigna. 80120. FLACOURTIA RUKAM Zoll. and Mor. Flacourtiaceae. 80133. Spaccarella di Sicilia. A handsome unarmed Malayan drought- 80134. Do St. Anna. resistant tree with leathery leaves and edible berries about the size of cherries, 80135 to 80138. PRUNUS ARMENIACA L. which are said to make excellent pre- Amygdalaceae. Apricot. serves. 80135. Di San (Hulianao. 80121. HORDEUM VULGARE PALLIDUM Se- 80136. A Mandorla dolce. ringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 80137. Regina. From Leningrad, Union of Socialistic Soviet Republics. Seeds presented by A. Kol, 80138. Re Umberto. Chief of the Bureau of Introduction, In- 80139. PRUNUS CERASUS L. Amygdala- stitute of Applied Botany, through H. V. ceae. Sour cherry. Harlan, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- ceived April 15, 1929. Amarena comune. 316—30 2 10 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80140 to 80143. FRAGARIA spp. Rosa- 80149—Continued. ceae. Strawberry. This is said by Mr. Mcllhenny in his From Histon, Cambridge, England. Plants letter dated November 19, 1929, to be one obtained from Chivers & Sons, through (which one is not known) of the two G. M. Darrow, Bureau of Plant Industry. Chinese bamboos sent to him under F. P. I. Received April 15, 1929. Nos. 23242 and 23243 from Chico, Calif., April 3, 1914, by the Department of Agri- 80140. FRAGARIA sp. culture. In 1929 one of the tallest culms Madame Koot. at Avery Island was 21 feet high. The plants were in poor soil and have grown 80141. FEAGAEIA sp. without attention, according to Mr. Mc- llhenny. They appear to belong unmis- Madame La Febera. takably to Phyllostachys, though the 80142. FEAGAEIA sp. sheaths of the young shoots are so different as at first to suggest the possibility Pawton. of some other genus. 80143. FEAGAEIA sp. 80150 to 80153. Ficus CARICA L. Mora- Royal Sovereign. ceae. Common fig. 80144. SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM L. From Ariana, Tunis, Africa. Scions pre- Poaceae. Sugarcane. sented by F. Bceuf, Chef du Service Botanique. Received April 17, 1929. From Trinidad, British West Indies. Cut- tings presented by Dr. W. G. Freeman, 80150. Angel Djemel. Director of Agriculture. Received April 80151. Bayoudi. 13, 1929. 80152. Bidhel atrous. D-625. 80153. Bidhel Djemmal. 80145 and 80146. CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) Pers. Poaceae. Bermuda grass. 80154. PYRUS sp. Malaceae. Pear. From Kenilworth, near Cape Town, Union From Erfurt, Germany. Trees purchased of South Africa. Sod presented by from J. C. Schmidt. Received April 19, Charles N. Murray. Received April 8, 1929. 1929. Kreos Birne. A variety said to ripen in 80145. Karroo. A variety which derives October and to have red flesh. its name from the district from which it comes. It is a finer variety than 80155 to 80167. CAJANUS I N D I C U S Royal Cape Strain. Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 80146. Royal Gape Strain. A coarse variety which has been the standard turf From San Juan, Porto Rico. Seeds pre- on greens since 1904 in Kenilworth. sented by O. W. Barrett, Agricultural Its merits are that it is very hard, is Director, Department of Agriculture, drought resistant in a high degree, is through Roland McKee, Bureau of Plant never scorched by the hottest sun, Industry. Received April 17, 1929. stands unlimited wear, and gives a true putting surface which does not 80155. Colmenos. develop nap. 80156. New Era. 80147. CITRUS NOBILIS DELICIOSA (Ten.) 80157. No. 8. Venezuela. Swingle. Rutaceae. 80158. No. 813. Dominica. Mandarin 'orange. 80159. No. 4427. From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 80160. No. 4445. Agriculture, Manila. Received April 18, 80161. No. 4464. Cadios. 1929. 80162. No. 4651. Yaguis. Seeds taken by Mr. Wester from the two best mandarin oranges ever eaten by him. 80163. No. 4652. 80148. SESBANIA CANNABINA (Retz.) 80164. No. 4656. Poir. Fabaceae. 80165. No. 4657. From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds purchased 80166. No. 4659. from the Manager of the Publication 80167. No. 4679. Depot and Central Seed Store of the De- partment of Agriculture. Received April 80168. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. Sola- 19, 1929. naceae. Potato. A stout annual plant, native to Ceylon, with prickly branches, compound leaves a From Lamlash, Scotland. Tubers pre- foot long made up of 40 to 80 linear leaf- sented by Donald MacKelvie. Received lets, and subsessile racemes of 3 or 4 yel- April 22, 1929. low flowers about a quarter of an inch Arran Banner. long. For previous introduction see No. 76103. 80169. SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM L. 80149. PHYLLOSTACHYS sp. Poaceae. Poaceae. Sugarcane. Bamboo. From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Cut- tings presented by Dr. Gonzalo Forttin, From Avery Island, La. Plants presented Director de la Estaci6n Experimental by E. A. Mcllhenny, at the request of Agron6mica. Received April 23, 1929. R. A. Young, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received April 22, 1929. D-625. APRIL 1 TO JUKE 3 0, 192 9 11

80170 to 80193. 80170 to 80193—Continued. From the British West Indies. Seeds collected by Allison V. Armour. Received shining black fruits are shaped like a April 10, 1929. 4-sided pyramid and are 3 to 4 inches long on each side. It is native to the Unless otherwise stated, the following East Indies. material is from the Trinidad Botanic Gardens. For previous introduction see No. 73226. 80170. ACANTHORHIZA ACULBATA (Liebm.) Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Rootspine palm. 80177. BORASSUS FLABELLIFER L. Phoe- nicaceae. Palmyra palm. A palm, native to Mexico, with a trunk 30 to 40 feet high, armed at the base A palm, native to tropical Africa, which with spines formed of the thickened is 60 to 70 feet high, with a crown of aerial roots. The orbicular fan-shaped palmate leaves, 8 to 10 feet long and leaves are about 5 feet in diameter on broader than long, divided to the middle stalks 4 feet long; the flowers are dark into sword-shaped segments. The broadly creamy pink. ovoid orange-colored fruits are about half the size of a coconut. For previous introduction see No. 45906. For previous introduction see No. 80171. ARCHONTOPHOBNIX ALBXANDRAB (F. 78618. Muell.) Wendl. and Drude (Ptycho- 80178. CARICA PAPAYA L. Papayaceae. sperma alexandrae F. Muell.). Phoe- nicaceae. Palm. Papaya. From Santo Domingo. A variety pro- A palm with a tall stout trunk up to ducing large, round to oblong fruits with 80 feet high and pinnately segmented a very fine flavor. leaves several feet long which are bright green above and whitish underneath. It 80179. CARYOTA MITIS Lour. Phoenica- is native to Australia. ceae. Fishtail palm. For previous introduction see No. St. Vincent Botanic Gardens. A palm, 40069. native to the Malay Peninsula, 15 to 25 feet high, which sends out suckers from 80172. ARECA CATECHU L. Phoenicaceae. the base. The pinnate leaves, 6 to 9 feet Betel palm. long, are divided into wedge-shaped seg- A palm, native to tropical Asia, up to ments, and the globular purple fruits are 100 feet high, with a large crown of pin- about the size of a cherry. nate leaves 4 to 6 feet long. The orange For previous introduction see No. or scarlet ovoid fruits, 1 to 2 inches long, 68111. furnish the betel nuts which are so generally used in the Orient for chewing. 80180. DIALIUM GUINEENSB Willd. Caesal- For previous introduction see No. piniaceae. Velvet tamarind. 66201. St. Vincent Botanic Gardens. A tall pinnate-leaved tree, native to West 80173. ARTOCARPUS COM MUNIS F o r s t. Africa, with small, dark-brown, velvety Moraceae. Breadnut. edible fruits which are in large clusters. A tree, native to the East Indies, 30 to The fruits are about the size of small 40 feet high, with viscid milky juice and filberts, and the thin brittle shell in- leathery ovate leaves 3 feet long, entire closes one or two seeds surrounded by a at the base but divided above into three mildly acid farinaceous pulp, used in the to nine lobes. The large fruits, 4 to 6 preparation of pickles and in other ways. inches in diameter, are often seedless, The timber is a handsome dark red. but in this variety the seeds are present and are much the size and flavor of For previous introduction see No. chestnuts. 73846. For previous introduction see No. 80181. ELAEIS GUINEENSIS Jacq. Phoe- 61269. nicaceae. African oil palm. 80174. ASSONIA MASTERSII (Hook.) A stout palm, native to tropical Af- Kuntze (Dombeya mastersii Hook.). rica, 20 to 30 feet high, with a deeply Sterculiaceae. ringed trunk and a crown of pinnate leaves 10 to 15 feet long. The seeds are St. Vincent Botanic Gardens. A shrub a source of oil, used not only in . foods 4 to 5 feet high, with serrate heart- but also in making soaps. shaped velvety leaves and many-flowered umbels of fragrant white flowers. It is 80182. HYOPHORBE VERSCHAFFELTI Wendl. native to tropical Africa. Phoenicaceae. Spindle palm. 80175. ATTALEA SPECTABILIS Mart. Phoe- A palm, native to the island of Mauri- nicaceae. Palm. tius, with a trunk up to 30 feet high, having a bulge about half way up. The A nearly stemless palm -with large pin- crown is made up of short-petioled pinnate erect or spreading leaves up to 21 nate leaves which have a yellow band feet long. It is native to the banks of extending from the leaf sheath to the the Amazon in Brazil. tip of the blade. For previous introduction see No. 80183. INODES BDACKBURNIANA (Glazebr.) 79560. O. F. Cook (Sabal umbraculifera Mart.). 80176. BARRINGTONIA ASIATICA (L.) Kurz Phoenicaceae. Blackburn palmetto. (B. speciosa Forst.). Lecythidaceae. A palm, native to the West Indies, A large handsome tree, 50 feet high, with a spineless trunk, between 30 and with thick leathery bright-green leaves a 40 feet high, which is thickened in the foot long, racemes of large showy flowers middle, large round fan-shaped leaves, having white petals, and crimson-tipped and pear-shaped fruits an inch and a half stamens resembling a brush. The smooth long. 12 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

S0170 to 80193—Continued. 80170 to 80193—Continued. For previous introduction see No. A palm, native to Martinique, with a 62105. ringed trunk reaching a height of 100 feet and bearing a crown of large pinnate £0184. LAGEESTROEMIA SPECIOSA (Muench.) Pers. (L. flos-reginae Retz.). leaves resembling those of the coconut. Lythraceae. Queen crapemyrtle. For previous introduction see No. Tobago Gardens. An ornamental trop- 62103. ical shrub or tree up to 50 feet high, 80192. STYLO MA PACIFICA (Seem, and native to West Africa, with panicles of Wendl.) O. F. Conk. (Pritehardia large pink or purple flowers. pacifica Seem, and Wendl.). Phoenica- For previous introduction see No. ceae. t Fiji fan palm. 73736. A fan palm, native to the Fiji Islands, with a smooth straight trunk up to 30 80185. LATANIA COMMERSONII Gmel. Phoe- feet high and a foot in diameter. The nicaceae. nearly circular leaves, 4 feet long by 3 A tall spineless palm, native to the is- feet wide, are on petioles 3 to 4 feet long land of Mauritius, 30 to 40 feet high, and when young are densely covered with with palmate leaves 5 to 6 feet long, hav- whitish brown tomentum, later becoming ing a red petiole and with the veins and smooth and rich green. margins tinged with red. 80193. (Undetermined.) For previous introduction see No. 68118. From Tobago. 80186. LlVISTONA AUSTRALIS (R. Bl\) 80194 to 80207. Mart. Phoenicaceae. From Leicester, England. Seeds purchased Australian fan palm. from Rev. J. Farnworth Anderson. Re- A tall slender palm, native to Aus- ceived April 4, 1929. tralia, 100 to 130 feet high and 12 to 18 inches in diameter, with a dense crown 80194. CYTISUS PRAECOX Wheeler. Faba- of circular leaves, 3 to 4 feet in diameter, ceae. Warminster broom. divided nearly to the base into narrow An ornamental shrub with silky hairy plicate segments. The moderately hard narrow leaves half an inch long and pale light-colored wood is occasionally used sulphur-yellow flowers produced in great for light construction; the leaves are abundance in early spring. It is a hybrid used for baskets; and the unexpanded between Cytisus purgans and C. multi- fronds, after being dipped in boiling wa- florus, with the habit of the latter but ter, are dried, shredded, and the fiber more densely branching. used in making hats resembling Panama hats. For previous introduction see No. 73541. For previous introduction see No. 77971. 80195. GENTIANA BRACHYPHYLLA Vill. Gentianaceae. 80187. LIVISTONA CHINENSIS R. Br. Phoe- Gentian. nicaceae. Chinese fan palm. A high-alpine perennial which forms spreading tufts with small round leaves A palm, native to China, with a short and brilliant blue flowers of the general thick trunk up to 6 feet high and a foot type of Gentiana verna, appearing in thick, having a crown of many reniform late summer. Native to central Europe. palmately divided leaves 4 to 6 feet across on petioles about 5 feet long, which are For previous introduction see No. armed below the middle with recurved 79068. brown spines more than an inch in 80196. NARCISSUS BULBOCODIUM CITRINUS length. Baker. Anraryllidaceae. 80188. MARTINEZIA CORALLINA Mart. Petticoat daffodil. Phoenicaceae. Palm. A small bulbous plant with very slen- A pinnate-leaved palm about 20 feet der nearly terete leaves, and large pale high, with a spiny stem and coral-red lemon-yellow flowers, 1 to 2 inches long, fruits. It is native to Martinique. with a large flaring, somewhat crenu- late corona an inch across and* incon- 80169. PORTLANDIA GRANDIFLORA L. RU- spicuous perianth segments. The type biaceae. is a native of the western Mediterranean A tropical shrub up to 15 feet high, countries. native to the West Indies, with opposite 80197. NARCISSUS CYCLAMINEUS Baker. elliptical leathery loaves and axillary Amaryllidaceae. fragrant white flowers which are funnel- form and 5 inches long. A dwarf daffodil with narrow drooping orange-yellow trumpet and entirely 80190. PTYCHOSPERMA MACARTHURI reflexed lemon-yellow perianth segments, Wendl. (Kentia macarthuri Hort.). It is native to Portugal. Phoenicaceae. MacArthur palm. For previous introduction see No. A palm, native to Australia, which 76268. grows to a height of 30 feet, but is usually a dwarf in cultivation; it suckers 80198. OMPHALODES VERNA Moench. Bo- from the base, making a bushy plant. raginaceae. Venusbutton. The smooth ringed trunk is crowned by A creeping perennial, native to Eu- a dense cluster of pinnate leaves with rope, with small ovate or sublanceolate arching leafllets 6 to 9 inches long. leaves, acuminate and callose at the For previous introduction see No. apex, and blue flowers in pairs in a 77320. raceme on an erect flower stem. It is related to the forget-me-not. 80191. RHYTICOCOS AMARA (Jacq.) Bec- cari (Cocos amara Jacq.). Phoenica- 80199 to 8020ft. PEDICULARIS spp. Scroph- ceae. Palm. ulariaceae. Woodbetony. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 13

80194 to 80207—Continued. 80208 to 80213—Continued. 80199. PEDICULARIS GRACILIS Wall. 80208. GOSSYPIUM CERNUUM Todaro. A herbaceous perennial alpine up to* An erect bush, 3 feet high, cultivated 2 feet high, with six slender opposite in India. The flowers are pale sulphur- or whorled branches, whorled, deeply yellow, and the petals are marked with pinnatifid leaves up to 2 inches long, a purple spot. and rosy purple flowers in spikes or racemes 3 to 6 inches long. It is For previous introduction see No. native to the temperate Himalayas. 73990. 80200. PEDICULABIS INTEGRIFOLIA 80209. GOSSYPIUM JAMAICENSE Macf. Hook. ,t. Type 35. Selfed. A tropical shrub 4 to An alpine perennial, native to Sik- 5 feet high, with hairy branches, heart- kim, India, with a stout rootstock an3 shaped, 3-lobed hairy leaves, pale-yellow ascending stems 4 to 6 inches high. flowers, and a 4-valved capsule containing The leaves are crowded, narrowly white cotton. It is native to Jamaica. linear pubescent, and about 2 inches long. The dark-purple flowers are, in 80210. GOSSYPIUM KIRKII Masters. oblong capitate spikes. Tanganyika. A bushy, somewhat climbing plant from eastern trcpical Africa 80201. PEDICULARIS MEGALANTHA Don. which sometimes scrambles up between A herbaceous perennial alpine, 1 to and among trees to a height of 14 feet. 2 feet high, with pinnately divided The leaves are palmately 5-lobed with leaves and lax racemes of yellow or a cordate base, the flowers are light rose-purple flowers. It is native to yellow, and the oblong conical capsules the temperate Himalayas. are about a third of an inch long. 80202. PEDICULARIS ROYLEI Maxim. 80211. GOSSYPIUM PURPURASCENS Poir. A low cespitose perennial alpine, Type 12. Selfed. A tropical Ameri- native to the Himalayas, with a thick can shrub, native to Trinidad, 6 to 10 root, small pinnately cut leaves, and feet high, with purplish branches, 3-lobed purplish flowers in a small dense leaves, and sulphur-yellow flowers. spike. 80203. PEDICULARIS SCHIZORRHYNCHA For previous introduction see No. Prain. 67526. A dwarf tufted alpine perennial with 80212. GOSSYPIUM SCHOTTII Watt. erect stems about 2 inches high, long- Cassava. Unselfed. A wild cotton stemmed oblong-lanceolate pinnately native to Yucatan, Mexico, with leaves divided leaves, and purple flowers, almost completely split up into three to nearly half an inch long, in small head- five long linear lobes, and medium-sized like clusters. It is native to >the east- flowers, yellow Ringed with purple. The ern Himalayas. nearly globose capsules contain a scant 80204. PEDICULARIS TRICHOGLOSSA Hook. amount of reddish fiber. A stout perennial alpine up to 16 80213. GOSSYPIUM sp. inches tall, with sessile linear-obtuse Kidney cotton. pinnatifid leaves about 2 inches long, and purple flowers in a lax spike. It 80214. TURRAEA OBTTJSIFOLIA Hochst is native to the Sikkim Himalayas. Meliaceae. 80205. ROSCOEA HUMBANA W. W. Smith. Zinziberaceae. From Los Angeles, Calif. Seeds presented by P. D. Barnhart. Received April 10, A stout herbaceous perennial about 8 1929. inches high, with sessile aval-lanceolate leaves 4 to 8 inches long and large An attractive dwarf evergreen shrub 4 hooded violetrpurple flowers in compact to 6 feet high, bearing between October and spikes. It is native to southwestern March an abundance of white flowers which China. have strap-shaped petals nearly 2 inches long. Native to South Africa. 80206. SAXIFRAGA ALBERTI Regel and Schmalh. Saxifragaceae. Saxifrage. For previous introduction see No. 34178. A subshrubby perennial densely cov- 80215 and 80216. ered with oblong-ligulate leaves. The white flowers, with numerous red spots, From Brignoles, France. Seeds presented are in small terminal racemes. Native by R. Salgues, Director, Salgues Museum to the mountains of Turkestan. of Brignoles. Received April 10, 1929. 80207. TOFIELDIA CAKYCULATA Wahlenb. 80215. ORNITHOGALUM PYRENAICUM L. Melanthiaceae. Liliaceae. Star-of-Bethlehem. An erect bulbous plant, a foot or less A bulbous plant, about 2 feet high, high, with upright, flat linear leaves ter- with narrow onionlike leaves and flowers minating in a sharp point. These de- on a simple leafless scape. It is native crease in size up the stem, becoming to Europe. nearly awnlike at the summit, and sub- tend the terminal spikelike raceme of For previous introduction see No. yellowish-white flowers. Native to cen- 79177. tral Europe. 80216. VICIA NARBONENSIS L. Fabaceae. 80208 to 80213. GOSSYPIUM spp. Mal- Vetch. An annual legume, native to southern vaceae. Cotton. Europe, with angled stems 2 to 4 feet From Trinidad, British West Indies. Seeds tall, compound leaves of two to three presented by Dr. S. C. Harland, Cotton pairs of fleshy elliptic leaflets 1 to 2 Research Station. Received April 5, inches long, and racemes of blue to purple 1929. flowers. 14 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 80217 to 80245. AVENA spp. Poaceae. 80217 to 80245—Continued. Oats. 80241. AVENA sp. From New South Wales, Australia. Seeds presented by H. Wenholz, Director of Rucklands. Plant Breeding of the Department of 80242. AVENA sp. Agriculture, Sydney. Received April 20, 1929. Sunrise. 80217 to 80219. AVENA BYZANTINA Koch. 80243. AVENA sp. 80217. Algerian. 1928 crop from Glen Westdale. Innes. 80244. AVENA sp. 80218. Algerian. 1929 crop from Glen Innes. Weston. 80219. Burt. 1928 crop from Glen 80245. AVENA sp. Innes. Woodford. 80220. AVENA SATIVA L. 80246 to 80248. TIGRIDIA PAVONIA Kherson. 1928 crop from Glen Innes. (L. f.) Ker. Iridaceae. 80221 to 80245. A VENA spp. Common tigerflower. 1928 crop from Glen Innes. From Sassenheim, Netherlands. Bulbs purchased from Van Zonneveld Bros. & 80221. AVENA sp. Philippi. Received April 24, 1929. No. 749. 80246. Variety oanariensis. Pale-yellow 80222. AVENA sp. flowers with red-spotted centers. Amery. 80247. Variety lutea immaculata. Pure- yellow spotless flowers. 80223. AVENA sp. 80248. Variety rosea. Rose-colored flow- Asctuith. ers with yellow-variegated centers. 80224. AVENA sp. 80249. CROTON sp. Euphorbiaceae. Baldwin. From Njala, Sierra Leone, Africa. Seeds presented by the Provincial Superintend- 80225. AVENA sp. ent of Agriculture, of the Njala Experi- Baxter. ment Farm. Received April 25, 1929. 80226. AVENA sp. A euphorbiaceous tree growing on the river bank at Njala. Belar. 80250. NICOTIANA TABACUM L. Solana- 80227. AVENA sp. ceae. Common tobacco. Beta. From Mexico. Seeds obtained through 80228. AVENA sp. Leonard G. Dawson, American Consul. Birdwood. Received April 25, 1929. A special variety said to be from the best 80229. AVENA sp. tobacco grown in the vicinity of San Andres Bond. Tuxtla, about 80 miles southwest of Vera Cruz. 80230. AVENA sp. 80251. ERYTHKINA ACANTHOCARPA E. Boppy. Mey. Fabaceae. 80231. AVENA sp. From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Boree. Seeds presented by E. Percy Phillips, Chief of the Division of Botany, Horti- 80232. AVENA sp. culture, and Entomology of the Depart- Brundah. ment of Agriculture. Received April 26, 1929. 80233. AVENA sp. A rigid wide^branched shrub, native to Buddah. South Africa, 4 to 6 feet high, armed with sharp awl-shaped reflexed prickles. The 80234. AVENA sp. leaves are made up of three elliptical leaf- Budgery. lets one-half to 1 inch long and 1 to 2 inches broad; the scarlet flowers, 1 to 2 80235. AVENA sp. inches long, are in lateral and terminal Byng. racemes and are followed by twisted prickly 80236. AVENA sp. Guyra. 80252. GRAMMATOPHYLLTJM SPECIOSUM Blume. Orchidaceae. Orchid. 80237. AVENA sp. From Medan, Sumatra. Seeds presented by Kanata. Dr. J. A. Lorzing. Received April 27, 80238. AVENA sp. Kan das. A gangiantt oriorchidd with stout stems 6 to 10 feeett long, strap-shaped leaves a foot or two 80239. AVENA sp. in length, and flower clusters 6 feet long. Kurri. The numerouo s flowerswers are 6 inches in didi- Tameteh t r and arefl yelloll w blotche6h idh with i ddeep 80240. AVENA sp. purple. Native to the East Indies. Reid. For previous introduction see No. 67181. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 15

