275662 UNITE0 STATES DEPARTMENT

INVENTORY No." 8

Washington, D. C. • Issued August, 1928 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN PUNT INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY, JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31,1926 (F. P. I. NOS. 65708 TO

CONTENTS Introductory statement „ 1 Inventory—t.—-—.—— —-_ „.. •* - .,. .. 3 Index of common and scientific names - - 47

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT EARLY a thousand introductions are included in the present inventory, N representing practically all classes of economic plants and drawn from nearly every corner of the globe. From the cold region of Manchuria in northeastern China quantities of interest* ing plant material have continued to come in as the result of,agricultural explora- tions of that Province by P. H. Dorsett. As in the preceding inventory, this material includes locally developed types of practically all of the well-known^ fruits, vegetables, and cereals, and should be of unusual value to crop specialists and plant breeders in the northernmost parts of the United States. In the subtropical Province of Kwangtung, southeastern China, F. A, McClure has continued his explorations. Among his collections are seeds of Erentochloa ophiuroides (No. 65839), a deep-green, medium coarse, low-growing grass con- sidered to be the best lawn grass for that region. It beconies 3 to 4 inches high, has smooth soft blades, and propagates easily by runners. Previous introduc- tions of this grass have done well in the Gulf coast area and promise well for pasture and lawn purposes. Further introductions are for tjie purposes of getting a more hardy strain which will continue green throughout the winter period and thus afford a better lawn grass, and also to get more vigorous strains for use in pasture lands. / Material of two local varieties of the Chinese hah*y chestnutf (Castanea mol- lissima, Nos. 65805 and 65806) was also obtained by Mr. McClure; these will be of special interest for the use of plant breeders who are attempting to find blight- resistant chestnut strains for the United States. Other chestnut introductions included in this inventory will also be of interest for the same reason. Four samples of Castanea were sent in from Nanking, China—C. henryi (Nos. 65715 and 66036), C. mollissima (No. 66037), and C. seguinii (No. 66038). Seeds of an evergreen chinquapin (Castanopsis hystrix, No. 65759) were presented by the Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjiling, India. This is a tall tree with small nuts. Its chief value is as a timber tree for subtropical regions. Forage-crop specialists will be interested in a number of introductions from Morocco and the Canary Islands which were sent in by David Fairchild during his visits to those countries. Four local strains of vetch (Vicia saliva, Nos. 66016 to 66019) were collected in different parts of Morocco. From the same country a number of grasses were obtained, including Avena barbata and A. sterilis (Nos. 66004 and 66005), Hyparrhenia hirta (No. 66008), and Triticum ovatum (No. 66015). Calopogonium mucunoides (No. 66085), which is being used successfully 73930—28 1

.## 2 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED in Sumatra and'the Malay States as a ground cover and green-manure plant, has already shown, from a previous introduction, its probable value for these pur- poses in southern Florida. It makes a dense matted growth and thrives under Florida conditions. It needs to be extensively tested in the Gulf States and studied from the standpoint of varietal differences and adaptation. The Palmyra palm (J3orassus flabellifer, No. 66649) of India and Ceylon is a most interesting and useful plant. Whether or not it will succeed in the continental United States is yet to be determined, but it is possible that it can be grown in southern Florida and perhaps in other places. The many uses to which it is put in its native habitat make it seem indispensable to the native population. It furnishes food, drink, and fiber, the products in each form being numerous. Another palm, Hyphaene thebaica (No. 66656), known as the Doum palm, is interesting from the fact that it is a most beautiful plant and the only branch- ing palm known. An unusual series of cotton varieties (Gossypium spp., Nos. 66020 to 66026) was received from Italian Somaliland through the director of their agricultural department. These are mostly local varieties developed by the Somaliland natives, and should be of special value for semiarid regions of the Southwest. Although the Amur grape (Vitis amurensis, No. 65960) with its brilliant autumnal coloring is usually considered from the standpoint of an exceptionally hardy ornamental vine, it should be worth the attention of grape growers desir- ing to obtain vigorous hardy varieties for the northernmost parts of the United States and Alaska. An Ecuadorian highland relative of the papaya (Carica candamarcensis, No. 66651) is reported to have small, acid-flavored fruits used for jams and preserves. This will suggest to subtropical fruit breeders the possibility of hybridization with the idea of varying the flavor and extending the growing area of the common papaya. Three species and one variety of Magnolia (Nos. 66077 to 66080), all native to western China, were received from Le"on Che'nault, Orleans, France. All of these are practically unknown in American horticulture and promise to be desirable additions to a very popular group of ornamental trees. As a subtropical ornamental climbing shrub, Bauhinia gcdpini (No. 66148) appears to have considerable merit. It attains a height of 10 or more feet under favorable conditions, and the brick-red flowers appear continuously from spring till fall. A number of species of the so-called butterfly bushes have become popular ornamentals in those parts of the country not having severe winters. One of the handsomest of the genus (Buddleia colvilei, No, 65758), native to the Hima- layas, has large loose clusters of crimson flowers. It is practically unknown in American horticulture and should be tested in southern California and the Gulf States. The botanical determinations of these introductions have been made and the nomenclature determined by H. C. Skeels, and the descriptive matter has been prepared under the direction of Paul Russell, who has had general supervision of this inventory. ROLAND MCKEE, Acting Senior Agricultural Explorer in Charge. OFFICE OF FOREIGN PLANT INTRODUCTION, Washington, D. C.f September 17, 1927. INVENTORY1

65708. HICORIA CATHAYENSIS (Sarg.) 65710 to 65714—Continued. Chun. Juglandaceae. Hickory. 65713. RUBUS sp. From Nanking, China. Seeds presented by W. Pyne's Royal. The enormous fruits are born© Young Chun, Chinese Nurseries. Received on short trusses, conical in shape, solid, and of February 25,-1926. good flavor; the canes are very stout and vigor- This is reported to be the only hickory found in ous. This is in our opinion the largest raspberry China. As described by Sargent (Plantae Wttso- in cultivation; it was raised by Mr. Pyne and nianae, vol. 3, p. 187), it is a tree 40 to 75 feet high, first fruited in 1908. Introduced in 1913. with a gray-barked trunk 1 to 2 feet in diameter and For previous introduction see No. 52491. compound leaves about a foot long composed of five to seven pairs of narrowly oval leaflets, pale green 65714. RUBUS sp. above and rusty brown beneath. The thick-shelled nuts, about an inch long, are collected by the Chi- Bed Cross. The very early fruits are large and nese for sale; they are eaten as a sweetmeat, and a of good flavor, and the canes stout and upright. clear yellow oil is extracted from them for use in This new and promising variety was raised by tency pastry. The tough, strong wood is used for Mr. Pyne. tool handles. The tree grows wild in the mountains of Chekiang, where the native name is Shan-gho-to. 65715. CASTANEA HENRYI (Skan) For previous introduction see No. 43952. Rehd. and Wils. Fagaceae. From Nanking, China. Seeds presented by W. 65709. PYRUS CALLERYANA Decaisne. Young Chun, Chinese Nurseries. Received Malaceae. Pfcar. March 2, 1926. From Nanking, China. Seeds presented by Prof. J. A Chinese chestnut which, as described in Plan H. Reisner, College of Agriculture and Forestry, tae Wilsonianae (vol. 3, p. 196), is a deciduous tree University of Nanking. Received February 25, 25 to 90 feet tall, with oblong-lanceolate, long-acu 1926. minate leaves, green on both sides. The burs am either solitary or two or three in a bunch and con- For trial as a stock for cultivated apple and pear tain usually but one nut. varieties. For previous introduction see No. 65450. 65710 to 65714. RUBUS spp. Rosa- ceae. Raspberry. 65716. Ficus CARICA L. Moraceat. From St. Jean le Blanc, near Orleans, Loiret, Fig. France. Plants presented by Edmond Versin. From Beirut, Syria. Cuttings purchased from Received March 4,1926. Notes from Bunyard's Dr. A. E. Day, American University of Beirut. Catalog of Fruit Trees, 1924-25. Received March 3, 1926. 65710. RUBUS sp. Kazzi fig. From the district of the Murah, Heytor. north of Batrun. This fig is said to be rather large, red inside and green without, and to ripen early. 65711. RUBUS sp. (Day.) Lloyd George. This variety is perpetual in habit and keeps a supply of fruit from the ear- 65717 to 65719. liest season till late autumn. It is vigorous and From Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Seeds pre- productive and is in all respects a sterling nov- sented by F. H. Baker. Received February 27, elty. Introduced by Mr. Kettle, violet specialist 1926. of Corfe Castle. / 65717 and 65718. ACACIA spp. Mimosaceae. For previous introduction see No.' 62337. 65717. ACACIA DISCOLOR Willd. 65712. RUBUS sp. A tall, unarmed shrub or small tree, native Park Lane. This is the most delicious of all to southeastern Australia and Tasmania, raspberries, and although unexcelled for dessert which bears, in autumn, terminal and axil- use it is too soft for market culture. The fruit is lary clusters of yellow flowers. round and the drupes large. Introduced by Mr. Pyne. For previous introduction see No. 6296a 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 Office of Foreign Plant Introduction, and, further, that the printing of such names here does not constitute their ofl&cial publication and adoption in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the American 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 nannony 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 seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inventories are appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or herbariunj. 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 correct- ness of the identification of any plant received from this office, herbarium specimens of leaves an£ Sowers should be sent in so that definite identification can be made. PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

65717 to 65719—Continued. 65722 to 65730—-Continued. 66718. ACACIA PENNINERVIS Sieber. 65726. ABIES sp. The bark of this Australian acacia contains No. 13447. November, 1925, A tree 40 to 18 per cent of tannic acid, according to Maiden 50 feet high, found on Mount Koangkei, North (Useful Native Plants of Australia), and is Tebbu country, at an altitude of 12,000 feet. said to endure comparatively low tempera- The curved, emarginate leaves, glaucous beneath, tures. The same authority states that it is are very large; the cones are 3 inches in length a tall shrub or tree with narrow sickle-shaped and the scales broad, with a remarkably large phyllodia and short racemes of pale-yellow foliaceous mucro. flowers. 65727. ABIES sp. For previous introduction see No. 62961. No. 13448. November, 1925. A tree 40 feet 85719. HAKEA. LAUEINA B. Br. Proteaceae. high, growing at an altitude of 11,000 feet on Mount Koangkei, North Tebbu country. The A tall Australian shrub, 30 feet or less high, needles and cones are smaller than my No. 13447 remarkable for its showy crimson flowers. These [No. 65726], but the scales are similar. are in globular heads, about 2 inches in diameter, from which numerous golden yellow styles pro- 65728. ABIES sp. trude an inch or so in ail directions. No. 13451. A tree 60 to 80 feet high, found at For previous introduction see No. 64483. Djrakana, Tebbu country, at an altitude of 11,000 feet, November, 1925. The leaves are 65720. LILIUM suTCHUENENSE Franch. thick, broadly sessile or slightly petiolate, and Liliaceae. Lily. the cones are 2 inches or more long. From Kew, England. Seeds presented by the 65729. ABIES sp. Royal Botanic Garden, through Prof. E. B. No. 13454. A tree 80 feet high, found at Babcock, University of California, Berkeley. Djrakana, Tebbu country, at an altitude of Received March 1, 1926. 11,000 feet, November, 1925. The large thick A lily from Szechwan, western China, with a leaves are glaucous above and dull green beneath, stem 3 to 5 feet high, the underground portion and the purplish black cones, 1% inches long, running along horizontally before coming to the are mucronate. surface. The thickly scattered leaves are linear and deep green, and the pendulous flowers, up to 65780. ABIES sp. 20 in number, have reflexed orange-red segments No. 13466. A tree 100 to 150 feet high, growing spotted purplish-black and red anthers. on Lienhoa Mountain, central Kansu, at an For previous introduction see No. 55609. altitude of 12,500 feet, October, 1925. The large blunt leaves are glaucous beneath, and the cones, 65721. CARICA PAPAYA L. Papaya- 2 inches or more long, are purplish black. ceae. Papaya. 65731. HYDNOCARPUS ANTHELMINTHICA From Pakse, Laos, Indo China. Seeds presented by Q. Ricau. Received March 2, 1926. Pierre. Flacourtiaceae. From Dalat, Anam. Indo-China. Seeds presented Papaya de Ceylon. Introduced for testing in by R. Isl. Received March 2,1926. the warmest parts of the United States. The maikrabao, as this species is called in Siam, 65722 to 65730. ABIES spp. Pinaceae. where it is native, is a vigorous, graceful tree 30 to 60 feet high, with large leathery leaves up to a foot Fir. in length, pale yellowish above and shining green From Kansu, China. Seeds collected by J. F. below. The rose or purplish flowers are in few- Rock, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. flowered racemes, and the large round fruits, about Received March 2, 1926. Notes by Mr. Rock, 3 inches in diameter, contain each about 80 oval seeds from which a fatty oil is expressed. In its 65722. ABIES sp. physical characteristics and chemical composition No. 13423. October, 1925. A tree 40 to 50 this oil closely resembles chaulmoogra oil, which is feet high, with ascending branches, found in the used with great success in the treatment of leprosy. Maerhku Valley, northern slopes of the Minshan. Like the true chaulmoogra oil (obtained from The needles are glossy on both sides. TaraUogenos kurzi King), this consists to a large extent of the glyceryl esters of chaulmoogric and 65728. ABIES sp. hydnocarpie acids, and it may therefore be in- ferred that it possesses similar medicinal value. No. 13425. A tree 60 to 80 feet high, found in the Maerhku Valley, northern slopes of the For previous introduction see No. 58592. Minshan, at an altitude of 10,000 feet, October, . 1925. . The needles are long, wiry, and glaucous, 65732. CASSIA NODOSA Buch.-Ham. the cones 2 inches long, and the scales broad and purplish black. Caesalpiniaceae. From Assam, India. Seeds presented by Mrs. S. 65724. ABIES sp. A. D. Boggs, Louisville, Ky., through F. L. No. 13429. From the Maerhku Valley, Mulford. Bureau of Plant Industry. Received northern slopes of the Minshan, at an altitude March 1,1926. of 10,600 feet, November, 1925. A tree 80 feet Pink and white shower. This magnificent flower- nigh, with long leaves, glossy on both sides; ing tree is one of the most commonly cultivated cones 2H inches or more long, and broad purplish ornamental plants in Honolulu, where it is much black scales. used for street planting. It is a moderate-sized 65725. ABIES sp. deciduous tree, with long drooping branches and glossy leaves; during May and June it bears a pro- No. ' 13436. Djrakana, Tebbu country, fusion of beautiful bright-pink rose-scented flowers November, 1925. A tree 80 feet high, growing which are in dense clusters on long stalks. It is at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The long needles native from the eastern Himalayas to the Malay are glossy whitish beneath, the cones %M inches Islands and the Philippines. long, and the scales broad with a short pro- truding mucro. For previous introduction see No. 54984. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926

65733 to 65744. ORYZA SATIVA L. 65751 to 65759. Poaceae. Bice. From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by G. H. From Cawnpore, United Provinces, India. Seeds Cave, Curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. Re- presented by the economic botanist to the Gov- ceived March 4,1926. ernment. Keceived March 1,1926. 85751. ABIES SPECTABILIS Lambert {A. webbl- Locally developed Indian varieties. ana Lindl.). Pinaceae. Fir. 85738. A-l. An early variety of fine quality. An Asiatic fir which, as described by W. J. 65734. A-g. An early variety of fine quality. Bean (Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 128), is a tree sometimes 150 feet 65785. B-t. An ^arly variety of medium qual- high in its native home in the Himalayas. ity; The dark-green leaves are arranged in two A late short round variety. opposite series so as to leave a v-shaped opening 65736. A-57. along the top; the individual leaves are 1 to 2 65787. A-74. A late vigorous variety of fine inches long. The cones, about 5 inches long, quality. are violet-purple at first, becoming brown. 65788. A-99. A late variety of coarse quality. For previous introduction see No. 64289. 85739. A-110. A late vigorous variety of fine 65752. ACER CAUDATUM Wall. Aceraceae. quality. Maple. 65740. A-l 11. A late vigorous variety of fine quality. A large tree with dark-gray bark and flve- lobed red-stemmed leaves 2lA to 5 inches long. 65741. A-112. A late variety of coarse quality. The shiny, compact, moderately hard wood is white with a faint pink tinge. This maple is 65742. C-15. A late variety of medium quality. found in the temperate Himalayas at altitudes 65743. F-4. A late variety of coarse quality. of 7,000 to 11,000 feet. 85744. U-1S. A late variety of coarse quality. For previous introduction see No. 56453. 65745. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE L. Faba- 65753. ACER SIKKIMENSE Miquel. Aceraceae. ceae. Red clover. Maple. From Paris, France. Seeds obtained from N. A small tree with thin gray bark, native to Cherot, through A. J. Pieters, Bureau of Plant the eastern temperate Himalayas at altitudes Industry. Received March 3, 1926. of 7,000'to 9,000 feet. The leaves are undivided and up to 6 inches in length. The wood is a A locally developed French strain. shining gray witU distinct annual rings and 65746 to 65748. LESPEDEZA spp. Fa- numerous fine medullary rays. baceae. For previous introduction see No. 56450. From Fukuoka, Japan. Seeds presented by Dr. 65754 to 65756. BERBERIS spp. Berberidaceae. Mitsunaga Fujiok, Kyushu ._Imperial Univer- Barberry, sity. Received March 3,1926. 65754. BERBERIS CONCINNA Hook. f. 65746. LESPEDEZA BICOLOR Turcz. A low bushy barberry which was dis- A bushy herbaceous Japanese perennial covered in the mountains of Sikkim, India, which flowers in early fall, bearing a profusion at an altitude of about 12,000 feet. It is of of rosy purple flowers which practically cover its compact habit, with obovate leaves shining: drooping branches. These branches are some- green above and white beneath. The deep- times 6 feet long. yellow flowers are about one-half inch across,, For previous introduction see No. 62382. and the red oblong berries are a little more than half an inch long. 65747. LESPEDEZA BICOLOR INTERMEDIA Maxim. For previous introduction see No. 58101. A variety of the preceding, differing in minor botanical characters. 65755. BERBERIS UMBELLATA Wall. For previous introduction see No. 62862. A hardy subevergreen Himalayan shrub 65748. LSSPEDEZA CYBTOBOTRYA Miquel. about 3 feet high, with narrow leaves slightly glaucuous beneath and umbellike racemes of A shrub about 6 feet high, resembling Lespe- yellow flowers. deza bicolor in habit, with oval-oblong leaflets and dense clusters of purple flowers. Native For previous introduction see No. 53645. to Japan. 65756. BERBERIS WALUCHIANA DC. For previous introduction see No. 62863. A narrow-leaved evergreen barberry from 65749. MELILOTUS ALBA Desr. Faba- temperate regions in the Himalayas, where ceae. White sweet clover. it ascends to about 10,000 feet. The shining black-purple berries are produced in dense From Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Seeds clusters. obtained from the Saskatchewan Registered Seed Growers, through A. J. Pieters, Bureau of For previous introduction see No. 60639. Plant Industry. Received March 5,1926. Canadian-grown seed. 65757. BETULA TJTILIS Don (B. bhojpattra Wall.). Betulaceae. Birch. 65750. GOSSYPIUM sp. Malvaceae. A tree 40 to 60 feet high, with reddish brown Cotton. trunk and branches and bark which peels off in From Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory, papery flakes. It is native to subtropical regions of the Himalayas. The oval, coarsely toothed, Africa. Seeds presented by T. H. Marshall, sharp-pointed leaves are dark green above and Tanganyika Department of Agriculture. Re- paler beneath, and are 3 inches long. In winter ceived March 1,1926. the orange-chocolate color of the twigs is very A kidney cotton, received as Gossypium kirkii, striking. but the seeds do not agree with the description of that species. For previous introduction see No. 56400. 6 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 65751 to 65759—Continued. 65766 to 65775—Continued. 65758. BUDDLEIA COLVILEI Hook. f., Loganiaceae. 85769. EXOCHORDA GIRALDII WILSONII Rehder. Rosaceae. With its large loose terminal clusters of crim- son flowers and smooth dark-green leaves this A slender spreading shrub about 10 feet high, Himalayan relative of the well-known butterfly native to central China. The leaves are oblong- bush has been called by some authorities the elliptic, occasionally serrate, and the pure-white handsomest of the genus. It is a shrub or small flowers, 2 inches across, are in 6-flowered to 10- tree, 30 to 40 feet high, and has proved hardy in flowered racemes. some parts of England and Scotland. 85770. LIGUSTRUM ACUTISSIMUM Koehne. Olea- For previous introduction see No. 58904. ceae. Privet. 55759. CASTANOPSIS HYSTRIX A. DC. Fagaceae. A much-branched shrub, 10 feet or less in Evergreen chinquapin. height, with spreading and curving branches and very narrow sharp-pointed leaves about 2 "A lofty tree 80 to 100 feet tall, with trunks inches long. The white flowers are borne in 3 feet in diameter, found in pine forests in south- dense nodding panicles about an inch long. western China, at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The This privet is native to Japan and China. smooth fawn-colored bark is flaky, and the straight ascending branches give the tree an For previous introduction see No. 43852. oblong appearance. The burs are in long densely packed spikes, and the involucres are 65771. LONICERA FERDINANDI Franch. Capri- covered with long soft green spines. The small foliaceae. Honeysuckle. nuts are borne singly or in twos. This is one of A robust deciduous free-flowering shrub, of the finest forest trees of the region. According spreading, open habit, attaining ultimately a to the natives, the wood is very durable and height of 8 or 9 feet. The oval dull-green leaves, never attacked by insects." (J. F. Koclc, under up to 4 inches long, are hairy on both sides. The No. 56768.) yellow flowers are produced in pairs during June, and the fruit is red. The shrub is native to 65760 to 65765. ORYZA SATIVA L Mongolia. Poaceae. Rice. For previous introduction see No. 43696. From Vercelli, Italy. Seeds presented by Professor Novelli, director, Stazione Sperimentale di 65772. LONICERA KOEHNEANA Rehder. Capri- Risicoltura, through Asher Hobson, American foliaceae. Honeysuckle. delegate, International Institute of Agriculture, A western Chinese honeysuckle, generally Rome. Received March 5,1926. similar to the Manehurian species (Lonicera maackii), but readily distinguished by the 65760. Bertone. slender and much longer yellow flowers. The 45761. Chinese Originario. western species is a vigorous grower, with dia- mond-shaped leaves 3 or 4 inches long. 65782. Nero Vialone. 65773. RHAMNUSSP. Rhamnaceae. 85783. Precoce Vittoria. M. V. 0909. 65784. Sancino. 65774. ROSA BEGGERIANA Schrenk. Rosaceae. 85765. PS. Rose. 65766 to 65775. A bush 4 to 8 feet tall with prickly, pinnate leaves; the leaflets, usually seven to nine, are From Nogent sur Vernisson, Loiret, France. elliptic to oblong, smooth and deep green above, Seeds presented by L. Pard6, directeur des generally thickly hairy and bluish green below. Ecoles des Barres. Received March 5, 1926. The inflorescences are 1 to nearly 50 flowered; 65786. CHIONANTHUS RETUSA Lindl. Oleaceae. the flowers are white, cream colored, or more Chinese fringe-tree. rarely red. The fruits are very dark red. A beautiful deciduous hardy ornamental tree For previous introduction see No. 52458. bearing in spring a multitude of white deliciously fragrant flowers with handsome fringed petals, 65775. SOPHORA DAvron (Franch.) Komarow followed in the fall by masses of blue berries (S. viciifolia Hance). Fabaceae. resembling wild grapes. It is superior to the A Chinese shrub about 6 feet high, of light and Virginia fringe tree (Chionanthus virginica) be- graceful habit, bearing clusters of white and blue cause of the whiteness and fragrance of its flowers. It appears to do well in limestone soil. flowers and its more graceful habit. (Note by David Fairchild, under No. 68882.) For previous introduction see No. 41259. 65776 and 65777. MEDICAGO SATIVA 65767. CoRNUSWALTERiWangerin. Cornaceae. L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. Dogwood. A Chinese dogwood which, as described by From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Seeds pre- Sargent (Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 2, p. 576) is sented by R. W. Thornton, secretary for agri- a tree 40 feet high, with white flowers and blue- culture. Received March 5, 1926. Notes by black fruits, growing in woodlands at 900 to Mr. Thornton. 2,000 feet altitude in western Hupeh, China. 85776. No. 1. A standard South African variety, For previous introduction see No. 52702. typical of what we are now exporting to the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. 65768. CORYLOPSIS WILLMOTTIAE Rehd. and It is generally known as Cape Provence, being Wils. Hamamelidaceae. a variety of common lucern developed in the A deciduous shrub, up to 12 feet high, native Cape Province and originating from seed of to central China. The leaves, 1 to 3 inches long, the Provence variety imported from France. are oval or somewhat heart-shaped with sinuate margins, and the yellow fragrant flowers, which 85777. No. 2. Grootfontein Chinese, a variety appear in early spring, are in racemes about 3 which, though still in the experimental stage, inches long. has given very promising results and may in some cases replace Cape Provence, which is For previous introduction see No 34591. the variety at present commonly grown here. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926