80253 to 80260. OITBUS NOBILIS TJNSHIU 80268 to 80292—Continued. Swingle. Rutaceae. Satsuma orange. iy2 feet in diameter, deeply 3-lobed From Okitsu, Japan. Plants presented by leaves, downy yellow flowers in corymbs Dr. K. Nagai, Imperial Experiment Sta- 2 to 3 inches long, and keys up to an tion. Received April 27, 1929. inch long. 80253. Ikeda (Vnshio) wasi. For previous introduction see No. 80254. Ishihawa wasi. 75665. 80269. BBTULA TURKESTANICA PBTISOWI 80255. Miyakawa wasi. Hort. Betulaceae. Birch, 80256. Sato Dai wasi. No. 191. A hardy birch from Central 80257. Takahashi wasi. Asia. 80258. Tsuda wasi. 80270. CARAGANA PTGMAEA (L.) DC. Fabaceae. Dwarf pea-tree. 80259. Yamamota wasi. No. 717. A shrub, native to Siberia, 80260. Yanagisawa wasi. prostrate or up to 3 feet high, with spreading branches, spiny stipules, com- 80261 to 80266. PRUNUS spp. Amygda- pound leaves of four linear-lanceolate laceae. spine-tipped leaflets, and solitary yellow flowers an inch long. From Saonara, Padua, Italy. Trees purchased from Fratelli Sgaravatti. Re- For previous introduction see No. ceived April 24, 1929. 64768. 80261 and 80262. PRUNUS AVIUM L. 80271 to 80286. GENTIANA spp. Gentiana- Sweet cherry. ceae. Gentian. 80261. Napoleone (Imbrian). Large 80271. GENTIANA ASCLEPIADEA L. brilliant-red fruits, produced during June and July, with very delicious Milkweed gentian. white flesh. No. 621. A comparatively robust sub- alpine species forming clumps of vig- 80262. Regina del mercato. Large, orous stems up to 3 feet high with op- heart-shaped, carmine-red fruits posite oval-pointed leaves. In late produced during June. The flesh is summer it produces, from the upper juicy and very sweet. axils, almost sessile trumpet-shaped sapphire-blue flowers which weigh 80263 to 80266. PEUNUS CBRASUS MAEASCA down the arching stalks. There is (Host) C. Schneid. Maraschino cherry. some variation in color from seed, 80263. Del Nord (Marasca tedesca). which germinates freely and produces Medium-sized, juicy, somewhat acid flowering plants in about three years. fruits which change from red to The plant is said to be indifferent as purple. They are produced during to whether the soil is alkaline or not. June. For previous introduction see No. 80264. Imperiale. Large, intense red 79160. fruits produced during June and July. The flesh is tender and sweet 80272. GENTIANA BAICALIENSIS Hort. to subacid. No. 622. 80265. Marasca di Ostheim. Medium- 80273. GENTIANA BURSERI Lapeyr. sized, pale-red fruits produced during June. No. 623. A low alpine perennial native to the Pyrenees, with an un- 80266. Marasca olandese. Large black branched stem less than a foot high, fruits. oval-elliptic leaves, and yellowish flowers with the corollas mostly 6-cut. 80267. KOKIA DEYNAKIOIDES (Seem.) For previous introduction see No. Lewton. Malvaceae. 79230. From Honolulu, ilawaii. Seeds presented by H. L. Lyon, in charge of the Depart- 80274. GENTIANA FETISOWII Regel and ment of Botany and Forestry of the Winkler. Experiment Station of the Hawaii Sugar No. 628. A small-flowered rather Planters' Association. Received April coarse species blooming in late sum- 30, 1929. mer. It is native to Siberia. These seeds were gathered from the only For previous introduction see No. known living tree, which is located on the 79024. island of Molokai. An ornamental tree with long-stemmed, heart-shaped leaves and 80275. GENTIANA FREYNIANA Borum. red, silky flowers, it is native to the Ha- waiian Islands, but now has become prac- No. 629. A herbaceous perennial 6 tically extinct because of the ravages of inches high, native to Asia Minor, re- cattle, sheep, and goats that eat the bark lated to Gentiana septem/ida, with and leaves. lanceolate leaves and headlike cymes of dark-blue flowers which are borne For previous introduction see No. 58574. during late summer. 80268 to 80292. For previous intr( duction see No. 79075. From Ottawa, Canada. Seeds presented by J. Adams, Botanist, Central Experi- 80276. GENTIANA GROMBEZEWSKII Hort. mental Farm. Received April 6, 1929. No. 630. A place of publication or 80268. ACES MYABBI Maxim4. Aceraceae. description for this name has not been Maple. found. No. 129. A deciduous tree, native to For previous introduction see No. Japan, 30 to 40 feet high, with a trunk 79027. 16 PLANT MATEBIAL INTRODUCED 80268 to 80292—Continued. 80268 to 80292—Continued. 80277. GENTIANA KURROO Royle. 80285. GENTIANA TIBETICA King, No. 631. A gentian, native to the Himalayan gentian. Himalayas, forming dense tufts from which rise lax stems up to 7 inches No. 642. An erect plant 1% feet high with narrow lanceolate leaves and high, with oblong-ovate leaves 5 to 7 bell-shaped blue flowers spotted white inches long and small dull yellowish inside. It is said to appreciate a white axillary flowers an inch long. sunny location, with ample moisture It is native to Tibet. and perfect drainage, especially in For previous introduction see No, spring and autumn. 79028. For previous introduction see No. 80286. GENTIANA WALUJEWI Kegel and 79078. Schmalh. 80278. GENTIANA MACROPHYLLA Pall. No. 643. A dwarf gentian, native to No. 632. A herbaceous perennial, na- Sinkiang, China? bearing white flowers tive to northern Europe and Asia, with with blue spots. an erect or ascending stem, narrow spreading leaves, and clustered heads For previous introduction see No, of dark-blue flowers. 79095. For previous introduction see No. 80287. LIGUSTRUM sp. Oleaceae. Privet, 79080. No. 801. The privets are deciduous or 80279. GENTIANA OLIVIERI Griseb. evergreen shrubs with opposite entire No. 633. A herbaceous perennial, na- leaves' and terminal panicles of small tive to mountain pastures in the white flowers. Himalayas, about 9 inches high, with dark-blue flowers in umbellike cymes. 80288 to 80291. ROSA spp. Rosaceae. For previous introduction see No. 80288. ROSA RUBRIFOLIA Vill, 79258. Redleaf rose. 80280. GENTIANA PANNONICA Scop. No. 1231. Variety Uvida. A shrub No. 634. A tall stout perennial, na- 6 feet high, native to southern Europe, tive to Europe, with broadly elliptical with five to seven oblong leaflets which to narrowly ovate leaves, and flowers are simply toothed. The bright-red which are purple above. flowers are borne in small clusters, and the small globose fruits are red and For previous introduction see No. pulpy. The whole plant is glaucous 79259. and tinged with bluish red. 80281. GENTIANA PHLOGIFOLIA Schott and Kotschy. For previous introduction see No, 54228. No. 635. A creeping alpine species, native to central Europe, about 10 80289. ROSA SPINOSISSIMA L. inches high, with clustered dark-blue Scotch rose, flowers which are borne in early sum- No. 1234. A low shrub usually 3 to mer. 4 feet high, with spreading or recurv- For previous introduction see No. ing branches and densely prickly 79083. branchlets. It is native to Europe, The compound leaves are made up of 80282. GENTIANA PRZEWALSKII Maxim. 5 to 11 nearly orbicular serrate leaflets No. 636. A lax-growing free-flower- about an inch long, and the pink, ing gentian native to western China, white, or yellow flowers 2 inches across rather like Genti&na kurroo, witll lin- are solitary but borne on numerous ear leaves about 6 inches long and short branchlets along the stems. flowers with nearly wMte tubes and For previous Introduction see No. cobalt-blue petals. 54235. For previous introduction see No. 79086. 80290. ROSA SPINOSISSIMA A I» T A I C A (Willd.) Rehd. Altai rose. 80283. GENTIANA SAPONARIA L. No. 1235. A more vigorous and less No. 637. A hardy herbaceous perennial not exceeding 2 feet in height, bristly form of the Scotch rose with with an ascending stem, narrow point- large white flowers. ed opposite leaves, and light-blue flow- For previous introduction see No. ers. It is native to eastern North 54236. America. For previous introduction see No. 80291. ROSA SPINOSISSIMA HISPIDA 78935. (Sims) Koehne. Bristly Scotch rose, No. 1236. An upright bristly form 80284. GENTIANA SEPTEMFIDA Pall. of the Scotch rose usually 6 or more No. 639. A gentian, native to Asia, feet high, with large sulphur-yellow which resembles Gentiana asclepiadea, flowers. requiring similar conditions. It makes spreading clumps up to 12 inches high For previous introduction see No. with opposite ovate leaves and heads 54237. of wide-mouthed trumpet-shaped blue flowers in late summer. It varies con- 80292. SYRINGA sp. Oleaceae. Lilao. siderably in habit and flower color, but No. 812. The lilacs are ornamental all forms do well in peaty loam with shrubs or small trees with opposite, usu- ample but not stagnant water supply. ally entire leaves and large snowy pani- For previous introduction see No. cles of usually fragrant salver-shaped 79091. flowers. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 17

80293. TtooLiUM RESTJPINATUM L. Fa- 80308 to 80339. baceae. Strawberry clover. From Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. From Teheran, Persia. Seeds obtained from Plants purchased from R. C. Notcutt. Jalil K. Hashimzade, Ministry of Public Received April 11, 1929. Works, Department of Roads, through Augustin Ferrin, American Consul, 80308 to 80327. CYTISUS spp. Fabaceae. Teheran. Received April 30, 1929. Broom. 80308. CYTISUS ALBUS Hacquet. Shaftal clover. Pale broom. For previous introduction see No. 67863. An upright shrub about 3 feet high, with villous branches, leaves of three 80294 to 80303. oblong-ovate leaflets less than an inch, Prom Haifa, Palestine. Cuttings presented long, and clusters of three to six yel- by Amram Khazanoff, The Palestine Jew- lowish white flowers. It is native to ish Colonization Association. Received southeastern Europe. April 15, 1929. 80309. CYTISUS AUSTRIACUS L. 80294 to 80299. Ficus CAKICA L. Mora- A dwarf shrub about 3 feet high, naceae. Common fig. tive to southeastern Europe, with trifoliolate silky pubescent leaves and 80294. Baidi. • headlike clusters of bright-yellow flow- 80295. KharooU. ers. For previous introduction see No. 80296. Khedari. 76241. 80297. Khurtmani. 80310 and 80311. CYTISUS BIFLOEUS 80298. Mozi. L'Her. 80299. Sultani. 80310. A leguminous shrub 3 feet high, with slender branches, leaf- 80300 to 80303. VITIS VINIFERA L. Vita- lets with silky lower surfaces, and ceae. European grape. yellow flowers, single or in pairs, 80300. Baidi. which are borne during the spring [May]. 80301. Helwani. For previous introduction see No. 80302. Jemdani. 73536. 80303. Khedari. 80311. Variety versicolor prostrata. A shrub of strong spreading 80304 to 80307. RHODODENDRON spp. growth. The flowers are golden yellow in the bud, opening to Ericaceae. fawn. From Leicester, England. Seeds purchased 80312. CYTISUS DALLIMOREI Rolfe. from Rev. J. Farnworth Anderson. Re- This slender shrub, which is a gar- ceived April 13, 1929. den hybrid, is of moderate growth, 80304. RHODODENDRON ALBRECHTII Maxim. with trifoliolate leaves and axillary Azalea. and terminal clusters of reddish pur- A deciduous shrub, native to Japan, 3 ple velvety flowers. to 5 feet high, with purple-brown branch- For previous introduction see No. lets, obovate leaves 2 to 6 inches long in 76343. clusters of about five at the end of the twigs, and clusters of three to five rotate- 80313. CYTISUS DECUMBENS (Willd.) campanulate magenta flowers about 2 Spach. inches across. It is a handsome shrub A prostrate shrub, native to south- resembling Rhododendron slippenoachii, ern Europe, less than a foot high, with but less showy; the leaves turn yellow in 5-angled branchlets, simple oblong- the autumn. ovate sessile leaves, and axillary clusters of one to three small bright- 80305. RHODODENDRON DECORUM Franch. yellow flowers. An evergreen shrub, native to western China, with oblong leaves 3 to 5 inches 80814. CYTISUS MONSPESSULANUS I/. long, glaucous beneath, and racemose (G. candicam DC). clusters of green-spotted white or pink A strong, erect-growing shrub which flowers 2 inches across. is evergreen in regions where the win- For previous introduction see No. ters are mild. It becomes 10 feet or 79041. less high, with grooved branches, trifoliolate leaves having obovate leaflets 80306. RHODODENDRON MARIESII Hemsl. less than an inch long, and fragrant and Wils. Azalea. bright-yellow flowers in 3-flowered to A deciduous shrub up to 8 feet high, 9-flowered headlike racemes on leafy native to central China, and related to branches. It is native to the Canary Rhododendron rhomoioum. The ovate Islands. leaves, 2 to 3 inches long, are silky For previous introduction see No. pubescent on the midrib beneath, and the 73539. one to three rose-pink broadly campanulate flowers are 1 to 2 inches across. 80*315. CYTISUS MULTIFLORUS INCARNA- TUS Sweet. 80307. RHODODENDRON TSCHONOSKII Variety Toome. A slightly flushed Maxim*. Azalea. form of the white Spanish broom which A forest shrub, native to Japan, with is a shrub up to 10 feet high, native flaky bark, elliptic leaves one-third of an to Spain and northern Africa, with up- inch long, and heads of one to four small right slender branchlets bearing tri- white flowers. foliolate leaves below and simple ones above. The flowers, in axillary clus- For previous introduction see No. ters of one to three, are produced very 79043. profusely. 316—30-—3 18 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 80308 to 80339—Continued. 80308 to 80339—Continued.

80316. CTTISUS NIGRICANS ELONGATUS 80327. CYTISUS sp. Borkh. (C. nigricans carlieri Hort.). Osborni. A variety of recent intro- Variety Carlieri. A deciduous shrub, duction, raised at Kew. It is later native to Europe, 2 to 4 feet high, with flowering than OyUsus praecox, and erect pubescent branches, long-stemmed although similar in growth, is per- leaves composed of oval pubescent leaf- haps of rather a stiffer habit, while lets up to an inch long, and long slen- there is no trace of the characteris- der racemes, 3 to 8 inches long, of tic scent of that variety. The flowers rich-yellow flowers. This variety dif- are borne abundantly, and they are fers from the typical species in that it golden yellow in the bud, opening to blooms a second time in the autumn a delightful pale yellow. at the top of the elongated fruiting racemes. 80328 to 80339. ERICA spp. Ericaceae. For previous introduction see No. Heath. 43838. 80328. EEICA AEBOBEA ALPINA Dieck. 80317. CYTISUS PEAECOX ALBUS T. An evergreen bushy heath, native to Smith. Warminster broom. the mountainous regions of Cuenca, Spain, which has proved hardy at the A smaller and more pendulous Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. white-flowered form of Cytisus praebox The dull-white flowers are borne in which is a hybrid between O. purgans stiff pyramidal clusters, but the chief and O. multiflorus. The simple leaves beauty of the plant lies in the rich, are oblanceolate to linear spatulate cheerful green color of the foliage and are silky pubescent. which, in England, lasts throughout 80318. CYTISUS PURGANS (L.) Spach. the winter. Province broom. For previous introduction see No. A dwarf bushy deciduous shrub 62023. about 3 feet high, native to the Medi- terranean region, often nearly leafless, 80329 to 80333. ERICA CARNEA L. with simple oblanceolate leaves which Spring heath. soon fall and fragrant deep golden- 80329. Pink Beauty. yellow flowers half an inch long produced singly or in pairs from the year- 80330. C. J. Backhouse. Flowers old wood. blush white. For previous introduction see No. 80331. Praecox Rubra. A variety 73542. with rich rose carmine flowers. 80319. CYTISUS BOCHELII Wierzb. 80332. Prince of Wales. The flowers A shrub, native to Hungary, 3 to are soft pink. 4 feet high, with villous terete branch- 80333. Vivelli. A red-flowered va- lets, trifoliolate leaves of oblong-lance- riety. olate leaflets an inch long, and terminal heads of pale-yellow flowers 80334. ERICA CILIARIS L. with brownish spots. Fringed heath. 80320 to 80324. CYTISUS SCOPAEIUS Variety Watsoni. (L.) Link. Scotch "broom. 80335. ERICA CINEREA L. 80320. Donard seedling. A new va- Twisted heath. riety of vigorous growth, bearing reddish-crimson flowers suffused Variety atropurpurea. Flowers deep with grayish white and yellow. purple. 80321. Rosy Moonlight. A vigorous 80336. ERICA MACKAII Hook. (E. moo- grower bearing cream-colored kaiana Bab.). flowers tinged with rose. Variety plena. A double-flowered 80322. Dorothy Walpole. A hardy form of this hybrid between Erica grower bearing an abundance of terralix and E. ciliaris, which has flowers with rich velvety crimson ovate-oblong leaves in whorls of four wings and rose standards. and umbels of rosy flowers. 80323. Fulgens. A variety bearing 80337. ERICA MEDITERRANEA L. beautiful flowers with deep orange Biscay heath. standards and rich crimson keels. Variety Brightness. Flowers bright 80324. Lord Lambourne. A variety pink. in which the flowers have wings of vivid scarlet-crimson color and 80338. ERICA TETRALIX L. a standard of soft cream color Crossleaf heath. tinted with rose on the reverse. Variety rubra. Attractive carmine flowers. 80325. CYTISUS sp. 80339. ERICA WILLIAMSII Druce. Cornish Cream. A new and charm- ing variety raised by P. D. Williams, A hybrid between Erica tetralix and Lanarth, St. Keverne, Cornwall. It E. vagans, with puberulous branchlets, produces an abundance of good-sized sparingly ciliate leaves, and rosy sal- flowers with cream-colored standards mon flowers borne during the late and pure yellow on the keel, which summer. gives a distinct and attractive appearance to the blooms. A vigorous 80340 to 80348. TRITICUM spp. Poa- grower, especially effective for mass effects. ceae. From Perth, Western Australia. Seeds pre- 80326. CYTISUS sp. sented by G. L. Sultan, Director of the Moonlight. Flowers are sulphur Department of Agriculture. Received yellow. May 2, 1929. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 192 9 19

80340 to 80348—Continued. 80350 to 80355—Continued. 80340 to 80347. TRITICUM AESTIVUM L. 80354. ORNITHOGALUM THYRSOIDES AU- (T. vulgare Vill.) Common wheat, REUM (Curtis) Baker. Chincherichee, 80340. C 74. D. A. G. A179 X Florence. An ornamental, native to South 80341. C 80. JDindiloa X Labawa. Africa, with a globose bulb about 2 inches thick and five or six very nar- 80342. C 86. Florence X Velvet Don. row leaves 6 inches to a foot long. 80343. M 11. Comeback X Florence. The golden-yellow flowers, sometimes an inch long under cultivation, are 80344. M 28. Dindiloa X Labawa. borne in rather dense racemes on a scape about a foot high. In a dried 80345. M 29. Dindiloa X Labawa. condition these make excellent " ever- 30346. M 30. Dindiloa X Labawa. lasting " flowers. 80347. P 1511. For previous introduction see No. 66891. 80343. TBITICUM DURUM Desf. 80355. VALLOTA SPECIOSA (I». f.) Dur. and Durum wheat. Sehinz. (V. purpurea Herbert). Amaryl- P 1211. Kubanka. lidaceae. Scarboro-lily. B0349. SACCHARUM SPONTANEUM L. A herbaceous perennial with an ovoid bulb, 6 to 18 lanceolate leaves 1 to 2 feet Poaceae. Grass. long, and a hollow stem 2 to 3 feet high, From Coimbatore, India. Cuttings pre- bearing an umbel of six to nine scarlet sented by the Imperial Sugar Cane Breed- funnel-shaped flowers. Native to south- ing Station, through E. W. Brandes, Bu- ern Africa. reau of Plant Industry- Received April 26, 1929. 80356. HELENIUM AUTUMNALE L. AS- A perennial tropical grass closely related teraceae. Sneezeweed. to the sugarcane. It is sometimes culti- From Niederwalluf am Rheim, Germany. vated as a hedge plant. Plants purchased from Goos & Koene- For previous introduction see No. 77782. mann. Received April 24, 1929. Wyndley. A plant 2% feet high, bearing 80350 to 80355. bronzy yellow flowers. From Cape Town, Union of South Africa. Bulbs purchased from W. S. Duke & Co. 80357 to 80381. Received February and March, 1926. From China. Seeds and rhizomes collected Numbered in April 1929. by J. F. Rock, National Geographic So- 80350. LACHENALIA RUBIDA Jacq. Lilia- ciety, Washington, D. C. Received April ceae. Cape-cowslip. 29, 1929. A herbaceous perennial, native to South 80357. ABIES sp. Pinaceae. Fir. Africa, with a globose bulb from which No. 17361. November, 1928. A lovely arise usually two lanceolate, spotted and stately tree, 60 to 80 feet high, grow- leaves 6 inches long and a naked stalk ing in the forests of Tokesher, north- "9 inches high, bearing a close raceme of western Yunnan, at an altitude of 12,000 email cylindrical, mostly drooping flow- feet. The needles are silvery beneath, ers. The outer segments are bright red and the very large cones are deep pur- tipped with green, and the inner seg- plish black. ments are longer and yellow. 80358. ACONITUM sp. Ranunculaceae. 60351. LACHENALIA TRICOLOR AUREA (Lindl.) Hook. f. Liliaceae. Monkshood, No. 17376-A. November, 1928. A poi- Cape-cowslip. sonous plant growing in the alpine A herbaceous perennial, native to meadows of the Likiang Snow Range, South Africa, closely resembling Lachen- Yunnan, at altitudes between 11,000 and alia rubida, but the flowers are bright 12,000 feet. It is 3 to 4 feet high and orange-yellow. bears rich blue flowers. 30352 to 80354. OENITHOGALUM spp. 80359. ANEMONE sp. Ranunculaceae. Tjiliaceae. No. 17325. October, 1928. A plant 80352. ORNITHOGALUM ARABICUM L. half a foot high, growing in the glacier Arabian star-of-Bethlehem. moraine of Sabaloko, at the foot of A herbaceous perennial, native to the Mount Satseto, Likiang Snow Range, Mediterranean region, with a thick, Yunnan, at an altitude of 12,000 feet. ovoid bulb, five to eight glaucous green The leaves are a rich glossy green on the leaves 12 to 18 inches long, and a under surface, and the large white flow- scape 1 to 2 feet high, bearing a 6- ers have a purplish tinge beneath. flowered to 12-flowered raceme of frag- 80360. BAUHINIA sp. Caesalpiniaceae. rant white flowers. The pistil is black and adds to the attractiveness of the No. 17377. November, 1928. A shr^H flowers. This species is very popular or small tree, which prefers dry sunny for pot culture. situations, growing on the islands in Lake Yungning, northwestern Yunnan, at 80353. ORNITHOGALUM SPECIOSUM Baker. an altitude of 9,600 feet. It is 15 feet Star-of-Bethlehem. high and bears small white flowers. A herbaceous perennial, native to 80361. COTONEASTER sp. Malaceae. ' South Africa, with a globose bulb an inch in diameter, four short thick No. 17365. December, 1928. A shrub linear leaves, and a scape a foot high growing in the Litang River gorge at which bears three to five white flowers Kere, Muli, southwestern Szechwan, at having an orange-red spot at the tip. an altitude of 9,500 feet. It is 6 to 10 20 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80357 to 80381—Continued. 80357 to 80381—Continued. feet high, with small ovoid leaves, and is 80370. PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L. Faba- very ornamental with its mass of bril- ceae. Common bean. liant red berries. No. 17374. November, 1928. This red bean is cultivated by the Hsifau tribes 80362. DELPHINIUM sp. Ranunculaceae. of southwestern Szechwan and by the Larkspur. Hlihin tribes of northwestern Yunnan. No. 17332. October, 1928. A larkspur It is a delicious bean when well cooked growing on glacier gravel and gravelly and reminds one very much of the Mexi- moraines at Sabaloko, foot of Mount can bean. It is cultivated at Gawua, Satseto, Likiang Snow Range, Yunnan, Yuli Territory, at an altitude of 10,000 at an altitude of 12,000 feet. It is a feet. beautiful species with rich glossy green leaves forming globose rosettes and large 80371. STRANVAESIA sp. Malaceae. rich blue silky flowers an inch in diame- No. 17363. November, 1928. A lovely ter. tree, 15 to 20 feet high, growing in the forests of Peshui, Likiang Snow Range, 80363. ILEX sp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. Yunnan, at an altitude of 10,500 feet. No. 17368. January, 1929. A beauti- The autumnal leaves are a brilliant red ful shrub growing in the spruce forests on the upper whorl and a deep glossy on the southern slope of Mount Gibbah, green on the lower whorl. The gorgeous Muli, southwestern Szechwan, at an red berries are in large dense corymbs altitude of 11,500 feet. It is 6 to 10 feet and are very ornamental. high, with hollylike evergreen leaves and brilliant red berries. 80372. PRIMULA FORRESTII Balf. f. Primu- laceae. Primrose. 80364. INCARVILLEA GRANDIFLORA Bur. and No. 17376-B. October, 1928. A lovely Franch. Bignoniaceae. perennial plant with a woody rootstock, No. 17371. December, 1928. A plant which reaches an age of 100 years or growing on the alpine meadows of She- more. It grows in rocky limestone soil Ian, between Kulu and Muli, southwest- on sunny slopes of the Likiang Snow Range, Yunnan, at an altitude or 11,000 ern Szechwan, at an altitude of 13,000 feet. The flowers are a deep golden feet. It is 3 feet high, and bears yellow, and the leaves, when crushed, purplish red flowers. have the odor of fresh apples. 80365 to 80367. IRIS spp. Iridaceae. For previous introduction see No. 80365. IRIS sp. 59710. No. 17370. December, 1928. A 80373. PRUNUS sp. Amygdalaceae. purple-flowered species growing in for- Cherry. est clearings and alpine meadows of No. 16794. August, 1928. A shrub, 10 Kulu, southwestern Szechwan, at an feet high, branching from the base. It altitude of 13,000 feet. grows on dry slopes below the monastery at Muli in the Litang River Valley, 80366. IRIS sp. Szechwan, at an altitude of 9,000 feet. No. 17373. November, 1928. A plant The leaves are grayish tomentose, and growing in the alpine meadows of the flowers are large, white, and orna- Mount Yowubo, Yungning Territory, mental. Yunnan, at an altitude of 12,500 feet. It is 1 to 2 feet high, and bears purple 80374 to 80381. RHODODENDRON spp. Eri- or yellow flowers. caceae. 80374. RHODODENDRON CORIAC. BUM 80367. IRIS sp. Franch. No. 17375. November, 1928. A me- No. 17354. November, 1928. A dicinal plant, used for colds and shrub, 3 to 4 feet high, growing on stomach trouble, called Chumbu by the the alpine slopes of the rocky regions Hlihin people in Szechwan. It grows of Mount Lapo, Yunnan, at an alti- wild in grassy swamps and marshy tude of 12,500 feet. meadows of the Chienso Tussu Terri- tory, southwestern Szechwan. 80375. RHODODENDRON HELIOLEPIS Franch. 80368. MALUS sp. Malaceae. Apple. No. 17357. November, 1928. A tree, No. 17360. November, 1928. A wide- 15 to 18 feet high, growing in thei spreading tree growing in the forests and forests of spruce and hemlock at clearings of Tokesher, northwestern Yun- Gokhuko, northwestern Yunnan. The nan, at an altitude of 10,000 feet. It is leaves are brown beneath, and the 30 to 40 feet tall, with leaves white be- flowers are a rich purple. neath and small, yellow and red fruits half an inch in diameter. For previous introduction see No. 59715. 080369. MECONOPSIS INTEGRIFOLIA (Maxim.) Franch. Papaveraceae. 80376. RHODODENDRON sp. Yellow Chinese-poppy. No. 16164. December, 1928. A No. 16020. November, 1928. A plant, wide-spreading tree, 15 to 20 feet 1 t6 2 feet high, bearing rich golden- high, growing in the spruce and hem- yellow flowers. It is found in the alpine lock forests of Djago, between Muli meadows of Mount Gibbah, Muli, south- and Kulu, Szechwan, at altitudes be- western Szechwan, at an altitude of tween 11,000 and 11,500 feet. The 13,000 feet. leaves, chocolate-colored beneath, are a foot broad and 2 feet or more" long, For previous introduction see No. and the red flowers borne during Feb- 58374. ruary are in large corymbs. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 21

80357 to 80381—Continued. 80389 to 80392—Continued. 80377. RHODODENDRON sp. 80391. Jatakalma. No. 17352. November, 1928. A very 80392. Lalkalma. attractive shrub, 2 feet high, growing in northwestern Yunnan on well- 80393 to 80411. drained dry gravelly hanks in pine forests at an altitude of 10,000 feet. From Paris, France. Seeds presented by It has small linear leaves and small Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received April tubular white to rich pink flowers 5, 1929. borne in gtobose heads. 80393. BERBERIS SANGUINEA Franch. Ber- 80378. RHODODENDRON sp. beridaceae. Barberry. No. 17356. November, 1928. A An evergreen shrub up to 6 feet high, shrub or small tree 12 to 15 feet high, with slender 3-parted spines, narrow-ob- growing in spruce forests and on the long spiny serrate leaves up to 4 inches edge of the alpine meadows of Gok- long, golden-yellow flowers with red huko, northwestern Yunnan, at an alti- sepals, and bluish black fruits. It is tude of 12,000 feet. The flowers are native to western China. white to pink with purple spots. 80394 to 80398. COTONEASTER spp. Mala- 80379. RHODODENDRON sp. ceae. No. 17358. November, 1928. A 80394. COTONEASTER HARROVIANA Wil- shrub or small tree, 12 to 15 feet high, son, growing in spruce forests and on the An evergreen shrub, native to Yun- edge of the alpine meadows of Gok- nan, China, about 6 feet high, of a huko, northwestern Yunnan. The loose spreading habit, with shining small ovate leaves are acute at both dark-green silky tipped leaves, dense ends and pale beneath, and the flowers corymbs (f white flowers, and red are yellow. fruits. 80380. RHODODENDRON sp. For previous introduction see No. No. 17359. November, 1928. A 72824. shrub, 2 to 3 feet high, growing in the swampy alpine meadows of Gokhuko, 80395. COTONEASTER sp. northwestern Yunnan, at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The leaves are very Farrer No. 404. small, and the flowers are blue with a 80396. COTONEASTER sp. purplish tinge. M. V. No. ^521 80381. RHODODENDRON sp. 80397. COTONEASTER sp. No. 17366. December, 1928. A shrub or small tree, 10 to 15 feet high, M. V. No. mh- growing in the fir forests of Kulu, eastern Muli Territory, Szechwan, at an 80398. COTONEASTER sp. altitude of 13,000 feet. It is very Forrest No. 8119. ornamental and is said to have red 80399 to 80401. DEUTZIA spp. Hydran- flowers. geaceae. 80382 to 80387. CANNA EDULIS Ker. 80399. DEUTZIA SCHNEIDERIANA LAXI- Cannaceae. Edible canna. FLORA Rehder. From Honolulu, Hawaii. Bulbs presented A handsome shrub, 6 feet high, with by J. M. Westgate, Director, Hawaii oblong-ovate leaves and white flowers Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- borne abundantly in broad loose pan- ceived May 15, 1929. icles. It is native to central China. 80382. 1749.2. Seedling. For previous introduction see No. 76185. 80383. 1749.5. Seedling. 80400. DEUTZIA sp. 80384. 1749.6. Seedling. M. V. N&. 4277. A handsome shrub 80385. 1749.7. Seedling. closely related to D. compucta Craib., introduced from China by Maurice de 80386. 1039. Vilmorin. The pale-rose, semidouble 80387. 2078. Java canna. flowers, larger than those of D. com' pacta, are in compact corymblike pan- 80388. CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA Blume. icles. Fagaceae. Hairy chestnut. 80401. DEUTZIA sp. From Yamaguchi Ken, Honshu, Japan. M. V. No. 726k. Seeds collected by R. K. Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received May 15, 80402. EUONYMUS VERRUCOSUS 1929. Celastraceae. No. 849. A. An erect shrub, about 6 feet high, with oval-lanceolate, crenately serrulate, 80389 to 80392. ORYZA SATIVA L. Poa- acuminate leaves 1 to 2% inches long, yellowish red, deeply 4-lobed capsules, ceae. Rice. and black seeds partly exposed in the From Hooghly District, Bengal, India. capsule. It is native to southeastern Seeds obtained through R. Y. Jarvis, Europe and western Asia, American Consul, Calcutta, India. Re- 80403. ILEX PERNYI Franch. Aquifolia- ceived May 15, 1929. ceae. Holly. 80389. Balam. A dense-growing evergreen holly of 80390. Dudkalma. very dwarf compact habit, with small 22 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80393 to 80411—Continued. 80412 and 80413—Continued. dark-green, spiny leaves squarish at the 80413. Ficus VOGELLI Miquel. Moraceae. base and red berries. It is probably Tig. allied to Ilex cormita, and was first dis- A beautiful shade tree of moderate size covered by Pere Paul Perny during his with large oblong elliptic leaves which travels in western China between 1850 are mostly gathered at the ends of the and 1860. twigs. The small fruits are attractively For previous introduction see No. grouped on the branches and produce 67032. many viable seeds. Native to tropical Africa. 80404. IRIS CLARKEI Baker. Iridaceae. For previous introduction see No. Clarke iris. 70946. For previous introduction and description see No. 80084. 80414 to 80416. MYOPORUM ACUMINA- 80405. KlTAIBELIA LINDEMUTHI Hoi't. TUM ANGUSTIFOLITJM Beiltll. Malvaceae. From South Australia. Seeds presented by Obtained by M. Lindemuth, gardener W. J. Spafford, Deputy Director of the at the Botanical Garden, Berlin, by graft- Department of Agriculture, Adelaide, ing Kitaibelia vitifolia on Aoutilon South Australia. Received May 7, 1929. thompsoni. It is especially attractive An erect glabrous shrub with alternate because of its variegated grapelike foli- nearly linear leaves 1 to 3 inches long, ax- age and showy pink flowers. illary clusters of two to four small cam- 80406. LABURNUM ANAGYROIDES ALSCHIN- panulate white flowers, followed by slightly GERI (Vis.) C. Schneid. (Cytisus al- succulent fruits about a quarter of an inch schingeri Hort.). Fabaceae. in diameter. It is native to Queensland, G-oldenchain. Australia. A form of the goldenchain with more 80414. Obtained from a tree about 14 feet silky and bluer-gray leaves and nearly high, growing in Rochester. erect racemes of golden-yellow flowers. 80415. Obtained from a shrub about 9 Native to southern Europe. feet high, growing in Pekina. For previous introduction see No. 80416. Obtained from a shrub about 9 76347. feet high, growing in Port Germein. 80407. LONICERA sp. Caprifoliaceae. 80417 to 80421. Ficus spp. Moraceae. Honeysuckle. Fig. Hers. No. 200). From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 80408. PYRACANTHA sp. Malaceae. presented by W. H. Brown, Director of the Bureau of Science, Manila. Re- Firethorn. ceived May 16, 1929. M. V. No. 6257. 80417. Ficus CALOPHYLOIDES Elmer. 80409. SORBUS WILSONIANA' C. Schneid. Malaceae. A large spreading tree, 70 feet high A tree, up to 30 feet high, with el- and 4 feet in diameter, native to the liptic-lanceolate yellowish green leaflets Philippine Islands, with elliptic leaves 5 and rather small white flowers in large inches long and flattened globose yellow- terminal corymbs. It is native to west- ish-brown fruits. ern China. For previous introduction see No. 77657. 80410. VERONICA ROENITZERI Hort. Scrophulariaceae. 80418. Ficus INDICA L. A herbaceous variety. (Has flowered A tree up to 50 feet high, which re- only a little but suggests that it may sembles the banyan but does not take prove somewhat like V. spicato.) root from its branches. The leaves are 4 to 7 inches long, with four to six 80411. VERONICA WALDSTEINII Hort. pairs of nerves, and the yellowish-red Scrophulariaceae. globose fruits, a third of an inch in diameter, are crowded together in ses- A variety said to have spikes of blue sile pairs. Native to tropical Asia and flowers which appear very late in the Malaya. summer. 80419. Ficus MINAHASSAE (Teysm. and 80412 and 80413. De Vr.) Miquel. A rather small tropical tree, native From Gambia, British West Africa. Seeds to the Netherland East Indies, with a presented by Archibald Brooks, Director, soft spongy trunk, irregularly heart- Department of Agriculture. Received shaped acute leaves, and numerous small May 15, 1929. fruits about one-fourth of an inch long. 80412. ADANSONIA DIGITATA L. Bombaca- ceae. Baobab. 80420. Ficus NUDA Miquel. A tree about 60 feet high and some- A tropical woody plant, native to the times 30 feet in diameter, native to tropi- Philippine Islands, which is closely re- cal Africa, with palmate leaves divided lated to Fious oenjamdna. The elliptic into five to seven lanceolate leaflets, or oblong leaves are somewhat leathery, white flowers 6 inches across, and large and the small sessile fruits are globular. gourdlike fruits with edible pulp. 80421. Ficus ODORATA (Blanco) Merr. For previous introduction see No. A tree, native to the Philippine Is- 77271. lands, 15 to 18 feet high. It is marked APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 1929 23

80417 to 80421—Continued. 80423 to 80433—Continued. by its very rough, fragrant leaves which 80433. DAPHNE CNEORUM L. Thymelaea- are sublanceolate with a 1-sided rounded ceae. margin at the base. Variety major. A form having a more For previous introduction see No. vigorous growth than the type and also 50698. larger flowers. 80422. OUCURBITA MAXIMA Duchesne. 80434 and 80435. Cucurbitaceae. Squash. From Angol, Chile. Seeds presented by From Doleib Hill, Nalakal, Anglo-Egyptian D. S. Bullock, Escuela Agrlcola de " El Sudan, Africa. Seeds presented by H. B. Vergel." Received May 7, 1929. Gephardt, American Mission. Received 80434. LAPAGERIA ROSEA Ruiz and Pav. May 20, 1929. Liliaceae. Red Chile-bells. A pumpkin which requires a long grow- This, the national flower of Chile, has ing season. It has a hard greenish rind been occasionally grown in northern when ripe, is of fair quality, and is a good greenhouses. It is an evergreen climber keeper. of slow growth, with slender, wiry stems, alternate narrowly ovate leaves, 80423 to 80433. and bright-crimson, pendent tubular flow- From Newry, Ireland. Plants purchased ers about 3 inches long in the axils of fr( m T. Smith, Daisy Hill Nursery. Re- the upper leaves or in terminal racemose ceived May 7, 1929. clusters. For previous introduction see No. 80423 to 80431. CYTISUS spp. Fabaceae. 69168. Broom. 80435. LARDIZABALA BITERNATA Ruiz and 80423. CYTISUS AKDOINI Fourn. Pav. Lardizabalaceae. * A low decumbent shrub less than a A shrubby evergreen climber with foot high, with slightly grooved villous ternate or biternate dark-green leathery branchlets, trifoliolate leaves with obo- leaves 2 to 4 inches long which are vate villous leaflets about half an inch either entire or armed with one or two long, and racemes of golden-yellow spinelike teeth. The purple-brown flow- flowers. It is native to the south- ers are dioecious. The staminate ones, eastern part of France. about an inch across, are produced in a 80424. CYTISUS BEANII Nichols. dense drooping raceme, while the pistil- late flowers are larger and solitary, de- This hybrid between Cytisus ardoini veloping into edible oblong fleshy fruits 2 and G. purgans is a semiprostrate or 3 inches long. Native to southern shrub 1 to 2 feet high, with simple Chile. linear pubescent leaves and clusters of one to three deep-golden flowers. For previous introduction see No. 80425. CYTISUS PURPUBEUS Scop. 35960. Variety incarnatus. A form with 80436 to 80450. flesh-colored flowers. From Kirkee, Poona, Bombay, India. 80426 to 80431. CYTISUS SCOPARIUS AN- Seeds presented by the Superintendent DREANUS Dipp. Paradise broom. of the Ganeshkhind Botanigal Gardens, through William H. Beach, American 80426. Prostratus. A prostrate form. Vice Consul in Charge, Bombay. Re- 80427. Daisy Hill. A variety bear- ceived May 20, 1929. ing red and cream-colored flowers. 80436 to 80444. CITRULLUS VDLGAEIS 80428. Dragonfly. An upright shrub Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. with slender green branches, small obovate leaflets, and flowers 80436. A black-seeded variety. an inch across in shades of crim- 80437. A white-seeded variety. son and old gold. 80429. Fairy. An upright shrub with 80438. No. 4. The fruits are large and slender green branches, small long, with black skin, red flesh, and obovate leaflets, and flowers an brown seeds. inch across, which are cream and 80439. No. 5. A variety with small, pink. long fruits which have black skin, 80430. Firefly. An upright shrub red flesh, and black seeds. With slender green branches, small obovate leaflets, and scarlet and 80440. No. 6. A variety producing yellow flowers an inch in diameter. long, large fruits with grayish white 80431. Newry Gold. An upright skin, red flesh, and black seeds. shrub with slender green branches, 80441. No. 7. A variety producing small obovate leaflets, and flowers small, round fruits with grayish an inch across. white skin, rose-colored flesh, and 80432. DAPHNE BLAGAYANA F r e y e r . brown seeds. Thymelaeaceae. Balkan daphne. 80442. No. 8. The fruits are large and A low diffusely branched shrub native long, with black skin, red flesh, and to the moun'tains of southeastern Europe. whitish seeds1. The obovate leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, are crowded at the end of the branchlets, 80443. No 9. A variety with long, and the yellowish-white fragrant flowers, white fruits which have red flesh borne in heads, are followed by globose and black seeds. pinkish-white fruits. 80444. No. 10. The fruits are large For previous introduction see No. and round, with white skin, red 40613. flesh, and black seeds. 24 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80436 to 80450—Continued. 80455 to 80498—Continued. 80445 to 80450. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cucur- 80460. No. 13. Obtained in the suburbs bitaceae. • Melon. of Tokyo, April 11, 1929, and originally grown in Hokushu. Maru 80445. Mixed seeds. Kuro. A black-seeded variety said to be used as a candied bean, as 80446. CMbud. which it is called Mimame. 80447. Narri. 80461. No. 14. Obtained from Nishi- 80448. No. 1. A variety producing ob- gahra, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. Wase late fruits with white flesh. Eda Mame. A greenish-yellow seeded variety originally grown in Hokushu. 80449. No. 2. A variety producing ob- It is said to be used green. late fruits with red flesh. 80462. No. 15. Obtained in the suburbs 80450. No. 3. Jaw. A variety pro- of Tokyo, April 11, 1929. Furisode. ducing very sweet globular fruits. A greenish-yellow seeded variety originally grown in Hokushu. It is 80451. VOANDZEIA SUBTERRANEA (L.) said to be used in the manufacture of bean curd or tofu, soy sauce, and Thouars. Fabaceae. miso. From Bibanga, District du Lomami, Bel- gian Congo, Africa. Seeds presented by 80463. No. 16. Obtained in the suburbs Walter D. Pettis, American Presbyterian of Tokyo, April 11, 1929, and origi- Congo Mission, Luebo, Belgian Congo. nally grown in Hokushu. Tsuru- Received May 17, 1929. noko. A large yellow-seeded variety said to be used in making bean curd Nyimu. A plant which thrives best on or tofu, miso, soy sauce, and natto. a red sandy soil and matures in less than six months from the time it is planted. It 80464. No. 17. Obtained in the suburbs is not of very much value as a human of Tokyo, April 11, 1929. and origi- food, but as a stock food it may be well nally grown in Hokushu. Hira 8 at a worth trying. Kuro Dai&u. A medium large flat black-seeded variety said to be used For previous introduction see No. 78255. as a candied bean. 80452 to 80454. PISTACIA VERA L. Ana- 80465. No. 31. From the Imperial Seed carcliaceae. Pistache. Co., Takinogawa, Tokyo, April 15, 1929, and originally grown in the From Damghan, Persia. Nuts obtained Tokyo district. Chusei O Saya Eda from Jalil K. Hashimzade, Ministry of Mame. A large yellow-seeded vari- Public Works, Department of Roads, ety for garden purposes, said to be Teheran, through Augustin Ferrin, American Consul, Teheran. Received used principally as a green bean, May 25, 1929. being cooked in the pod. 80466. No. 32. Obtained at Nichiga- 80452. A variety producing large nuts. hara, Tokyo, April 15, 1929. Okuro The shells are tinted pink inside. Maru Daizu. A round black-seeded 80453. A variety producing medium-sized variety grown in Hokushu. It is said to be used as a candied bean, nuts with mostly dark-colored shells. when it is called Mimame. 80454. A variety producing small nuts with mostly light-colored shells. 80467. No. 33. Obtained in Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, 1929, and origi- 80455 to 80498. nally grown in Hokushu. Ao Daizu. A large greenish-yellow seeded vari- From Japan. Bulbs and seeds collected by ety said to be used in making bean P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Agri- curd, miso, natto, and soy sauce. cultural Explorers, Bureau of Plant In- It is also used for forage and green dustry. Received May 27, 1929. manure. 80455. LILIUM sp. Liliaceae. Lily. 80468. No. 34. Obtained in Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, 1929, and originally No. 111. April 23, 1929. Bulbs ob- from Hokushu. Tsurunoko Daizu. A tained in the market at Tokyo. A spe- large yellow-seeded variety said to cies used as a vegetable and also prob- be used in making bean curd, soy ably as an ornamental. sauce, natto, and miso. It is also 80456 and 80457. ZINZIBEE OFFICINALE used for forage and green manure. Roscoe. Zinziberaceae. Ginger. 80469. No. 35. Obtained in Takadacho, 80456. No. 115'. April 23, 1929. Roots Tokyo, April 15, 1929, and originally of a commercial ginger obtained in from Hokushu. Kuro Maru Daizu. the market at Tokyo. A large black round-seeded variety said to be used principally as candied 80457. No. 123. April 27, 1929. Roots sent from Tokyo by a nurseryman beans. specializing in the growing of ginger. 80470. No. 36. From the Yamato Seed Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, 80458. ZINZIBER sp. Zinziberaceae. 1929, and originally from the Tokyo district. Souseikurome O Saya No. 114. April 23, 1929. Forcing Daizu. An early variety with large roots obtained at Tokyo. greenish-yellow black-eyed seeds and 80459 to 80498. SOJA MAX (L.) Piper large pods. It is said to be used for (Olycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. oil, soy sauce, miso, natto, and bean Soybean. curd. 80459. No. 2. Obtained at the National 80471. No. 37. From the Yamato Seed Japanese Food Show held at Uyeno Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, Park, Tokyo, April 5, 1929. A 1929, and originally from the Tokyo mixed sample taken from a basket of district. Sousei Kuro Sakigake. An seed showing the soybeans used in early .variety with large black seeds, the manufacture of bean curd, or said to be used principally as can- tofu. died beans. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 19 2 9 25