65778 to 65780. AMYGDALUS PERSICA 65789 and 65790. NECTARINA Ait. Amygdalaceae. From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Seeds Nectarine. presented by I. B. Pole Evans, chief, division of From Maidstone,England. Plants purchased from botany, Department of Agriculture, through George Bunyard & Co., The Royal Nurseries. W. T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received March 11, 1926. Notes from Catalog Received March 6,1926. of Royal Nurseries, 1924-25. 85789. ALOE STRIATA Haw. Liliaceae. 85778. Darwin. Fruit large, deep orange with red flush; flesh orange, with rich flavor. A low, fleshy plant with a dense rosette of Matures in September. thick, narrowly oblong leaves 1 or 2 feet long, obscurely spotted, and bright-red flowers, 65779. Humboldt. Fruit large, bright yellow about an inch long, in 20 or more heads borne on with a dark-crimson flush and mottlings; a stout branched peduncle. Native to South flesh orange, very tender and juicy. Matures Africa. in August. 65790. HOODIA MACBANTHA Hort. Asclepiada- 65780. Pineapple. Fruit large, deep orange with a rich-crimson cheek; flesh yellow, with a delicious pineapple flavor. Matures in A stout fleshy perennial bushy plant, with early September. large showy flowers. Native to South Africa. 65781. CYNOMETRA CAULIFLORA L. Caesalpiniaceae. 65791 and '65792. From Kandy, Ceylon. Seeds obtained by David From Lamao, Limay, Bataan, Philippine Islands. Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- Seeds presented by the Lamao Experiment plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Station, through W. T. Swingle, Bureau of Allison V. Armour expedition. Received Plant Industry. Received March 11, 1926. March 12,1926. Notes by P. J. Wester in Food Plants of the Philippines, Bulletin 39, Philippine Bureau of No. 384. Presented by Dr. A. Nell, February 3, Agriculture. 1926. As described by Van Nooten (Fleurs et Fruits 85791. ANTIDESMA BUNIUS (L.) Spreng. Eu- de Java, pt. 6, 1863), this is a medium-sized tree, phorbiaceae. Banauac. with a very irregular, knotty trunk, covered with thick brown bark, marked with numerous grayish "A small, attractive, dark-green, dioecious and whitish spots. The alternate compound leaves tree, attaining a height of 10 meters, with dark- are smooth and light green when mature, but green, thick, pointed leaves, and small, dark-red, when young are red or pink, or, in some varieties, subacid, well-flavored fruits in racemes like a yellow. From the trunk and branches appear the currant. May be eaten raw and also makes a corymbs of small pink or white flowers. The flat- fair jelly. Widely distributed at low and tened, roundish, light-brown pods have a fleshy medium elevations and under varying climatic portion which is very palatable when stewed. The conditions. Rare in cultivation." (P. 43.) tree is a native of Java. For previous introduction see No. 47204. For previous introduction see No. 44895. 65792. COFFEA UBERICA Bull. Rubiaceae. 65782 to 65784. SOJA MAX (L.) Piper Coffee. (Olycine hispida Maxim.). Faba- "A small tree of upright growth, native to ceae. Soy bean. Africa, blight resistant; adapted to elevations at and below 350 meters, succeeding well even on Prom Matania el Saff, Egypt. Seeds presented by rather heavy, clayey soils. Average yield Alfred Bircher, Middle Egypt Botanic Station. approximately 565 pounds to the acre. Requires Received March 9,1926. artificial drying. Properly prepared, the coffee 65782. A large flattened brown bean. is of good quality and commands a good price." (P. 63.) 65783. A large flattened creamy-yellow bean. For previous introduction see No. 58497. 65784. A small round light-green bean. 65785 to 65788. 65793 and 65794. BELOTT MARMELOS (L.) Lyons (Aegle marmelos Correa). From Koslov, Government of Tambov, Russia. Seeds presented by W. M. Konstantinov, Rutaceae. Bel. Received March 9, 1926. Notes by Mr. Kon- stantinov. From Colombo, Ceylon. Seeds collected by David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 65785. AMYGDALUS PILOSA Turcz. Amygdala- plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the ceae. Allison V. Armour expedition. Received March 12, 1926. A hardy shrub, about 10 feet in height, with pinkish flowers. Native of Mongolia. For previous introduction see No. 61762. 65786. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cucurbitaceae. 65793. No. 330. Obtained at the market, Janu- Melon. ary 23, 1926. A variety with large spherica Kulerikamp*8 Selection. From Rjasanj, Mon- fruits containing many seeds. In quality golia. Matures in about 120 days. this fruit is not so good as the small one with abortive seeds, No. 336 [No. 66338], but it is o 65787. NICOTIAN A TABACXJM L. Sdlanaceae. good flavor. It is eaten as a tonic for break Tobacco. fast by the people of Ceylon. Mitchurin. A yellow tobacco resembling 65794. No. 331. Obtained at the market, Janu- Mahorca. ary 23, 1926. A variety with flat fruits, SH 65788. ZEA MATS L. Poaceae. Corn. inches in diameter, containing many seeds. The flavor is good but not so good as No. 336 Kulenkamp's Selection. A sugar corn which [No. 66338]. It is eaten with palm sugar as a thrives here in the open. tonic. 8 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

65795. RHAMNUS CRENATA Sieb. and 65802 and 65803—-Continued. Zucc. Rhamnaceae. Buckthorn. 66802. GENISTA MONOSPERMA (L.) Lam. Faba- ceae. From Nogent sur Vernisson, Loiret, France. Seeds presented by L. Pard6, directeur des Ecoles des An ornamental leguminous shrub, native to Barres. Received March 5, 1926. Spain, about 10 feet high, with slender grayish branches and small, very narrow leaves. The A hardy shrub, 10 feet or less in height, native fragrant white flowers are in short lateral from Japan to central China. The leaves are nar- racemes. rowly oblong or oval, sometimes long-acuminate, and the small globular berries, a third of an inch in For previous introduction see No. 64923. diameter, change from red to purplish black. 65803. QUERCUS ILEX L. Fagaceae. Oak. 65796. PINUS STLVESTRis L. Pinaceae. The Ballota is only a seedling variation of Quercus ilex which, in the Balearic Islands, is so Scotch pine. much appreciated because of its large sweet acorns that it is grafted on the bitter acorn- From Moscow, Russia. Seeds presented by the bearing form as a stock. In southern Spain I director, Institute of Applied Botany and New was assured that acorns from a sweet Ballota Cultures. Received March 18,1926. tree would produce sweet acorns. (Fairchild.) A Russian variety of Scotch pine. For previous introduction see No. 54659. 65797 to 65799. COPFEA spp. Rubi- 65804. AMYQDALUS PBBSICA L. (Pru- aceae. Coffee. nus persica Stokes). Amygdala- ceae. Peach. From Mayaguez, Porto Rico, Seeds presented by the director, Agricultural Experiment Station. From Tunbridge WeJs, England. Plants obtained Received January 21,1926. Notes taken from an from Arthur Charlton & Sons. Received Jan- article on Coffees of the Dutch Indies (Tea and uary 8, 1926. Coffee Trade Journal, vol. 85, p. 417). Royal George. Fruit large, pale yellow flushed $5797. COFFEA CANEPHORA Pierre. with blood red; flesh yellow, rich and sweet; ma- tures early in September. (Arthur Charlton & The branches of this species are more slender Son*' Catalogue.) than those of Coffea robusta and spread horizon- tally in the young plant. The leaves are dark 65805 and 65806. CASTANEA MOLLIS- green, narrower than in O. robusta, and reddish SIMA Blume. Fagaceae. Chestnut. . when young. The unripe berries are purple, the ripe berries are bright red and narrowly oblong. From Canton, China. Seeds collected by F. A. This.stands drought better than C. robusta and is Me Cllire, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant better fitted for higher altitudes. Industry. Received January 4, 1925. Num- bered January, 1926. For previous introduction see No. 63455. 65805. No. 185. Obtained at Chukkouen, Loh- 85798. COFFEA QUILLOU P. J. S. Cramer. kongtung, October 30, 1925. Fung lut and hong lut. The fruits of this variety are dis- Introduced into the East Indies from Libre tinguished by their gray color, which is due ville, French Congo, in 1901, this was found to to an almost complete covering of adpressed be distinct from Coffea robusta. The leaves are hairs. This is said to be the most common narrower and brighter green, and the young variety, the most prolific bearer, and the trees are pyramidal in habit. The berries are most durable in storage. bright red, not dark crimson, and oblong. The crop matures later than that of C. robusta and 65806. No. 186. Obtained at Chukkouen, Loh- under favorable circumstances is larger than that kongtung, October 30, 1925. Fung lut and of any other coffee. Under less favorable con- yau lut. The fruits of this variety are dis- ditions C. robusta is more productive. tinguished by their deep brownish red color and their almost complete freedom from the For previous introduction see No. 61486. covering of gray hairs which characterizes McClure's No. 185 [No. 65805]. This variety 65799. COFFEA UGANDAE P. J. S. Cramer. is said to be less common than No, 185 and to This resembles Coffea canephora in many bring a slightly better price on the market respects, but the smaller, narrower leaves are because of its better appearance, but it is less brighter green and more curled and ribbed. The durable in storage. bean is smaller in size and shape, but shows a purplish tinge and is not sharply striped. The 65807. SACCHARUM OFFICINARIUM L. flavor of the coffee is said to be better than that Poaceae. Sugar cane. of C. robusta. From Dal Carmen, Pampanga, Philippine Islands. Cuttings presented by H. B. Ross, through 65800 and 65801. SACCHARUM OFFICI- E. W. Brandes, Bureau of Plant Industry. NARUM L. Poaceae. Sugar cane. Received January 11, 1926. A locally grown variety. From Ensenada, Porto Rico. Cuttings presented by the South Porto Rico Sugar Co., through 65808 to 65816. ZEA MAYS L. Poa- E. W. Brandes, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received January 2, 1926. ceae. Corn. From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by the Locally grown varieties. Institute of Applied Botany, through Q. N. Collins, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 65800. O. C. U80. January 5, 1926. 65801. Ba. 6082. Locally grown varieties. 65802 and 65803. 85808. No. 1252. 65813. No. 1354. 65809. No. 1255. 65814. No. 1355. From Ronda, Spain. Seeds presented by Mrs. N Low, at the request of David Fairchild, 65810. No. 1339. 65815. No. 1471. agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, 65811. No. 1347. 85816. No. 1587. with the Allison V. Armour expedition. Re- ceived January 2,1926. 65812. No. 1348. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 9

65817. CITRUS GRANDIS (L.) Osbeck 65819 to 65853—Continued. (C. decumana Murr.). Rutaceae. ture of the fruit is typical of the genus, the seg- Grapefruit. ments being arranged radically. The texture of the deep orange-yellow flesh is very fine and From Los Banos, Philippine Islands. Bud wood tender, and the flavor is pleasant, subacid to presented by J. E. Higgins, College of Agricul- acid. The fruit is used by the Chinese as follows: ture, through W. T. Swingle, Bureau of Plant Fresh, pickled in salt as an appetizer, and as a Industry. Keceived January 2, 1926. drug when dried. The tree is grown from seeds, which are considerably larger than those of No. 1, Better pummelo C. A. 14X7. and it is not grafted. 65818. CITRUS GRANDIS (L.) Osbeck 05825. BOEHMERIA NIVEA (L.) Gaud. Urtica- (C. decumana Murr.). Rutaceae. Ramie. Grapefruit. No. 223. Obtained from the Linchow Dis- From Bangkok, Siam. Seeds presented by Yai S. trict, Kwangtung Province, October, 1925. Sanitwongse. Received January 2,1926. Pale chue ma. An erect, branched monoecious shrubby perennial, 1 to 2 meters high, with Seeds of a variety of pummelo called Thongdie, hairy branches and petioles, which is propagated considered by many the best in Siam. It has a here, as a rule, by means of rooted suckers spring- thin skin and does not keep as long as the com- ing up from the base of the plant. It is culti- mercial Siamese varieties. (Sanitwongse.) vated in Kwangtung for the excellent fibers which its stem yields, and the well-known 65819 to 65853. Chinese grass cloth is said to be made from the selected fibers. From Kwangtung, China, and the Philippine Islands. Seeds collected by F. A. McClure, For previous introduction see No. 63790. agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received January 4, 1926. Notes by Mr. 85820 to 05828. CANARIUM ALBUM (Lour.) DC. McClure. Balsameaceae. These seeds were obtained October 31, 1925, 05819 to 05822. AMYGDALUS PERSICA L. (Prunus from a tree near Chukkouen, Lohkongtung, per ska Stokes). Amygdalaceae. belonging to Chung Ch'iu Chue. These seeds were obtained from trees on the Canton Christian College farm, July, 1925. For previous introduction see No. 61761. 05828. No. 216. Paak laam: Shaan tau paak 05819. No. 231. Tim tao. A comparatively laam. The fruits are subelliptical in longi- late, single-flowered variety of edible tudinal section and nearly round in cross peach. The round white-skinned fruits section. This variety is considered by the have sweet white flesh. Chinese to be the best paak laam in point 05820. No. 232. Suen tao. A single-flowered of flavor and quality, and it is consumed variety of edible, though very sour, fruits. fresh to a greater extent than any other. It is the earliest variety known here, It is multiplied only by grafting. ordinarily. 05827. No. 217. Paak laam; mam fong paak 05821. No. 233. Shau thai tao. This peach laam. The fruits are subobovate in longi- bears medium-sized fruit which the Chi- tudinal section, distinctly triangular in nese say is good to eat, but the chief value cross section. This variety is considered of this variety is its large double pink by the Chinese to rank next to No. 216 fragrant flowers, which make it an ex- [No. 658261 in quality and flavor. The quisite ornamental. crop is used almost entirely for pickling. Multiplied only by grafting. 05822. No. 234. Laanfaantao. A very early single-flowered variety. The yellow- 85828. No. 218. Paak laam; wong tsai. This skinned fruits are the largest of any variety variety is very similar to No. 216 [No. native here, but they are also the sourest. 65826] in general appearance, but turns The yellow flesh is dark red near the seed. yellow sooner. It is considered by the Chinese to be decidedly inferior to No. 216 05825. ANEMONE VITTFOLIA Buch.-Ham. Ra- in flavor and quality. It is not eaten fresh nunculaceae. to any great extent, but is used for pickling. No. 239. A very pretty ornamental found in Multiplied only by grafting. .the wild on Santo Tomas (St. Thomas) Moun- 05829 to 05834. CANARIUM PIMELA Koen. Bal- tain, Luzon, Philippine Islands, at an altitude of over 2,000 meters, September, 1925. It is an annual, reaching a height of about 1 meter, From a tree belonging to Chung Ch'iu Chue, much branched, with large, deeply divided at Chukkouen, Lohkongtung. October 31,1925. leaves and open corymbs of beautiful flowers which are tinted cream and pale pink. These 05829. No. 209. Oo laam; heung laam. The are followed by round fruits which, when ripe, medium-sized fruits, 4.5 centimeters long, are irregularly oblong and stand at the top burst forth in abundant seed-bearing cotton. of the list in flavor and quality. They For previous introduction see No. 49615. resemble No. 210 [No. 65830], but are dis- tinguished from these fruits by the less 05824. ARTOCARPUS HYPARGYREA Hance. Mo- triangular and more pointed shape of the raceae. seeds. This variety is propagated only No. 182. From a tree located at Taaishaan, by grafting. Lohkongtung, Kwangtung Province, belonging 05830. No. 210. Oo laam; saam fong laam. A to Chung Pooi Chue. Paak kwai muk- paalc black olive with excellent flavor and kau long. A beautiful ornamental tree, attain- quality, no fiber, and a rather tough skin. ing a height of 10 to 15 meters, with a dense cov- The fruit is bluntly oblong in sjiape and ering of large, soft-textured, dull-green leaves. somewhat triangular in cross section. The curious yellow fruit is about the size of a This olive, next to No. 209 [No. 658291, is large orange, irregular in shape and very soft the most highly esteemed by the Chinese. when ripe. In fact, the skin is so very tender Propagated only by grafting. and easily broken that the fruit is never shipped fresh. The skin, like that of No. 1 [No. 62009], 85831. No. 211. Oo laam; taai tsung paak. is covered with a fine stiff short pubescence This variety, propagated only by grafting, which is very unpleasant when eating. When is distinguished from No. 210 [No. 65830] an unripe fruit is bruised or the skin is broken by its more abundant resin and more it exudes a very sticky white latex. The struc- tender skin. 73936—28 2 10 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 65819 to 65853—Continued. 65819 to 65853—Continued. 65832. No. 212. Oo laam; shaan laam. A 65840. Ficus sp. Moraceae. Fig. seedling tree which through neglect was , No. 237. A much-branched shrub up to 4 or never grafted. All ungrafted trees of this 5Tneters in height, found growing in a sink hole species are known as shaan laam (moun- in a limestone formation in the wild near Baguio, tain olive). The fruits are long and semi- Luzon, Philippine Islands, at an altitude of pointed, and the seeds are comparatively about 5,000 feet, September, 1925. The fruits long and tapering at the end. The resin are small, up to 2 centimeters in diameter, rich and oil content seem to be higher than in purple when ripe, sweet, and of very pleasant the other varieties, and the quality is fair flavor. Owing to the tenderness of the skin and 65888. No. 213. Oo laam; ah paak oo laam. its freedom from the roughness which makes This variety, propagated only by grafting, the ordinary fig a little difficult for some persons is similar in shape to No. 212 [No. 65832] to eat, this fruit may be eaten fresh, in which but slightly larger on the average. The state it was pronounced delicious by all those quality is medium, the flavor poor, and the who sampled it. The leaves are mostly entire, skin is very tough. The seed is long oblong to lanceolate, acute, with a roughness to pointed but not so long as that of No. 212. the touch which is due to a sparse covering of short, bristly scalelike excrescences. This is 65884. No. 214. Oo laam; ngoh Ico oo laam. probably not of promise as a commercial fig, This is the thickest fleshed variety, but owing to the smallness of the fruits, the tender- also the most coarse grained and fibrous. ness of the skin, and the scant fecundity; but it The fruits are subobovate and the seed may have possibilities as a stock or for breeding very long pointed. Propagated only by purposes. grafting. 65841. GLYPTOSTROBUS PENSILIS (Staunton) 65885. DIANELLA CAEBULEI. Sims. Liliaceae. Koch (Taxodium heterophyllum Brongn.). No. 238. From the wild in the pine woods at Pinaceae. Baguio, Luzon, Philippine Islands, at an alti- No. 222. From Honam Island, Kwangtung tude of about 1,500 meters, September, 1925. Province. October 1925. Shui tsung. A beau- A herbaceous perennial, 1 to 2 meters high, with tiful ornamental which is planted along water- its two-ranked linear leaves in distichous ar- courses and ponds in many rjarts of the Canton rangement. The under surface of the leaves is delta because of its supposed beneficent geoman- scantily covered with a white powdery bloom; tic influence. The lumber is considered to be the pale blue flowers, with yellow stamens, are very durable even when exposed to moisture, borne in terminal corymbs; the fruits are pro- as it requires more than average moisture in duced rather abundantly, soon turning biack order to thrive, aftd is therefore used in the and soft, falling to the ground. Spreads by construction of boats at Canton, particularly as creeping rootstocks. heavy timbers. This tree is of scientific interest 65836 to 65838. DIOSPYROS KAKI L. f. Diospy- in that it is known only in cultivation. Its raceae. Kaki. native home is supposed to be somewhere in southern China, since it is not known elsewhere. 65836. No. 179. From a tree belonging to It can be grown as a seedling if not allowed to Chue Tung, at T'oichung, Honam Island, become too dry. Kwangtung Province. October 26, 1925. Shut tsz: ma tai yeung tsz. The globose, 65842. IXORA CHINENSIS Lam. Rubiaceae. light-yellow fruits, 4 to 5 centimeters in No. 187. Obtained in the wild at Kotaaitam- diameter, are rather seedy and have firm shaan, Lohkongtung, Kwangtung Province, October 31, 1925. Lung shuen fa. A small, For introduction of bud wood see No. ornamental bush with abundant dense terminal 65582. umbels of attractive flame-colored flowers. The leaves are large, shiny, and pale green. 65887. No. 180. Sai paat sin tsz. A large prolific tree found just outside of Pak- 65843. MELASTOMA SANGUINEUM Roxb. Mela- shaan, Honam Island, Kwangtung Prov- stomaceae. ince. October 26,1925. No. 188. From the wild at Kotaaitamshaan, 65838. No. 195. From a tree, near Lohfungtsz Lohkongtung, Kwangtung Province, Novem- (Monastery), Lohkongtung, Kwangtung ber 1,1925. Mo nim. A fine ornamental shrub, Province, belonging to Chung Ch 'iu Chue, attaining a height of 1 to 2 meters, with large October 30, 1925. Sz man chuen tsz. shiny red-nerved leaves and large single deep- This variety is considered very prolific, pink flowers with conspicuous yellow stamens. and the tree is about 20 feet high and has a 65844 to 65848. PRUNUS SALICINA Lindl. Amyg- spread of about 20 feet. The fruits, the dalaceae. Japanese plum. size of a goose egg, are subglobular and characterized by a depression which forms Obtained at Pakshaan, Honam Island. a "collar" just below the calyx. This is a Kwangtung Province, June, 1925, from Mok Tai rather seedy variety, some fruits having T'ong. four or five seeds, but seedless ones are 66844. No. 226. Contrary to the vernacular often found on this tree. The most name, hung fa lei (red-flowered plum), striking thing about the fruits is that it is this and all the other varieties known not necessary to ripen them artificially in here have white flowers. The fruits, order to remove the astringency. Ch'iu however, when ripe are deep red, almost Chue says that this is the only tree he black, with deep-red flesh and compara- knows that produces nonastringent fruits. tively small seeds to which the flesh ad- heres very tightly. While very attrac- 65839. EREMOCHLOA OPHIUROIDES (Munro) tive in appearance and good shippers, Hack. Poaceae. Grass. these fruits are quite sour. This variety No. 220. From the island of Honam, Kwang- is said to be propagated almost entirely tung Province. This variety was growing on by means of root sprouts. rolling land not under cultivation, but con- stantly pastured and cut over by hunters of 65845. No. 227. The flowers of this variety fuel. This grass has never been grown artifi- are white. The fruits are dark red, mot- cially here by means of seed, but it can doubtless tled with fine yellow dots; suture shallow, be grown by following the usual practices ob- marked with darker red; apex often with served in sowing lawn grasses. slightly raised appendage; flesh firm, juicy, red, flavor fair. Propagated by For previous introduction see No. 58389. grafting. The seedlings of any variety JANUAKY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 11

65819 to 65853—Continued. 65854 to 65859. of the species used without preference; From Harbin, Manchuria. Seeds obtained by peach stock tried with success by Mok P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of TaiT'ong. Plant Industry. Received January 4,1926. 85846. No. 228. Foo van let. The fruits are 65854. ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI Medic. (A. avi- pale yellowish red, mottled with yellow cennae Gaertn.). Malvaceae. or greenish yellow, subglobular, usually with a slight ridge on one side of the No. 4692. November 8, 1925. Seeds from suture which is marked by a line of red plants growing in the wild. This variety is deeper than that of the rest of the fruit. generally known here as "Manchurian jute" The skin is smooth and the flesh bright- and is found both wild and cultivated. red, firm and juicy, acid, clinging tightly to the seed. The two halves of the fruit For previous introduction see No. 54748. are usually unequal in size. 65855. AMYGDALUS DAVIDIANA (Carr.) Zabel 85847. No. 229. Taai oo lei. Fruits dark red, (Prunus davidiana Franch.). Amygdalaceae. mottled with greenish yellow; globular in No. 4670. Obtained at the Fa Hua Ssu shape; suture slightly raised and marked Temple, near Peking, October 29, 1925. May with a darker red line; flesh firm, juicy, prove valuable as stock. subacid, dark red; seed a cling, rather large in proportion to fruit. Propagated 65856 and 65857. AMYGDALUS PERSICA L. (Prt* by grafting on seedlings of any variety of nuspersicaStok.es). Amygdalaceae. Peach. this species. Obtained at the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near 65848. No. 230. Nooh Ko lei. Fruits rela- Peking, October 29,1925. tively large, oblong; halves often unequal; suture not deep, marked with a thin 65856. No. 4663. " Red Flowering peach," a solid red line; skin smooth, golden yellow, freestone variety which ripens the middle mottled with red; flesh firm, juicy, of September and is said to fruit in pairs. lemon-yellow when ripe. Propagated by 65857. No. 4670. This peach may prove grafting on seedlings of any variety of this valuable as a stock. species. 65858 and 65859. CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA Blume. 85849. RHODOMYRTUS TOMENTOSA (Ait.) Wight. Chestnut. Myrtaceae. 65858. No. 4666. Obtained at the Fa Hua No. 202. From the wild at Kotaaitamshaan, Ssu Temple, near Peking, October 29, Lohkongtung, Kwangtung Province, November 1925. Pat luli tze (white dew chestnut). 1, 1925. Nim tsai. A pretty little shrub bear- The diameter of the nuts is less than an ing abundant pale-pink flowers followed by inch; they mature early in September. delicious purplish fruits the size of a gooseberry. The fruits, as well as the under side of the leaves, For previous introduction see No. 65620. are covered with fine gray hairs. J. Nos. 4667 and 4668. Mixed seeds of For previous introduction see No. 48583. erh luli tze (second-crop chestnut) and ban luli tze (cold-dew cnestnut) obtained 85850. RUBUS ELMERI Focke. Rosaceae. at the Fa Hua Tze Temple near Peking, No. 235. Found in disintegrated limestone October 29, 1925. Ripen the last of Sep- residual at Baguio, Luzon, Philippine Islands, tember. at an altitude of 5,000 feet, September, 1925. A 65860. ILEX CORNUTA LindL and Paxt. very pretty, low, creeping bramble, with dark- green, rugose foliage, bearing its white flowers Aquifoliaceae. Chinese holly. and yellowish fruits singly in the axils of the leaves at or near the tips of the branches. The From Ichang, China. Seeds presented by Rev. A. S. stems, buds, petioles, and under surface of the Cooper, American Church Mission. Received leaves are covered with dense brownish tomen- May 22,1923. Numbered January, 1926. tum. The fruits are medium sized, yellowish, A holly with spiny, dark-green, glossy leaves, very juicy, and somewhat sweet, with a good which in winter is loaded with clusters of scarlet flavor. The long styles remain attached to the berries. While it does not make as symmetrical drupels as with our yellow raspberry in the a crown as does the native Christmas holly, Ilex United States. This berry is gathered from the opaca, its attractive foliage and bright-colored fruits wild and served at some of the boarding places render it a fine winter ornamental for the southern, in this region. half of the United States. * €5851. RUBUS FRAXINIFOLIUS Poir. Rosaceae. For previous introduction see No. 32945. No. 236. Found in disintegrated limestone 65861 to 65880. soil at Baguio, Luzon, Philippine Islands, at an altitude of 5,000 feet, September, 1925. A sturdy, From Harbin, Manchuria. Seeds obtained by upright, little-branched bramble, with a stiff P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of stem up to 3 or 4 meters high and 2 to 3 centi- Plant Industry. Received January 4, 1926. meters in diameter under favorable conditions. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. Chestnut. The stems and branches are red, armed with short, sharp, recurved hooks. The white 65881. CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA Blume. Faga- flowers are followed by large, attractive bright- ceae. red fruits, borne in large clusters. The drupels No. 4669. From the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near are small and numerous, resulting in a rather Peking. Hu chaoli tze (tiger-paw chestnut). seedy, comparatively dry fruit. Seeds of this same chestnut were sent in under For previous introduction see No. 56273. No. 790 [No. 61834), and scions under No. 1677 [No. 62257]. 85852 and 85853. SOJA MAX (L.) Piper (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soy bean. 65882. CHAETOCHLOA ITALICA (L.) Scribn. (Setaria italica Beauv.). Poaceae. Millet. 65852. No. 224. From Nodoa, Hainan Island, China. Tung tau; siu tau. A small black No. 4697. November 8, 1925. Obtained at bean usually planted in December and Echo. grown during the winter months. 65863. CUCURBITA MAXIMA Duchesne. Cucurbi- 85853. No. 225. From Nodoa, Hainan Island, taceae. China. Ch'un tau; taai tau (spring bean; big bean). A spring variety planted in No. 4705. November 8, 1925. A good-sized, May. dark-red variety with yellow flesh. 12 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

65861 to 65880—-Continued. 65861 to 65880—Continued. 65884. ELSHOLTZIA PATRINII (Lepechin) Garcke 65879. PYRUS sp. Malaceae. Pear, (E. cristata Willd.). Menthaceae. No. 4724 Wild pears obtained in the Peking No. 4700. November 8, 1925. From Echo. market, October 21, 1925, where they had been shipped in from Shaho, north of Peking. They For previous introduction see No. 29928. may prove of interest as stock. 85885. EUONYMUS sp. Celastraceae. 65880. SORBUS sp. Malaceae. Mountain ash. No. 4690. From Echo, October 8, 1925. No. 4689. November 3, 1925. An ornamental This may prove of value as an ornamental. red-fruited tree growing near Achihe station of the Chinese Eastern Railway. The berries are 65866. FRAXINUS sp, Oleaceae. Ash. borne in clusters similar to elderberries and after No. 4730. November 10, 1925. From the Ta frost may be made into jam. Seeds were sent in Lu Hua Temple, Taluhua Mountains. under No. 4572 [No. 65683]. 65867. GLEDITSIA HETEROPHYLLA Blume. Cae- 65881 to 658997 ORYZA SATIVA L. salpiniaceae. Poaceae. Rice. No. 4708. November 8, 1925. Collected in From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by the Western Hills, northwest of Peking. This A. Kol, chief of bureau of introduction and may be the same as No. 653 [No. 61922]. information, Institute of Applied Botany and 65868. GLYCYRRHIZA sp. Fabaceae. New Cultures, through C. E. Chambliss, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received January 5, No. 4698. November 8, 1925. A rank-grow- 1926. Locality notes by Mr. Kol. ing plant with heavy seed pods and spiny cap- sules, found in Echo. 85881. No. 1. Tchaltyk. From Armenia. 85869 and 65870. JUGLANS REGIA L. Juglan- 85882. No. 3. Tchaltyk. From Aserbejdshan, daceae. Walnut. Nuchimsky District. From the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near Peking, 65883. No. 4. Andabru. From Aserbejdshan, October 29,1925. Baku Government, Lenkoransky District. 85889. No. 4664. Chiu tze ho tao (ornament 65884. No. 7. Styk. From Aserbejdshan, Baku walnut). A very hard-shelled, irregular- Government, Lenkoransky District. shaped variety which ripens at the end of August. 65885. No. 8. Shala. From Turkestan, Dusety Su District. 85870. No. 4665. A thin-shelled variety which ripens at the end of August. 65888. No. 20. Shala. From Samarkand Dis- trict. 65871. LESPEDEZA sp. Fabaceae. No. 21. Shala. From Samarkand Dis- No. 4691. November 8, 1925. A herbaceous trict. plant from Echo. No. 22. Shala. From Samarkand Dis- 65872. LESPEDEZA sp. Fabaceae. trict. No. 4701. November 8, 1925. From Echo. 65889. No. 37. Shala (China). From Turke- stan. 65873. NICOTIANA sp. Solanaceae. Tobacco. 85890. No. 101. From Turkestan. No. 4695. November 8, 1925. Chinese cul- tivated tobacco grown in the vicinity of Echo. 65891. No. 103. Shala. From Turkestan, Dsheti-Su. 65874. PERILLA FRUTESCENS (L.) Britton (P. ocymoides L.). Menthaceae. Perilla. 65892. No. 105. Shala. From Turkestan, Samarkand District. No. 4703. November 8,1925. From Echo. 85898. No, 110. Shala. From Turkestan. For previous introduction see No. 62187. 85894. No. 113. Gidej. From Aserbejdshan, 65875. PINUS KORAIENSIS Sieb. and Zucc. Lenkoransky District. Pinaceae. Pine. 85895. No. 116. Aridadru. From Aserbejdshan, No. 4706. Seeds obtained at the market, Lenkoransky District. Harbin, November 8, 1925, where they had been shipped in from the mountains of the surround- 65896. No. 262. Arna Shala. From Turkfstan, ing region. Samarkand District. For previous introduction see No. 65501. 65897. No. 467. Shaly. From Turkestan, Sam- arkand District. 85876. POLYGONUM DIVARICATUM L. Polyg- No. 506. Berindsh. From Estate Kara- onaceae. kar, near Erivan, Armenia. No. 4696. November 8, 1925. From Echo. 85899. No. 508. From Estate Karakar, near 65877. PRUNUS sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. Erivan, Armenia. No. 4670^. A variety which may be valuable 65900 and 65901. GOSSYPIUM NAN- for stock; good fruiting types also may appear. KING Meyen. Malvaceae. Cotton. From the Fa Hua Ssu Temple, near Peking. From Kungchuling, Manchuria. Seeds presented 65878. PYRUS BETULAEFOLIA Bunge. Malaceae. by Dr. K. Kanda, director, Kungchuling Pear. Agricultural Experiment Station. Received January 6, 1926. Notes by Doctor Kanda. No. 4723. Nung Lo Tomb. October 18, 1925. From the same tree as the seeds sent in under Local strains produced in 1925 at the Hsiung- No. 865 [No. 62195]. This tree is a considerable yaocheng Agricultural Experiment Branch Station distance from any other pear tree, which perhaps of the South Manchuria Railroad Co., near Liao accounts for so few seeds in the fruit. yang, Manchuria. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 13 65900 and 65901—Continued. 65906 to 65961—Continued. 65900. Kuro tane (Manchurian black seed). 65909. ACER BARBINERVE Maxim. 65901. SMro tane (Manchurian white seed). No. 4757. A shrubby maple, native to Manchuria, with coarsely toothed five-lobed 65902. CARICA PAPAYA L. Papaya- leaves. ceae. Papaya. 65910. ACER GINNALA Maxim. From Vera Cruz, Mexico. Seeds presented by C. No. 4751. A small tree or large shrub of A. Pur pus. Received January 7, 1926. bushy habit, with three-lobed, slightly heart- The papaya from Monserrate is an excellent shaped leaves and very fragrant white flowers variety, grown in sandy soil. It is monoecious, not in short panicles, appearing in May. This dioecious. The fruit is orange red inside and very maple is nearly allied to Acer tataricum, but sweet. (Purpus.) differs markedly in shape of leaf. The foliage turns a beautiful red before falling, the species 65903 and 65904. LESPEDEZA spp. being one of the best for autumn coloring. It Fabaceae. is native to China, Manchuria, and Japan. For previous introduction see No. 42310. From Fukuoka, Japan. Seeds presented by Dr. Mitsunaga Fujioka, Kyushu Imperial Univer- 65911. ACER UKURUNDUENSE Trautv. and sity. Received January 9, 1926. Meyer (A. spicatum Lam.). 65903. LESPEDEZA JUNCEA SERICEA (Miquel) No. 4762. A small Manchurian tree with Forbes and Hemsl. coarsely toothed, five-lobed or seven-lobed leaves. Medohagi. A Japanese bush clover which develops into a shrubby plant about 3 feet high, For previous introduction see No. 30845. with dense foliage and white flowers. 65912. ALNUS HIRSUTA Turcz. Betulaceae. For previous introduction see No. 59378. Alder. 65904. LESPEDEZA STRIATA (Thunb.) Hook, and No. 4752. November 21, 1925. A rather Arn. handsome medium-sized tree, native to Japan and Manchuria, with rounded-elliptic, slightly Yahazuso. A locally developed Japanese lobed leaves, hairy beneath. strain. 65913. ARALIA CHINENSIS MANDSHURICA (Rupr.) For previous introduction see No. 62383. Render. Araliaceae. 65905. COFFEA QUILLOU P. J. S. Cramer. No. 4763. November 21, 1925. This is a Rubiaceae. Coffee. small, hardy Manchurian tree resembling Aralia spinosa (Hercules club), but more treelike, with From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented few spines. It does not form many branches, by S. Youngberg, director, Bureau of Agriculture. but the large bipinnate leaves cast a good shade. Received January 9, 1926. The greenish white flowers are borne in large panicles, and the berries are dark red when ripe, For previous introduction and description see producing a very pleasing effect. No. 65798. For previous introduction see No. 45573. 65906 to 65961. 65914 to 65916. A VENA SATIVA L. Poaceae. From Harbin, Manchuria. Seeds obtained by Oats. P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau )f Plant Industry. Received January 8,1926. From the Agricultural Experiment Station, Harbin, November 22,1925. 65906. ABIES HOLOPHYLLA Maxim. Pinaceae. Manchurian fir. 65914. No. 4805. Dreger yellow, No. 37. No. 4758. November 21,1925. A tall, hand- 65915. No. 4806. Dreger white, No. 36. some Manchurian fir, eventually 100 feet or more 65916. No. 4807. Strube, No. 40. in height, with stout spreading or ascending branches and dark-green foliage. 65917. BETULA FRUTICOSA Pall. Betulaceae. 65907. ACANTHOPANAX SENTICOSUM (Rupr.) Birch. Harms. Araliaceae. No. 4815. November 21, 1925. A shrub, No. 4756. November 21,1925. A very spiny about 15 feet high, with oval-elliptic leaves 2 shrub bearing palmate-divided leaves and hav- inches long. Native to Manchuria and Siberia. ing at the end of its long shoots small umbels of For previous introduction see No. 37007. black berries. Grows generally in dense shade, and may be of use as a park or garden shrub or 65918. BETULA PLATYPHYLLA Sukaczew. Betu- as an undergrowth beneath tall trees. (Frank laceae. Birch. N. Meyer, under No. 67274-) No. 4753. November 21, 1925. A Siberian 65908. ACANTHOPANAX SESSIUFLORUM (Rupr. birch with broadly ovate, acuminate leaves 2 and Maxim.) Seem. Araliaceae. inches wide and long. No. 4767. November 21, 1925. A vigorous deciduous shrub which forms a large spreading 65919. CANNABIS SATIVA L. Moraceae. Hemp.. bush 10 feet high, with three-lobed or five-lobed, No. 4802. November 22, 1925. A local irregularly toothed leaves. The flowers, brown- variety, No. 2, from the Agricultural Experiment ish purple with yellow protruding stamens, are Station, Harbin. packed closely in a spherical almost stalkless cluster about an inch in diameter and appear 65920. CARPINUS CORDATA Blume. Betulaceae. in July. The inky black berries are in round clusters about an inch thick. This is one of the Hornbeam. hardiest shrubs introduced from northern China, No. 4755. November 21, 1925. A handsome where it is native. hardy tree 40 feet or less in height, with oval- oblong, acuminate leaves 3 to 6 inches long. For previous introduction see No. 58603. Native to Japan and Manchuria. 65909 to 65911. ACER spp. Aceraceae. Maple. 65931. CAULOPHTLLUM BOBUSTUM Maxim. Ber- November 21,1926. ber idaceae. 14 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

65906 to 65961—Continued. 65906 to 65961—Continued.1$ No. 4759. November 21,1925. An ornamen- flowers, an inch in diameter, are produced in tal perennial herb, native to eastern Asia, with pairs on the upper side of the branchlets The panicles of small yellow-green flowers, succeeded fruits are red. by blue berries. For previous introduction see No. 57300. 65922. CELASTBUS FLAG ELL ARIS Bupr. Celas- traceae. 85938. LONICERA RUPRECHTIANA Regel. Capri foliaceae. Honeysuckle. No. 4772. November 21, 1925. A shrubby Chinese vine, quite hardy, with persistent spiny No. 4770. November 21, 1925. A Man stipules, small oval leaves, and small axillary churian shrub, 12 feet high, with dark-green fruits with crimson arils. leaves, grayish pubescent beneath, and pure white flowers followed by red or yellow fruits. For previous introduction see No. 63348 For previous introduction see No. 53715. 65923 and 65924. CHAETOCHLOA ITALICA (L.) Scribn. (Setaria italica Beauv.). Poaceae. 65939. MAACKIA AMURENSIS Rupr. Fabaceae. Millet. No. 4754. November 21,1925. A small tree, November 22, 1925. From the Agricultural native to eastern Asia, with orange-brown bark, Experiment Station, Harbin. dull-green compound leaves, and short erect clusters of small yellowish white flowers. 65923. No. 4800. A small yellow-seeded var- iety. For previous introduction see No. 57301. 65924. No. 4801. A small shiny yellow 65940 and 85941. ORYZA SATIVA L. Poaceae. variety. Rice. 65925. CLEMATIS BREVICAUDATA DC. Ranun- Upland rice from the Agricultural Experi- culaceae. ment Station, Harbin, November 21, 1925. No. 4774. November 21, 1925. A vigorous 65940. No. 4785. Kon tou, No. 4. climbing vine, native to China, with pinnate or bipinnate, coarsely toothed leaves and axillary 65941. No. 4786. Tieh ling, No. 16. panicles of white flowers. 65942. PICEA JEZOENSIS (Sieb. and Zucc.) Carr. 65926. EUONYMUS ALATUS (Thunb.) Rupr. Pinaceae. Spruce. Celastraceae. No. 4773. November 21,1925. A tall Sibe- No. 4764. November 21, 1925. A spreading rian spruce, up to 100 feet in height, with slen- shrub about 8 feet high native to China and der horizontally spreading branches, dark-gray Japan. The sharply toothed elliptic leaves are bark, and silvery white leaves, dark green about 2 inches long, and the yellowish flowers are below. in small clusters. The capsules are purplish. For previous introduction see No. 52658. For previous introduction see No. 37479. 65943. RHAMNUS DAVURICA Pall. Rhamnaceae. 65927. FAGOPYRUM VULGARE Hill (F. esculentum Dahurian buckthorn. Moench). Polygonaceae. Buckwheat. No. 4768. November 21, 1925. A shrub or No. 4804. From the Agricultural Experi- small tree up to 30 feet in height, with more or ment Station, Harbin, November 22,1925. less arching branches which are often thornless. The oblong or oval leaves are slender pointed and 65928 to 65934. HORDEUM spp. Poaceae. Barley. finely toothed. The black fruits, in dense clusters, are about one-fourth of an inch in From the Agricultural Experiment Station, diameter. This species is native to northeastern Harbin, November 21,1925. China and Siberia and is of value for rough 65928 and 65929. HORDEUM DISTICHON PAL- shrubberies. MELLA Harlan. Two-rowed barley. For previous introduction see No. 57311. 65928. No. 4778. Moravia, No. 57. 65944. ROSA DAVURICA Pall. Rosaceae. Rose. 65929. No. 4781. Tschermak, No. 53. No. 4771. November 21, 1925. A Man- 05980. HORDEUM VULGARE NIGRUM (Willd.) churian shrub closely related to the cinnamon Beaven. Six-rowed barley. rose, with straight slender prickles, smaller double serrate leaflets, purple flowers, and ovate No. 4783. Mukden black barley, No. 15. scarlet fruits. (H. C. Sheets, under No. 54198.) 65931 to 65934. HORDEUM VULGARE PALUDUM 65945 to 65955. SOJA MAX (L.) Piper (Glycine Seringe. Six-rowed barley. hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soy bean. 65931. No. 4779. Ganazay HIV, No..40. November, 1925. From the Agricultural Experiment Station, Harbin. 65932. No. 4780. Imperial, No. 56. 65945. No. 4787. Huang tou, No. 6. An at- 65933. No. 4782. Vladivostok, No. 19. tractive yellow bean of good size. 65934. No. 4784. San toku, No. 13. 85946. No. 4788. Tha hei ichi huang tou, No. 65935 and 65936. LINUM USITATISSIMUM L. Lina- 20. A fine large yellow bean, practically ceae. Flax. round, with a large black eye. From the Agricultural Experiment Station, 65947. No. 4789. Scheum huang tou, No. 60. Harbin, November 22,1925. An almost round bean of good size, with a reddish brown eye. 65935. No. 4798. Belgium, No. 11. 65948. No. 4790. Tha hei tou, No. 123. A 65936. No. 4799. Russian, No. 7. good-sized, almost round, black bean. 65987. LONIGERA MAACKH (Rupr.) Herd. Capri- 65949. No. 4791. Seo hei tcher huang tou foliaceae. Honeysuckle. jofiu, No. 40. A medium-sized, almost round, yellow bean with a dark-brown No. 4766. November 21, 1925. A bush eye. honeysuckle, native to northeastern China, < becoming about 10 feet high with widely spread- 65950. No. 4792. Thyanvo dam tao, No. 74. ing branches and dark-green leaves which are An almost round yellow bean with a downy on both surfaces. The pure-white deeper colored eye. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 15