30455 to 80498—Continued. 80455 to 80498—Continued. 80472. No. 38. From the Yamato Seed Daizu. Six-inches soybean, mean- Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, ing that 10 beans equal 6 inches. 1929. Chusei 0 Saya Eda Mame. A large flat yellow-seeded variety A large yellow-seeded variety said used as a green vegetable like the to be the largest soybean used for green Lima bean. garden purposes and to have a sweet flavor. It is said to be used !. No. 65. From the Japan Seed principally as a green bean, being Co.. Shibuya, Tokyo, April 19, 1929, cooked in the pod. and originally from Fukushima Ken, northeastern Japan. Sousei O Saya 80473. No. 39. From the Yantato Seed Daizu. An early large-podded soy- Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, bean with large greenish-yellow 1929, and originally from the Tokyo seeds. It is said to be used as a district. Cha Mame. A large green vegetable, and when dry it is brown-seeded variety said to be used for bean curd and miso. used as a green bean when boiled in the pod. 80483. No. 66. From the Tokyo Seed, Plant & Implement Co., Konon, 80474. No. 40. Obtained at Nishiga- Tokyo, April 19, 1929, and origi- hara, Tokyo, April 15, 1929, and nally from Nagano Ken, central originally from Hokushu. Shiro Japan. It is said to be used prin- Tsubu. A yellow-seeded variety said cipally as a green vegetable. This to be used in making bean curd variety is called " seaweed " because or tofu, natto, and soy sauce. of its flavor. •80475. No. 41. Obtained from the Ya- 80484. No. 67. From the Tokyo Seed, mato Seed Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, Plant & Implement Co., Konon, April 15, 1929, and originally from Tokyo, and originally from Saitama the Tokyo district. Higan Mame. Ken. Sato Daizu. A black seeded A rather late yellow-seeded variety soybean said to be used as candy said to have white sweet meat and beans. to be used as a green bean, being cooked in the pod. 80485. No. 68. From the Tokyo Seed, Plant & Implement Co., Konon, «0476. No. 42. Obtained from the Im- Tokyo, April 19, 1929, and origi- perial Seed Co., Takinogawa, Tokyo, nally from Saitama Ken. Chusei April 15, 1929, and originally from Hattoku Daizu. A middle-season the Tokyo district. Sousei O Saya variety with yellow seeds. It is Eda Mame. One of the earliest va- said to be used as a green vegetable. rieties of garden soybeans with large pods and large yellOwish- 80486. No. 69. From the Tokyo Seed, green seeds. It is said to be very Plant & Implement Co., Konon, sweet as a green bean, being cooked Tokyo, April 19, 1929, and origi- in the pod. nally from Saitama Ken. Bansei Ookudai Tsukimi Daizu. A large S0477. No. 43. From the Yamato Seed late harvest-moon soybean with large Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, yellow seeds. It is said to be used 1929, and originally from Hokushu. as a green vegetable. Sousei Ao Sakigake. An early green variety with medium, small 80487. No. 72. From the Tokyo Seed, yellowish-green seeds. It is said Plant & Implement Co., Konon, to be used in making soy sauce, Tokyo, April 19, 1929, and originally bean curd, miso, and natto. from Saitama Ken. SMn Honen Daizu. A new soybean with an 80478. No. 60. Obtained from the Ja- abundance of pods containing yellow pan Seed Co., Shibuya, Tokyo, April seeds. It is used for miso, soy 19, 1929, and Originally from Fu- sauce, and bean curd. kushima Ken. Chusei O Saya Daizu. A middle-season variety with yellow 80488. No. 97. From T. Sakata & Co., seeds. It is used as a green vege- Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Eda table or as dried beans in making Mame Uase Ghaurame. An early tofu. tea-colored variety with medium- S0479. No. 62. From the Tokyo Seed, large brown seeds. It is said to be Plant & Implement Co., Konon, used green like the Lima bean. Tokyo, April 19, 1929, and origi- 80489. No. 98. Front T. Sakata & Co., nally from Iwate Ken, northeastern Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Eda Japan. Shikou Obbikuri Daizu. A Mame base Ao Sakigake. One of sweet greenish-yellow variety said the earliest of the green vegetable to be used as a green vegetable, and soybeans with medium-sized green- also when ripe in making miso and ish-yellow seeds. It is said to be bean curd. used like the Lima bean. 80480. No. 63. Front the Tokyo Seed, 80490. No. 99. From T. Sakata & Co!, Plant & Implement Co., Konon, Yokohama, April 26, 1929, and origi- Tokyo, April 19, 1929, and originally from Tamba Province, Kyoto nally from the Saitama Ken. Q-o- Prefecture. Tamba Otsubu Daizu. kuwase Daihosan Shinbon Daizu. A variety with medium-large yellow One of the earliest varieties with seeds used green like the Lima bean, an abundance of pods containing the dried beans being used for bean yellow seeds. It is said to be used curd or tofu. especially as a green vegetable and 80491. No. 100. From T. Sakata & Co., is the earliest of the varieties used Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Eda for this purpose. Mame Uase Kuro Sakigake. An tO481. No. 64. From the Tokyo Seed, early variety with medium-large Plant & Implement Co., Konon, round black seeds, used for cooking Tokyo, April 19, 1929. Roknsun with sirup as a candied bean. 26 PLANT MATEEIAL INTRODUCED

80455 to 80498—Continued. 80500—Continued. 80492. No. 201. From T. Sakata & Co., slender tree between 60 and 70 feet high, Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Eda with nearly smooth, rich red-brown bark Mame Vase Kurome Dzaya. An which is grayish in places. The young < arly large-podded variety with med- leaves are softly pubescent below and ium-sized greenish-yellow seeds which sparsely hairy above. It is said that the have black seed scars. It is used flowers are borne during May. The green in the same way as Lima smooth, glossy, purplish-black fruits, 4 to •beans. 6 inches long, are slender pyriform, some- 80493. No. 202. From T. Sakata & Co., times curved, and pointed at the apex. Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Daikoku They ripen during August and September. Eda Mame (Daikoku's black vege- For previous introduction see No. 43432. table soybean). A medium-sized slightly compressed black-seeded va- 80501 to 80524. riety said to be grown in Hokushu. From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. It is used as a candied bran. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Agricultural 80494. No. 203. From T. Sakata & Co., Explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Tsurun- Received May 27, 1929. oko Daizu. A small, round, smooth- skinned variety with medium-sized 80501 and 80502. CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS yellow seeds. It is used as a green (L.) DC. Fabaceae. Jack bean. vegetable and also dried, and is es- 80501. No. 27. Obtained in Nishiga- pecially good for making bean curd. hara, Tokyo, Aprli 11, 1929. Tsiir- It is said to have a high protein unashi. A large white-seeded bean content. of the bush type grown in the Tokyo 80495. No. 204. From T. Sakata & Co., district. It is said to be used for Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Otsubu cooking, pickling, and medicinal pur- Muriname. A medium-large seeded poses. variety with black seed slightly com- 80502. No. 208. Obtained from T. Sa- pressed. It is used for cooking in kata & Co., Yokohama, April 26, sirup as a candied bean. 1929. Kodachi Natamame. A 80496. No. 205. From T. Sakata & Co., white-seeded bean of the bush type Yokohama, April 26, 1929. O Tsuba which appears about the same as Uase Aoshiro Eda Mame. An early that now grown in the United States. large variety .with medium-sized The young pods are used for pick- greenish-yellow seeds, said to be ling. grown in Hokushu. It is used green 80503 to 80505. CANAVALIA G L A D I A T A like the Lima bean, and the dried (Jacq.) DC. Fabaceae. Sword bean. beans are used for making soy sauce, miso, natto, and been curd. 80503. No. 29. Obtained in Nishiga- hara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. AJca 80497. No. 206. From T. Sakata & Co., Natamame. A red-seeded variety of Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Yeda- the runner type grown in the Tokyo mame Uase Higanmame. An early district. It is said to be used for equinoctial variety with medium- cooking, pickling, and for medici- large, yellow seeds with a brown nal purposes. hilum. It matures about the 18th of September. It is used as a green 80504. No. 30. Obtained in Nishiga- vegetable, and the dried beans are hara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. Shiro used for soy sauce, bean curd, and Natamame. A white-seeded variety natto. of the runner type grown in the Tokyo district. It is said to be 80498. No. 207. From' T. Sakata & Co., used for cooking, pickling, and for Yokohama, April 26, 1929. O Tsubu medicinal purposes. Aojiro Daizu. A large greenish-yellow seeded variety said to be grown 80505. No. 209. From T. Sakata & Co., in Hokushu. It is said to be use^d as Yokohama, April 26, 1929. Shiro a green vegetable, and the dried Natamame. A white-seeded variety beans are sometimes used in making of the runner sword bean. The white miso and natto. young pods, 3 to 4 inches long, are used for pickling. 80499. XIMENIA AMERICANA L. Olaca- 80506 to 80509. DOLICHOS LABLAB L. Fa- ceae. False sandalwood. baceae. Hyacinth bean. From the Juba region, Italian Somaliland, 80506. No. 28. Obtained in Nishiga- Africa. Seeds presented by Dr. Mario hara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. Fufi- Calvino, San Remo, Italy. Received May mame. A brown-seeded bean of the 31, 1929. runner type grown in the Tokyo • A widely distributed tropical treo with district. The beans are said to be clustered oblong-obtuse leaves, small yellow used for cooking. flowers, and yellow, plumlike fruits inclos- 80507. No. 53. Obtained from the Ya- ing a white nut. In Somaliland, where the mato Seed Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, fruit is known as " ciunducua," the natives April 15, 1929. Shirobana Tsuruari eat the nut,- the flesh being too acid. Fugimame. A brown-seeded bean of the white-flowered runner variety 80500. HUFELANDIA ANAY Blake. Lau- grown in the Tokyo district. The dried beans are said to be used for raceae. Anay. cooking. From Guatemala. Bndwood presented by 80508. No. 54. Obtained from the Ya- Wilson Popenoe, Research Department of mato Seed Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, the United Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. April 15, 1929. Akabana Tsuruaru Received May 24, 1929. Fugimame. A brown-seeded bean of Budwood from a tree planted in the the red-flowered runner variety grounds of the United Fruit Co.'s hospital, grown in the Tokyo district. The Quirigua, Guatemala, in 1917. A rather beans are dried for use. APKIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 27

80501 to 80524—Continued. 80501 to 80524:—Continued. 80509. No. 55. Obtained from the Ya- is also used as flour in making con- mato Seed Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, fections. April 15, 1929. Furnichi Fugi- mame. A very dark-brown seeded 80520 to 80523. VIGNA SESQUIPEDALIS (L.) variety of bush bean developed by Fruwirth. Fabaceae. Asparagus-bean. Professor Furnichi, Tokyo Agricul- 80520. No. 24. Onage Sasage. Ob- tural College, Tokyo. 5 It is said to tained in Nishigahara, Tokyo, April be used as green beans boiled in the 11, 1929. A light red-seeded variety pod, and the beans are also used of the runner type said to be used when dried. as string beans when the pods are 80510 to 80517. PHASEOLUS ANGULAEIS young. (Willd.) W. F. Wight. Fabaceae. 80521. No. 25. Turoku Sasage. Ob- Adzuki bean. tained in Nishigahara, Tokyo, April 80510. No. 18. AzuM. Obtained in the 11, 1929. A light red-seeded variety suburbs of Tokyo, April 11, 1929, of the runner type grown in the and originally grown in Hokushu. Tokyo district. It is said to be used A red-seeded variety said to be used as string beans when the pods are chiefly in the manufacture of a young. jellylike flour for confections. 80522. No. 57. Kuro Sanjoku Sasage. 80511. No. 19. Sarashi Au. Obtained Obtained in Nishigahara, Tokyo, in Nishigahara, Tokyo, April 11, April 15, 1929, and originally grown 1929, and originally grown in Ho- in the Tokyo district. A black- kushu. A red-seeded variety said seeded variety said to be used as to be used in the manufacture of a, string beans when the pods are jellylike flour for confections. young, and the seeds are also dried and used as baked beans. 80512. No. 20. AzuM Dainagon. Ob- tained in Nish!£ahara, Tokyo, April 80523. No. 58. Juroku Sasage. Ob- 11, 1929, and originally grown in tained from the Yamato Seed Co., Hokushu. A red-seeded variety said Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, 1929, to be used in the manufacture of a and originally grown in the Tokyo jeilylike flour for confections. district. A red-seeded variety said to have pods 2 feet long, and to be 80513. No. 21. AzuM Dainagon. Ob- used as. string beans when the pods tained in the suburbs of Tokyo, are young. April 11, 1929, and originally grown in Hokushu. A red-seeded variety 80524. VIGNA SINENSIS (Torner) Savi. said to be used in the manufacture Fabaceae. Cowpea. of a jellylike flour for confections. No. 23. Kintoki Sasage. Obtained from 80514. No. 22. Usukawa AzuM. Ob- the suburbs of Tokyo, April 11, 1929. A tained in Nishigahara, Tokyo, April red-seeded variety of the bush type grown 11, 1929, and originally grown in in the Bicchu district (Inland Sea). It Hokushu. A red-seeded variety said is said to be used as a string bean when to be used in the manufacture of young; the beans also are used when a jellylike flour for confections. dried. 80515. No. 61. Shiro AzuM. From the Tokyo Seed, Plant, & Implement Co., 80525 and 80526. Konon, Tokyo, April 19, 1929, and From Formosa, Argentina. Seeds presented originally from near Tokyo, Saitama by Dr. Lorenzo R. Parodi, University of Ken. It is said to be used for mak- Buenos Aires. Received May 25, 1929. ing confections and for flour which is cooked at once and then dried for 80525. CHLOEIS CASTILLONIANA Lillo and future use. Parodi. Poaceae. Grass. 80516. No. 70. Dainagon AzuM. Ob- A stiffly erect grass, 4 to 6 feet high, tained in Siiibuya, Tokyo, April 19, with linear leaves and a plumelike in- 1929, and originally from Hokushu. florescence 5 to 8 inches long. It is A large red-seeded variety said to native to Argentina. be used in making many confections 80526. PANICUM PAUCISPICATUM Morong. and as a flour. Poaceae. Grass. 80517. No. 210. Dainagon AzuM. From A coarse grass, native to Argentina, T. Sakata & Co., Yokohama, April which roots at the lower nodes and later 26, 1929. A large reddish-brown ascends to 3 feet. The lanceolate leaves seeded variety used for making all are 4 to 6 inches long by an inch broad, kinds of confections. and the flowers are in a loose spike. 80518 and 80519. PHASEOLUS AUREUS 80527 to 80529. CHAYOTA EDULIS Jacq. Roxb. Fabaceae. Mung bean. (Sechium edule Swartz). Cucur- 80518. No. 26. Yaenari or Ao AzuM. bitaceae. Chayote. Obtained in Nishigahara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. A small green bean From Guatemala. Fruits presented by Wil- of the bush type grown in the Tokyo son P( penoe. Research Department of the district. It is said " to be used for United Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. Re- bean sproutsi and in making confec- ceived November 26, 1928. Numbered in tions. April, 1929. 80519. No. 56. Yaenari. Obtained 80527. No. 8. A smooth medium-sized from the Imperial Seed Co., Takino- green variety. gawa. Tokyo, April 15, 1929, and originally grown in the Tokyo dis- 80528. No. 11. A large yellowish green trict. A green mung bean said to variety which is very spiny. be used chiefly for sprouts, but it 80529. No. 15. A small white variety. 28 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80530. PEOSTANTHERA LASIANTHOS La- 80533 to 80539—Continued. bill. Menthaceae. 80535. PISUM SATIVUM L. Fabaceae. Pea. From Tasmania. Seeds presented by L. A. Evans, Headquarters and Technical Serv- No. 228. Endo. From the Tokyo ice of the Department of Agriculture, Seed, Plant & Implement Co., Konon, Hobart. Received May 31, 1929. May 6, 1929. A winter variety sown during the early fall in the Tokyo dis- Seeds of the so-called Christmas or na- trict. The pods are used as a green tive lilac of Tasmania, collected by James vegetable when the peas are just com- Bacon, Verona, near the Huon River Estu- mencing to form, and later the peas are ary. It is a tall erect shrub up to 12 feet used. high, having lanceolate-serrate leaves 3 80536 and 80537. SOJA MAX (L.) Piper inches long and terminal compound racemes (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. of white flowers marked with purple. Soybean, For previous introduction see No. 76721. 80536. No. 134. From the Soy Sauce Laboratory, Imperial Experiment Station, Nishigahara, May 3, 1929. 80531. EUGENIA AQTJEA Burm. f. Myr- The seeds were originally grown in taceae. Manchuria. This sample is apparently mixed and may consist of sev- From Medan, Sumatra. Plants presented eral strains. It came from a lot by J. A. Lorzing. Received July 7, 1928. used in the manufacture of soy Numbered in June, 1929. sauce. A medium-sized tree, 20 to 30 feet high, 80537. No. 212. Ryokuhi Daizu. From native to the Molukka Islands, with smooth the Yamato Seed Co., Takadocho, ovate-oblong evergreen leaves about 2 May 6, 1929. A small black-seeded inches long, large white or red flowers in •variety said to be used especially terminal or axillary cymes, and crimson to as a green-manure crop. white ovoid edible fruits 1 to 2 inches long. 80538 and 80539. VICIA FABA L. Faba- For previous introduction see No. 68026. ceae. Broadbean. 80538. No. 211. 8ora Mame. From 80532. PERSEA AMERICANA Mill. (P. the Yamato Seed Co., Takadocho, May 6, 1929. A variety grown in gratissima Gaertn. f.). Lauraceae. the Tokyo district and southward. Avocado. When full grown the beans are used after the manner of the green From Waldo, Fla. Bud sticks presented by Lima bean. The dried beans are C. C. Shooter. Received May 31, 1929. used in making candied beans by boiling in sirup and they are also A tree about 50 feet high with an im- roasted. mense trunk. It survived the freeze in January, 1928, at which time the ther- 80539. No. 216. Issum 8ora Mame mometer went to 15° F. at Gainesville, and (1-inch broad bean). From the the cold lasted several days. The tree, then Yamato Seed Co., Takadocho, May in full bloom, lost its leaves for the first 6. 1929. A variety grown exten- time, and the branches were cut back about sively for food in the Tokyo dis- ' one-third. The smaller seedling trees did trict and southward. It is planted not even lose their leaves when orange and during the fall. The beans are grapefruit trees were frozen to the ground. used especially in making candied It starts blooming in January and contin- beans by boiling in sirup. ues through until March, even if frost catches it, and has had as many as 1,000 80540. PERSEA SCHIEDEANA Nees. Lau- fruits. raceae. Coyo. From Tela, Honduras. Plants presented 80533 to 80539. by Alfred F. Butler, Horticulturist, Re- From Tokyo, Japan. Seeds collected by search Department of. the United Fruit P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Agricul- Co. Received June 3, 1929. tural Explorers, Bureau of Plant Indus- This plant, known as Yas in Costa Rica try. Received May 31, 1929. and Coyo in Guatemala, occurs from southern Mexico to Panama. In Costa 80533. ASTRAGALUS SINICUS L. Fabaceae. Rica it is found abundantly on the slopes of Irazu at altitudes between 4,000 and No. 229. From the Tokyo Seed, Plant 6,000 feet. The fruits greatly resemble & Implement Co., Konon, May 6, 1929. A avocados. Up to the present the coyo has red-flowered variety quite common in the not shown much promise in Florida or farming area about Tokyo, where it is California. It is somewhat slow of said to be used for forage and green growth and probably will not bear until manure. It is a winter crop, being the trees are at least 8 or 10 years old. planted early in the fall, and was in Efforts are being made to introduce the full bloom about the first of May. best seedling varieties from Guatemala and to propagate them by grafting. In this For previous introduction see No. way it may be possible to encourage early 70969. fruiting and to have fruit of better qual- 80534. MEDICAGO HISPIDA DENTICULATA ity than would be obtained from most seed- (Willd.) Urban. Fabaceae. Bur clover. lings. No. 215. Mokushika. From the Yam- For previous introduction see No. 52787. ato Seed Co., Takadacho, May 6, 1929. A clover said to be chiefly used for green 80541. SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM L. manure and to some extent as a forage. Poaceae. Sugarcane. It is also said to be different from the From Pasoroean, Java. Cuttings presented Medicago denticulata grown in the Unit- by Dr. V. J. Koningsberger, Proefstation ed States. voor der Java Suikerindustrie. Received For previous introduction see No. June 6, 1929. 60562. P. O. J. 1837. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 29