65906 to 65961—Continued. 65964. ORYZA LATIFOLIA Desv. Poa- 65951. No. 4793. Dtchou lau tou, No. 180. ceae. Rice. An almost round black and brown bean, From Assam, India. Seeds obtained from the of good size. director of agriculture, Assam, through Rai 65952. No. 4794. Lu tuiang tou, No. 100. A Sahib L. Jai Chand Luthra, officiating economic large green roundish bean. botanist to the Punjab Government, Lyallpur. Received January 16,1926. 65953. No. 4795. Pheo litchin tou, No. 104. A medium-sized dark-green, almost A perennial wild rice distributed through parts round bean with a black eye. of tropical Asia, Africa, and America. The tufted stems become 6 to 8 feet highland the plant is said 65954. No. 4796. Tha lau za tou, No. 143. A to flower and produce seeds throughout the year. medium-sized brown bean, almost round, The smooth leaves are 1 or 2 feet long and about an with a lighter colored eye. inch wide, and the erect spike is 2 to 4 inches long. 65955. No. 4797. Tchali teller huang tou, No. For previous introduction see No. 50491. 80. An oblong yellow bean of good size, with a brown eye. 65965. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE L. Fa- 65956 to 65958. TRITICUM AESTIVUM L. (T. vulgare baceae. Red clover. Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. From Warsaw, Poland. Seeds purchased through November 21, 1925. From the Agricultural R. Y. Jarvis, American consul. Received Janu- Experiment Station, Harbin. ary 16,1926. 65956. No. 4775. Sapporo, No. 80. An at- Locally produced seeds from Poland. tractive hard wheat. 65966 to 65970. 65957. No. 4776. Tafogin, No. 81. From Spain. Seeds collected by M. Sharpe, Vaca- 65958. No. 4777. Muriya X Khapli. ville, Calif. Received January 18,1926. 65959. VIBURNUM BUREJAETICUM Regel and Locally developed strains, collected along the Herd. Caprifoliaceae. Andarrax River in the Province of Almeria. No. 4765. November 21, 1925. A northern 65986. AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS L. (Prunus Chinese species allied to the Wayfaring tree amygdalus Stokes). Amygdalaceae. (Viburnum lantana); the flowers are produced Almond. in dense cymes 2 inches across, and the fruits 65967. CASSIA sp. Caesalpiniaceae. are ovoid and bluish black. 65968. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cucurbitaceae. For previous introduction see No. 58807. Melon. 65960. Vms AMURENSIS Rupr. Vitaceae. A winter melon. Amur grape. 65969. DAUGUS CAROTA L. Apiaceae. Carrot. No. 4750. November 21, 1925. A strong- A black carrot. growing deciduous vine somewhat similar in habit to Vttit vintfera. It is worth growing as an 65970. RAPHANUS SATIVUS L. Brassicaceae. ornamental for its vigorous habit and for the Radish. fine crimson and purple autumn hues of its A huge radish of fine quality. foliage. It is native to Chosen (Korea) and northeastern China. 65971. LlLIUM CENTIFOLIT7M Stapf. Li- For previous introduction see No. 57367. liaceae. lily. 65961. ZEA MATS L. Foaceae. Corn. From Ardgowan, Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Bulb presented by Lady Alice Shaw Stewart. No. 4803. November 22, 1925. A hard red Received January 21,1926. flint corn, with a yellow tip, from the Agricul- This Chinese lily was originally discovered by tural Experiment Station, Harbin. Reginald Farrer in a little garden at Siku, Kansu, in 1914, according to the Botanical Magazine (pi. 65962. GENISTA SPHAEROCARPA Lam.* 8960). It is described as follows: The stem, densely Fabaceae. leafy and somewhat glaucous, is up to 7 or 8 feet high, arising from a slightly depressed bulb about From Demnat, Morocco. Seeds presented by 3 inches in diameter. The numerous leaves are Sergent Prot, Bureau des Renseignements, dark green above and paler below, linear or linear- at the request of David Fairchild, agricultural lanceolate, and up to 18 inches long. The sweet- explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the scented flowers, 6 to 18 in number, are arranged in a Allison V. Armour expedition. Received short almost umbellike raceme. The individual January 12,1926. flowers are 6 inches long and about 4 inches across A charming, drooping, desert shrub covered with the mouth. Within, the perianth is pure white, delicate, brilliant yellow flowers somewhat resem- blending into lemon yellow in the throat; the outer bling small orchids. segments are richly flushed with dark purple, while the broader inner segments are greenish with deep For previous introduction see No. 64927. brownish purple midribs. The anthers are rusty 65963. PHYTOLACCA DIOICA L. Phyto- red. laccaceae. Ombu. For previous introduction see No. 61748. From Santa Barbara, Calif. Seeds presented by 65972 to 66001. E. O. Orpet, superintendent of parks. Received From Saonara, Padova, Italy. Plants purchased January 14,1926. from Fratelli Sgaravatti. Received January 21, An evergreen tree, native to South America, 1926. Notes from Fratelli Sgaravatti's catalogue. which develops eventually a thick trunk and a large crown. The slender-stemmed leaves are 85972 to 65979. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA elliptic to oval, and the small, greenish white, in- Ait. Amygdalaceae. Nectarine. conspicuous flowers are in pendulous racemes. The chief value of this tree is as an ornamental and 65972. Lord Nqpier. Large, red and .. for shade; in its native country it is called bella with juicy greenish subacid flesh ol svmbra (handsome shade). It has proved hardy quality. Ripens in July and August. at Santa Barbara, Calif., not even losing its leaves 65973. Bianca. Medium sized, white or in cold weather. sometimes pinkish; flesh white, melting, For previous introduction see No. 48975. sugary, aromatic. Ripens in August 16 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

65972 to 66001—Continued. 65972 to 66001—Continued. 65974. De Coosa. Very large, red; flesh white; 65996. Precoce d'Italia. Small, yellow shaded an excellent variety. Ripens in July. with orange; flesh whitish, fine, sweet* slightly aromatic. Ripens in June. 05975. Fertile del Poitou. Very large, yellow 65997. Reale. Medium sized, downy, yel- lowish white, orange on exposed cheek; flesh melting, very fine. Ripens in June and July. 65976. Oalopin. Medium sized, waxy white, sometimes pink; flesh greenish white, 65998. Rosseggiante. Rather large, carmine- sweet, and especially aromatic. Ripens yellow; flesh fine and aromatic. Ripens in September. in July. 65977. Oialla di Padova. Medium sized, 65999. Rosso grosso. Large, reddish; flesh, yellow; flesh firm, yellow, aromatic, with melting. Ripens in June and July. an apricotlike flavor; quality excellent. Ripens in June. 66000. Souvenir d*Amic. Large, yellow shaded with brown; flesh melting, of excel- 65978. Regina Vittoria. Large, violet-carmine, lent flavor. Ripens in June. flesh white, sugary, acidulous. Ripens in July. 66001. Zuccherino di Holub. Large, oblong* reddish yellow; flesh fine, very sweet.. 65979. Vineuse Henri Monicourt. Medium Ripens in July. sized, with smooth, shining, reddish violet skin; # flesh blood red, whitish 66002 to 66019. near pit, sugary, juicy, aromatic. From the Mediterranean region. Seeds collected 65980 to 66001. PRUNUS ARMENIACA L. Amygda- by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer. Bu- laceae. Apricot. reau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Ar- mour expedition. Received January 13,1926. 65980. A mondorla duke. Medium sized, pale yellow, marked with red; flesh moder- 66002. ACACIA GUMMIFERA Willd. Mimosaceae* ately tender, sweet. Ripens in July. Found near Amismiz, Morocco, May 19? 1925. 65981. Angoumis. Large, orange-yellow A small spiny tree, about 30 feet high, native to shaded with carmine, spotted with brown; northern Africa. It yields the Morocco gum of flesh pinkish, juicy, aromatic. Ripens commerce. in July and August. 66003. ACHTRANTHES ASPERA L. Amarantha- 65982. Bianco de Carpentras. Large; flesh ceae. orange-yellow, of exquisite flavor. Ripens in July. From Barranco Ruis, Orotava, Teneriffe, Canary Islands, July 11, 1925. According to. 65983. D' Alessandria. Medium sized, some- Juan Bolinaga, director del Jardin de Aclimata- times large, orange-yellow shaded pink cion, Orotava, this is a good forage plant which and marked with carmine; flesh firm, has become naturalized in the barrancos of juicy, aromatic; of first quality. Ripens Teneriffe. It is a low shrubby West Indian in June. herb, with very small greenish flowers. 65984. Di Breda. Medium sized, pale yellow 86004. AVENA BARBATA Brot. Poaceae. Grass. shaded with bright pink. Ripens in July. Found on the roadside between Rabat and Casa Blanca, Morocco, May 8,1925. 65985. Di Sant'Ambrogio. Very large, skin firm, pale, yellow shaded with pink; For previous introduction see No. 42734. flesh very sweet and with a delicate aroma. 66005. AVENA STERILIS L. Poaceae. Oats. Ripens in July. Collected between Casa Blanca and Fedhala,. 65986. Di Versailles. Very large, pale yellow, Morocco, May 10, 1925. carmine on exposed cheek; flesh yellow, melting, aromatic. Ripens in July. i 66006. CERATONIA SILIQUA L. Caesalpiniaceae. w Carols 65987. Gloire d* Auvergne, A robust and prolific variety, excellent for preserving. Collected near San Antonio, Iviza, Balearic Ripens in July. Islands, August 14, 1925. Variety Vera. A variety extensively grown in Iviza which I 65988. Orosso Blanco presose d'Auvergne. think must have perfect flowers. [Large, white, early maturing.] 66007. EPHEDRA ALTISSIMA Desf. Gnetaceae. 65989. Lever du Soleil [Sunrise]. Large, of Collected in an Arab cemetery beyond Amis- good quality, and early maturing. miz, south of Marrakesh, in the Grand Atlas. Mountains, Morocco, May 29, 1925. A hand- 65990. Liaband. Large, pale yellow; flesh some woody climber, 20 feet or less in height,, transparent, juicy, and aromatic. Ripens with minute green leaves, and especially striking in July. when covered with its ovoid scarlet berries.. 65991. Particolare. Large, yellow shaded Native to northern Africa. with pink; flesh yellow, sweet. Ripens in July. For previous introduction see No. 57930. 66008. HTPARRHENIA HIRTA (L.) Stapf. Poaceae, 65992. Paviot. Rather large; skin orange- yellow and carmine; flesh fine, melting, Grass.. aromatic. Ripens in July and August. From a roadside between Rabat and Casa. Blanca. Morocco, May 8, 1925. A perennial 65998. Persicina. Large, orange-yellow; flesh grass about 3 feet high, native to tropical and yellow-red, fine, of exceptional flavor. northern Africa. Ripens in July. For previous introduction see No. 39490. 65994. Pesca di Nancy. Large, orange-yellow 66009. LAGURUS OVATUS L. Poaceae. Grass,. and pale carmine; flesh yellow, tender, very sweet. Ripens in July and August. Found near Casa Blanca, Morocco, May 24, 1925, in rocky dry soil. A hardy annual grass, 65995. Precoce di Boulbon. Large, with fine, native to the Mediterranean region. The small buttery flesh. Ripens in July. white flower heads are used for dry bouquets. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 17

66002 to 66019—Continued. 66020 to 66026—Continued. 66010. ONONIS SALZMANNIANA Boiss. and Reut. 68022 to 66025. GOSSYPIUM HIRSTTTUM L. Fabaceae. 66022. No. 1. Var. Durango; Australian. Collected near Algeciras, Spain, June 27, 1925. An annual, erect, herbaceous, legu- 66023. No. 2. Var. Russell big boll; Austra minous plant, with simple or trifoliolate light- lian. green leaves and dense spikes of pink flowers. :. No. 3. Var. Uganda. 66011. PEBIPLOCA LAEVIGATA Ait. Asclepia- daceae. 66025. No. 5. Var. Agordat; Eritrea. Collected north of Mogador, Morocco, June t. GOSSYPIUM sp. 3, 1925. An attractive evergreen shrub, native No. 6. Var. SomaJa di Audegle. to the Canary Islands, with glossy dark-green foliage and dull-colored fragrant flowers. 66027. GOSSYPIUM sp. Malvaceae. 66012. RUMEX LUNARIA L. Polygonaceae. Cotton. From Barranco de las Augustias, above the From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by town of Los Llanos, Palma, Canary Islands, Dr. P. J. S. Cramer, director, general experiment July 16, 1925. This perennial herb seems to be station, Department of Agriculture, Industry, common on rocky places all over the island and and Commerce. Received January 12> 1926. is said to form goat forage of considerable impor- tance. A native cotton from Sumatra. 66013. THAPSIA GARGANICA L. Apiaceae. 66028. ILEX sp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. From an Arab cemetery beyond Amismiz, south of Marrakesh, in the Great Atlas Moun- From Nanking, China. Seeds presented by M. L. tains, Morocco, May 29. 1925. A yellow-flow- Hancock, University of Nanking. Received ered herbaceous perennial, native to southern January 19, 1926. Europe. The fleshy root is said to have medici- nal virtues. A "red evergreen privet" which is a species of Hex with shiny spineless evergreen leaves and red 68014. TRICHOLAENA ROSEA Nees. Poaceae. berries. Collected at Nanking. (Hancock.) Natal grass. Obtained from Juan Bolinaga, director del 66029 to 66035. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE Jardin de Aclimatacion, Orotava, Tenerifle, L. Fabaceae. Red clover. Canary Islands, July 12,1925. According to Mr. Bolinaga, this variety is thought to be indige- From Aberystwyth, Wales. Seeds presented by nous. It is a very important forage crop in Tene- R. G. Stapledon, director, Welsh Plant Breeding riffe and makes a remarkable growth. Station. Received January 23, 1926. Notes by For previous introduction see No. 61692. Mr. Stapledon. 66015. TRITICUM OVATUM (L.) Rasp. Poaceae. Locally grown varieties. Grass. 66028 to 66031. From Leightons Ltd., Newcastle. From a roadside between Casa Blanca and Marrakesh, Morocco, May 13,1925. An annual 66029. Station No. 1212. (Cambridge No. 92.) densely branched grass, with ascending stems 0. Station No. 1210. (Dorsett No. 194.) about a foot long. Native to dry places in the Mediterranean region. 88031. Station No. 1211. (Hertfordshire No. For previous introduction see No. 56520. 85.) 66032. Station No. 1206. Dorsett Marlgrass 66018 to 66019. VICIA SATIVA L. Fabaceae. clover, from H. H. Dunn, Dunns Farm Seeds Vetch. (Ltd.), Salisbury. 86016. Collected at Piste, near Amismiz, Morocco, May 19, 1925. 86038 to 68035. From Leightons Ltd., Newcastle. 66017. Collected along an oued or stream, 66033. Station No. 1208. (Oxfordshire No. near the Pont des Espagnols, on the road 49.) between Casa Blanca and Foukhala, 66034. Station No. 1209. (Oxfordshire No. Morocco. 180.) 66018. From Piste, beyond Amismiz, i. Station No. 1207. (Shropshire No Morocco, May 19, 1925. 118.) 88019. Collected on the road to Mogador, near Marrakesh, Morocco, May 17, 1925. 66036 to 66038. CASTANEA spp. Fa- gaceae. Chestnut. 66020 to 66026. GOSSYPIUM Spp. From Nanking, China. Seeds purchased from Prof. Malvaceae. Cotton. J. H. Reisner, College of Agriculture and For- From Villaggio Duca Abruzzi, Italian Somaliland, estry, University of Nanking. Received at the Africa. Seeds presented by the direttore. United States Plant Introduction Garden, Agrario e Zootecnico della Sais. Received Chico, Calif., January 22, 1926. January 18, 1926. 66036. CASTANEA HENRYI (Skan) Rehd. and Cotton varieties of native origin or introduced. Wils. vrhich have become acclimated in Italian Somali- land. A Chinese chestnut which, as described in Plantae Wilsonianae (vol. 3, p. 196), is a decidu- 66020. GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE L. ous tree 25 to 90 feet tall, with oblong-lanceolate, long-acuminate leaves, green on both sides. The No. 4. Vaf. Sakellaridis. burs are either solitary or two or* three in a 66021. GOSSYPIUM HERBACEUM L. bunch and contain usually but one nut. No. 7. Var. Somala di Varesslt. For previous introduction see No. 65450. 73936—28 3 18 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 66036 to 66038—Continued. 66046 t6 66050—Continued. 66087. CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA Blume. 66049. Turi. A thick green cane. In the endeavor to relieve the situation caused 66050. Samari or Sewali. From Ryam, District by the rapid disappearance of our native chest- of Darbhanga. This cane seems to be very nut, due to the ravages of the blight fungus, the close to Hatooni. Chinese hairy chestnut is being introduced into this country in considerable quantity. The size 66051. HERNANDIA SONORA L. Her- and quality of the nuts compare rather favor- ably with that of our native chestnut, although nandiaceae. neither the size of the tree nor the tanning con- From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. tent measure up to those of our native species. Seeds presented by W. G. Freeman, director of For previous introduction see No. 58602. agriculture. Received January 27,1926. 66038. CASTANEA SEGUINH Dode. A handsome evergreen West Indian tree, some- times 60 feet high, with oval-oblong papery leaves A Chinese chestnut, native to east-central 7 to 12 inches long and loose terminal clusters of China, which is usually a bush or low tree, but small yellowish flowers. The juice of this tree is occasionally a shapely tree up to 40 feet in height, said to be a painless depilatory. with deep-green leaves, paler beneath, and small nuts of sweet agreeable flavor. 66052 to 66055. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE 66039 to 66042. CBOTALARIA spp. Fa- L. Fabaceae. Red clover. baceae. From Valence sur Rhone, France. Siejeds pur- From Nairobi, Kenya Colony, British East Africa. chased from Tizier Freres. Received February Seeds presented by J. McDonald, Scott Agricul- 2,1926. tural Laboratories. Received January 22,1926. Locally grown varieties. 66089. CROTALARIA AGATIFLORA Schweinf. f. 86052. Department of Ardeche. No. 6. A tropical African leguminous herb, 66053. Department of Aveyron. which, as described by Engler (Hoehnel, Zum Rudolf See, Appendix 1892, p. 13), has large 68054. Nimes. yellow flowers about 2 inches long and 1 inch across and sword-shaped pods about 3 inches 66055. Valence and Lyon. long, containing 15 to 20 seeds. 66056 to 66058. 68040. CROTALARIA sp. From Cairo, Egypt. Seeds presented by W. No. 8. Carlton McQuiston, the American University 66041. CROTALARIA sp. at Cairo. Received January 26,1926. Notes by Mr. McQuiston. No. 10. 68056. CUCUMIS MELO L. Cucurbitaceae. 66042. CROTALARIA sp. Melon. No. 11. A long-type muskmelon, known here as the 66043 to 66045. GOSSYPIUM NAN- Sheman. KING Meyen. Malvaceae. Cotton. 66057 and 66058. TRITICUM spp. Poaceae. From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. P. Wheat varieties originated by the Royal J. S. Cramer, director, general experiment station, Agricultural Society of Egypt. Department of Agriculture, Industry, and Com- merce. Received January 19,1926. 66057. TRITICUM AESTIVUM L. (T. vulgare Vill.). Common wheat. The "Chinese " cotton of commerce is, according to Watt (Wild and Cultivated Cottons of the Hindi wheat. A variety from India. At World), an annual or perennial bush, with delicate, present it is the best yielder in the Delta. sparsely branched stems and imperfectly cordate leaves. The irregular-shaped seeds are densely 66058. TRITICUM TURGIDUM L. Poulard wheat. coated with rufous velvet and bear a silky floss, which, in all the better varieties, is white, but often A selected strain of Beladi. shows a tendency to become reddish or khaki. This cotton is cultivated throughout tropical Asia. 66059. GOSSYPIUM sp. Malvaceae. For previous introduction see No. 62595. Kidney cotton. 68048. From Demak, a place in central Java, east From Bangkok, Siam. Seeds presented by Dr. A. of Semarang. Kerr, director, botanical section, Ministry of Commerce. Received January 21,1926. t 68044. No. 1. From Palembang. A perennial cotton cultivated in this region. It 86045. No. 2. From Palembang. is not grown as a regular crop, and the floss is used only for making string. {Kerr.) 66046 to 66050. SACCHARTJM OFFICI- NARUM L. Poaceae. Sugar cane. 66060. GOSSYPIUM sp. Malvaceae. From Muzaffarpur, Bengal, India. Cuttings pre- Cotton. sented by Noel Deerr, superintendent of facto- From Caracast Venezuela. Seeds presented by H. ries, through E. W. Brandes, Bureau of Plant Pittier, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Industry. Received February 1, 1926. Notes l by Mr. Deerr. Museo Comercial. Received January 22, 1926. Seeds collected in the State of Portuguesa. I 66048. Haruki. From Purtabtore, District of believe them to be of one of the indigenous species. Saras. (Pittier.) 66047. Hatooni (otherwise known as Chemal and Baruk). From Riwa Ghat, District of Muzaf- 66061. MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA farpur. This cane seems to be very close to Maiden and Betche. Proteaceae. Sewali. From Dundas, New South Wales, Australia. 88048. Nagori. A slender cane from Samastipur, Seeds presented by Herbert J. Rumsey. Re- District of Darbhanga. ceived January 29,1926. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 19 As described by J. H. Maiden (Proceedings of 66062 to 66076—Continued. the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 21, p. 624), this close relative of the Queensland nut 66070| and 66071. CUCURBITA MOSCHATA DU- (Macadamia ternifolia) is a small bushy tree, with chesne. Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. entire, narrowly oblong leaves, about 6 inches long, in irregular whorls of three. The globular fruits, Purchased at Takhing, Kwangtung Province, about three-fourths of an inch in diameter, have a November 27, 1925. Used as food only by the leathery exocarp and a hard endocarp. Native to poorer classes and is, therefore, commonly culti- New South Wales. vated by them. 66070. No. 274. Naam kwa. A variety with 66062 to 66076. the skin mottled green and yellow and the flesh deep yellow. From Canton, China. Seeds collected, by F. A. McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 66071. No. 275. Hop kwa. An orange-yellow Industry. Received January 25, 1926. Notes skinned variety, smaller than No. 274 by Mr. McClure. [No. 660701, which is slightly paled by the presence of a scant gray bloom. 66062 to 66064. ALETJRITES MONTANA (Lour.) 66072. ELEUSINE CORACANA (L.) Gaertn. Poa- Wilson. Euphorbiaceae. ceae. Ragi. Baptist Mission compound, Wuchow, No. 278. Purchased November 27, at Tak- Kwangsi. November 18, 1925. Trees growing hing, Kwangtung Province. Aap keuk suk. at the foot of a terrace, in yellow clay granitic This variety is commonly cultivated in Kwang- subsoil, with their roots partly in filled soil of tung, but on a small scale. It is boiled and eaten the same composition, but naturally looser in with sugar. texture. 66073. PHASEOLUS CALCARATUS Roxb. Faba- No. 240. Tree No. 1. This tree, ceae. Rice bean. which appears to be the most prolific of the No. 277. Purchased at Takhing, Kwangtung collection at the mission compound, is Province, November 27, 1925. Chik siu tau. about 12 meters high and 25 centimeters This variety, said to be grown locally in the in diameter at chest height. It bears the silty soil of the annually denuded river flood largest clusters of fruits, 11 to 13 to a cluster. plain, yields two crops a year. It is eaten after .._.. No. 241. Tree No. 2. This tree is being boiled. second only to tree No. 1 [No. 66062] in 66074. PYRUSSP. Malaceae. Pear. prolificness. No. 244. Purchased at Yunghui, Kwangsi, 66064. No. 242. From trees of average yield. November 20, 1925, and is said to have come from the region north of Wuchow, on the Foo 66065 to 66067. BENINCASA HISPIDA (Thunb.) River. It is said to occur also generally in the Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. Wax gourd. region east of Wuchow, north of the West River 66065. No. 245. Purchased in Yunghui, in Kwangtung, and it is also seen in the markets Kwangsi, November 20, 1926. Paak shik of Takhing, Kwangtung. The fruits are oblate kwa. The fruits are long and slender, the to subglobular, the stem long, 1.5 to 2.5 centi- largest ones being 65 centimeters long and meters, slender, attached in a small, shallow de- 36 centimeters in circumference, and are pression; the apex of the fruit has a slight depres- slightly constricted in the middle. They sion or none; the skin is olive green, thin but are thickly covered, when mature, with a tough, and smooth; the flesh is fine grained, but white flourlike powder. The skin is pale very firm, and somewhat astringent when fresh; green, thin, with a sparse outgrowth of the seeds are large, 5 to 10 in number; and the hairs 2 or 3 millimeters in length. The seed section is surrounded by a thick yellow flesh, 2 to 3 centimeters in thickness, is "shell" of hard granular material. The fruits greenish for a half inch inward from the are usually placed in hot water for a time before skin, otherwise white, and is tender, but they are eaten. Another way of preparing them has little flavor. The Chinese usually is to pickle them in vinegar. This variety may cook the fruits with pork and often use serve as a stock for pears or apples, but, so far them in soup. as I know, it is not used for this purpose by the Chinese . 66066. No. 273. Tsit kwa. Purchased at Takhing, Kwangtung Province, Novem- 68075. PYRUSSP. Malaceae. Fear. ber 27, 1925. This variety seems very No. 254. From fruits purchased November similar to No. 245 [No. 66065], differing 23, 1925, in Wuchow, Kwangsi. Tong lei tsai. only in being straight and not depressed A small round red-brown to russet fruit, thickly in the middle. punctate with tiny light-brown dots. The fruits are few seeded; the flesh, mellow when ripe, is 66067. No. 276. Tung kwa. Purchased in somewhat granular, like that of pears, especially Takhing, Kwangtung Province, Novem- in the zone which divides the pome portion from ber 27, 1925. A short, thick variety, the ovary portion of the fruit. The fruits are depressed at both ends, which is somewhat not eaten fresh, but are prepared for consump- triangular in cross section. It is light green tion by pickling in vinegar. This plant serves and thickly covered with a flourlike bloom exclusively as stock for pears in southern China, when mature. so far as I have been informed. It is said to grow i. CITRULLUS VULGARIS Schrad. Cucurbi- only in the wild or half-cultivated state, except taceae. Watermelon. as stock for pears, and is widely distributed in Kwangtung and Kwangsi. No. 251. Hung kwa tsz and sai kwa tsz. Pur- chased in Wuchow, Kwangsi, November 23, 66076. SESAMUM ORIENTALE L. Pedaliaceae. 1925. This variety is said to be cultivated for Sesame. the seeds only, and the flesh is said to be worth- No. 253. Purchased November 23, 1925, in less. The seeds are commonly served between Wuchow, Kwangsi. Paak chi ma. A herba- courses at Chinese feasts. ceous annual said to be grown in the Foo River District, Kwangsi. The seeds are used in con- 66069. CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA Bunge. Mal- fections, often as a covering for cakes and candies, aceae. Chinese hawthorn. and the oil expressed from the seeds is used by No. 252. Obtained at Wuchow, Kwangsi, the Chinese in cooking. November 23,1925, where they had been shipped in from Tientsin, in a dried sliced' condition. 66077 to 66080. MAGNOLIA spp. Mag- Shaan cha. The seeds are thick walled. A thin noliaceae. Magnolia. red circular waferlike confection is made from the flesh by adding a red coloring matter and From Orleans, France. Plants presented by sugar. Leon Chenault. Received February 4,1926. 20 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66077 to 66080—Continued A tropical American plant which is said to be- popular as a cover plant in Sumatra, according to All of these magnolias are growing at the Arnold J. N. Milsum and E. A. Curtler (Malayan Agricul- Arboretum. The following notes are adapted tural Journal, vol. 13, No. 8, August, 1925, pp. from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, pp. 271-272). These authorities state that a fair cover 394-399. is obtained after three months from sowing, when flowering commences. The plant is a vigorous 66077. MAGNOLIA DAWSONIANA Rend, and Wils. creeping herb which forms a mat of foliage \y2 feet A tree 25 to 40 feet high, originally collected or so in thickness over the soil. The stems, 3 to 10 in, western Szechwan, China, where it grows at feet long, form roots at each node. The pale-blue- an altitude of about 7,000 feet. It is readily flowers are in racemes 1 to 4 inches long. distinguished from related magnolias by its leathery, shiningrgreen obovate leaves, which 66086. (Undetermined.) Poaceae. are 3 to 5 inches long. The flowers are unknown. Bamboo. 66078. MAGNOLIA NICHOLSONIANA Rend, and From Slidell, La. Plants presented by J. L.. Wils. Gelis. Received March 19, 1926. A deciduous shrub or small tree, 20 feet or less A bamboo obtained in 1909 from a nursery in in. height, closely allied to Magnolia wilsonii, Fresno, Calif. It grows well here and becomes 10* ' from which it is distinguished by its vinous-red to 18 feet high with stems about an inch in diameter. bark, shorter petioles, and oblong-obovate leaves (Gelis.) with densely hairy undersurfaces. The cup- shaped flowers, appearing with the leaves, are 66087. TRITICUM AESTIVUM L. (2V white with red pistils and about 4 inches across. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. This magnolia is native to western China. Common wheat.. 66079. MAGNOLIA SARGENTIANA Rend, and Wils. From Rome, Italy. Seeds obtained through Rev. A tall tree, up to 75 feet in height, the largest Walter Lowrie, of the Rectory of St. Paul's, by magnolia found in western China, where it is David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau, native. The branches are very numerous, form- of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Armour- ing a massive flattened crown. The deciduous, expedition. Received March 12, 1926. leathery leaves, pubescent beneath, are 4 to 7 inches long, and, according to the natives of No. 340. Var. Piccolo rosso degli Alpi. A se- western China, the flowers are rosy red r nd 8 lected variety, 50 to 60 centimeters high, from. inches wide: Pragelato, Italy, at an altitude of 1,800 meters, and is adapted to 2,000 meters altitude. It is planted 66080. MAGNOLIA SARGENTIANA ROBUSTA Rehd. in June and harvested in July of the following year. and Wils. 66088. RUB us PROBUS Bailey. Rosa- This variety differs from the type in having longer and narrower leaves and larger fruits. ceae. Raspberry. From Rio Piedras, P. R. Plants presented by A. 66081 to 66083. Lopez Dominguez, director. Insular Experiment From British Honduras. Seeds collected by S. J. Station. Received February % 1926. Record, School of Forestry, Yale University, The so-called "Queensland" raspberry, which,, New Haven, Conn. Received February 2,1926. as described by L. H. Bailey (Gentes Herbarum, 66081. GEONOMA sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. vol. 1, p. 150), is related to Rubus rosaefolius, but is less thorny and has glabrous leaves and pedicels,, The members of this tropical American with usually seven leaflets which are relatively genus are slender spineless palms with ringed, broader than in the above-mentioned species. The reedlike stems. seedy red berries have a flattened appearance. The plant is upright, about 8 feet high, and the 66082. PLECTIS sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. canes are not perennial. This is a cultivated plant, Mountain cabbage. (-Record.) in Porto Rico, where it has been grown for some years, and is probably originally from Queensland. The palms of this Guatemalan genus have a very tall, slender, tapering trunk and short- 66089 to 66092. LILIUM spp. Lilia- stemmed leaves with very numerous linear ceae. Lily,. pinnae. From Orleans, Loiret, France. Seeds presented by 66083. SYNECHANTHUS FIBROSUS Wendl. E. Debras. Received February 5, 1926. Phoenicaceae. Palm. Locally grown seed. Common monkey-tail palm. (Record.) 86089. LILIUM HENRYI Baker. An unarmed Central American palm with a slender, green, ringed trunk about 4 feet high The Henry lily, native to central China, has-, and a cluster of terminal spreading leaves about a stem 4 to 8 feet high, deep green, tinged and 4 feet long with numerous narrow leaflets a foot spotted with brown; the leaves, 60 to 100 in num- or so in length. The orange-red, ellipsoid fruit ber, are horizontal and 3 to 6 inches long. The is one-seeded. flowers, bright orange-yellow, with orange-red anthers, are about 3 inches in diameter. 66084. DISSOTIS IRVINGIANA Hook. 66090. LILIUM HUMBOLDTII Roezl and Leichtl. Melastomaceae. Var. magnificum. A form of the Humboldt: From Aburi, Gold Coast, Africa. Seeds presented lily which is more robust and larger, often 8 feet by F. N. Howes, Government botanist, Depart- high, with larger and more richly colored flowers,, ment of Agriculture. Received February 2,1926. frequently tinged with reddish purple. An ornamental annual plant, 1 to 3 feet high, 66091. LILIUM REGALE Wilson. Regal lily.. from tropical Africa. The leaves are opposite, nar- row, and acute, and the reddish purple flowers are Seeds of the regal (or royal) lily. about an inch across. 66092. LILIUM SARGENTIAE Wilson. 66085. CALOPOGONIUM MUCUNOIDES The Sargent lily, originally from western Desv. Fabaceae. China, has a stout stem 4 to 8 feet high, green tinged with purple, and a hundred or more From Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States. thickly scattered horizontal leaves 2 to 4 inches Seeds presented by B. Bunting, agriculturist, long. The fragrant flowers are waxy white in- Department of Agriculture. Received March side, tinged yellow near the throat, and reddish, 19, 1926. purple outside. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 21

'66093 to 66095. AMYGDALTJS PERSICA L. 66108 to 66115. BRASSICA OLERACEA (Prunus persica Stokes). Amygda- BOTRYTISL. Brassicaceae. broccoli. laceae. Peach. From Reading, England. Seeds purchased from JYom Orleans, France. Trees purchased from Sutton & Sons. Received February 6, 1926. Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire. Received Notes from Sutton & Sons' catalogue. February 10, 1926. Notes from catalogue of Varieties not in the American trade. Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire. 66108. Autumn Protecting. Equal to Michael- 66093. Admirable jaune. Fruit large, golden • mas White in quality, but matures later. yellow, spotted with red; matures in late Heads well protected. September. 66109. Superb Early White. Heads pure white, 66084. Galande. Fruit large purplish, very good perfectly protected. quality; matures in late August. 86110. Michaelmas WJate. Heads very large, 66095. Madeleine de Courson. Fruit very large, well formed, delicate, white, firm, quickly red, very good quality; matures in late Sep- maturing. Excellent for early autumn use. tember. 68111. Safeguard Protecting. Heads pure white, medium sized, often enduring severe winters €6096. NOTHOSCORDUM FRAGRANS uninjured. (Vent.) Kunth. Liliaceae. 66112. Satisfaction. A variety for use in April •From Orleans, Loiret, France. Seeds presented by and May. E. Debras. Received February 5, 1926. 66118. Snow White. Heads of uniform size and A tropical American bulbous plant closely re- shape; for spring use. lated to the onion; the bulb is round and yellowish white, and the linear obtuse leaves are 8 to 12 inches 66114. Whitsuntide. Somewhat similar to Late long. The fragrant flowers, white flushed with Queen, but of larger size and later maturing. pink, with purplish stamens and anthers, are borne Heads pure white, large, firm, of finest qual- on a scape 20 inches high. ity. Has survived 22° of frost uninjured. 66115. Winter Mammoth. Immense white heads, €6097. ANOPTERUS GLANDTJLOSUS La- excellent in texture and quality, for use in bill. Esealloniaceae. midwinter. .From Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. Seeds pre- 66116 to 66123. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE sented by G. Weinderfer, through George B. L. Fabaceae. Red clover. Sudworth, Forest Service. Received February 6, 1926. From Reading, England. Seeds presented by Martin H. Sutton, The Royal Seed Establish- A handsome evergreen Tasmanian shrub, some- ment. Received Feburary 8,1926. times a small tree 40 feet high in its native country. The thick narrow leaves, mostly at the ends of the 66116 to 66119. Early-flowering varieties. branches, are 4 to 8 inches long, and the white flowers are in drooping terminal racemes. It is 66116. Dorset Marl. suitable for greenhouse culture, blooming in the 66117. English. spring. 66118. Giant Hybrid. For previous introduction see No. 61324. 66119. Welsh. €6098 to 66106. BETA VTJLGARIS L. 66120 to 66123. Late-flowering varieties. Chenopodiaceae. Beet. 66120. Cornish Marl. JTrom Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. A. D. Cotton, Royal Botanic Gardens. Received 66121. English. February 6, 1926. 66122. Montgomeryshire. Var. maritima. Wild beet seeds collected in dif- 66123. Wild red clover. ferent parts of England. 66124. BAUHINIA HETEROPHYLLA 66098. From Clevedon, Somerset. Kunth. Caesalpiniaceae. 66099. From Par Harbour, Cornwall. From Little River, Fla. Plant presented by John 66100. From Par Sands, Cornwall. Soar, through Charles T. Simpson, collaborator, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received February 66101. From Pentewan, Cornwall. 12,1926. 66102. From Polperro, Cornwall. This plant is from seeds collected in the Organ 86103. From St. Helens Spit, Isle of Wight. Mountains of western Cuba. (Simpson.) 66104. From Charlestown, South Cornwall. This is called bejuco tortuga (turtle vine) because of the characteristic turtle-shaped swellings in the 66105. From Trenarnen, South Cornwall. older parts of the vine. It grows in low, sandy places, chiefly on the edges of lagoons and marshes 66106. From Seaton, Devonshire. in western Cuba, where it climbs over trees and shrubs. The clusters of yellowish white flowers ap- €6107. VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA L. pear in December. The young vine is used by Vacciniaceae. the natives for making rough baskets and rope. Lingonberry. (Note by Dr. Mario Calvino under No. 58624.) From Helsingfors, Finland. Seeds presented by the director of the Botanic Garden. Received 66125. CITRUS sp. Rutaceae. February 6,1926. From Miyazaki, Japan. Seeds presented by Dr. The fruits of the European form of this ever- T. Tanaka, through W. T. Swingle, Bureau of green bush are larger than those of the mountain Plant Industry. Received March 30,1926. •cranberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus) found in the northeastern United States. Seeds from locally grown fruits. 22 PLANT MATEKIAL INTRODUCED

66126 and 66127. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE 66134. VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA L. L. Fabaceae. Red clover. Vacciniaceae. From Valence sur Rhone, France. Seeds pur- From Stockholm, Sweden. Seeds presented by chased from T6zier Freres. Received February Dr. Robert E. Fries, director, Botanic Garden. 10,1926. Notes by Tezier Freres. Received February 13, 1926. Local varieties. For previous introduction and description see No. 66107. 66126. From Loire. 66135 to 66141. 66127. Seeds from plants grown in dry calcareous soil in the neighborhood of Forcalquier in the From Rabat, Morocco. Seeds collected by David Department of Basses-Alpes, at an altitude of Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 2,000 feet. In our opinion this strain is more Industry. Received February 11, 1926. winter hardy than the strains from southern France. 66135. CYTISUS LINIFOLIUS (L.) Lam. Fabaceae. Broom. 66128 and 66129. JUGLANS REGIA L. From the Forest of Mamora, near Rabat. Juglandaceae. Walnut. April 19, 1925. A low shrub, 3 feet or less high, with erect, silky hairy branches and very narrow From Ainsdale, Southport, England. Seeds pre- shining-green leaflets with silvery lower surfaces. sented by Howard Spence, The Red House. The bright-yellow flowers are in short compact Received February 13, 1926. clusters. Native to the Mediterranean coun- Seeds from trees growing in the vicinity of tries. Ranikhet, Kumaon, United Provinces, India. The 66136. LOTUS sp. Fabaceae. nuts are very thick shelled and of little value, but I believe the trees may be of value as stocks. From a roadside near the seed-selection sta- (Spence.) tion, Rabat, April 17, 1925. 66128. No. 1. . No. 2. 66137. MEDICAGO sp. Fabaceae. 66130. CITRUS GRANDIS (L.) Osbeck Collected near the seed-selection station, (C. decumana Murr.). Rutaceae. Rabat, April 17, 1925. Grapefruit. 66138. MEDICAGO sp. Fabaceae. From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Seeds pre- Found on a roadside between Meknes and sented by O. H. Reinking, Botanic Gardens. Rabat, April 7, 1925. Received February 13, 1926. 66139. MEDICAGO sp. Fabaceae. Seeds of the Thong Dee Siamese Pummelo. Collected on the road between Kenitra and 66131. PYRUS sp. Malaceae. Pear. Ouezzan, April 25, 1925. 66140. ORNITHOPUS ISTHMOCARPUS COSS. Faba- From Arlington Experiment Farm, Rosslyn, Va. ceae. A hybrid seedling pear originated by M. B. Waite, Bureau of Plant Industry, at the Arling- Collected in sandy land north of Kenitra on ton farm. Numbered February, 1926, for con- the road to Ouezzan, April 25, 1925. A slender venience in distribution. annual leguminous herb, about 2 feet high, with small hairy pinnate leaves, pinkish flowers, and Kieffer Cross 88-12. (A cross made several years narrow, constricted pods about an inch long. ago between Kieffer and a European variety of Native to the Mediterranean region. unknown parentage.) Tree moderately vigorous, erect to spreading. Fruit pyriform, 3 to 4 inches 66141. VICIA ERVILIA (L.) Willd. Fabaceae. long by 2 to 2% inches wide, yellow, fairly smooth, Vetch. with numerous small gray or yellowish ienticels. Flesh white, tender, not quite so buttery in texture Collected April 29, 1925. Cultivated by E. as Bartlett, but with few stone cells. Rather highly Miege at the experiment station in Rabat* flavored, mildly acid, apparently well suited to Morocco. cooking and canning purposes as well as for dessert use. Appears to possess good handling and keeping 66142 to 66147. HEDYSARUM spp. Fa- qualities, not breaking down at the core. (Waite) baceae. 66132. ARTABOTRYS UNCINATUS (Lam.) From Oran, Algeria. Seeds presented by Herbier A. Faure, through David Fairchild, agricultural Merr. (A^ odoratissimus R. Br.). explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received Annonaceae. February 11, 1926. From Canton, China. Seeds collected by F. A. 66142 and 66148. HEDYSARUM CAPITATUM Desf. McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received February 18, 1926. An annual, ascending leguminous plant, with purple flowers. Native to the Mediterranean No. 318. Near Uenpui. December 25, 1925. countries. Ying chaau fa; ying chdau laan. A half-scandent shrub with long, slender, drooping branches and For previous introduction see No. 64553. greenish flowers. The fruits are ovoid with a 66142. A. 66143. B. pointed, slightly curved apex and yellowish when ripe. This plant is very highly esteemed by the 66144. HEDYSARUM HUMILE L. Chinese because of the rich fragrance of the flowers A decumbent perennial leguminous plant, and fruits. It is commonly cultivated in monas- about a foot and a half high. Native to the Mediterranean countries. 66133. SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM L. 66145 and 66146. HEDYSARUM PALLIDUM Desf. Poaceae. Sugar cane. A perennial procumbent leguminous plant, From Herradura, Cuba. Cuttings presented by native to northern Africa, where it thrives on F. S. Earle, through E. W. Brandes, Bureau of steep hillsides. Plant Industry. Received February 12, 1926. For previous introduction see No. 64554. B. £08. 66145. A. 66146. B. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 23