80542 and 80543. CANNA EDULIS Ker 80552 and 80558. PERSEA AMERICANA Cannaceae. Edible canna. Mill. (P. gratissima Gaertn. f.) Lauraceae. Avocado. Prom Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Tubers presented by C. From Habana, Cuba. Bud wood obtained Holman B. Williams, Directeur, Station through Alfred F. Butler, Horticulturist, Agronomique. Received May 23, 1929. Research Department of the United Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. Received June 6, A close relative of the ornamental can- 1929. nas, cultivated for its edible tubers. Large summer varieties of the Pollock For previous introduction see No. 78852. type. The varieties were selected by Sena- 80542. Jaune. 80543. Rouge. tor Menocal, Habana, Cuba, who named them Wilson Popenoe and Raul Arango. 80544 to 80549. ROSA spp. Rosaceae. Unfortunately, during shipment to Tela, Honduras, the labels were lost, and it is From Ottawa, Canada. Plants presented therefore impossible to determine which is by W. T. Macoun, Dominion Horticul- which. turist of the Central Experimental Farm. Received May 3, 1929. 80552 80553 80544 to 80547. ROSA HAKISONII Rivers. Harison's yellow rose. 80554. ULMUS JAPONICA Sarg. Ulma- ceae. Japanese elm. 80544. Anterior. A moderate grower bearing double apricot-colored flowers From Nikolsk-Ussuriisk, Maritime Province, which fade to cream. Siberia, Union of Socialistic Soviet Re- 80545. Lucasia. A moderate grower publics. Seeds presented by the Director bearing large, single, cream-colored of the State Russian Geographical So- flowers. ciety. Received June 6, 1929. 80546. Orinda. A vigorous variety A large handsome hardy elm occasionally which keeps its foliage until late in 90 feet high. Native to northeastern Asia. the season and bears deep-cream For previous introduction see No. 76469. semidouble flowers. Suckers are produced freely. 80555. ARTOCARPTJS COMMTJNIS Porst. 80547. Silvander. A moderate grower Moraceae. Breadnut. bearing single yellow flowers. From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds pre- 80548 and 80549. ROSA SPINOSISSIMA L. sented by J. E, Higgins, Agronomist in Scotch rose. Charge of the Plant Introduction Gar- For previous introduction and descrip- dens. Received June 10, 1929. tion see No. 80289. A form of the breadfruit in which the seeds are fully developed. These are about 80548. A variety bearing large flowers. the size of chestnuts and are roasted and 80549. A strong-growing seedling of the eaten. Scotch rose which suckers freely and requires no pruning. The foli- 80556 to 80565. age is like a hybrid perpetual, and the flowers are very double, flat, From Cape Town, Union of South Africa. and fragrant, but inclined to ball ' Bulbs presented by W. S. Duke & Co. badly in wet weather. Received June 10, 1929. 80556. AGAPANTHUS sp. (Abumon sp.). 80550. GREWIA OCCIDENTALIS L. Tilia- Liliaceae. ceae. A dwarf blue-flowered species. From Kirstenbosch, Newlands, near Cape Town, Union of South Africa. Seeds pre- 80557 to 80559. ARUM spp. Araceae. sented by R. H. Compton, Director of the 80557. AEUM sp. National Botanic Gardens. Received May 24, 1929. A red-flowered species. The younger parts of this evergreen 80558. ARUM sp. shrub are covered with rusty tomentum. The dentate cordate leaves are 1 to 2 A yellow-flowered species. inches long, and the small flowers, in axil- 80559. ARUM sp. lary or terminal cymes, are followed by purplish 4-lobed fruits the size of small A yellow-flowered seedling. peas. Native to Ethiopia and also the cape region. 80560. GLADIOLUS sp. Iridaceae. For previous introduction see No. 51147. Painted Ladies. 80561. NERINH sp. Amaryllidaceae. 80551. INODES MEXICANA (Mart.) Standl. (Sabal mexicana Mart.) 80562 to 80564. ORNITHOGALUM spp. Li- Phoenicaceae. Palmetto. liaceae. 80562. ORNITHOGALUM sp. From Georgetown, Demerara, British Gui- ana. Seeds presented by J. S. Dash, Di- CMncheriohee. A late - flowering rector of the Department of Agriculture. species. Received June 5, 1929. 80563. ORNITHOGALUM sp. A tall palm up to 60 feet high, with palmate leaves divided into linear segments Chincherichee. A yellow-flowered having numerous long threads on the mar- form. gins. The inflorescence is short, dense, and 80564. ORNITHOGALUM sp. recurved, and the fruits are flattened globose and black. It is native to Oaxaca, Chincherichee. A white - flowered Mexico. form. 30 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80556 to 80565—Continued. 80575. ORNITHOGALUM LACTEUM Jacq. Liliaceae. 80565. (Undetermined.) From Rosebank, near Cape Town, Union of Snowdrops. South Africa. Bulbs purchased from Charles Ayres. Received June 10, 1929. 80566. CHOKDOSPARTIUM STEVENSONI Chincherichee Darling. A variety from Cheeseman. Fabaceae. Darling, a district about 80 miles from Cape Town. The flowers are white with From South Island, New Zealand. Seeds yellowish centers. They begin blooming presented by C. J. Reakes, Director Gen- about the first of November and usually eral of the New Zealand Department continue until about the first of December. of Agriculture, Wellington. Received This variety is only at its best from larger June 4, 1929. bulbs. Anything of pigeon-egg size or larger is considered good, and under culti- A leafless shrub or small tree up to 20 vation the bulbs frequently increase to the feet high, native to New Zealand, with size of a large hen's egg. It does not in- long slender pendulous branches and ra- crease very freely, however, under cultiva- cemes, 1 to 2 inches long, of small purple tion, but can be reproduced very success- flowers. fully from seed, the seedling bulbs flower- For previous introduction see No. 77552. ing about the third season. 80567 to 80570. 80576 to 80629. From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- From Tokyo, Japan. Collected by P. H. sented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agri- Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Agricultural culture, Manila. Received in May and Explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. June, 1929. Received May 27, 1929. 80576 to 80582. BRASSICA spp. Brassica- 80567. FERONIA LIMONIA (L.) Swingle (F. elephantum Correa). Rutaceae. ceae. Wood apple. Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant &- Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19 Vilatti. A very graceful small thorny 1929. tree, native to India. The round fruits, about 2 inches in diameter, contain 80576. BRASSICA sp. rather dry sweetish aromatic pulp, suit- able for making jelly. No. 81. Vagina, Takana. A variety used as greens and also pickled with For previous introduction see No. salt. 48626. 80577. BRASSICA sp. 80568. ALBIZZIA LEBBEKOIDES (DC.) No. 87. San tou 8ai, variety Makino. Benth. Minrosaceae. A variety which does not form a head. A small feathery-topped ornamental It is used as a pickle when salted, and tree which is very drought resistant. It the young leaves are used as spinach. is closely related to the well-known leb- beck tree, Albizzia lebbek, but has 80578. BRASSICA sp. smaller and more numerous leaflets, No. 88. Tai Kai Shun Paku 8ai smaller flowers, and broader pods. A na- (large spring Chinese cabbage). A tive of the Philippine Islands. variety which forms a head and is used like ordinary cabbage. 80569. Ficus sp. Moraceae. Fig. 80579. BRASSICA sp. From Ilocos Norte. A large ornamental shiny green-leaved tree of weep- No. 89. Katsnona (Japanese bigstem ing habit. mustard plant). A variety said to be used as a salted pickle and a green 80570. RADERMACHERA sp. Bignoniaceae. vegetable. Growing in coral lime formation in 80580. BRASSICA sp. Ilocos Norte. A tree bearing pale-mauve No. 90. Seppaku Taisai, Pah Choi flowers which have yellowish markings on (Japanese whitestem cabbage). A va- the throat. riety which does not form a head. It is said to be used like the Chinese 80571 to. 80574. AMYGDALUS PERSICA L. cabbage, and the young leaves are used (Prunus persica Stokes). Amygda- like spinach. It is also pickled with laceae. Peach. salt. 80581. BRASSICA sp. From the island of St. Helena. Seeds presented by H. Bruins Lich, Horticultural No. 92. Kekkyu Hakusai (improved Officer of the Agriculture and Forestry spring white Chinese cabbage). Said Department. Received June 7, 1929. to be used like the ordinary Chinese cabbage, Pe tsai. 80571. No. 1. Large yellow. Fruits cling- stone with yellow skin and juicy yel- 80582. BRASSICA sp. low flesh of good flavor. No. 93. Uguisa Na, Komatsu Na 80572. No. 2. Carrot. Fruits freestone (Japanese green cabbage). Said to be with pink skin and pink flesh of good used like spinach. flavor. 80583. CARICA PAPAYA L. Papayaceae. 80573. No. 3. Red center. Fruits free- Papaya. stone with rosy skin and white and red No. 104. Obtained from a fruit stand flesh of good flavor. in Tokyo, where it had been shipped from Taiwan, The fruit shows a star- 80574. No. 4. White. Fruits freestone like arrangement in cross section which with creamy white skin and cream- has not been previously noted in a colored flesh of fair flavor. papaya. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 19 2 9 31 80576 to 80629—Continued. 80576 to 80629—Continued. 80584 and 80585. CITRULLUS VULGARIS mountain lily, cooking lily, and Eizan Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. lily. Eizan is the name of a mountain where this lily grows abundantly. The Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant, & stems are 5 to 6 feet high, the leaves Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19, broad and striped, and the flowers have 1929. a very strong odor and are generally 80584. No. 82. Ka Ho Sui Ka. Used white with the inside of the petals spot- as the ordinary squash. ted dark red. 80585. No. 91. Rokoku Ogon Mitsu 80600. FATSIA JAPONICA (Thunb.) De- Suika (Russian golden sweet water- caisne and Planch. Araliaceae. melon). A variety used as the ordi- No. 116. Seeds obtained at the Bo- nary watermelon. tanical Garden in Tokyo* April 23, 1929. 80586. COLOCASIA sp. Araceae. This broad-leaved evergreen undershrub is extensively used here in most of the No. 112. Tubers obtained in the mar- parks so far visited. ket at Tokyo, April 23, 1929. 80601. IPOMOEA BATATAS (L.) Poir. Con- 80587. COLOCASIA sp. Araceae. volvulaceae. Sweetpotato. No. 113. Corms obtained in the mar- No. 110. Tubers obtained in Tokyo, ket at Tokyo, April 23, 1929. April 23, 1929. A rather long variety 80588 to 80591. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cucur- of good size and light pink on the out- bitaceae. Melon. side. Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant, & 80602. LACTUCA sp. Cichoriaceae. Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19, Lettuce. 1929. No. 73. Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant & Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, 80588. No. 74. Ginmakuwa (Japanese April 19, 1929. Ryuzetsu Sai (alliga- muskmelon). A variety used as the tor's tongue). A green-leaved vegetable ordinary muskmelon. generally used as a garnish and for 80589. No. 77. Tokyo o Shirouri (Jap- salting down. anese vegetable melon). Said to be 80603 to 80623. PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L. used in making a salted pickle. Fabaceae. Common bean. 80590. No. 83. Narukomakuwa. Used Nos. 80603 to 80608 were from Nish- as the ordinary muskmelon. igahara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929. 80591. No. 86. Enaga Shinuri. Said 80603. No. 3. Sapporo Oingen. A to be used in making salted pickles. white-seeded variety of runner bean, 80592 to 80596. CUCURBITA MOSCHATA DU- originally from Hokushu, said to be chesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. used for boiling and making jam. 80604. No. 4. Kintoki Uzura. A red- Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant, & seeded variety of runner bean said Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19, to be used for boiling and making 1929. jam. 80592. No. 75. Kikuza Nankins Kabo- 80605. No. 5. Ogon. A light brown- cha. Said to be used as the ordi- seeded variety of bush bean, origi- nary squash. nally grown in Hokushu, said to be 80593. No. 76. Ghirimeu Nankin (large used for green beans. curled squash). Said to be used like 80606. No. 6. Goishi. A black and the ordinary squash. white seeded variety of bush bean 80594. No. 79. Gokunase Godan We originally from Hokushu, said to be Sato Nankin, To Nasu (earliest 50- used as string beans. pound sugar squash). Used as an 80607. No. 7. Usuki. Originally grown ordinary cooked squash. in Kokushu. A cream-seeded variety 80595. No. 80. Saikyo Nankin, Tonasu. of bush bean said to be used as green Used as an ordinary squash. beans. 80596. No. 85. Sousei Kurokawa Nan- 80608. No. 8. Hoso Suzunari. Origi- kin (earliest black-skinned Japanese nally grown in Hokushu. A white- squash). Said to be used as the seeded variety of the bush type with ordinary squash. black spots at each end of the seed scar; said to be used as string 80597 and 80598. CUCURBITA PEPO L. Cu- beans. curbitaceae. Pumpkin. 80609. No. 9. Chunaga Uzura. From Seeds from the Tokyo Seed, Plant & the suburbs of Tokyo, April 11, 1929. Implement Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19, A variety of the runner type cream 1929. colored mottled with red, said to be 80597. No. 78. Shokudo Nozyu o (table used as string beans. The dried queen). A variety said to have beans are used baked. sweet flesh. It keeps well in the 80610. No. 10. Kintoki Uzura. From winter after harvesting. the suburbs of Tokyo, April 11, 1929. A red-seeded variety of the runner 80598. No. 84. Namasu Nankin (Japa- type, said to be used in making a nese salad squash). A new variety sweet bean jam and used in con- said to be used raw for salads. fections. 80599. LILIUM sp. Liliaceae. Lily. 80611. No. 11. From Nishigahara, To- No. 96. Bulbs of a mountain lily kyo, April 11, 1929, originally from the Tokyo Seed, Plant & Imple- grown in Hokushu. A var^ty of ment Co., Konon, Tokyo, April 19, 1929. the runner type, cream colored Yama Yuri. It is commonly known as mottled with red. This variety is 32 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80576 to 80629—Continued. 80576 to 8062a—Continued. said to be used as string beans and 80622. No. 59. Shima Uzura (mottled also dried. garden bean). From Shibuya, Tokyo, April 19, 1929. A cream- 80612. No. 12. Isshaku Ingen. From seeded variety of the runner type Nishigahara, Tokyo, April 11, 1929, mottled with red. It is used for and originally grown in Hokushu. green beans and also for making A light brown-seeded variety of the bean jam called kinton. runner type, said to be used as string beans. 80623. No. 71. Tora Maru Ingen 80613. No. 44. Ao o saya Shirotane, (round tiger bean). From Shibuya, Bhayaku gosum. From the Imperial Tokyo, April 19, 1929, originally Seed Co., Takinogawa, Tokyo, April grown in Hokushu. A mottled white 15, 1929. A large white-seeded va- variety of the bush type, said to be riety of the bush type, originally used as dried beans in making a grown in the Tokyo district, and said sweet jam or paste. to be used as string beans. 80624. PISUM SATIVUM L. Fabaceae. 80614. No. 45. Kaga Kintoki Ingen. Pea. From the Yamato Seed Co., Taka- dacho, Tokyo, April 15, 1929, and No. 1. Hiroshim Akabana Mndo (ear- originally grown in the Tokyo dis- liest garden pea). Seeds from Kagawa trict. A very dark red-seeded vari- Mura, Saiki Gun, Hiroshima Ken, April ety of the runner type, said to be 5, 1929. Said to be used as the garden the Canadian Wonder. It is used as pea. string beans, and the dried beans are used in making sweet bean jam. 80625. SOLANUM MELONGENA L. Solana- ceae. Eggplant. 80615. No. 46. Shakugo Sun Ingen. From the Imperial Seed Co., Takino- No. 95. Shinkoko o naga Nasu (Chi- gawa, Tokyo, April 15, 1929. A nese black snake eggplant). Seeds from light brown-seeded variety of the the Tokyo Seed, Plant & Implement Co., bush type originally grown in the Konon, Tokyo, April 19, 1929. Used as Tokyo district, said to be used as the ordinary eggplant. string beans. 80626 to 80628. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. 80616. No. 47. Nagauzura Ingen. From Solanaceae. Potato. the Yamato Seed Co., Takadacho, Tubers from Tokyo, April 23, 1929. Tokyo, April 15, 1929, and originally grown in the Tokyo district. A 80626. No. 106. Variety Early WMte. cream-colored variety of the bush The tubers are oblong, small, and type mottled with red, used as of uniform size. string beans. 80627. No. 107. White potatoes ob- 80617. No. 48. Tsuruari Goku Naga tained in the market at Tokyo, said Ingen. From the Imperial Seed Co., to have been imported from Hoku- Takinogawa, Tokyo, April 15, 1929. shu. A long-podded runner bean with large flat cream-colored seeds 80628. No. 108. Tubers said to be the mottled with black. It is said to be same as those sent in under No. 107 used as string beans. [No. 80027], but from another region. 80618. No. 49. Otafuku Ingen. From Nishigahara, Tokyo, April 15, 1929, 80629. SPINACIA OLERACEA L. Chenopodia- and originally grown in the Tokyo ceae. Common spinach. district. A large white-seeded variety of the bush type said to be No. 94. Nihon Norenso. Seeds from used as string beans. The dried the Tokyo Seed, Plant & Implement Co., beans are used as a dessert after Konon, Tokyo, April 19, 1929. Used as cooking with sirup. ordinary spinach. 80619. No. 50. Shiro Tsuro Ingen. 80630. CLEMATIS GOURIANA Roxb. Ra- From Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, nunculaceae. 1929, originally grown in Hokushu. A white runner bean with large flat From Gladwyne, Pa. Plants presented by white seeds, said to be used in mak- Mrs. J. Norman Henry. Received June* ing all kinds of confections, such as 5, 1929. sweet bean jam, etc. For previous introduction and description- 80620. No. 51. Yamato}8 Omaru XJzura see No. 80119. Ingen. From the Yamato Seed Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, April 15, 1929, 80631 and 80632. originally grown in the Tokyo district. Seeds selected from the Golden Carmine by the Yamato Seed From Zacuapam, Huatusco, Vera Cruz, Co. A runner type said to be used Mexico. Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. as string beans and also in making Purpus. Received June 5, 1929. a sweet jam called kinton. 80631. MAXIMILIANEA VITIFOLIA (Willd.) 80621. No. 52. Gokuwase Fusanari In- Krug and Urb. (Coohlospermum hfbis- gen. From the Imperial Seed Co., coides Kunth). Cochlospermaceae. Takinogawa, Tokyo, April 15, 1929, A deciduous shrub or small treer and originally grown in the Tokyo native to Central America, with grape- district. One of the earliest of the like leaves and large clusters of bright- bunch beans for forcing in the yellow flowers sometimes 6 inches in. greenhouse or hotbed. A light diameter. brown-seeded variety of the bush ftype said to be sown late in the fall For previous introduction see No. in hotbeds or greenhouses. 77168. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929

80631 and 80632—Continued. 80643. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cueurbita- 80632. PRUNDS CAPULI Cav. Amygdala- ceae. Melon. ceae. Capulin, From Angol, Chile. Seeds presented by E. E. Reed, lnstituto Agricola Bunster,. A tree, native to tropical America, up through Julius G. Lay, Counselor of the- to 40 feet high, with lanceolate long- American Embassy, Santiago, Chile. pointed coriaceous leaves 6 to 8 inches Received June 12, 1929. long and stout racemes 4 to 6 inches long of small white flowers which are A Chilean melon, 14 to 20 inches long- followed by nearly black globose edible and about half as much in diameter. witS fruits half an inch in diameter. a yellow rind which is usually smooth^ ancfe yellow to orange flesh of very good flavor. For previous introduction see No. 77433. 80644. SABINEA CARINALIS Griseb. Fa- 80633 and 80634. baceae. From Dominica, British West Indies. From Dampier Island, near New Guinea. Seeds presented by F. G. Harcourt, Cu~ Seeds presented by George J. Fritschel, rator and Agricultural Superintendentr Dubuque, Iowa. Received June 8, 1929. of the Dominican Agricultural Depart- 80633. C'ORYFHA sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. ment. Received June 10, 1929. A very fine flowering shrub or small A round-seeded, bushy, fan-leaved tree, known locally as Bois charibe, which, palm. In general this is a genus of is considered one of the most showy of very tall palms with stout spineless the native plants of Dominica. If trunks. planted on a dry, rocky hillside where it will be scorched by the sun for a period of 80634. MUCUNA sp. Fabaceae. three or four months each year it makes- A perennial leguminous climber. a marvelous display with its large scarlet flowers which are borne in clusters of 80635. CITRUS sp. Rutaceae. three to five before the featherlike leaves appear. From Tres Amigos, San Carlos, Costa Rica. Seeds presented by Mrs. A. Bendus, 80645 to 80648. through O. F. Cook, Bureau of Plant In- dustry. Received June 5, 1929. From Nogent sur Vernisson, Loiret,. France. Seeds presented by L. PardeV Sweet lemon. A variety bearing almost Directeur des Ecoles des Barr«s. Re- continually very juicy, sweet fruits about ceived June 5, 1929. the size of the Florida breakfast orange. 80645. BERBERIS REPLICATA W. W. Smith.. 80636 and 80637. Berberidaceae. Barberry. An evergreen barberry, native to* From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- southwestern China, with rather small sented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agri- leaves which have recurved margins and culture, Manila. Received June 10, 1929. are gray beneath. It is an early ancfe 80636. CASSIA sp. Caesalpiniaceae. profusely flowering species, bearing its blossoms all along the branches in a From Abea. BuliUsing. A handsome very attractive fashion, and the deep- native flowering tree. crimson berries make it handsome in the 80637. STREBLUS ASPER Lour. Moraceae. fruiting stage. Aludig. A drought-resistant tree with For previous introduction see No. drooping branches and dark-green foliage. 63822. It produces small yellowish rather sweet 80646. MALUS SIKKIMENSIS (Hook. f.> fruits somewhat resembling corn kernels Koehne. Malaceae. Sikkim crab. in appearance. Native to tropical Asia. The Sikkim crab is a small tree, rather bushy in habit, which grows wild! 80638. LAPAGERIA ROSEA Ruiz and Pav. in the jnterior of Sikkim, India, at alti- Liliaceae. Red Chile-bells. tudes up to 10;000 feet. The narrowly- oval leaves are very woolly beneath, and* From Angol, Chile. Fruits presented by the white flowers, rosy in the bud, are E. E. Reed, lnstituto Agricola Bunster, about an inch across and are borne through Julius G. Lay, Counselor of the very freely in 4-flowered to 8-flowered* American Embassy, Santiago, Chile. Re- clusters. The pear-shaped fruits are- ceived June 12, 1929. dark red with paler dots and are about For previous introduction and descrip- • half an inch wide. tion see No. 80434. For previous introduction see No.. 62026. 80639 to 80642. TRITICUM spp. Poa- 80647. PIERIS TAIWANENSIS Hayata. Eri- ceae. caceae. From La Moncloa, Madrid, Spain. Seeds An evergreen shrub or small tree, na- presented by Antonio Garcia Romero, tive to Taiwan, with oblong spatulate- Estaci6n Central de Ensayo de Semillas. serrulate leaves 2 to 5 inches long and Received June 11, 1929. small urceolate white flowers in terminal 80639 to *&0641. TRITICUM AESTIVUM L. drooping panicles up to 6 inches long. (T. vulgare Vill.^. Common wheat. 80648. ROSA FOETIDA Herrmann (R. lutea 80639. Colorado de Alfaro. Mill.). Rosaceae. Austrian brier rose. A hardy shrubby rose up to 10 feet- 80640. Portuguese No. 20$. high, with slender prickly stems and 80641. Ruso No. 1. bright-yellow single flowers of character- istic scent. Native to western Asia. 80642. TRITICUM DURUM Desf. For previous introduction see Nov. Durum wheat. 78944. Pinet. 34 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80649. CITRUS VANGASAY Bojer. Ruta- 80654 to 80656—Continued. ceae. narrowly lanceolate coriaceous leaves 6 From near Tamatave, Madagascar. Seeds to 8 inches long and small white flowers presented by the Station Agricole de borne in racemose panicles. l'lvoloina. through Charles F. Swingle, Bureau or Plant Industry. Received May 80656. RHODODENDRON CAMPANULATUM 31, 1929. Don. Ericaceae. A large evergreen shrub of stiff, A shrub cultivated in the rural districts spreading habit, sometimes 12 feet high, of Madagascar for the sake of its thick- with oval leaves which are densely cov- skinned orangelike fruits which are flat- ered beneath with a red-brown felt. The tened at both ends. flowers, of various rosy purple shades and about 2 inches across, are borne during 80650 to 80653. April in rather loose clusters about 4 From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. inches in diameter. It is native to In- Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Agricultural dia at an altitude of 13,000 feet. Explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- For previous introduction see No. ceived May 31, 1929. 75966. 80650. BRASSICA OLERACEA TIBIDIS L. Brassicaceae. Kale. 80657. GOSSYPIUM sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. No. 213. Hanahabotan (ornamental cabbage flower). From the Yamato Seed From Bamoa, Sinaloa, Mexico. Seeds ob- Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, May 6, 1929. In tained from Dr. A. W. Morrill, through Japan it is used as an ornamental, and C. E. Bellis, United States Plant Quar- is grown in pots or small dishes. antine and Control Administration. Re- ceived June 13, 1929. 80651. CHRYSANTHEMUM CORONARIUM L. Asteraceae. Orowndaisy. 80658. PEKSEA sp. Lauraceae. No. 219. Shungiku. From the Yamato From Chichavac, Guatemala. Seeds pre- Seed Co., Takadacho, Tokyo, May 6, 1929. sented by Wilson Pcpenoe, Research De- This is said to be the edible chrysanthe- partment of the United Fruit Co., Tela, mum or vegetable chrysanthemum. The Honduras. Received June 17, 1929. leaves are used as a garnish, flavoring, and also cooked as- spinach. Aguacate de Monte. A species growing at an altitude of 9,000 feet. 80652. TAONABO JAPONICA (Thunb.) Szysz. (Tern&troemia japonica Thunb.). Thea- 80659 and 80660. ceae. From Victoriaborg, Akkra, Gold Coast, No. 124. Obtained from trees in a Africa. Seeds and tubers presented by small park on the road to the Samkaido L. A. King-Church, Conservator of For- Building, Tokyo, April 30, 1929. A small ests. Received June 14, 1929. evergreen Japanese tree about 12 feet high, with a much branched head, leath- 80659. FIRMIANA BARTERI (Masters) ery entire oblong leaves, and small yel- Schum. (Sterculia barteri Masters). lowish-white fragrant flowers. The glo- Sterculiaceae. bose fruits, about the size of a cherry, An ornamental tree, native to tropical are yellow tinged with rose on the sunny Africa, with rounded cordate leaves and side. The smooth timber is used for loose panicles of small coral-pink flowers. cabinetwork and interior decorating, and The wood is light and used for fishnets the bark is used for dyeing. The plants and floats, and the fiber is used for mak- are dioecious. ing rope. 80653. TRITICUM AESTIVUM L. (T. vulgare For previous introduction see No. Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 73054. No. 133. From the Soy Sauce Labora- tory of the Imperial Experiment Sta- 80660. LISSOCHILUS sp. Orchidaceae. tion, Nishigahara, Tokyo, May 3, 1929. Orchid. This wheat, originally grown in the Tokyo district, is roasted, ground or A terrestrial orchid. coarsely cracked, mixed with boiled soybeans, and tnen rice bacteria are added 80661 and 80662. in the making of soy sauce. From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Ag- riculture. Received June 11, 1929. 80654 to 80656. 80661. CLEMATIS GOURIANA Roxb. Ranun- From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by culaceae. J. E. Leslie, Curator, Lloyd Botanic Gar- den. Received June 7, 1929. For previous introduction and description see No. 80119. 80654. GERBERA KUNZEANA Braun and Aschers. Asteraceae. 80662. CITRUS WEBBERII Wester. Ruta- ceae. Alsem. A herbaceous perennial with a rosette of ovate entire or pinnatifid leaves, woolly Kalpi. A small handsome tree, 15 to beneath, and scapes a foot high with 30 feet high, which is very drought re- filiform bracts, and bearing daisylike sistant. It is particularly- abudant in flower heads. It is native to the tem- the Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, perate slopes of the Himalayas in India. and southern Luzon. The better forms have oblate, very juicy acid fruits some- For previous introduction see No. what like the mandarin in appearance 39017. and up to 2% inches in diameter; these may be used like the lemon. The species 80655. MAESA RUGOSA C. B. Clarke. Myr- is very variable, and appears promising sinaceae. as a citrus stock. A stout shrub or small tree, native to For previous introduction see No. India at an altitude of 8,000 feet, with APEIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 35

30663. ORYZA SATIVA L. Poaceae. 80669. ARGANIA SPINOSA (L.) Skeels Rice. (A. sideroxylon Roem. and Schult). Sapotaceae, Argan. Prom Howrah, Bengal, India. Seeds obtained from the Deputy Director of Ag- From Mogador, Morocco. Seeds obtained riculture, Western Circle, Calcutta, from Mr. Besson, Inspecteur des Eaux through R. Y. Jarvis, American Consul et Forets. Received June 17, 1929. in Charge, Calcutta. Received June 14, The argan tree of western Morocco is 1929. very limited in its range, occurring only in- that part of the African Continent. It Patnai paddy. grows to a large size and bears an abundance of light-yellow fruits somewhat re- 30664 to 80667. sembling small plums in shape. Cattle and 1 goats are said to feed upon these fruits, Prom Pretoria, Union of South Africa. which are exceedingly acrid to the taste. Seeds obtained from E. Percy Phillips, The seeds are very thick-walled and con- Principal Botanist, Botanical Station, tain an oil which is used as food and also Division of Plant Industry, Department for illuminating purposes. Apparently the of Agriculture. Received June 15, 1929. tree is not injured by considerable frost, and it may thrive wherever the hardy 80664. ACACIA ALBIDA Delile. Mimosaceae. citrus grows. A low much-branched tree, native to tropical Africa, with whitish bark, ax- For previous introduction see No. 65467. illary spikes of white flowers, and flat oblong pods. It yields a gum similar 80670 and 80671. to gum arabic. The leaves are eaten by From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. goats, arid the bark is used in curing Dorsett and W. J. Morse, Agricultural leather. Explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received June 15, 1929. For previous introduction see No. 55419. 80670. SCOPOLINA J A p o N i c A (Maximr.) Kuntze. Solanaceae. 80665. ACACIA LASIOPETALA Oliver. Mimo- No. 175. Obtained from Dr. Eishero saceae. Wakabayashi, Chief Oflicer of the Ex- A shrub or small tree with the young perimental Farm for Cultivation of growing parts softly tomentose. The Medicinal Plants, Kasukabecho, Saitama compound leaves are divided into 14 to Ken, May 15, 1929. Doctor Wakabay- 22 pairs of pinnae, each with 20 to 30 ashi states that the roots, branches, pairs of leaflets. The small flowers, leaves, and flowers are used in nervous with silky petals, are in small heads on troubles. axiliary penduncles 1 to 2 inches long. For previous introduction see No. Native to the Mozambique district of 32258. southeastern Africa. 80671. SOJA MAX (L.) Piper (Olycine 80666. BOLUSANTHUS SPECIOSUS (Bolus) hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. Harms (Lonchocarpus speciosus Bolus). No. 251. Sode Furi Daidzu.- From Fabaceae. Tokyo, May 15, 1929. A greenish-yellow, medium-large soybean generally used for A small ornamental tree native to bean curd, soy sauce, and in cooking. South Africa, with compound leaves and long racemes of violet flowers resembling 80672 and 80673. GUNDELIA TOURNE- those of wisteria. The tree is subtropical in its requirements, grows best in FORTII L. Asteraceae. good deep soil, and is propagated only From Kurdistan, Turkey. Seeds presented by seeds. The hard i*hite durable tim- by George E. Lamsa, Mission House, ber is used for wheel spokes. New York, N. Y. Received June, 1929. For previous introduction see No. A perennial herb much resembling a 76860. thistle, with -milky juice and spiny many* lobed leaves and flower heads which pro- 80667. PALLASIA CAPENSIS Christm. (Ca- duce seeds somewhat like those of the sun- lodendrum capensis Thunb.). Rutaceae. flower, Helianthus annum. It is native to Kurdistan and Persia, where the young A large handsome tree with spreading shoots are eaten as a vegetable. The branches in pairs or in threes. The seeds are also eaten. ovate evergreen opposite leaves are 3 to 4 inches long. The white flowers, with For previous introduction see No. 51142. linear-oblong reflexed petals 1 to 2 80672. From northwestern Kurdistan. inches long, are in terminal panicles, and the shining black seeds the size of 80673. From southeastern Kurdistan. hazelnuts are borne in hard thick capsules. It is native to South Africa. 80674 and 80675. BRASSICA RTJGOSA (Roxb.) Prain. Brassicaceae. 80668. VIROLA sp. Myristicaceae. From Java. Seeds collected by W. A. Wiren and presented by P. J. Wester, From Aguna, Guatemala. Seeds presented Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. Received by Wilson Popenoe, Research Department June 27, 1929. of the United Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. Received June 17, 1929. A vegetable extensively grown in India and Java. It is an early cold-weather Collected at an altitude of 1,400 feet. A crop in the hills of the central, eastern, large tree, 50 to 100 feet tall, native to and western Himalayas. The permanent tropical America. The seeds, resembling radical leaves form a loose cabbagelike nutmegs, are rich in oil which is of evident head a foot in diameter. Later a stout value for making soap. stem, 4 to 6 feet high, is formed, its 36 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80674 and 80675—Continued. 80681 to 80709. branches ascending to make a narrow From Guatemala. Seeds presented by Wil- pyramidal head 6 to 10 inches across. The son Popenoe, Research Department of succulent leaves, 12 to 15 inches long and the United Fruit Co., Tela, Honduras. 8 to 9 inches wide, taper into thick white Received June 20, 1929. fleshy stalks 3 to 4 inches long and over 80681. ACACIA sp. Mimosaceae. an inch wide. The plant is cultivated in Nepal where its leaves are picked almost Obtained at Chichavac at an altitude as fast as they are developed and are used of 8,300 feet. as a vegetable. An oil is extracted from the seeds. 80682. APEIBA ASPERA Aubl. Tiliaceae. Peine de mico. Obtained at Caballo For previous introduction see No. 53542. Blanco at an altitude of 250 feet. A 80674. Besawi id jo. large handsome tree 40 feet high, with grayish bark, oval smooth green leaves 80675. Besawi puti. 5 inches long, and terminal racemes of yellow flowers. Native to tropical South 80676. CASSIA sp. Caesalpiniaceae. America. From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 80683. CALOCARPUM VIRIDE Pittier. Sapo- presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of toceae. Green sapote- Agriculture. Received June 27, 1929. Injerto. Obtained in the market in A small tree, about 20 feet high, which the city of Guatemala. A tree, native reminds one of Besbania grandiflora. to Guatemala, which, unlike its near relative, the sapote (Lucuma mammosa), 80677. ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE L. grows at an altitude of 5,000 to 6,000 Anacardiaceae. Cashew. feet. It is about 40 feet high, with long, slender leaves and commonly round to From Tananarive, Madagascar. Seeds ob- oval fruits often pointed at the tip. tained from Paul Dean Thompson, Amer- The fruits are 2 to 3% inches in diam- ican Vice Consul. Received July 26, eter, smooth, dull yellow-green, some- 1928. Numbered in June, 1929. times becoming almost dull yellow. The skin is not thick and adheres closely to A tropical evergreen tree, 30 to 40 feet the red-brown flesh, which is soft and high, with large leathery leaves. It is na- melting with a sweet flavor. The one or tive to the West Indies. The small kidney: two large deep-brown seeds are hard and shaped nuts are borne on large swollen, polished and are easily removed from the pear-sljaped, juicy, acidulous stalks, 2 to pulp. 4 inches long, which are preserved. The ediJ^Vsee$g are roasted and served as a For previous introduction see No. dessert and are now becoming well-known 43788. in the markets of the eastern United States, along with other salted nuts. 80684. CALOPHYLLUM INOPHYLLUM L. Clusiaceae. For previous introduction see No. 52582. A large tree with leaves like those of 80678. EXOECARIA BICOLOR (Hassk.) a magnolia and producing fruits about an inch in diameter. A bitter, aromatic Zoll. Euphorbiaceae. greenish oil is extracted from the seeds From Singapore, Straits Settlements. and used for burning by the poorer Plants collected by David Fairehild, Agri- classes and is also used as an applica- cultural Explorer, Bureau of Plant In- tion in rheumatism. The green oil, on dustry, with the Allison V. Armour Ex- saponiflcation, yields a bright-yellow pedition. Received July 19, 1926. Num- soap. The strong durable reddish wood bered in June, 1929. is useful for the joiner and cabinetmaker, and in India it is used for masts, rail- No. 822. Botanic Gardens, May 31, 1926. way sleepers, etc. A handsome shrub with leaves glossy green above and wine-red on the under surface. For previous introduction see No. 62595. 80^79 and 80680. 80685. CEDRELA sp. Meliaceae. From Mountain Province, Philippine Is- lands. Seeds presented by P. J. Wester, Obtained in Monte Grande at an alti- Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. Received tude of 600 feet. June 24, 1929. 80686. CHAMAEDOBEA sp. Phoenicaceae. 80679. RUBUS COPELANDII Merr. Rosa- Palm. ceae. Pacaya. Obtained in Aguna at an al- A robust bramble with ascending arch- titude of 1,400 feet. ing spiny canes 10 feet long. It is na- 80687. CITRULLUS VULGARIS Schrafl. Cu- tive to the Philippine Islands at alti- curbitaceae. Watermelon. tudes between 5,000 and 8,000 feet. The leaves are trifoliolate, and the orange-red Bandia. Obtained in Monte Grande at berries are juicy and edible, but lacking an altitude of 600 feet. in flavor. 80688. CRATAEGUS STIPULOSA (H. B. K.) For previous introduction see No. Steud. Malaceae. Manzanilla. 76797. From Chichavac, at an altitude of 80680. VACCINIUM BARANDANUM V i d a 1. 8,1.00 feet. A large shrub or ^nrall erect Vacciniaceae. slender tree about 20 feet tall, with elliptic-lanceolate serrate leaves and bear- A shrub or small tree, 12 to 30 feet ing in the spring white flowers resem- high, native to the island of Luzon. It bling apple blossoms. The subglobose has coriaceous undulate-margined leaves fruits, about an inch in diameter, look 4 to 6 inches long and campanulate red like small apples and are yellow with flowers nearly an inch long in axillary russet dots and a blushed cheek. The racemes. It is found at altitudes be- thin skin surrounds a rather dry, yel- tween 4,000 and 7,000 feet. lowish, mealy pulp and three large seeds. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 37