66142 to 66147—Continued. 66148 to 66158—Continued. 66147. HEDYSARUM SPINOSISSIMUM L. 86155. TECTONA GRANDIS L. f. Verbenaceae. An annual decumbent leguminous herb with Teak. pale-pink flower clusters. Native to the Medi- The common teak is a native of southern and terranean countries. central India. The young branches are quad- rangular, the leaves opposite and elliptical or 66148 to 66158. egg-shaped, and the white flowers are borne in terminal panicles. The wood is highly prized From Bangalore, India. Seeds presented by the by shipbuilders because of its great strength and director of the botanic gardens. Received durability. February 12, 1926. 68148 to 86150. BAUHINIA spp. Caesalpiniaceae. For previous introduction see No. 49563. 66148. BAUHINIA GALPINI N. E. Brown. 66156 to 66158. TERMINALIA spp. Combreta- A climbing shrub, 5 to 10 feet high, native to tropical Africa. The leaves, two lobed at 66156. TERMINALIA ARJUNA (Roxb.) Wight the apex from one-fifth to one-half their and Am. length, are 1 to 3 inches long, and the brick- red flowers are borne continuously from Arjan. A very large tree with smooth spring to late fall. green or whitish bark, found on river banks throughout central and southern India. The 68149. BAUHINIA HOOKERI F. Muell. leaves are narrowly oblong, about 9 inches long, and the flowers, which appear in April A large spreading tree, native to Australia, and May, are borne in terminal panicles. with broad obtuse leaflets and short terminal This tree yields the transparent gum which racemes of white flowers edged with crimson. is used as a drug in northern India; the bark is used for tanning, and the wood is used For previous introduction see No. 37135. for carts and agricultural implements. 66150. BAUHINIA TOMENTOSA L. For previous introduction see No. 49565. An erect shrub or small tree with leathery leaves, broader than long and with obtuse 66157. TERMINALIA CHEBULA Retz. lobes, and few-flowered clusters of pale golden-yellow flowers, with the upper petals A large deciduous tree, native to northern marked by deep-purple blotches. Native to India, Burma, and Ceylon, with oval-elliptic India. leaves about 5 inches long and terminal racemes of white flowers. The ovoid, leathery For previous introduction see No. 38651. fruits form the black myrobalan of commerce, which is one of the most valuable tanning 88151. COLVILLEA RACEMOSA Boj. Caesal- materials of India. piniaceae. For previous introduction see No. 63645. A tall, handsome tree, believed to be indi- genous to East Africa, which is related to the 86158. TERMINALIA TOMENTOSA (Roxb.) Royal poinciana (Delonh regia). It is said to Wight and Arn. reach 40 or 50 feet in height. The pinnate leaves are 3 feet long, and the curiously shaped, brilliant The tropical almond (Terminalia catappa) scarlet flowers are borne in drooping racemes is one of the most popular trees in southern more than a foot long. The tree was named for Florida, where it is extensively planted as an Sir Charles Colville, Governor of Mauritius; it ornamental shade tree. This closely related was discovered in 1824 on the west coast of Mada- Asiatic species, found in many parts of India, gascar, where it flowers in April or May. In all is described by Brandis (Forest Flora of probability it will stand no more frost than the India) as a large tree, 80 to 100 feet tall, with poinciana. Like most other leguminous trees, hard, leathery leaves 5 to 9 inches long and it is readily propagated from seeds. erect terminal racemes of dull-yellow flowers. The tree appears to thrive best in India in For previous introduction see No. 59676. heavy, binding soils, and the dark-brown 66152. PONGAM PINNATUM (L.) W. F. Wight. wood is valued for general construction pur- Fabaceae. A tall, erect tree, or sometimes a climbing For previous introduction see No. 61624. shrub, with compound leaves composed of five to seven pairs of oblong leaflets and simple 66159 to 66162. racemes of white flowers. The woody pods are about a quarter of an inch thick and an inch and a half long. Native to tropical Asia. Because of From British Honduras. Seeds collected by S. J. its bright, handsome foliage this tree has been Record, School of Forestry, Yale University, recommended as an ornamental for mild-win- New Haven, Conn. Received February 11, tered regions. 1926. For previous introduction see No. 43662. 66159. ACANTHORHIZA sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 66153. SANTALUM* ALBUM L. Santalaceae. A tropical American palm of medium height, with palmate leaves clustered at the end of the Sandalwood. trunk. A small evergreen tree, native to the drier re- gions of southern India, and cultivated in north- 66160. CHAMAEDOREA sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. ern India for the sake of the white or citron-color- ed wood, which, when dried, is sweet scented A spineless palm, with pinnate leaves, native and esteemed as a perfume. to tropical North America. For previous introduction see No. 40782. 66161. DESMONCUS sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 66154. SARACA INDICA L. Caesalpiniaceae. A slender climbing palm, with leaves scat- tered along the stem. Native to tropical and One of the handsomest of Indian ornamental subtropical America. trees, producing large heads of the most brilliant scarlet flowers imaginable. While restricted to 66162. PYRENOGLYPHIS sp. Phoenicaceae. the tropical sections of India, it may be suffic- iently hardy to succeed in southern Florida. Palm. (Note by Wilson Popenoe, Bureau of Plant A tropical American palm which is usually Industry, under No. 86092.) low and often has a spiny trunk. 24 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66163. SOLANUM TUBEROST7M L. Sor 66169. ARACHIS NAMBYQUARAE Hoeh<- lanaceae. Potato. ne. Fabaceae. From Reading, England. Tubers obtained from From Sao Paulo, Brazil. Seeds presented by the Sutton & Sons, by F. W. Keay, Wolverhampton, Secretaria do Interior do Estado de Sao Paulo, and presented through C. F. Clark, Bureau of through Arthur G. Parsloe, American vice Plant Industry. Received February 18, 1926. consul in charge, Santos. Received February 16, 1926. This variety is said to be Paterson's Victoria, but it is not the old Paterson's Victoria bred by William A Brazilian relative of the peanut, which, ac- Paterson. (Keay.) cording to Hoehne (Historia Natural Botanica, Matto Grosso, Brazil, pt. 12), is a rather shrubby, 66164. IPOMOEA REPTANS (L.) Poir. much-branched prostrate or ascending plant. The pod is 2 to 3 inches long, with usually two seeds, (/. aquatica Forsk.). Convolvulaceae. which are edible and very oily. Cultivated by the From Canton, China. Seeds collected by F. A. Nambyquara Indians in Rondonia, Matto Grosso. McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant For previous introduction see No. 62099. Industry. Received February 3, 1926. 66170. COFFEA QUILLOU P. J. S. No. 305. Obtained on Honam Island, December 15, 1925. Ung taoi; paak hook ung taoi. This is Cramer. Rubiaceae. Coffee. one of the most widely cultivated vegetables among From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented the Chinese. It is easy to grow, yields many crops, by S. Youngberg, director, Bureau of Agricul- and appeals generally to the Chinese palate. It ture. Received February 16,1926. may be grown either a s a dry-land vegetable or as a Introduced into the East Indies from Libre- water crop. The tips of the branches are eaten, ville, French Congo, in 1901, this was found to be together with the leaves. (McClure.) distinct from Coffea robusta. The leaves are nar- For previous introduction see No. 54409. rower and brighter green, and the young trees are pyramidal in habit. The berries are bright red, 66165 to 66167. PYRUS spp. Malaceae. not dark crimson, and oblong. The crop matures later than that of C. robusta and under favorable Pear. circumstances is larger than that of any other From Algiers, Algeria. Scions presented by Dr. L. coffee. Under less favorable conditions C. robusta Trabut, Government botanist. Received Feb- is more productive. (Tea and Coffee Trade Journal, ruary 11, 1926. Notes by Doctor Trabut. vol. 85, p. 417.) 86165. PYRUS GHARBIANA Trabut. For previous introduction see No. 65798. This is near to Pyrus longipes, but sufficiently 66171. GOSSYPIUM sp. Malvaceae. characterized by the form of the leaves and the fruit. This pear grows on the tufas in the region Cotton. of Lamoriciere, Daya. It is called gharbiana From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seeds obtained from the name of the region which formed part through A. Gaylin, American consul general. of the ancient kingdom of Gharb (of the west) Received February 18,1926. at the time of Arab domination. Moco (tree type) cotton, a locally grown variety. For previous introduction see No. 30031. 66172 to 66175. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE 66166. PYRUS LONGIPES COSS. and Dur. L. Fabaceae. Red clover. A rare Algerian wild variety of botanical inter- From Aberystwyth, Wales. Seeds presented by est, which forms a tall tree with few spines. It R. G. Stapledon, director, Welsh Plant-Breeding occurs in the mountains of Setif, Anini, and Station. Received February 19, 1926. l'Aures, where it reaches its highest develop- Locally developed varieties. ment. The leaves are small, rounded, oval, and suborbicular; the fruits are small, about the 66172. Sta. No. Aa-1214. size of a cherry, and have a stalk three times their length. 66173. Sta. No. Aa-1215. For previous introduction see No. 34662. 68174. Sta. No. Aa-1216. 66167. PYRUS MAMORENSIS Trabut. 66175. Montgomery late-flowering clover. A Moroccan pear growing in the cork-oak 66176. ELAEOCARPUS LANCEAEFOLIUS forest of Mamora. The vigorous tree, very Eoxb. Elaeocarpaceae. resistant to dryness in the sandy noncalcareous soils, will probably form a good stock. The From Algiers, Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. L. fruits are rather large and the seeds very large. Trabut, Government botanist. Received Feb- ruary 19,1926. For previous introduction see No. 45612. / A handsome white-flowered tree from the Hima- 66168. CEIBA ACUMINATA (S. Wats.) layas, which, according to J. D. Hooker (Flora of British India, vol. 1, p. 402), has serrulate, lanceolate Rose. Bombacaceae. Pochote. leaves up to 6 inches in length and 2 inches in width, From Cajenne, Sonora, Mexico. Seeds presented and flowers half an inch across, borne in racemes. by Walter Thompson, through L. H. Dewey, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received February 66177 to 66179. GOSSYPIUM spp. Mal- 16,1926. vaceae. Cotton. This close relative of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba From the island of Cyprus. Seeds presented by the pentandra) is described by P. C. Standley (Contri- director of agriculture. Received February 19, butions from the United States National Herba- 1926. rium, vol. 23, pt. 3) as a large or medium-sized tree with a greenish, spiny trunk, compound leaves, and 66177. GOSSYPIUM HERBACEUM L. hard, oblong fruits about 7 inches long which con- tain brownish "cotton" used for stuffing pillows 66178 and 66179. GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L. and for making candlewicks. It is native to western 66178. Triumph. and southern Mexico. 66179. Derived from Sea Island, New Orleans, For previous introduction see No. 39389. Triumph, and other varieties. JAJTOARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 25

66180. TRITIGUM AE&TIVUM L. (T. 66192 and 66193. vulgare Vill.^. Poaceae. From the island of Mytilene, Greece^ Scions pur- Common wheat. chased through P. D. Cajdis, University Farm, Davis, Calif. Received March 1, 1926. Notes From Piacenza, Italy. Seeds presented by Fede- by Mr. Caldis. razione Italiaua dei Consorai Agrari. Received February 20,193». 66192. CYDONIA OBLONGA Mill. (Pyrus cydonia Ardito: A new Italian wheat variety. L.). Malaceae. Quince. A variety formerly quite famous in Asia 66181 and 66182. Minor. The fruit is large and fragrant and is eaten fresh like an apple. From Rio Piedras, Porto Rico. Seeds presented by W. P. Kramer, chief, Porto Rico forest 66193. OLEA EUROPAEA L. Oleaceae. Olive. Service. Received February 17, 1926. Hopades. A variety commonly grown in the 66181. BAUHINIA KURZII Prain. Caesalpinia- island of Mytilene whioh is said to lack the ceae. bitter flavor of other varieties. As described by J. G. Baker (Hooker, Flora 66194 to 66247. of British India, vol. 2, p. 280), this is a climbing shrub, with papery, rounded-cordate leaves From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds obtained by about 4 inches long, which are slit down about David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural one-third of their length. The flowers are borne explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the in terminal racemes. Native to Martaban, Allison V. Armour expedition. Received Feb- Burma. ruary 26, 1926. For previous introduction see No. 33558. Unless otherwise stated, the following seeds were collected at the Royal Botanic Gardens, 66182. CAESALPINIA SAPPAN L. Caesalpiniaceae. Peradeniya. A shrubby leguminous tree, native to India and Malaysia, which bears showy yellow flowers. 66194. ADENANTHERA BICOLOR Moon. Mimo- The wood, known to commerce as sappan wood, saceae. . yields a red dye, and the bark is used for tanning. No. 296. January 2, 1926. The beans of this It is said to be an excellent hedge plant and to tropical tree, unlike those of its relative, Adenan- endure rather poor dry soils. thera pavoniana, are half red and' half black like those of the Abrus precatorius. These seeds are 66183. CITRUS NOBILIS DELICIOSA very attractive for bead work, and the tree (Ten.) Swingle. Rutaceae. might be grown for the purpose of producing Mandarin orange. these seeds. Native to Ceylon. From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds presented 66195. AGATI GRANDIFLORA (L.) Desv. (Sesbania by S. Youngberg, director, Bureau of Agricul- grandifiora Poir.). Fabaceae. ture. Received February 20,1926. No. 311. January 11, 1926. A small, rapid- growing, soft-wooded tree, 15 to 20 feet in height, P. I. No. 1267. Szinltom mandarin. Grown at the with pinnate leaves and large pendulous white experiment station in Tanauan, Batangas. (Young- flowers, followed by long sickle-shaped pods. berg.) The fleshy petals are used in curries and soups 66184 to 66188. CYNARA SCOLYMUS L. in the Indian Archipelago, where this tree is native. The leaves and young shoots are some- Asteraceae. , Artichoke. times used as fodder. From Paris, France. Offshoots purchased from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. Received February For previous introduction see No. 61778. 27,1926. 66196. AMOMUM HEMISPHAERICUM (Blume) Artichoke varieties not known in the American Schum. Zinziberaceae. trade. No. 282. January 3, 1926. A very striking and handsome species from Java, with great 66184. Early Purple Qlobe. pinnate leaves rising from the ground to a height 66185. Green Globe or Provence. of 12 feet and having leaflets 2 feet long. Under- neath, these leaves are the loveliest bronze- «6,186. Large Flat Brittany. claret color, making the plant, when seen against the sunlight, a wonderful thing. Propagated 66187. Large Globe or Parto Improved Large Green. usually by rhizome cuttings. 68188. Perpetual. 66197. ANODENDRON PANKULATUM (Roxb.) A. 66189 and 66190. COFFEA spp. Rubi- DC. Apocynaceae. aeeae. Coffee. No. 294. January 2,1926. The dul of Ceylon climbs to the tops of the tallest trees and forms From Tananarive, Madagascar. Seeds presented an immense snakelike stem several inches by the director of agriculture. Received Febru- through. It bears big pods with seeds having a ary 15,192ft. long white silky coma. #6189. COFFEA sp. 66198 to 66201. AEECA CATECHU L. Phoenica- No. 1. ceae. Palm. 1 This superb little palm grows everywhere in 66HW. CofrFEA sp. the oriental Tropics, and nobody knows whence No.2. it came; it is one of the most striking features of tfce landscapes here, and deserves to be thor- 661,91. SACCHARXJM OFFICINARUM L. oughly established in the western Tropics. There are at least four distinct varieties of the ; rpaceae. Sugarcane. Areca palm in Ceylon. m Herradttra, Cuba. Cuttings presented by For previous introduction see No. 51803. :F. 8. 3&arie, through E. W. Brandes, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received March 1,1926. 66198. No. 313. Variety A. Co. 281. A locally grown variety. 66199. No. 314. Variety B. / 73936—28 4 PLANT MATERIAL INTRO©tfej£t>

66194 to 66247—Continued; 66194 to 66247—Continued.; - 66200. No. 315. Variety C. The yellow . 88211. CUCUMIS 3ATIVU3 L. Oueurbitaeeae. fruit of the variety "Rata-puwak" is Cucumber. said to be larger than the others and is esteemed to be the best. No. 360. January 10, 1926^ A long, rather large, russet cucumber obtained in a country 88201. No. 316. Variety D. market west of Kandy. The flesh is white, «62W. ABISTOLOCHIA EIDICULA N. E. Brown. crisp, and of good quality. Aristolochiaceae. 88212. CUCURBITA MOSCHATA Diichesne. Cu- No. 300. January 8, 1926. A Brazilian plant curbitaceae. Cushaw. most interesting because of its fascinating fly- trapping character. The flowers hold captive No. 359. January 10, 1926. A large oblong the flies which fall into them for 27 hours or until yellow variety obtained in a country market near other flowers are ready to receive them as they Kandy. The flesh is about V/L inches thick and come out well dusted with pollen. Adapted for of a creamy yellow color. cross-pollination. It will cover a fence, forming a 68213. DILLENIA BURBroGEi (Hook, f.) Gilg. mass of light-green foliage. Dilleniaceae. 86203. BARTXYLUM INERME (Roxb.) Pierre No, 295. January 5, 1926. A small orna- (Peltophorum ferrugineum Benth.). Caesal- mental tree from Borneo, with large leaves and piniaceae. very beautiful bright-yellow flowers 2 inches No. 264. January 2, 1926. A beautiful large across. forest tree used extensively as a street tree in For previous introduction see No. 60438. Ceylon because of its yellow flowers which are produced in early spring. 68214. ELAEOCARPUS SERRATUS L. Elaeocar- For previous introduction see No. 51810. paceae. No. 277. Januarys, 1926. The "wild olive" 86204. BROWNEA ARIZA Benth. Caesalpinia- of Ceylon. A moderate-sized attractive tree ceae. which bears an abundance of small olive-shaped No. 268. January 2, 1926. A small spreading fruits. When ripe these fruits are good to eat, leguminous tree from tropical America, with having a mild acid flavor and good texture. pinnate leaves which droop in a striking, limp In Ceylon they are pickled somewhat as olives way when young. It bears large dense round are, and they are said to be very good. clusters of bright-scarlet blossoms. For previous introduction see No. 32098. For previous introduction see No. 42856. 66205. CAESALPINIA BICOLOR C. H. Wright. 86215. ELAEOCARPUS sp. Elaeocarpaceae. Caesalpiniaceae. No. 229. January 1, 1926. A forest tree of extremely attractive appearance, used as an No. 292. January 2, 1926. A tropical Ameri- avenue tree in the Royal Botanic Gardens. The can flowering shrub with beautiful, orange, leaves turn a beautiful scarlet as they fall, and pendent blossoms of delicate form. the large, rather attractive green fruits are egg- 66206. CANARIUM BENGALENSE Roxb. Balsa- shaped and a little sour, but not bad for eating. meaceae. 68216. ELETTARJA CARDAMOMUM MAJOR (Smith) No. 267. January 2, 1926. A tall, handsome Trimen. Zinziberaceae. shade tree from Sylhet, British India, producing large nuts similar to those of Canarium commune. No. 309. January 11, 1926. Var. majus. The wild species of Ceylon which does not 86207; CANARIUM INDICUM Stickm. Balsamea- furnish the commercial cardamoms, but is being ceae. used here as an ornamental in the herbaceous No. 270. January 2, 1926. A forest tree from perennial borders with stunning effects. It the Molukkas which, like Canarium commune, would be excellent for use around houses to pror* produces edible nuts. It is also a fine avenue duce tropical effects in southern Florida. tree. 66217. ERYTHRINA sp. Fabacea,e. , , -66208. CANARIUM ZEYLANICUM (Retz.) Blume. No. 289. Collected on the Gompala Road, Balsameaceae. Kandy, January 6,1§26. The dadap tree is used ; > No. 241. January 1, 1926. The "mala- as a shade for the tea all over Ceylon. It is a mekuna." A large magnificent avenue tree rapid grower and during the spring, when,in 1 which is said to exude copiously a fragrant gum flower, is attractive with its bright-scarlet resin from the stem. > . .... flowers. . , f ' 68209. CASSIA GRANDIS L. f. Caesalpiniaceae. 68916. EUTERPE EDULIS Mart. Phoenicaceae. No. 291. January 5, 1926, This leguminous Palm- tree produces masses of pale-pink flowers during No. 255. January 1, 1926. The Assai palm February and March, at which time it is leafless. of tropical America. A very beautiful, slender- It should be very attractive for park and garden stemmed palm whose pinnate leaves, borne at work in southern Florida where Cassia fistula the tips of the graceful stems, are waved by the and others of the genus hare done well. slightest breeze. ' '"' For previous introduction see No. 54706. For previous introduction see No. 56465. ' 68210. CHLORQXTLON SWIETENIA DC. Melia- ceae. 66219. FLACOURTIA INEBMIS Roxb. Flaoourtia- ceae. ...,., ••' No. 238. January 1, 1926. The "Ceylon satin wood *' tree, which was at one time exported No: 250. January 1,1926. The lovi-loyf^ree in large quantities from Ceylon. A moderate- of Malays is cultivated everywhere in the private ,sized tree, growing in the so-called dry zone of gardens of Ceylon. The very acid, briJHanfcred Ceylon, which furnishes a very hard, heavy, fruits are produced, in immense quantities and fine-grained timber for turners. The ''flowered ! are' said to make excellent preserves. Judging wood" is said to bring a high price in London. from the taste of the sour fruits they would Jt is also wortji growing as a shade tree.; resemble cranberry preserves. JANXJARf 1 TO MARCH 1926 27