80681 to 8070&—Continued. 80681 to 80709—Continued. In the early fall, commencing about Oc- of broad spreading habit, 40 to 50 feet tober, the fruits ripen, and from this high, with small light-green compound month until after Christmas they are leaves and clusters of small crimson- •quite abundant. scarlet flowers borne in great profusion during January and February. For previous introduction see No. 73755. For previous introduction see No. 59768. 30689. DAHLIA MAXONII Safford. Astera- 80697. PINUS OOCARPA Scheide. Pinaceae. ceae. Fine. Flor de Santa Oatarina. From Xetzac, A white pine from Concepci6n, Chiqui- near Tecpam, at 6,500 feet altitude. A mula, at an altitude of 1,800 feet. tree dahlia, native to Guatemala, where it becomes about 15 feet high and bears For previous introduction see No. 50651. clusters of large lilac-pink flowers. A •detailed description of this tree dahlia 80698. PLATYMISCIUM POLYSTACHYUM with a discussion of its horticultural Benth. Fabaceae. possibilities is given in the Journal of Hormigo, Palo de Marimba. From Heredity, vol. 11, pp. 265 to 268, 1920. Monte Grande, at an altitude of 600 feet. A handsome tropical leguminous tree For previous introduction see No. with opposite, shining-green, compound 73687. leaves made up of three to five ovate leaflets and racemes of small flowers. $0690. ENTEROLOBIUM CYCLOCARPUM The wood is hard, streaked black and red, (Jacq.) Griseb. Mimosaceae. and is considered excellent for cabinet- Conacaste. From Escuintla. One of work. the most beautiful and largest trees of the Pacific region of tropical America, 80699. SENECIO SALIGNUS DO. Asteraceae. where it grows at an altitude of about Ghilca. From Xetzac, Tecpam, at an 2,700 feet. The trunk sometimes be- altitude of 6,500 feet. A glabrous shrub comes 3 feet in diameter. The com- 4 to 8 feet high, native to Mexico and pound leaves close up during the night, Guatemala. The narrowly lanceolate •and the pods are twisted into a short • sessile leaves are 1 to 5 inches long, and spiral. The leaves and pods are much the bright-yellow daisylike flowers are relished by cattle. borne in a terminal cyme. For previous introduction see No. 80700 and 80701. SICANA ODORIPERA (Veil.) 51406. Naud. Cucurbitaceae. Casabanana. 80691. GLIEICIDIA SEPIUM (Jacq.) Kunth Melocoton. A subtropical ornamental (O. maculata H. B. K.). Fabaceae. cucurbitaceous vine producing large Madre Cacao. ITrom Monte Grande, at fruits a foot or more long, which are an altitude of about 600 feet. edible but insipid. -80692. HONCKENYA FICIFOLIA Willd. Til- For previous introduction see No. iaceae. 72986. From Lancetilla. A very striking or- 80700. Front Monte Grande at an alti- namental shrub native to western tropical tude of 600 feet. Africa. The branches are purplish and •covered with yellowish hairs. The hairy 80701. From the market in Solola. leaves are more or less deeply 3-lobed to 80702. SIDEROXYLON TEMPISQUB Pittier. 7-lobed, and the large purple flowers, 2 Sapotaceae. to 4 inches wide, are in terminal racemes. Tempisque. From the market in the For previous introduction see No. city of Guatemala, and probably origi- 73513. nating in Antigua. A large tree, glabrous throughout, native to El Salvador !. LUEHEA SEEMANNII Planch, and and Guatemala. The coriaceous ellip- Triana. Tiliaceae. tical leaves are 2 to 4 inches long on Tapisquit. A tropical tree with alter- long petioles; the small greenish-yellow nate oblong-elliptic irregularly serrulate flowers are in dense clusters on the old leaves and rather small white or pink wood and a^e followed by ovoid 1-seeded flowers in terminal cymes. Native to fruits 1 to 2 inches long. •Colombia. 80703. STERCULIA sp. Sterculiaceae. 80694. PARMENTIERA EDULIS DC. Bigno- niaceae. Castano. From Santa Cruz. Guajilote. A small tree up to 30 feet 80704. SYMPHONIA GLOBULIFERA L». f. nigh, with the branches armed with short Clusiaceae. stout recurved spines. The trifoliolate leaves have three ovate entire leaflets, Leche Amarilla. A large tropical tree the greenish yellow flowers are in clus- up to 80 feet high, with oblong-lanceo- ters on the old wood, and the edible yel- late short-stemmed leathery leaves and lowish green fruits are 4 to 6 inches long red flowers, either solitary or in many- and about an inch in diameter. Native flowered umbels. Native to tropical to Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Africa and also tropical America. 80705 to 80707. TABEBUIA spp. Bignonia- 80695. PHASEOLUS sp. Fabaceae. ceae. Choreque. From Monte Grande, at an altitude of about 600 feet. 80705. TABEBUIA DONNELL-SMITHII Rose. Matilisguate. From Monte Grande, 80696. PHYLLOCARPUS SEPTBNTRIONALIS at an altitude of 600 feet. A tree up Donn. Smith. Caesalpiniaceae. to 80 feet high, with a trunk; often Flor de Mico. A handsome flowering 4 feet in diameter, native to Guate- tree native to eastern Guatemala at alti- mala. The palmately compound ever- tudes between 1,500 and 2,000 feet. It is green leaves are made up of five to 38 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80681 to 80709—Continued. 80713 to 80717—Continued. seven serrate-ovate leaflets 8 to 10 80716. SAMBUCUS RACEMOSA L. Caprifolia- inches long, and the panicles of beau- ceae. tiful golden-yellow tubular-campanu- Variety Buergeriana. Received as late flowers are borne in great pro- Sambucus buergeriana Blume, which ap- fusion. pears to be a herbarium name that has 80706. TABEBDIA PENTAPHYLLA (L.) not been published. Hemsl. 80717. SYRINGA WOLFI C. Schneid. (S. ro- Roble. From Monte Grande, at an busta Nakai). Oleaceae. Lilac. altitude of 600 feet. A handsome tropical deciduous tree, about 35 feet An ornamental shrub remarkable for high, native to Central America. Dur- its peculiar foliage; the elliptic oblong ing its flowering period, from Janu- leaves are up to 6 inches long, cuneate, ary to March, the numerous large and grayish green beneath. The fra- clusters of pink flowers make the tree grant, dark-lilac flowers are in much- very attractive. branched panicles. Native to Manchuria and Chosen. For previous introduction see No. 73286. 80718 to 80725. A VENA spp. Poaceae. 80707. TABEBUIA sp. Oats. From Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. Cortez. From Monte Grande, at an Seeds presented by J. T. Pridham, Ex- altitude of 600 feet. perimental Farm, through T. R. Stanton, 80708. TRIBROMA BICOLOR (Humb. and Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Bonpl.) O. F. Cook (Theobroma Mcolor June 27, 1929. Humb. and Bonpl.). Sterculiaceae. 80718. AVENA sp. Cacao patdste. From the market of Solola. Belar. 80719. AVENA sp. 80709. TRIPLARIS AMERICANA L. Polyg- onaceae. Qidgee. Mulato. From Caballo Blanco, at an 80720. AVENA sp. altitude of 265 feet. A large tropical timber tree with curious 3-angled woody Quyra. fruits. Native to Central America. 80721. AVENA sp. For previous introduction see No. 73287. Palestine. 80722. AVENA sp. 80710 to 80712. ZEA MAYS L. Poaceae. No. 4385-C. {Red Sprig X Sunrise) Corn. X Reid. From Soochow, Kiangsu, China. Seeds 80723. AVENA sp. presented by H. L. Reaves, American Presbyterian Mission, South. Received No. 4386-C. (Red Sprig X Sunrise) June 25, 1929. X Reid. 80710. Changshu soft corn. 80724. AVENA sp. 80711. No. 1. 80712. No. 2. No. 4387-C. (Red Sprig X Sunrise) X Reid. 80713 to 80717. 80725. AVENA sp. From Nikolsk-Ussuriisk, Maritime Prov- No. 4865-C. (Sunrise X Reid) X ince, Siberia, Union of Socialistic Soviet Laohlan. Republics. Seeds presented by the Di- rector of the State Russian Geographical 80726 to 80759. TRITICUM spp. Poa- Society. Received June 10, 1929. ceae. 80713. FRAGARIA ORIENTALS A. Los. From Afghanistan. Seeds collected by Rosaceae. Strawberry. Prof. N. I. \avilov, Institute of Applied A wild strawberry, native to northern Botany and New Cultures, Leningrad. Chosen, with erect hairy stems up to 8 Received June 27, 1929. inches high, broad coarsely serrate hairy 80726 to 80756. TRITICUM AESTIVUM L. leaflets, and small red conical or spher- (T. vulgare Vill.). Common wheat, oidal fruits. 80726. No. 12353. A spring wheat. 80714. LONICERA MAXiMOwiczii Maxim. 80727. No. 12369. Mixture of spring Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. and winter wheat. An ornamental shrub up to 10 feet high, with purplish branchlets, ovate 80728. No. 12370. Spring wheat front leaves 1 to 3 inches long, smooth and nonirrigated fields. dark green above, lighter and pubescent 80729. No. 12391. From the vicinity below, and violet-red flowers produced of Gherat, Shankhai, at an altitude in pairs, followed by red fruits. It is of about 3,600 feet. Bearded pubes- native to the Amur region of Siberia. cent spring wheat. 80715. SAMBUCUS LATIPINNA Nakai. Cap- 80730. No. 12481. From Akhalgaran, rifoliaceae. Elder. at an altitude of about 7,800 feet. A low shrub with compound leaves Mixture of spring and winter wheat. made up of three to five broadly elliptic 80731. No. 12482. From Shakharah, at leaflets, and hemispheric clusters of an altitude of about 8,250 feet. In- small white flowers followed by scarlet flatum forms of spring wheat for or orange-red fruits. Native to Chosen. irrigated fields. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 19 2 9 39

80726 to 80759—Continued. 80726 to 80759—Continued. 80732. No. 12483. Triticum compac- 80752. No. 12842. From Argu, at an tum. From Daulet, at an altitude altitude of about 5,700 feet. Spring of about 7,800 feet. Spring wheat. wheat for nonirrigated fields. 80733. No. 12486. From Piandzhau, at 80753. No. 12846. South of Faisabad, an altitude of about 9,000 feet. nt an altitude of about 3,800 feet. Semibearded spring wheat for irri- Winter wheat for irrigated fields. gated fields. . Great admixture of rye. 80734. No. 12491. Triticum compac- 80754. No. 12850. From Dzhurum, Ba- tum. From Kabul District, at an dakhshan, at an altitude of about altitude of about 6,000 feet. Mix- 4,400 feet. Spring wheat for non- ture of winter and spring wheat. irrigated fields. 80735. No. 12587. From Khadzhi-Dur- bar, at an altitude of about 3,300 80755. No. 12857. From Dan, at an feet. Spring wheat for nonirri- altitude of about 8,400 feet. Spring gated fields. wheat, liguleless, for irrigated fields. 80736. No. 12611. From Masar and 80756. No. 12874. From Tchekhosarai, Sheriff, at an altitude of about 1,500 at an altitude of about 4,500 feet. feet. Mixture of spring and winter Mixture of winter and spring wheat. wheat for nonirrigated fields. Winter wheat for irrigated fields. 80737. No. 12621. From Sukhte- 80757 to 80759. TRITICUM TUKGIDUM L. Tchinar, at an altitude of about Poulard wheat* 8,700 feet. Winter wheat for irri- 80757. No. 12379. From Gherat, Ba- gated fields. zaar, at an altitude of about 2,800 80738. No. 12629. Triticum compac- feot. Mixture of spring and winter tum. From Navi, at an altitude of wheat. about 7,000 feet. Winter wheat. 80758. No. 12385. Triticum compac- 80739. No. 12636. From Tcharikar, at tum. East of Gherat, at an altitude an altitude of about 5,700 feet. of about 3,600 feet. Admixture of Mixture of spring and winter wheat black-eared forms. Mixture of spring for irrigated fields. and winter wheat. 80740. No. 12657. Speltiforme. From 80759. No. 12489. Triticum compac- Du Ab, at an altitude of about 6,600 tum. Between Seri-Tcheshme and feet. Spring wheat for nonirrigated Koti-Ashrou, at an altitude of about fields. 8,400 feet. Winter wheat with an 80741. No. 12667. Front Masar and admixture of beardless wheat. Sheriff, at an altitude of about 1.500 feet. Mixture of spring and winter 80760. AVENA sp. Poaceae. Oats. wheat for nonirrigated fields. From Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. 80742. No. 12668. From Masar and Seeds presented by J. T. Pridham, Experi- Sheriff, at an altitude of about 1,500 mental Farm, through T. R. Stanton, Bu- feet. Winter wheat for nonirrigated reau of Plant Industry. Received March. fields. 21, 1929. 80743. No. 12669. Triticum compac- tum. From Masar and Sheriff, at an Kareela C. 28. altitude of about 1,500 feet. Spring wheat for nonirrigated fields. 80761 to 80768. 80744. No. 12687. From Kabul Dis- From Georgetown, Demerara, British Gui- trict, at an altitude of about 5,700 ana. Seeds presented by J. S. Dash, feet. Winter wheat. Director of the Department of Agricul- 80745. No. 12715. Triticum compac- ture. Received June 5, 1929. tum. From Sheikhabad, Kandagar Road, at an altitude of about 6,300 80761. ACROCOMIA VINIFERA Oerst. Phoe- feet. Winter wheat. nicaceae. Palm* 80746. No. 12721. From Kabul Dis- A palm 40 feet high, native to Central trict, at an altitude of about 5,700 America, with a spiny ringed trunk, large feet. arching pinnate leaves with numerous linear pinnae, and a spathe about 3 feet 80747. No. 12722. Front Kabul Dis- high. It is closely related to Acrocomia trict, at an altitude of about 5,700 lasiospatha. feet. 80748. No. 12749. From Kabul Dis- 80762. ASTROCARYUM AUREUM Gris. and trict. Inflatum type of a beardless Wendl. Phoenicaceae. Palm. wheat, harvested in 1924, obtained A palm, closely related to Elaeis, with from a German orchardist. a prickly trunk and pinnately divided 80749. No. 12768. From Kandagar, leaves of linear-lanceolate segments, shin- along the Argendabu River, at an ing above and greenish-golden beneath. altitude of about 3,000 feet. Mix- It is native to Trinidad. ture of spring and winter wheat. Winter wheat for irrigated fields. 80763. EUTERPE VENTRICOSA C. H. Wrightigl . Phoenicaceae. Palm>al: . 80750. No. 12772. From Darvagi. Mix- An erect slender spineless pinnate- ture of spring and winter wheat. leaved palm, 20 to 30 feet high, with ob- Winter wheat for irrigated fields. long-lanceolate pinnae about 2 feet long, 80751. No. 12841. From Mashet Dis- a much-branched spadix, small white trict, vicinity of Faisabad, at an al- flowers, and brown pealike fruits one- titude of about 4,200 feet. Spring fourth of an inch in diameter. It is wheat. native to tropical South America. 40 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80761 to 80768—Continued. 80773—Continued. 80764. LICUALA ELEGANS Blume. Phoe- remarkable appearance. The trunk, 35 feet nicaceae. Palm. or more high, bears at its summit a crown of large, irregularly pinnate leaves. A fan palm, native to Sumatra, with a short thick trunk about 4 feet high and For previous introduction see No. 59279. a crown of orbicular leaves on petioles 3 to 5 feet long, having linear-lanceolate 80774. KENTIA sp. Phoenicaceae. Globes obliquely truncate at the end. Palm. 80765. LINOMA ALBA (Bory) O. F. Cook. From Trinidad, British West Indies. Seeds Phoenicaceae. Palm, collected by Allison V. Armour. Re- Variety aurea. ceived April 10, 1929. :80766. LIVISTONA OLIVAEFORMIS Mart. Trinidad Botanic Gardens. The kentias Phoenicaceae. Palm. are ornamental spineless palms with pinnate leaves composed of linear-lanceolate A fan palm, native fo Brazil, with a leaflets. They are closely related to the medium-sized trunk, leaves on petioles betel palm, Areca catechu. «piny at the base, and the segments divided into long linear pendent lobes 12 80775 to 80779. GOSSYPIUM spp. Mal- to 15 inches long and solitary olive- shaped fruits. vaceae. Cotton. For previous introduction see No. From Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. Seeds 79570. presented by S. Sahal, Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- •80767. ENGLEROPHOENIX sp. (Maximiliana ceived June 28, 1929. sp.). Phoenicaceae. Palm. Seeds collected on cotton trees by the Tall spineless palms with pinnately Carib Indians of Torelinde and Bisri, south divided leaves, related to the Attaleas. of Paramaribo. 80768. ROYSTONEA REGIA (H. B. K.) O. F. 80775. GOSSYPIUM sp. Cook (Oreodoxa regia H. B. K.). Phoenicaceae. Royal palm. Amana Ma ulu. Variety jenmani. 80776. GOSSYPIUM sp. 80769 to 80772. Ateriri Ma ulu. ^From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 80777. GOSSYPIUM sp. sented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agri- Ma ulu nej Kumbo enulu. culture, Manila. Received June 27, 1929. 80778. GOSSYPIUM sp. 80769. ACACIA sp. Mimosaceae. Parana Ma ulu. From Ilocos Norte. A tall shrub with long slender branches, growing on dry 80779. GOSSYPIUM sp. sandy soil in a region where the dry season is long. Tapulu Ma ulu. 80770. FLACOURTIA RUKAM Zoll. and Mor. 80780 to 80809. PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA Flacourtiaceae. L. Phoenicaceae. Date palm. From Manila. From Iraq. Offshoots obtained by Roy W. Nixon, Bureau of Plant Industry, United For previous introduction and descrip- States Department of Agriculture. Re- tion see No. 80120. ceived May 2, 1929. 80771. PROSOPIS CHILENSIS (Molina) 80780. Allona. A medium1 to small, Stuntz (P. juliflora DC). Mimosaceae. amber-colored date, resembling some- Algaroba. what, both in appearance and in qual- From Laoag, Ilocos Norte. A spine- ity, the Amir Haj [No. 80781], of less form. which it may be a seedling. It occurs only in the Oasis of Mandali, For previous introduction see No. where there are probably fewer than 50094. 100 palms. 80772. VIGNA LUTEA (Swartz) A. Gray 80781. Amir Haj. A variety perhaps the (V. retusa Walp.). Fabaceae. most famous in northern Iraq; known A tropical perennial vine or creeper, to the United States Department of native to the Philippines, where it has Agriculture by reputation for 30 been found useful as a cover crop. It years. The fruit is medium-sized, has also made good forage for cattle. oblong, deep amber, very translucent, with light bloom, thin skin, and rich For previous introduction see No. flavor. The variety is rated by the 74587. natives as being a good producer. There is some shipment of fruit to 80773. SOCRATEA EXORRHIZA (Mart.) other points in Iraq, but chiefly as gifts or special orders, for it is highly Wendl. (Iriartea exorrMza Mart). esteemed. It occurs only in the Oasis Phoenicaceae. Palm. of Mandali, where there are probably From Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. Seeds several thousand palms, although any presented by S. Sahal, Director of the one garden seldom has more than a Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- few specimens. ceived June 28, 1929. 80782. Ashrasi. Obtained at Mandali. A A tall handsome spineless palm, native medium to large, ovate, amber-colored to tropical South America, bearing small date intermediate between the soft and yellow flowers and olive-green fruits. It the dry types, possessing many desir- has a swollen cylindrical trunk elevated on able qualities of both. The few speci- a pyramid of exposed roots, giving it a mens of this variety already growing APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 19215

80780 to 80809—Continued. 80780 to 80809—Continued. in the Coachella Valley of California chella Valley of California, although have attracted attention on the one their identity was in doubt prior to the* hand because of the excellence of the recent investigations of this depart- fruit and on the other because the ment in Iraq. flower clusters have seldom set many fruits. From investigations in Iraq it 80793. Digal Iman Husain. Obtained at appears that this handicap is dimin- Mandali. A seedling date of which,' ished by planting on heavy soil and only a few palms have been propa- pollinating very promptly after the gated locally. The fruit is oblong, flowers open. The variety is well rather large, and of the amber type,- known and widely- distributed in Iraq, characterized by a darker color at the but was not found in abundance except base than at the apex. at Mandali. 80794. Digal Umad. A local variety in* 80783. Azrakani. Obtained at Mandali. Mandali. The fruit resembles some- A medium to small-sized, amber-col- what the Khadrawy of northern Iraq. ored date somewhat similar to Allona 80795. Fursi. Obtained in Basra. A va- [No. 80780], and also very likely a riety occurring, though not very com- seedling of Amir Haj [No. 80781]. A mon, in southern Iraq. Observations- rare variety found chiefly at Mandali. on a specimen of this variety, now fruiting at the United States Experi- 80784. Badami. Obtained at Mandali. An ment Date Garden, Indio, Calif., in- inferior variety, probably a seedling of dicate that it is promising for testing- Zaheedy, to which the fruit has some in more humid date areas. The fruit resemblance, though oblong rather than is nearly black, medium sized, oblong- ooovate. elliptical, and of good quality. 80785. Bahrab. Obtained at Mandali. A variety fairly well known north and 80796. Gantar. Obtained in Basra. A east of Baghdad, but nowhere very small subspherical amber date said to* abundant. It is a long, narrow, amber- be late ripening. It is said that nearly colored date of good flavor, resembling 2 per cent of the adult female palm- the Okt Fteemy variety from North population of the Shaat Al Arab belong- Africa. It cures well and is said to be to this variety. It is also not un- one of the earliest ripening varieties common in the date gardens of the in northern Iraq. Tigris and the lower Euphrates. 80786. Bairakdar. Obtained at Mandali. 80797. Onami. A male variety of south- A medium to large-sized amber-colored ern Iraq obtained in Basra. date of fair quality local to Mandali. 80798. Jaafary. Obtained in the Oasis of 80787. Banawish. Obtained at Mandali. Mandali, where this variety is chiefly found. A good soft black date from' 80788. Barhi. Obtained near Basra. An northern Iraq. It is medium to large ovate amber date of excellent quality, and oblong to broadly elliptical. already known from a few specimens growing in the Coachella Valley of 80799. Karunfuli. A local variety occur- California. It is found chiefly in ring at Mandali. The medium-size^ southern Iraq, where it is rare but fruit is of the black type and resembles well known and highly esteemed. It is the Jaafary [No. 80798] in quality, but one of the few varieties which are differs in shape, being ovate rather sweet in the " khalal " stage—the pe- than oblong. riod immediately preceding the soften- ing which accompanies complete ma- 80800. Khadrawy of northern Iraq. Ob- tained in Mandali. An entirely dif- turity. ferent variety from the Khadrawy of 80789 and 80790. Bedraya. Probably the Basra, southern Iraq, which has al- best dry date in Iraq. The fruit is ready become established in the south- medium to large, oblong, straw colored, western United States. Owing partly and mild flavored. The variety is well to the fact that they do not occur m known in northern Iraq. It was not the same localities, it was not recog- found in large numbers in any of the nized in Iraq prior to the investiga- localities visited, but was said to be tions of the United States Department more abundant in Bedra, the oasis of of Agriculture that two of their im- its origin. portant varieties were going under the' same name. The fruit of the northern 80789. Obtained at Mandali. variety is very similar to that of the 80790. Obtained from the Oasis of southern variety, but is larger anrf Bedra through the courtesy of J. later in ripening. F. Webster, Inspector General of 80801. Khasal). Obtained in Basra. A, Agriculture in Iraq. medium-sized black date said to be 80791. Braim. Obtained at Basra. A the latest-ripening variety in southern medium-sized oblong amber date com- Iraq. Sometimes the dates are al- mon on the Shaat Al Arab. Almost lowed to remain on the palms until the entire crop in southern Iraq is the coming of the Christmas frosts. harvested in the " khalal " or preripe Although the flavor is but indifferent, stage, boiled, dried and exported to yet a date which so lengthens the other parts of Iraq and to India, Per- season for fresh fruit does not lack sia, and Arabia. popularity. About 1 in 6,000 palms on the banks of the Shaat Al Arab is of 80792. Dairi. Obtained at Basra. A com- this variety, and it is to be found on mon variety in southern Iraq, said to the banks of the Tigris as far north be almost on a par with Bayer [No. as Baghdad, but has not been found 80808] in its resistance to adverse con- on the Euphrates. ditions. The purplish-brown fruit is medium to large, oblong-elliptical, and 80802. Khatooni. A local variety in Man- of good quality. It now appears that dali. The fruit is small to medium there are a number of palms of this sized, oblong, purplish black, and of variety already growing in the Coa- fair quality. 42 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

80780 to 80809—Continued. 80780 to 80809—Continued. 80803 and 80804. Maktum. A medium to make it desirable for testing in pros- large, oblong, amber date with a mild pective date areas in the United flavor. It is late ripening and is of States. It is very resistant to ad- excellent quality. It is already well verse conditions, survives drought known in the southwestern United better than any other variety, and is States, where there are a limited num- said to be less subject to insect ber of palms. The variety is widely attacks. In Iraq it is generally distributed in Iraq, but is nowhere planted on the poorest soil, which very abundant, existing largely as may have something to do with the specimen palms for the use of garden poor quality of the fruit obtained. owners rather than for commercial The fruit is medium sized, oblong, purposes. deep red, cures well, and seems adapted to commercial handling. 80803. Obtained in Basra. 80809. Red Maktum. Obtained in Man- 80804. Obtained in Mandali. dali. An inferior seedling having no 80805. Rabaty. A single offshoot brought resemblance either in palm or in fruit in by one of the natives who assisted to the real Maktum as far as could in packing at Basra and who said it be observed. It is a medium-sized was a very fine date. It is probably date of a dull reddish brown. a seedling. 80810. BUDDLEIA MACROSTACHYA - 80806. Salany. Obtained in Mandali. A medium to large-sized reddish-brown Benth. Loganiaceae. date of fair quality. From Gangtok, Sikkim, India. Seeds pre- €0807. Shalany. A local variety obtained sented by the Sikkim Forest Manager. in Mandali. Received May 15, 1928. Numbered in June, 1929. £0808. Bayer. Obtained in Basra. The commonest variety in southern Iraq, A tender shrub, 3 to 8 feet high, with said to compose about 45 per cent of white, woolly, oblong-lanceolate leaves up the total palm population. It is not to 8 inches long and white flowers with generally regarded very highly in an orange throat, in dense spikes 4 to 10 Iraq, but has certain qualities which inches long. Native to the Himalayas. INDEX OF COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES

Abies sp., 80357. Brassica spp., 80576-80582. Abumon sp. See Agapanthus sp. oleracea viridis, 80650. Acacia spp., 80681, 80769. rugosa, 80674, 80675. albida, 80664. Breadnut. See Artocarpus communis. falcata, 80060. Broadbean. See Vida faba. lasiopetala, 80665. Broom. See Cytisus spp. ligulata. See A. salicina. pale. See C. albus. longifolia sophorae, 80061. paradise. See C. scoparius andreanus. maidenii, 80062. Province. See C. purgans. rupicola, 80063. Scotch. See C. scoparius. salidna, 80064. Warminster. See C. praecox. Acanthorhiza aculeata, 80170. Buddleia macrostachya, 80810. Acer myabei, 80268. Burra. See Acacia falcata. Aconitum sp., 80358. Acrocomia vinifera, 80761. Cajanus indious, 80155-80167. Adansonia digitata, 80412. Callicoma serratifolia, 80065. Agapanthus sp., 80556. Calocarpum viride, 80683. AlUzzia lebbekoides, 80568. Calodendrum capensis. See Pallasia ca- Algaroba. See Prosopis chilensis. pen&is. Almond. See Amygdalus communis. Calophyllum inophyllum, 80684. Alsem. See Citrus webberii. Canavalia ensiformis, 80501, 80562. Amygdalus communis, 80126, 80127. gladiata, 80503-80505. persica, 80089, 80128-80134, 80571- Canna, edible. See Cawna edulis. 80574. Canna edulis, 80382-80387, 80542, 80543. Anacardium occidentale, 80677. Cape-cowslip. See Laohenalia spp. Anay. See Hufelandia anay. Capulin. See Prunus capuli. Anemone sp., 80359. Caragana pygmaea, 80270. Apeiba aspera, 80682. Carica caulijlora, 80048. Apple. See Mains spp. papaya, 80178, 80583. Apricot. See Prunus armeniuca. Caryota mitis, 80179. Archontophoenix alexandrae, 80171. Casabanana. See Sicana odorifera. Areca catechu, 80172. Cassia spp., 80636, 80676. -Argan. See Argania spinosa. Castanea mollissima, 80388. Argania sideroxylon. See Argania spinosa. Castanopsis sp., 80041. spinosa, 80669. Cedrela sp., 80685. Artocarpus communis, 80173, 80555. Chamaedorea sp., 80686. Arum spp., 80557-80559. Chayota edulis, 80075, 80094, 80097-80099, Asparagus-bean. See Vigna sesquipedulis. 80527-80529. Assonia mastcrsii 80174. Chayote. See Chayota edulis. Astragalus sp., 80102. Cherry. See Prunus sp., 80373. sindcus, 80533. maraschino. See P. cerasus marasca. Astrocaryum aureum, 80762. oriental. See P. serrulata. Attalea spectabilis, 80175. sour. See P. cerasus. Avena spp., 80221-80245, 80718-80725, sweet. See P. avium. Chestnut, hairy. See Castanea mollissima. byzantina, 80217-80219. Chile-bells, red. See Lapageria rosea. sativa, 80220. Chincherichee. See Ornithogalum thyr- Avocado. See Persea americana. soides aureum. Azalea. See Rhododendron albrechtii, R. Chinese-poppy, yellow. See Meconopsis in- mariesii, and R. tschonoskii. tegri folia. Chinquapin, evergreen. See Castanopsis Bamboo. See Phyllostachys spp. sp. Baobab. See Adansonia digitata. Chloris castilloniana, 80525. Barberry. See Berberis spp. Chordospartium stevensoni, 80566. Barleria lupulina, 80053. Chrysanthemum coronarium, 80651. Barley. See Hordeum vulgare pallidum. maximum, 80055-80058. Barringtonia asiatica, 80176. Pyrenees. See Chrysanthemum maxi- specio8a. See B. asiatica. mum. Bauhinia sp., 80360. Citrullus vulgaris, 80436-80444, 80584, malabarica, 80042. 80585, 80687. Bean, adzuki. See Phaseolus angularis. Citrus sp., 80635. common. See P. vulgarts. angulata. See Merope angulata. hyacinth. See Dolichos lablab. nobilis deliciosa, 80147. jack. See Canavalia ensiformis. noUlis unshiu, 80253-80260. mung. See Phaseolus aureus. vangasay, 80649. sword. See Canavalia gladiata. webbern, 80662. Berberis insignis, 80076. Clematis, Armand. See Clematis armandi. replicata, 80645. Clematis armandi, 80105. sanguined, 80393. gouriana, 80119, 80630, 80661. umbellata, 80077. Clover, bur. See Medicago hispida denti- wallichdana, 80078. culata. Betula turkestanica fetisowi, 80269. red. See Trifolium pratense. Birch. See Betula turkestanica fetisotoi. strawberry. See T. rempinatum. Bolusanthus speciosus, 80666. Cocholospermum hibiscoides. See Maxi- Bora88us flabellifer, 80177. milianea vitifolia. 44 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

Cocos amara. See Rhyticocos amara. Euonymus verrucosus, 80402. Colocasia spp., 80586, 80587. Euterpe ventricosa, 80763. Corn. See Zea mays. Exoecaria bicolor, 80678. Corypha sp., 80633. Cotoneaster spp., 80361, 80394-80398. Fatsia japonica, 80600. harroviana, 80394. Feronia elephantum. See F. Mmonia. Cotton. See Gossypium spp. limonia, 80567. Cowpea. See Vigna sinensis. Ficus sp., 80569. Coyo. See Persea schiedeana. benjamina, 80080. Crab, Sikkim. See Mains sikkimensis. calophylloides, 80417. Crapemyrtle, queen. See Lagerstroemia carica, 80150-80153, 80294-80299. speciosa. conora, 80047. Crataegus stipulosa, 80688. hispida, 80081. Croton sp., 80249. hookeri, 80082. Crowndaisy. See Chrysanthemum corona- indica, 80418. Hum. minahassae, 80419. Cucumber. See Cucumis sativus. nuda, 80420. Cucumis melo, 80117, 80445-80450, 80588- odorata, 80421. 80591, 80643. vogelii, 80413. sativus, 80031. Fig. See Ficus spp. Cucurbitat maxima, 80422. Benjamin. See F. benjamina. moschata, 80592-80596. common. See F. carica. pepa, 80597, 80598. Fir. See Abies sp. Cushaw. See Oucurbita moschata. Firethorn. See Pyracantha sp. Cpnodon dactylon, 80145, 80146. Firmiana barteri, 80659. Cyrilla racemiflora, 80049. Flacourtia rukam, 80120, 80770. Cytisus spp., 80325-80327. Fragaria spp., 80108-80116, 80140-80143. albus, 80308. orientalis, 80713. alschingeri. See Laburnum anagyroides alschingeri. Gentian. See Gentiana brachyphylla. ardoini, 80423. Himalayan. See G. tibetica. austriacus, 80309. milkweed. See G. asclepiadea. beanii, 80424. Gentiana asclepiadea, 80271. biflorus, 80310, 80311. baicaliensis, 80272. candicans. See C. monspessulanus. brachyphylla. 80195. dallimorei, 80312. burseri, 80273. decumbens, 80313. fetisowii, 80274. monspessulanus, 80314. freyniana, 80275. multiflorus incarnatus, 80315. grombezewskii, 80276. nigricans carlieri. See C. nigricans kurroo, 80277. elongatus. macrophylla, 80278. nigricans elongatus, 8.0316. olivieri, 80279. praecox, 80194. pannonica, 80280. praecox albus, 80317. phlogifolia, 80281. purgans, 80318. przewulskii, 80282. purpureus, 80425. saponaria, 80283. rochelii, 80319. septemfida, 80284. scoparius, 80320-80324. tibetica, 80285. scoparius andreanus, 80426-80431. walujewi, 80286. Daffodil, petticoat. See Narcissus bulbo- Gerbera kunzeana, 80654. codium citrinus. Ginger. See Zinziber offlcinale. Dahlia maxonii, 80689. Gladiolus sp., 80560. Daphne, Balkan. See Daphne blagayana. Gliricidia maculata. See G. sepium. Daphne blagayana, 80432. sepium, 80691. cneorum, 80433. Glydne hispida. See Soja maw. Deguelia trifoliata, 80052. Goldenchain. See Laburnum anagyroides Delphinium sp., 80362. alschingeri. Derris uUginosa. See Deguelia trifoliata. Gossypium spp., 80213, 80657, 80775-80779. Desmodium tiliaefolium. See Meibomia cernuum, 80208. jamaicense, 80209. tiliaefoUa. kirkii, 80210. Deutzia spp., 80400, 80401. purpurascens, 80211. schneideriana laxiflora, 80399. schottii, 80212. Dialium guineense, 80180. Grammatophyllum speciosum, 80252. Diospyros kaki, 80118. Grape. See Vitis spp. Dolioholm phaseoloides, 80090. European. See V. vinifera. Dolichos labial), 80506-80509. sand. See V. rupestris. Dombeya mmtersii. See Assonia mastersii. Grass, Bermuda. See Gynodon dactylon. See also Ohloris castilloniana, Pani- Eggplant. See Solanum melongena. cum paucispicatum, Saccharum Wlaeis guineensis, 80181. spontaneum, and Spartina town- Elder. See ®amfoucus latipinna. sendi. Elm, Japanese. See JJlmus japonica. Grevillea hilliana, 80068. Wnglerophoeniw sp., 80767. Grewia occidentalis, 80550. Enterolobium cyclocarpum, 80690. Gundelia tournefortii, 80672, 80673 Erica arborea alpina, 80328. carnea, 80329-80333. Halfordia drupifera, 80069. ciliaris, 80334. Heath. See Ericm spp. c$nerea\, 80335. Biscay. See E. mediterranea, mackaiana. See E. mackaii. crossleaf. See E. tetralix. mackaii, 80336. fringed. See E. ciliaris. mediterranea, 80337. spring. See E. oamea. tetraUxt 80338. twisted. See E. cinerea. williamsii, 80339. Helenium autumnale, 80059, 80356. Briobotrya hookeniana, 80079. Hemlock. See Tsuga dumosa. Erythrina acanthocarpa, 80251. Holly. See Ilex spp. Escallonia sp., 80101. Honckenya ftcifolia, 80692. Eucalyptus corymbosa, 80066. Honeysuckle. See Lonicera spp. ffummifera. See E. corymbosa. Hordeum vulgare palUdwm, 80121. siderophloia, 80067. Hufelandia anayy 80500. Eugenia aquea, 80531. Hyophorbe verschaffelti, 80182. APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 45 Ilex sp., 80363. Oreodoxa regia. See Roystonea regia. insignia, 80083. Ormosia monosperma, 80091. pernyi3 80403. Ornithogalum spp., 80562-80564. purpurea, 80095. arabicum, 80352. Inoarvillea grandiflora, 80364. lacteum, 80575. Inodes blackburniana, 80183. pyrenaicum, 80215. mexicana-, 80551. speciosum, 80353. Ipomoea batatas, 80601. thyrsoides aureum, 80354. macalusoi, 80046. Oryza sativa, 80050, 80051, 80389-80392 Iriartea exorrhiza. Sees Socratea exor- 80663. rhiza. Iris, Clarke. See Iris clarhei. Pallasia capensis. 80667. Iris spp., 80365-80367. Palm, African oil. See Elaeis guineense. clarkei, 80084, 80404. Australian fan. See Livistona aus- Ironbark, broadleaf. See Eucalyptus sid- tralis. erophloia. betel. See Areca catechu. Chinese fan. See Livistona chinensis. Kale. See Brassica oleracea viridis. date. See Phoenix dactylifera. Kennedia rubicunda, 80070. Fiji fan. See Styloma paciflca. Kentia sp., 80774. fishtail. See Caryota mitis. macarthuri. See Ptychosperma macar- MacArthur. See Ptycosperma mac- thuri. arthuri. Kigerukkan. See Merope angulata. Palmyra. See Borassus flabellifer. Kitaibelia UndemutJH, 80405. rootspine. See Acanthorhiza aouleata. KoMa drynarioides, 80267. royal. See Roystonea regia. Laburnum anagyroides alschingeri, 80406. spindle. See Hyophorbe versohaffelti. Lachenalia rubida, 80350. See also Acrocomia vinifera, Archonto- tricolor aurea, 80351. phoenix alexandrae, Astrocaryum .Lactuca sp., 80602. aureum, Attalea spectabilis, Chamae- Lagerstroemia flos-reginae. See L. speciosa. dorea sp., Corypha sp., Englero* speciosa, 80184. phoenix sp., Euterpe ventricosa, Lapageria rosea, 80434, 80638. Kentia sp., Licuala elegans, Linoma Lardizabala biternata, 80435. alba, Livistona olivaeforrms, Mar- Larkspur. See Delphinum sp. tin ezia corallina, Rhyticocos amor a, Latania commersonii, 80185. Inodes mexicana, and Socratea exor- Leatherwood. See Cyrilla racemiflora. rhiza. Lettuce. See Lactuca sp. Palmetto, blackburn. See Inodes black- Licuala elegans, 80764. burniana. Ligustrum sp., 80287. Panicum paucispicatum, 80526. Lilac. See Syringa spp. Papaya. See Carica papaya. Liliwn spp., 80455, 80599. Parmentiera edulis, 80694. Lily. See Lilium spp. Pea. See Pisum sativum. Mnoma alba, 80765. darling. See Sivainsona galegifolia. Lissochilus sp., 80660. Peach. See Amygdalus persica. Livistona australis, 80186. Pear. See Pyrus sp. chinensis, 80187. Pea-tree, dwarf. See Caragana pygmaea. olivaeformis, 80766. Pedicularis gracilis, 80199. Lomatia fraxinifolia, 80071. integrifoUa, 80200. longifolia. See Tricondylus myricoides. megalantha, 80201. Lonicera sp., 80407. roylei, 80202. maximowiczii, 80714. sciiizorrhyncha, 80203. LonchGcarpus speciosus. See Bolusanthus trichoglossa, 80204. speciosus. Per sea sp., 80658. Luehed seemannii, 80693. americana, 80532, 80552, 80553. Lycopersicon esculentum, 80032. gratissima. See P. americana. schiedeana, 80540. Maesa rmgosa, 80655. Persimmon, kaki. See Diospyros Jcaki. Malus sp., 80368. Phaseolus sp., 80695. sikMmensis, 80646. angularis, 80510-80517. Manzanilla. See Crataegus stipulosa. aureus, 80518, 80519. Kartinezia corallina, 80188. vulgaris, 80370, 80603-80623. Maximiliana sp. See Englorophoewfa sp. Phoenix dactylifera, 80780-80809. Mawimilianea vitifolia, 80631. Phyllocarpus septentrionalis, 80696. Meconopsis integrifoUa, 80369. Phyllostachys sp., 80149. Medicago hispida dentioulata, 80534. edulis, 80034. Meibomia tttiaefolia, 80085. Pieris taitvanensis, 80647. Melon. See Gucumis melo. Pigeon pea. See Gajanus indicus. Melothria odorata, 80086. Pine, Armand. See Pinus armandi. Merope angulata, 80122. Pine. See Pinus spp. Milkvetch. See Astragalus sp. Pinus armandi, 80096. Monkshood. See Aconitum sp. insularis, 80044. Morning-glory. See Ipomoea macalusoi. merhusii, 80103. Mucuna sp., 80634. nigra mauritanica, 80106. Myoporum acuminatum angmtifolium, oocarpa, 80697. 80414-80416. Pistache. See Pistacia spp. Pistacia integerrima, 80035. Narcissus bulbocodium citrinus, 80196. vera, 80452-80454. Pisum sativum, 80535, 80624. cyclamineusy 80197. Platymiscium polystachyum, 80698. Kecklacetree. See Ormosia monosperma. Polymnia edulis, 80100. Nerine sp., 80561. Portlandia grandiflora, 80189. Nicotiana tabacum, 80250. Potato. See Solanum tuberosum. Oats. See Avena spp. Primrose. See Primula spp. Qmphalodes verna, 801 Primula anisodora, 80054. Orange, mandarin. See Citrus nobilis delir forrestii, 80372. ciosa. Pritchardia pacifica. See Styloma paciflca. Satsuma. See G. nobilis unnhiu. Privet. See Ligustrum sp. Orchid; See QrammafOphyllum speciosum Prosopis chilensis, 80771. and Lissochilus sp. j'uliflora. See P. chilensis. 46 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

Prostanthera lasianthoSj 80530. Star-of-Bethlehem. See Ornithogalum pyre- Prunus sp., 80373. naicum and O. spedosum. amygdalus. See Amygdalus communis. Arabian. See O. arabicum. armeniaca, 80135-80138. Sterculia sp., 80703. * avium, 80261, 80262. barteri. See Firmiana barteri. capuli, 80632. 8tranvae8ia sp., 80371. cerams, 80139. Strawberry. See Fragaria spp. cerasus marasca, 80263-80266. Streblus asper, 80637. persica. See Amygdalus persica. Styloma paciflea, 80192. serrulata, 80036. Styrax hookeri, 80087. Ptychosperma alexandrae. See Archonto- Sugarcane. See Saocharum oflicinarum. phoenix alexandrae. Sweetpotato. See Ipomoea batatas. macarthuri, 80190. Swainsona ooronillifolia. See £. galegU Pumpkin. See Cucurbita pepo. folia. Pyracantha sp., 80408. galegifolia, 80072. Pyrus sp., 80154. Symphonia globulifera, 80704. Syncarpia glomulifera, 80073. Radermachera sp., 80570. Syringa sp., 80292. Rhododendron spp., 80376-80381. rpbusta. See 8. wolfl. aTbrechtU, 80304. ipolfi, 80717. campanulatum, 80656. coriaceum, 80374. Tabebuia sp., 80707. decorum, 80305. donnell-smithii, 80705. heliolepis, 80375. pentaphylla, 80706. mariesii, 80306. Tamarind, velvet. See Dialium guineense. tschonoskU, 80307. Taonabo japonica, 80652. Rhynchosia phaseoloides. See Dolicholus Ternstroemia japonica. See Taonabo- phaseoloides. japonica. Rhyticocos amara, 80191. Theobroma bicolor. See Tribroma bicolor.. Rice. See Oryza sativa. Tigerflower, common. See Tigridia pavonia^ Rosa foetida, 80648. Ticjridia pavonia, 80104, 80246-80248. harisonii, 80544-80547. Tobacco, common. See Nicotiana tabacum*. lutea. See R. foetida. Tojleldia calyculata, 80207. rubrifolia, 80288. Tomato. See Lycopersicon esculentum. spinosissima, 80289, 80548, 80549. Tribroma bicolor, 80708. spinosissima altaica, 80290. Tricondylus myricoides, 80074. spinosis8ima hispida, 80291. Trifolium- pratense, 80093. Rosarybean. See Dolicholus phaseoloides. resupinatum, 80293. Roscoea hummna, 80205. Triplaris amerioana, 80709. Rose, Altai. See Rosa spinosissima altaica. Triticum aestivum, 80340-80347, 80639— Austrian brier. See R. foetida. 80641, 80653, 80726-80756. bristly Scotch. See R. spinosissima durum, 80348, 80642. hispida. turgidum, 80757-80759. Harrison's yellow. See R. harisonU. vulgare. See T. aestivum. redleaf. See R. rubrifolia. Tsuga brunoniana. See T. dumosa. Scotch. See R. sninosissima. dumosa, 80088. Roystonea regia, 80768. Turraea obtusifolia, 80214. Rubus copelandii, 80679. Vlmus japonica, 80554. Sabal mexicana. See Inodes mexicana. Undetermined, 80015, 80193, 80565. umbraculifera. See I. blackburniana. Sabinea carinalis, 80644. Vaccinium barandanum, 80680. Saccharum oflicinarum, 80092, 80107, 80144, Vallota purpurea. See V. speciosa, 80169, 80541. speciosa, 80355. spontaneum, 80349. Venusbutton. See Omphalodes verna.. Sambucus latipinna, 80715. Veronica roenitzeri, 80410. racemosa, 80716. waldsteinii, 80411. • Sandalwood, false. See Ximenia americana. Vetch. See Vicia narbonensis. Sapote, green. See Calocarpum viride. Vicia faba, 80538, 80539. Saxifraga aXberti, 80206. narbonensis, 80216. Saxifrage. See Saxifraga qlberti. Vigna lutea, 80772. Scarboro-lily. See Vallota 8'peciosa. retusa. See V. lutea. Scopolina japonica, 80670. sesquipedalis, 80520-80523. Sechium edUle. See Chayota edulis. 8inensi8, 80524. Setiecio salignus, 80699. Virola sp., 80668. 8e8bamia cannabina, 80148. Vitis berlandieri X riparia, 80123. Sicana odorifera, 80700, 80701. rupestris, 80124, 80125. Sideroxylon tempisquv, 80702. vinifera, 80037-80040, 80300-80303.. Sneezeweed. See Hclenium autumnale. Voandzeia subterranca, 80451. Snowball. See Styrqx hookeri. Socratea exorrhiza, 80773. Watermelon. See Citrullus vulgaris. Soja max, 80459-80498, 80536, 80537, Wheat, common. See Triticum aestivum.- 80671. durum. See T. durum. Solanum melongena, 80625. poulard. See T. turgidum. tub er o sum , 80019-80030, 80168, Wood apple'. See Feronia limonia. 80626-80628. Woodbetony. See Pedicularis spp. Borbm wiUoniana, 80409. Soybean. See Soja max. Ximenia americana, 80499. Spartina townsendi, 80033, 80043. Spinach, common. See Spinacia oleracea. Zea mays, 80710-80712. Spinacia oleravea, 80629. Zinzibcr sp., 80458. Squash. See Cucurbita maxima. offtdnale, 80456, 80457.

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