66194 to 66247—Continued.0 66194 to 66247—Continued. . 66290. HARPULLIA CUPANIOIDES Roxb. Sapin- 66230. ONCOSPERMA FASCICULATUM ThWsites. - daceae. '. Phoenicaceae. Palm. - No. 299. January 3, 1926. The na4mbul No. 235. January 1, 1926. The Katu-kitul tree of the Singhalese, who are said to use the palm of Indo-Malaya is one of the graceful fruits for washing purposes. Since saponin has cluster palms which make magnificent groups. become more valuable, it may be wqrth testing 40 to 60 feet high, in the Peradeniya Gardens. for its saponin content. It is suitable further- The stems are spiny and therefore not suitable more for avenue and shade-tree purposes. for small gardens, but rather for parks, to in- crease the tropical effect. For previous introduction see No- 394id. For previous introduction see No. 45961. 66221 and 66222. HIBISCUS SABDABHTA L. Mal- 66231. ONCOSPERMA FILAMENTOSUM Blume. vaceae. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 93221. No. 287. January 4, 1926. A deep- No. 275. January 3, 1926. The nibung palm crimson fruited roselle, of the spreading of Java. A cluster palm of great beauty Which type, which may prove superior to the rises to 50 feet and waves its pinnate leaves in variety growing in America. the slighest breeze. Like its relative, Onco- 66222. No. 288. Attempts to grow this sperma fasciculatum, it is a spiny palm and there- variety in Geylon for fiber have met with fore not suited for small garden uses but to parks. only partial success. It grows upright like The great clusters of this palm are wonderfully hemp and is about as tall. Perhaps this effective. tall-growing variety may succeed in For previous introduction see No. 51726. Florida. 66232. ORMOSIA MONOSPERMA (Swartz) Urban. 66223 and 66224. LAGERSTROEMIA SPECIOSA Fabaceae. (Muenchh.) Pers. (L. flos-reginae Retz.). Lythraceae. Crape myrtle. No. 302. January 9, 1926. The so-called "necklace" tree because its beans are the size of For previous introduction see No. 59315. large beads, three-fourths of an inch long, and of 66223. No. 307. Collected in front of the brilliant scarlet blotched with the deepest Nursing Home, Kandy. This variety, brown. They are among the most strikingly the leaves of which fair in January, is not colored seeds I have ever seen and are sold in so showy as No. 308 [No. 66224], neverthe- Kandy to tourists for high prices. The tree less it is worthy of cultivation as a street comes from tropical South America and fruits tree. It is called in Ceylon Pride of India during the winter months. or Queen's flower. For previous introduction see No. 37876. 66224. No. 308. Collected near Kandy, Jan- 66233. PAYENA LEERII (T. and B.) Kurz. Sapo- uary 9, 1926. Around the lake here at taceae. Kandy many of these trees have been planted, and already they are beginning No. 297. January 2,1926. The gutta sundek to open their superb clusters of bright-pink tree of the Malay Peninsula, of possible value flowers. This variety also is called in as a source of gutta-percha. Ceylon Pride of India or Queen's flower. 66234. PHOENIX FARINIFERA Roxb. Phoenica- 66225. LICUALA GRACILIS Blume. Phoenicaeace. ceae. Palm. Palm. No. 260. January 1, 1926. A pinnate-leaved No. 252. January 1,1926. A small fan palm palm, native to India and Ceylon. Like most from Java, 5 to 7 feet high, clusters of which of the species of Phoenix, this will probably grow would grace any private garden in the Tropics. well in southern Florida. For previous introduction see No. 41507. 66226. LICUALA SPINQSA Thunb. Phoenicaceae. 66235. PITTOSPORUM TIMORENSE Blume. Pitto- Palm. sporaceae. No. 306. January 1, 1926. A beautiful fan palm, native to Singapore and Java, with grace- No. 265. January 2, 1926. A tropical forest ful stems produced in clusters 20 to 25 feet tall. tree from the island of Timor in the Dutch East Indies. This may prove valuable as a street V ¥JOT previous introduction see No. 62104. tree. 66227. LYSIDICE RHODOSTEGIA Hance. Caesal- 66236. PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS Lam. Faba- "' . piniaceae. No. 290. January 3, 1926. A handsome No. 253. January 1,1926. A very ornamental leguminous tree from southern China which leguminous forest tree from the Philippine was introduced into Ceylon in 1882. It bears Islands, which is related to the species furnishing loose panicles of rose-purple flowers with pale- the kino gum. It bears clusters of pale-orange pink bracts and is very attractive. flowers during April. Introduced because of its suitability as an avenue, tree. $6828. MUSSAENDA LUTEOLA Delile. Rubia- •'^. ceae. ••'';••;• , : For previous introduction see No. 52912. , No. 266* January 2,1926. A dwarf species of 66237. PTYCHOSPERMA ANGUSTIFOLIA Blume. Rubiaceae, with small yellow flowers and large Phoenicaceae. Palm. white bracilike sepals which are very showy. No. 257. January\, 1926. A tropical Austra- It reminds one slightly of our northern dogwood. lian pinnate palm which grows in great clusters. When young it is suited for pot culture, but it 66229. ONCOBA SPINOSA Forsk. Flacourtiaceae. should be tried.out in the open in southern No. 240; January 1, 1926. A relative of Florida in private gardens. The small slender . Oncoba ichinata whose seeds contain an oil hav- stems make it especially adapted for small ing chaulmoogric acid in it. This species, gardens. native to Arabia, forms a small bushy tree bear- ing large scented white flowers and fruits the 66238. SABAL GLAUCESCENS Lodd. Phoenica- Sim of small apples which are reported to be ceae. '...•'} edible. No. 247. January 1,1926. A handsome fan- leaved palm from Trinidad which grows to 40 or For previous introduction see No. 49469. 50 feet high; it is suitable for parks. 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66194 to 66847^ContHWjfck f ; 66248 to 6G2&6. j : 88S88. SIDKROXTLON sp. Bapotaceae. From Ceylon, Jndia. Seeds collected by D,avid Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explor- ~ No. 310. January 11, 1926. A small-leaved ers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the* Allison variety with golflen-yellow mealy flesh; in gen- V. Armour expedition. Received March 4,1926. eral appearance and flavor the fruits resemble . those of the eaoistel (Lueuma nermsa). 66248 to 66254. From the agricultural experiment station near the villages of Gangoruwa and . 66840. STYRAX BENZOIN Drysander. Stryaca- Yatinalagal, in the district of Kandy, Janu- ary 23,1926. No. 237. January 1, 1926. A medium-sized 66248. BRADBURYA PUBESCENS (Benth.) tree, native to Malaga, which might prove Kuntze (Centrosema pubescent Benth.). interesting as a park tree. It yields the gum Fb b^nwin whi(*h is used as incense in chufehee. No. 371. A creeping leguminous vine For previous introduction see No. 51807. used as a coyer crop in a rubber plantation here. \ .. . ..".'* - 66841. TAMNUM TRIANGULARE (Jacq.) Willd. Portulacaoeae. For previous introduction see No. 32780. V No. 317. Obtained at Kandy, January 12, 66249. CRACCA CANDIDA (DC.) Kuntze (!Te- 1926. A low herb, with somewhat fleshy leaves phrosia Candida DC). Fabaceae. apctpink flowers, which is cultivated in beds in No. 366. A white-flowered shrubby peren- the small market gardens around Kandy. It is nial, 4 to 7 feet high, which yields four cuttings used in the hotels and by the Singhalese as a a year or 58 tons of green manure per acre. "spinach " or potherb, and I must say it makes a For previous introduction see No. 60642. very good one. 66250. CRACCA VOGELII (Hook, f.) Kuntz For previous introduction see No. 59292. (Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.). Fabaceae. 66242. TECTONA GRANDIS L. f. Verbenaceae. No. 374. A very strong-growing cover crop Teak. with velvety brown pods. No. 288. January 4,1926. The teak tree of For previous introduction see No. 49995. India furnishes one of the most valuable timbers 66251. CROTALARIA ANAGYROIDES H. B. K. in the world. It is said to do best in calcareous Fabaceae. soil. No. 368. A very strong rank grower with For previous introduction see No. 49562. large clusters of yellow flowers. 66243. TERMINALLY TOMENTOSA (Roxb.) Wight 66252. CROTALARIA USARAMOENSIS Baker f. and Arn. Combretaceae. Fabaceae. No. 236. January 1, 1926. The kumbuk of No. 365. A very strong grower, 8 feet or the Singhalese. An immense tree which some- more in height, with long spikes of yellow times grows to 45 feet in circumference around its flowers which are tinged with bronze. This base in the beds of rivers in the so-called dry green-manure crop is being used extensively. region of Ceylon. The bark is remarkable for For previous introduction see No. 57831. the amount of pure calcium carbonate which it contains, and it is burnt to obtain this pure lime, 66253. INDIGOFERA ENDECAPHYLLA Jacq. Fa- which is an ingredient of the mixture known as baceae. betel-nut quid, chewed by millions throughout No. 369. An annual or biennial leguminous the oriental Tropics. plant which has become popular as a cover For previous introduction see No. 61624. plant in Ceylon, according to the Tropical Agriculturist (vol. 63, October. 1924). The 66244. TOLUIFERA BALSAMUM L. (Myroxylon trailing stems are 1 to 2 feet long and the toluiferum H. B. K.). Fabaceae. Toulu. violet-purple flowers are in dense racemes. No. 286. January 3, 1926. A leguminous For previous introduction see No. 63605. tree of South America which, in the Peradeniya Gardens, makes a beautiful park tree. It is said 66254. MEIBOMIA GYROIDES (DC.) Kuntze to thrive in dry districts as well as moist ones, (Desmodium gyroides DC). Fabaceae. and I imagine would prove a good avenue tree. No. 370. A shrubby leguminous plant, For previous introduction see No. 42720. 8 to 10 feet high, from the warmer parts of the central and eastern Himalayas. It has 66245. TOLUIFERA PEREIRAE (Klotzsch) Baill. hairy leaves and terminal clusters of reddish (Myroxylon pereirae Klotzsch). Fabaceae. purple flowers. No. 272. January 2,1926. Balsam of Peru is For previous introduction see fto. 61613. obtained from the base of this tropical American 68255. OROXYLON INDICUM (L.) Vent. Bigno- leguminous tree. It is probably a good street tree. ni aceae. No. 362. Kandy, January 21, 1926. A tropi- For previous introduction see No. 38977. cal Asiatic ornamental tree, sometimes. 40 feet high, with glossy compound leaves 2 to 4 feet 66246. TRACHYLOBIUM VERRUCOSUM (Gaertn.) across and terminal panicles of white to puvple Olivet. C&esaipiniaceae. flowers. The large flat pods, up to 3 feet long, "tya.231, January 1,1926,. A tall and veryat- contain winged seeds* . , ^vellq^est tree from. East Africa which would For previous introduction see No. 35415. ?ra etcellent avenue tree, and whose copal ttjay prove1 to have special value. The 86256. PUERARIA PHASEOLOIDES (Roxb.) Benth. ;cxinoTis fruits are covered with pustules filled Fabaceae. t$th ittfiammable gum, which, if lighted, will No. 372. From the agricultural experiment burn. station near the villages et G^ngeruwa knd For previous introduction see No. 60323. Yatinalagal, in the district of Kandy, January 23,1926. A twining, semishrutoby plant deoaely 66247. TRICHOSANTHES sp. Cucurbitaceae. covered with brown hairs, winch is native to the tropical regions of the eastern Himalayas. No. 305. January «, l.tetf." A vine with very The leaflets are green above and densely matted showy scarlet fruits, 2 inches in diaiheter, which with gray hairs beneath. The reddish•,flowers are extremely ornamental but poisonous. ' are borne in copious long-stemmed racemes. 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66257 to 66259. 66260 to 66266—Continued. From Keijyo, Chosen, Japan. Seeds presented by 66265. HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L. Malvaceae. Dr. M. Tozawa, director, Forest Experiment Station. Received March 9,1926. No. 332. Presented by the director of the Peradeniya Experiment Station, Ceylon, Jan- 86257. ABIES HOLOPHYLLA Maxim. Pinaceae. uary 29, 1926. A tall straight-growing variety Manchurian fir. which furnishes an excellent fiber for the man- ufacture of bags. Collected at Potschonkjongdo. A tall, hand- some Manchurian fir, eventually 100 feet or more For previous introduction see No. 66222. in height, mth stout spreading or ascending branches ana dark-green foliage. 66266. PRUNUS ARMENIACA L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. For previous introduction see No. 65906. No. 342. Kandy, Ceylon, January 29, 1926. 66258. FRAXINUS CHINENSIS RHYNCHOPHYLLA This variety is from the upper hill country of (Hance) Hemsl. Oleaceae. Ash. India. The fruits are dried with the seed in them and are never cut open or halved. When Collected at Anpjon, Sudhamgjongdo. A stewed they have a delicious flavor. rather small ash, 40 feet or less in height, with dark-green leaves, lighter beneath, consisting of five to seven narrowly oblong, irregularly 66267 to 66269. toothed leaflets 2 to 5 inches long. From China. Seeds collected by P. H. Dorsett, 66259. SYRINGA DILATATA Nakai. Oleaceae. agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received March 12,1926. Notes by Mr. Dorsett. Lilac. Collected at Hwanghaido. A hardy com- 66267. EVODIA sp. Rutaceae. pact shrub about 12 feet high, with heart-shaped, No. 4814. Dairen, Manchuria. November bright-green leaves and dense panicles of pale- 28,1925. A good-sized tree, 10 inches in diameter lilac flowers. Native to Chosen. and 25 to 30 feet high, with smooth grayish bark, which was growing in a playground park be- 66260 to 66266. tween the Yamato Hotel and the water front. From Ceylon and Italy. Seeds obtained by David The shiny black seeds have a spicy odor. Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 66268. GLEDITSIA sp. Caesalpiniaceae. plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedition. Received Honey locust. March 12, 1926. No. 4817. Dairen, Manchuria. November 28, 1925. This tree was also growing in a play- 66260. AMOMUM MAGNIFICUM (Roscoe) Benth. ground park. It is a small tree and has large and Hook. Zinziberaceae. thorns which are more or less flattened. No. 363. From the Peradeniya Botanic Gar- i. PINUS sp. Pinaceae. Pine. den, Kandy, Ceylon, January 21, 1926. A vari- ety with large pink flower heads on erect stalks, No. 4818. Tsingtao, China. December 1, 2% to 3 inches or more high. 1925. The small trees were growing in an exposed situation in poor gravelly clay soil. 66261. ARBUTUS CANARIENSIS Duham. Erica- ceae. 66270 to 66324. No. 228. These seeds were presented by Professor Cavara, director, Naples Botanic From Elstree, Herts, England. Plants presented Garden, November 14, 1925. A beautiful tree by Edwin Beckett, superintendent, Aldenham with smooth bark and evergreen leaves, re- House Gardens. Received March 19, 1926. sembling our California Arbutus menziesii. It 66270 to 66278. ASTER spp. Asteraceae. Aster, is a rather rare tree in the Canary Islands. 66270. ASTER sp. For previous introduction see No. 56529. Dainty. A very delicate semidouble 66262. ARISTEA ECKLONI Baker. Iridaceae. pink variety. No. 380. Collected near Hakgalla Garden, in 66271. ASTER sp. the region of Kandy, Ceylon, January 27, 1926. An iridaceous plant from South Africa which has Grace Sweet. One of the finest deep blues become naturalized in the high altitudes of yet raised. Ceylon. Though rather small, it is very pretty with its brilliant blue flowers. 66272. ASTER sp. 66263. BOTOR TETRAGONOLOBA (L.) Kuntze Gray Lady. A large semidouble opal-gray (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus DC). Faba- flowered variety which is very distinct and ceae. Goa bean. lovely. No. 341. From Peradeniya, Ceylon, February 66273. ASTER sp. 1, 1926. A bean with winged pods, much used Moonbeams. A pale-mauve variety with in curries by the Singhalese. The wings are large flowers which is especially pretty. torn off before cooking. 66274. ASTER sp. For previous introduction see No. 51765. Pink Perfection. A very true bright-pink 66264. ELAEOCARPUS SPHAERICUS (Gaertn.) variety. Schum. (E. ganitrus Roxb.). Elaeocarpa- ceae. 66275. ASTER sp. No. 385. From the Botanical Gardens, Queen of the Lilacs. A variety with large, Peradeniya, February 3, 1926. A good-sized glorious pale lilac-blue flowers. ornamental tree which bears small blue fruits about the size of a plum. The seeds are rough 66276. ASTER sp. and attractive and when dry may be used as hat pin heads. Snowdrift. A semidouble snow-white flowered variety of attractive branching For previous introduction see No. 50696. pyramidal habit. 30 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66270 to 66324—Continued. 66270 to 66324—Continued. 66277. ASTER sp. 66290. DIERVILLA FLORIBUNDA Sieb. and Zucc. Caprifoliaceae. Crimson weigela. Sunset. A very pretty variety with single pink flowers. Var. Alderiham Glow. A choice deep-scarlet flowered form resembling Eva Rathke. 66278. ASTER sp. 66291. FORSYTHIA INTERMEDIA Zabel. Oleaceae. Wedgewood. The flowers of this variety are a lovely shade of porcelain blue. Var. spectabilis. A wonderful golden-yellow flowered hybrid variety. 66279. BERBERIS ARISTATA DC. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 66292. HEUCHERA sp. Saxifragaceae. An almost evergreen form, native to the A plant 3 feet high with beautiful soft-rose Himalayas, which has a fine coloring in the flowers. fall. The flowers, produced freely about July, are in racemes 2 to 3 inches long. The fruits 66293. JASMiNUMHETEROPHYLLUMRoxb. Olea- are long and red, covered with a bluish white ceae. bloom. Var. glabrkymosum. A strong-growing bush For previous introduction see No. 60378. jasmine introduced from China by G. Forrest, which bears an abundance of golden-yellow 66280. BUDDLEIA FALLOWIANA Balf. f. and blossoms. W. W. Smith. Loganiaceae. 66294. LESPEDEZA CYRTOBOTRYA Miquel. Faba- A white-flowered variety with very white ceae. Bush clover. woolly leaves. A small, deciduous bush clover, native to 66281. BUDDLEIA DAVIDII Franch. Loganiaceae. Japan and Chosen, which produces during August racemes of rosy purple pea-shaped Var. nanhoensis. A Chinese variety of flowers. spreading habit, which produces an abundance of bright rosy mauve flowers. For previous introduction see No. 62863. _ J. SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (Link) C.Schneid. 66295. LIGUSTRUM CONFUSUM Decaisne. Olea- (&. cdlifornica Nutt.). Buxaceae. ceae. Privet. A much-branched evergreen shrub, 5 to 15 A small tree, up to 40 feet in height, which is feet high, with small, narrow-oblong, leathery one of the tropical relatives of the California leaves. Native to southwestern California privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium). The leathery, and western Mexico. obtuse leaves are about 3 inches long, and the small white flowers are in panicles 1 to 5 inches 86233. COROKIA COTONEASTER Raoul. Corna- long. ceae. For previous introduction see No. 60651. An evergreen shrub, native to New Zealand, with curiously interlacing branches and small 66296. LIGUSTRUM CORIACEUM Carr. Oleaceae. yellow flowers. A quaint, glossy, leathery-leaved evergreen, 66284. CORLYUSSP. Betulaceae. Hazel. native to Japan. This is probably the Tibetan hazel. It 66297. LONICERA CHAETOCARPA Rehder. Capri- makes a fine and interesting tree. foliaceae. Honeysuckle. 63285 and 66286. CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA This was originally collected in Kansu, (Murray) Parl. Pinaceae. Lawson cypress. western China, by E. H. Wilson. It is described (Curtis's Botanical Magazine, pi. 8804) as a For previous introduction see No. 62706. shrub of compact habit, about 5 feet in height. _->. Var. nana. A dwarfish plant, The oblong leaves are bright green and more or generally broader than high, and of less hairy, and the flowers, an inch or more in rounded habit. length, open in early June and are a pleasing primrose yellow. 66286. Var. nana glauca. A low-growing dwarf form with glaucous leaves, which For previous introduction see No. 62391. is suitable for rock gardens. 66298. MALUS SYLVESTRIS Mill. (Pyrus malus 66287. CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA (Sieb. and L.). Malaceae. Apple. Zucc.) Endl. Pinaceae. Var.' Excellenz Thiel. A very graceful weep- Yar. pygmea. A dwarf form of rounded ing tree of German origin, having narrow leaves. habit, which makes an excellent conifer for the The boughs hang down close to the trunk. rock garden. 9. MORUS ACIDOSA Griffith. Moraceae. 66288. DEUTZIA SCABRA Thunb. Hydrangea- Acid mulberry. ceae. As described by Sargent (Plantae Wilsonia- Var. latiftora. A tall-growing, very floriferous nae, vol. 2, p. 300), this is usually a broad shrub variety with big panicles of large white flowers from 3 to 16 feet in height, but occasionally it is which are sometimes tinged with pink on the a tree 25 feet tall. It is found in the Provinces outer side of the petals. of Hupeh and Szechwan, China. The leaves are very variable in size and shape and are not 66289. DEUTZIA WILSONI Duthie. Hydrangea- used for feeding silkworms. The fruits are dark ceae. red or shining black and are quite palatable. A very handsome Chinese shrub with For previous introduction see No. 46532. reddish-brown bark, soon peeling, and scabrous oblanceolate leaves 3 to 4H inches long. The 66300. MYRTUS COMMUNIS TARENTINA L. white flowers, nearly 1 inch across, are in open Myrtaceae. corymbs, and the petal margins are wavy and hooded. The Tarentum myrtle. A small-leaved variety, especially fine for walls, bearing small For previous introduction see No. 49946. white fragrant flowers. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 31 66270 to 66324—Continued. 66270 4o 66324—Continued. 66301. ONONIS FRUTICOSA L. Fabaceae. 66313. SYRINGA VILLOSA X JOSIKAEA. A spreading deciduous European shrub, with Var. lutece. The enormous panicles of almost stalkless trifoliolate leaves, and pink deep-violet flowers, which are very fine in the flowers which are produced during July and bud, are produced abundantly during May. August. 66314. SYRINGA PALIBINIANA Nakai. 66302. ONONIS ROTUNDIFOLIA L. Fabaceae. A very pretty lilac from China, with stifl A hardy shrubby plant, about a foot high, panicles of red-purple flowers and small dark with trifoliolate leaves and bright-pink pealike foliage. flowers produced freely throughout the summer. Native to southern Europe. 66315. SYRINGA YUNNANENSIS Franch. 66303 and 66304. PHILADELPHIA LEMOINEI A handsome species related to Syringa Lemoine. Hydrangeaceae. wilsonii but with pale pink flowers in big panicles. The downy leaves have a distinct 66303. Var. purpureo-maculatus. A very red midrib, the color being continued through pretty and fragrant variety, producing the leaf stalk. flowers well expanded with round white petals which carry a deep-pink blotch at 66316. TRITOMA sp. Liliaceae. the base. Var. Lord Roberts. A very fine variety with 66304. Sylvaine. A variety producing large effective spikes of bright coral red. well-opened flowers with broad petals 66317. VERONICA GAUNTLETTII Hort. Scrophu- which are white tinged with pink in the lariaceae. center. A very beautiful hybrid form with 6-inch . 66305. PICEA LAXA (Ehrh.) Sarg. Pinaceae. spikes of salmon-pink flowers. White spruce. 66318. VERONICA SPICATA L. Scrophulariaceae. Var. albertiana. A pretty slow-growing coni- fer of very compact habit and glaucous tone. Var. rosea. The spikes, 1 foot in length, of pink flowers are very attractive. 66306. RHAMNUS RUPESTRIS Scop. Rhamna- ceae. 66819 to 66324. VIBURNUM spp. Caprifoliaceae. A low-spreading European shrub with fruits 66319. VIBURNUM FRAGRANS Bunge. that are first red, then black. A very early-flowering species introduced 66307. RIBES LAURIFOLIUM Jancz. Grossula- from China by Farrer. The flowers are de- riaceae. liciously fragrant and are shaded with rose. A very fine and distinct Chinese evergreen For previous introduction see No. 62741. with beautiful leaf buds during the dormant 66320. VIBURNUM HARRYANUM Rehder. period; the flowers are greenish yellow in long racemes. An evergreen which is very distinct, with small round quaint leaves and long black For previous introduction see No. 56061. fruits. 66308. RIBES vieARII Hort. Grossulariaceae. For previous introduction see No. 62742. An evergreen of trailing habit, very distinct, 66321. VIBURNUM ODORATISSIMUM Ker. with highly aromatic leaves and dull-pink An exceptionally fine evergreen with shin- flowers. ing leathery leaves up to 8 inches long. The 66309. RUBUS IRENAEUS Focke. Rosaceae. fragrant white flowers are produced in'large broad panicles and are followed by red fruit An evergreen creeping shrub, native to which turns black as it ripens. western China, with simple, nearly round leaves, white flowers half an inch across, and yellow 66322. VIBURNUM PROPINQUUM Hemsl. fruits. A distinct evergreen shrub from China, For previous introduction see No. 44401. with greenish white flowers produced in good- sized cymes which are followed by blue- 66310. RUBUS sp. Rosaceae. black fruit. Hers. 2706. A new species with soft hairy For previous introduction see No. 62744. leaves, three-leaved, at times five, or divided into two small leaflets at the base, with a larger 66323. VIBURNUM UTILE Hemsl. one at the apex of the leaf. A handsome hardy evergreen shrub of 66311. Ruscus ACULEATUS L. Convallariaceae. rather open habit with dark glossy green leathery leaves and pure white flowers pro- Butcher's-broom. duced in dense terminal rounded trusses in Var. hermaphroditus. A superior form of the May. These are succeeded by oval blue- butcher's-broom, more handsome in foliage and black berries. The shrub is native to western fruit, and bearing an abundance of red berries China, where it is said to grow on limestone which are retained for a very long time. soils. For previous introduction see No. 26882. For previous introduction see No. 63688, 66312. STRANVAESIA DAVIDIANA UNDULATA (De- 66324. VIBURNUM sp. caisne) Rehd. and Wils. Malaceae. In appearance this resembles Viburnum A low spreading evergreen shrub, or occasion- venosum, but is very early flowering. A ally a small tree, native to western China. The native of China. leathery narrowly oval leaves are glossy green and 1 to 3 inches long, and the white flowers, 66325 to 66335. ORYZA SATIVA L. about half an inch across, appear in terminal Poaceae. Rice. clusters. Its greatest charm as an ornamental is the abundant crop of bright-red fruits. From Assam, India. Seeds presented by P. M. Gangnli, botanical assistant, Karimganj Farm. For previous introduction see No. 61993. Received March 17,1926. 66313 to 66315. SYRINGA spp. Oleaceae lilac. Indian varieties. 32 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66325 to 66335—Continued. 66340. ATALANTIA MISSIONIS (Wight) 66325. Ar. 1. Badal. Oliver. Rutaceae. 66326. Ar. 28. Birbak. From Jaffna, Ceylon. Scions collected by David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 66327. 8.14. Hati. plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 66328. 8.15. Tulshijoha. March 26, 1926. 66329. 8.88. Lati. Mr. Fairchild's No. 345. The pamburu of the 66330. 8.149. Indra. Singhalese and kuruntu of the Tamils. A native Ceylon tree with white flowers and very sweet 68331. 8.155. BadsJiabhog. fruits which are like small, dark oranges. Native to the dry district of Ceylon. 66332. 8.156. Nagra. 66333.' 8.161. DhepL 66341 to 66419. 4. S.2S8. Basantabahar. From Tiehlingho, Kirin Province, Manchuria. Seeds presented by A. D. Woeikoff, director, 66335. Mixed seeds of 8. 154 George and 8. 156 Experimental Farm, Echo. Received March, Nagra. 1926. 66336 and 66337. TKIFOLIUM PKA- 66341. AGROPYRON STRIGOSUM (Bieb.) Boiss. TENSE L. Fabaceae. Red clover. Poaceae. Grass. From Copenhagen, Denmark. Seeds presented by No. 2. A perennial cespitose grass, native to L. P. M. Larsen, Danish Royal Agricultural Turkestan, with long narrow panicles and short Society. Received March 18, 1926. narrow rigidly acuminate leaves. 66336. Tystojte No. 40. An early red clover. 66342. AGROPYRON sp. Poaceae. Grass. 66337. Her snap. A late red clover; a good No. 5a. yielder. 66343. AMPELOPSIS BREVIPEDUNCULATA 66338. BELOU MARMELOS (L.) Lyons (Maxim.) Koehne. Vitaceae. (A egle marmelos Correa). Rutaceae. No. 74. A handsome strong-growing vine, native to eastern Asia, which is particularly Bel. attractive in autumn with its clusters of deep- From Kandy, Ceylon. Scions collected by David blue berries; it is well adapted for covering Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explor- trellises and low walls. ers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison For previous introduction see No. 63332. V. Armour expedition. Received March 12, 1926. 66344. ASPARAGUS SCHOBERIOIDES Kunth. Con- vallariaceae. No. 336. From a tree near the home of Rat- watte Disawa, grandson of the former King of No. 57. An erect hardy herbaceous peren- Kandy. A variety with abortive seeds and of nial asparagus, 3 feet or less in height, with red excellent quality though rather small. The disawa berries. Native to eastern Asia. told us that he eats one of these fruits for breakfast For previous introduction see No. 33309. every morning, and that his father practically lived on them during the latter years of his life. 66345. CALAMAGROSTIS EPIGEJOS (L.) Roth. Poaceae. Grass . For previous introduction see Nos. 65793 and 65794. No. 1. A stout perennial grass native to Manchuria. 66339. CANNA EDULIS Ker. Canna- For previous introduction see No. 57279. ceae. Edible canna. 66346. CALAMAGROSTIS sp. Poaceae. Grass. From San Juan, Porto Rico. Rhizomes presented by O. W. Barrett, agricultural director, Depart- No. 3a. A stout perennial Manchurian ment of Agriculture and Labor. Received grass. March 23, 1926. 66347 to 66365. CHAETOCHLOA ITALICA (L.) Scribn. A close relative of the ornamental cannas, culti- (Setaria italica Beauv.). Poaceae. Millet. vated for its edible tubers, which contain a large 66347. No. 185. Men ku tsa (yellow gluti- percentage of starch. The plant is very vigorous nous). Originally from Ninguta district, and often becomes 9 feet high, with handsome Kirin Province. bronze-green leaves and scarlet flowers. When properly cooked the tubers are very palatable; 66348. No. 187. P'at fang ku (white). Orig- according to F. G. Krauss, of the Hawaii Agricul- inally from Ninguta district, Kirin tural Experiment Station, they should be boiled Province. for 30 minutes and then mashed like boiled pota- toes. Prepared thus they are comparable to pota- 66349. No. 188. Fang ku tsa. Originally toes in taste and in Hawaii the yield is more than from Ninguta district, Kirin Province. twice as great. As much as 60 pounds of tubers 66350. No. 190. Fang ku tsa (light yellow). have been obtained from a single hill. The tops Originally from Ninguta district, Kirin can be used as forage for cattle and swine. Province. It is as a commercial source of starch, however, that the edible canna is most promising. In Aus- 66351. No. 193. Fang ku tsa (light yellow). tralia it is grown for this purpose in preference to From Ninguta district, Kirin Province. the Bermuda arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea), because of its much higher yield. A deep rich 66352. No. 194. Fang ku tsa. From Tung- well-drained soil and moderate rainfall are neces- pinghsien district, Kirin Province. sary for the successful cultivation of this plant. 66353. No. 197. Fang ku tsa (light yellow). In the United States it will probably have to be From Tungpinghsien district, Kirin Prov- grown as an annual, except in the warmest parts ince. of Florida. 66354. No. 199. Fang ku tsa. From Ninguta For previous introduction see No. 46313. district, Kirin Province. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 33

66341 to 66419—Continued. 66341 to 66419—Continued. 66855. No. 201. Hung ku tsa (red). From 66378. No. 836. Hex ko she jen hung. From Ninguta district, Kirin Province. the agricultural experiment station, South Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 66356. No. 202. Hung niang ku tsa (red Mukden Province, Manchuria. glutinous). From Ninguta district, Kirin Province. 66379. No. 838. Huang ko chin sui. From the agricultural experiment station, South 66357. No. 205. Hung nien ku tsa (glutinous). Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, From Ninguta district, Kirin Province. Mukden Province, Manchuria. 66358. No. 918. Hung niang (glutinous). 66380. No. 839. Huang ko san sui. From From Achiho district, Kirin Province. the agricultural experiment station, South 66359. No. 924. P'ai ku tsa (white). From Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, Ninguta district, Kirin Province. Mukden Province, Manchuria. 66360. No. 925. P'ai ku tsa (white). From 66381. No. 840. Hei ko san sui. From the the Government Agricultural Experiment agricultural experiment station, South Station, Peking, China. Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, Mukden Province, Manchuria. 66361. No. 926. Hung ku tsa. From the Government Agricultural Experiment 66382. No. 841. Hung ko san sui. From the Station, Peking, China. agricultural experiment station, South Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 66362. No. 927. Pah tah yil. From the agri- Mukden Province, Manchuria. cultural experiment station, Kungchuling, South Manchurian Railway, Mukden . No. 842. Hsia tzufang pai yen. From Province, Manchuria. the agricultural experiment station, South Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, . No. 928. Sui li chang. From the Mukden Province, Manchuria. agricultural experiment station, Kung- chuling, South Manchurian Railway, . No. 843. Lao mu chu pu tai tou. Mukden Province, Manchuria. From the agricultural experiment station, South Manchurian Railway, Kungchu- . No. 929. Pao pah chi. From the ling, Mukden Province, Manchuria. agricultural experiment station, Kung- chuling, South Manchurian Railway, 66385. No. 844. Heikoshuangsihpan. From Mukden Province, Manchuria. the agricultural experiment station, South Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 66365. No. 930. Pai sha. From the agricul- Mukden Province, Manchuria. tural experiment station, Kungchuling, South Manchurian Railway, Mukden 66386. No. 846. Hung ko tai she yen, From Province, Manchuria the agricultural experiment station, South Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 66366. EUONYMUS MAACKII Rupr. Celastraceae. Mukden Province, Manchuria. No. 84. A large shrub or small tree with oval- 68387. No. 847. Hei hsin pang. From the oblong finely toothed leaves about 3 inches long agricultural experiment station, South and small pink 4-lobed fruits with orange-red Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, arils. Native to northeastern Asia. Mukden Province, Manchuria. 66367. EUONYMUS MACROPTERUS Rupr. Celas- 68388. No. 848. Ku po hsiang. From the traceae. agricultural experiment station, South No. 65. A shrub or small tree, about 20 Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, feet high, with narrowly oval, wedge-shaped Mukden Province, Manchuria. leaves, dense clusters of yellowish flowers, and 66389. No. 849. Lao ku tso. From the agri- pink fruits. Native to northeastern Asia. cultural experiment station, South Man- 66368 to 66393. HOLCUS SORGHUM L, (Sorghum churian Railway, Kungchuling, Mukden vulgare Pers.). Poaceae. Sorghum. Province, Manchuria. '. No. 850. Huang jen peng. From the 66368. No. 163. Men kaoliang. From Nin- agricultural experiment station, South guta district, Kirin Province. Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 66369. No. 166. Hung kaoliang (red). From Mukden Province, Manchuria. Ninguta district, Kirin Province. . No. 851. Hien. From the agricul- 66370. No. 167. Hung kaoliang (red). From tural experiment station, South Man- Tungpinghsien district, Kirin Province. churian Railway, Kungchuling, Mukden Province, Manchuria. 66371. No. 171. She jen (snake eye). From ,_j. No. 852. Huang nien. From the Ninguta district, Kirin Province. agricultural experiment station, South 66372. No. 801. A yellow variety from the Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, experiment farm, Chinese Eastern Rail- Mukden Province, Manchuria. way, Harbin, Manchuria. 66393. No. 853. Pai kaoliang. From the agricultural experiment station, South 66373. No. 815. Nien. From the commercial Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, agency of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Mukden Province, Manchuria. Laoshaokou, Kirin Province. 86394. LILIUM HANSONI Leichtl. Liliaceae. 66374. No. 817. Lao tou pai. From the com- Lily. mercial agency of the Chinese Eastern No. 72. A Japanese lily with smooth stems Railway, Laoshaokou, Kirin Province. 3 to 5 feet high, horizontal leaves about 4 inches 86875. No. 824. Pai kaoliang. From Nin- long, and 1 to 10 slightly fragrant golden-yellow guta district, Kirin Province. flowers spotted with purplish brown. 66395. MISCANTHUS SACCHARIFLORUS (Maxim.) 66376. No. 834. Dun a hsiang kaoliang, Hack. Poaceae. Grass. 66377. No. 835. Hung mao mung. From the No. 23. A tall perennial Chinese grass with Government Agricultural Experiment large feathery fan-shaped panicles; related to Station, Peking, China sugar cane. 34 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66341 to 66419—Continued. 66341 to 66419—Continued. 66396. PHILADELPHIA SCHEENKII Rupr. Hyd- 66411. No. 1256. Mukden hei chi. From the agricultural experiment station^ South Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, No. 108. An upright shrub closely related to Mukden Province, Manchuria. the common "syringa" or mock orange; it has smaller flowers. Native to Manchuria. 66412. No. 1275. Er shih li poo. From the agricultural experiment station, South 66397. PRUNUS MAXIMOWICZH Rupr. Amygda- Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, laceae. Korean cherry. Mukden Province, Manchuria. No. 125. A large handsome tree, about 50 66413. No. 1259. Hsiao hei chi. From the feet high, with horizontally spreading branches, agricultural experiment station, South coarsely double-toothed leaves, white flowers Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, about three-fourths of an inch across, and black Mukden Province, Manchuria. fruits about the size of peas. Native to north- eastern Asia. 66414. No. 1261. Kuei tzu yen. From the agricultural experiment station, South For previous introduction see No. 43867. Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, 66398 to 66400. RHAMNUS spp. Rhamnaceae. Mukden Province, Manchuria. 8. RHAMNUS DAVURICA Pall. 86415. No. 1263. Ssu li huan improved No. 4. No. 82. A large spreading shrub, some- . 68416. No. 1270. Ju shu tai. From the agri- times a tree 30 feet high, with stout thorny cultural experiment station, South Man- branches, oblong dark-green leaves 2 to 4 churian Railway, Kungchuling, Mukden inches long, and clusters of black berries Province, Manchuria. about a third of an inch in diameter. Native to eastern Asia. 66417. No. 1299. A yellow variety with a black brow. From the experiment farm, For previous introduction see No. 62230. Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin, Man- 66399. RHAMNUS DAVURICA NIPPONICA Ma- churia. kino. 66418. No. 1802. Kirin (green). From the No. 88. A Japanese variety of the preced- commercial agency of the Chinese Eastern ing [No. 66398] with narrower leaves, light Railway, Laoshaokou, Kirin Province. green beneath, 2 to 6 inches long. 66419. SPODIOPOGON SIBIRICUS Trin. Poaceae. For previous introduction see No. 43873. Grass. 66400. RHAMNUS PARVIFOLIA Bunge. No. 24. A perennial grass, 2 to 3 feet high, No. 53. A Rhamnus of dense growth, occurring on mountain slopes on decomposed having small foliage and bearing large jet- porphyritic rock in partial shade. Possibly of black berries. The shrub does not grow tall forage value in the Rocky Mountain localities. but assumes a well-rounded form when not (Note by Frank N. Meyer under No. U288.) mutilated. Of value as a garden and park shrub and as material for medium-sized 66420 and 66421. Cocos NUCIFERA L. hedges, especially for the drier sections of the United States. (Note by Frank N. Meyer Phoenicaceae. Coconut. under No. S67S6.) From Jaffna, Ceylon. Seeds collected by David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural ex- 66401 to 66418. SOJA MAX (L.) Piper (Olycine plorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soy bean. Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 66401. No. 277. Huang ton tsa. March 26, 1926. 66402. No. 1153. A black variety from the The two most valuable coconut varieties which experiment farm, Chinese Eastern Rail- are grown here. They are not good for copra pro- way, Harbin, Manchuria. duction, but are good for drinking and housenold purposes. 66403. No. 1159. A black variety with gray pubescence. From the experiment farm, 66420. No. 337. February 1, 1926. The King Chinese Eastern Railway, Harbin, Man- coconut is the handsomest of the coconuts, churia. having nuts of a golden yellow color and 66404. No. 1237. Hei tou. From Ninguta smooth texture at the stage when they are district, Kirin Province. cut for drinking purposes. The trees and fruits are smaller than those of the ordinary 66405. No. 1238. Yuan tou (yellow). From varieties, but as a landscape tree it is by far Ninguta district, Kirin Province. the prettiest. 66406. No. 1239. Huang tou. From Ninguta 66421. No. 338. February 1,1926. TheNawasi, district, Kirin Province. though not beautiful, is a curiosity. The 66407. No. 1248. Kaiyuan pai hua. From base of the husk is edible, refreshing, and the agricultural experiment station, South sweet, and in texture it reminds one of a tur- Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, nip. It is one of the best varieties for drink- Mukden Province, Manchuria. ing purposes, and when the milk is at its maximum the fruit is still green in color. 66408. No. 1249. Ssupingchieh hei chi. From the agricultural experiment station. South 66422 to 66481. Manchurian Railway, Kungchuling, Mukden Province, Manchuria. From Edinburgh, Scotland. Seeds presented by 66409. No. 1250. Kungchuling won sin hei William Wright Smith, regius keeper, Royal shih. From the agricultural experiment Botanic Garden. Received March 10, 1926. station, South Manchurian Railway, Locally grown seeds introduced for testing as Kungchuling, Mukden Province, Man- vegetables and also as ornamentals. churia. 66422 to 66435. ALLIUM spp. Liliaceae. 66410. No. 1255. Hsia er tai. From the agri- cultural experiment station, South Man- 66422. ALLIUM ASCALONICUM L. Shallot. churian Railway, Kungchuling, Mukden Province Manchuria. For previous introduction see No. 52310. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 35 66422 to 66481—Continued. 66422 to 66481—Continued. 66423. ALLIUM ASCHERSONIANUM Barbey. 66437. ASTRAGALUS ASPER Jacq. Onion. An erect herbaceous perennial with yellow A herbaceous perennial onion, with pink flowers, native to southern Russia. flowers. Native to Asia Minor. For previous introduction see No. 20645. 66424. ALLIUM BIDWILLIAE S. Wats. Onion. 66438. ASTRAGALUS CHLOROSTACHYS Lindl. A pink-flowered onion about a foot high, native to the Sierra Madre Mountains, Cali- A herbaceous perennial, native to the fornia. Himalayas, with greenish-yellow flowers. 66425. ALLIUM CERNUUM Roth. 88439. ASTRAGALUS ECHINUS DC. Nodding onion. A densely branched spiny shrub from the The flowers of this onion are rose colored or alpine regions of Syria. white, produced in open, nodding umbels. 66440. ASTRAGALUS FALCATUS Lam. Native to the eastern United States. An erect herbaceous perennial with yellow 66426. ALLIUM CYANEUM Regel. Onion. flowers, native to southern Russia and west- A rather dwarf plant, less than a foot high, ern Siberia. with little pendulous bright-blue flower For previous introduction see No. 34992. heads. Native to northern China. 66441. ASTRAGALUS GLYCYPHYLLOS L. 66427. ALLIUM FALLAX Schult. f. A prostrate, spreading herbaceous peren- A perennial Austrian onion with lilac- nial native to Asia Minor. purple flowers. For previous introduction see No. 20739. 66428. ALLIUM HYMENORRHIZUM Ledeb. 86442. ASTRAGALUS GUMMIFER Labill. A perennial moisture-loving Russian species with linear leaves and purplish violet A densely branched spiny shrub native to flowers. dry mountain areas in Syria. For previous introduction see No. 60227. 66443. ASTRAGALUS HYPOGLOTTIS L. 66429. ALLIUM MACRANTHUM Baker. An ascending or diffuse herbaceous peren- nial with purple flowers, native to the Cau- A handsome herbaceous perennial from the casus. eastern Himalayas. The flat leaves are over a foot long, and the mauve-purple flowers are 86444. ASTRAGALUS PENTAGLOTTIS L. produced in clusters of 50 or more on scapes 2 feet high. A spreading annual leguminous plant with purplish flowers. Native to the Mediterra- For previous introduction see No. 59975. nean region. 66430. ALLIUM ORIENTALE Boiss. 68445. ASTRAGALUS PODOCARPUS Meyer. A perennial pink-flowered onion, native to An erect herbaceous perennial, 1 or 2 feet Asia Minor. high, native to Asia Minor. 66431. ALLIUM PARADOXUM (Bieb.) Don. 66446. ASTRAGALUS PURPUREUS Lam. A perennial onion, a foot high, with white A low perennial trailing plant with purple flowers. Native to Siberia. flowers. Native to southern Europe. 66432. ALLIUM SIKKIMENSE Baker. 68447. ASTRAGALUS ROBBINSH (Oakes) A. Gray. A compact, neat little perennial 6 inches high or more, with grasslike leaves and loose An erect white-flowered perennial, native umbels of deep-blue flowers. Native to to the northeastern United States. Sikkim, India. 66448. ASTRAGALUS SULCATUS L. For previous introduction see No. 58884. An erect herbaceous perennial up to 4 feet 66433. -ALLIUM URCEOLATUM Regel. high, with light-blue flowers. Native to Siberia. An onion, native to Turkestan, with linear leaves and bright-blue flowers borne in a 68449. ASTRAGALUS UTRIGER Pall. hemispherical head. A low herbaceous perennial about 4 inches 66434. ALLIUM VICTORIALIS L. high, with yellow flowers. Native to Asia Minor. One of the most distinct species of Euro- pean Alliums, with stems about a foot and a 86450. ASTRAGALUS VERUS Olivier. half high and leaves resembling those of the lily-of-the-valley. The white or greenish A stout-branched hairy spiny shrub, white flowers are produced in May. native to western Persia. For previous introduction see No. 59351. 66451. ASTRAGALUS VICIOIDES R. Grah. 66435. ALLIUM WALLICHIANUM Steud. A herbaceous perennial about 2 feet high, with yellow flowers. Native to the Hima- A tall, eastern Asiatic onion, with narrow layas. flat leaves about 3 feet long and purple flower 66452. BETA VULG L. Chenopodiaceae. heads. Chilean beet. 86436 to 66451. ASTRAGALUS spp. Fabaceae. Var. cicla. Milk vetch. 66453. CAPNOIDES CHAEROPHYLLUM (DC.) 66436. ASTRAGALUS ARMENIACUS Boiss. Kuntze (Corydalischaerophylla DC). Papav- eraceae. A perennial cespitose herbaceous plant, with ocher-yellow flowers. Native to Ar- An upright herbaceous perennial, 2 to 4 feet menia. high, with slender golden-yellow flowers. 36 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66422 to 66481—Continued. 66422 to 66481—Continued. 66454. CAPNOIDES LUTEUM (L.) Qaertn. (Cory- 66464. IRIS CLARKEI Baker. Clarke iris. dalis lutea DC). Papaveraceae. "A curiously local species native to a An erect or spreading annual about 7 inches circumscribed area in the Sikkim and Bhutan high, with delicate, pale-green, much-divided region at a height of 6,000 to 11,000 feet in leaves and short racemes of pale-yellow flowers. ground that is swampy half the year and hard Native to southern Europe. frozen under snow during most of the remain- ing months. The narrow leaves, 2 feet long, 66455. CAPNOIDES SEMPERVIRENS (L.) Borkh. drooo at the tops; the upper surface is pol- (Corydalis glauca Pursh). Papaveraceae. ished and shiny, the underside glaucescent. An annual, very glaucous plant, 1 or 2 feet The solid stem is 2 feet long and bears one or high, with short terminal clusters of flowers two lateral heads. The falls are blue-purple, which are pink or purple with yellow tops. blotched with white, and are reflexed later- Native to rocky places in the northern and ally. The upper part of the haft is marked western United States. with yellow. The reddish purple, lanceolate standards are poised almost horizontally. 66456. CORYDALIS THALICTRIFOLIA Jameson. The styles form the highest point of the Papaveraeeae. flower; they are keeled, very convex, and \Y2 inches long." (Dykes, The Genus Iris, A herbaceous perennial, native to China, p. 29.) with a woody rhizome, large rigid spreading leaves, and large racemes of showy yellow For previous introduction see No. 53704. flowers. 66457. CORYDALIS TOMENTOSA N. E. Brown. 66465. IRIS FORRESTII Dykes. Yunnan iris. Papaveraceae. "A most pleasing iris, like a dwarf Iris wilsoni, from which it differs in the less glau- A low rock-loving perennial with a rosette of cous leaves, clearer yellow, unveined stand- oblong hairy basal leaves and erect racemes of ards. The stem, 12 to 18 inches high, bears a light-yellow flowers. Native to China. single head of two flowers, although a lateral 66458. CHIONODOXA LUCILIAE Boiss. Lilia- flowered branch sometimes develops. The ceae. Glory-of-the-snow. short haft bears two central lines and broken lateral veins of brown-purple on a clear yellow Var. gigantea. ground. The oblong, ovate blade of the falls is often very long and drooping, of a clear, 66459. CRAMBE MARITIMA L. Brassicaceae. lemon yellow which becomes deeper around Common sea kale. the end of the style branches and is there 66460. CRAMBE PINNATIFIDA Ait. Brassicaceae. marked with brown-purple veins. The oblanceolate yellow blade of the standards Sea kale. narrows to a deeply channeled haft, yellow, A herbaceous perennial, native to Siberia. shorter than the falls, and slightly divergent. The broad, short-keeled, deep-yellow styles, 66461. DEUTZIA LONGIFOLIA VEITCHII (Veitch) often discolored with purple, curve down onto Rehder. Hydrangeaceae. the falls. Native to open mountain pastures A shrubby plant about 3 feet high, with on the eastern flank of the Likiang Range in roughly hairy leaves 3 inches or more in length, northwestern Yunnan, China, at an altitude and bright-pink flowers an inch across, borne in of 12,000 to 13,000 feet." (Dykes, The Genus terminal corymbs. Native to western China Iris, p. 27.) and considered one of the handsomest of the deutzias, although., scarcely hardy north of For previous introduction see No. 53705. Washington, D. C. 66466. IRIS SETOSA Pall. Arctic iris. For previous introduction see No. 53698. This was originally described as an Asiatic 66462. ERODIUM MANESCAVI Coss. Geraniaceae. plant, but forms that can not be separated Pyrenees heronbill. from it are found in North America, according to W. R. Dykes (Irises, p. 64). At least half A perennial plant, belonging to the geranium a dozen forms come true from seed. Tte family, about a foot and a half high, with narrow peculiarity of this iris is that the standards leaves 6 inches or more in length and rosy purple have dwindled until they are only small flowers about 2 inches across. It grows wild in points about half an inch long, but their dis- the Pyrenees Mountains. appearance is usually counterbalanced by the For previous introduction see No. 63985. increased size of the falls. The color is usually blue, but : ome shades are so light as to be 66463 to 66466. IRIS spp. Iridaceae. almost gray. 66463. IRIS BULLEYANA Dykes. For previous introduction see No. 57297. Hollowstem iris. 66467. LEUCOJUM VERNUM L. Amaryllidaceae. An iris from western China which, as described by Dykes (The Genus Iris, p. 30), Spring snow flake. resembles Iris clarkei, having a hollow un- A hardy bulbous plant, native to central branched stem. The narrow leaves are Europe, with strap-shaped leaves, and a one- glossy above and glaucous beneath. The flowered scape up to a foot long, bearing a white stem, 15 to 18 inches long, bears a single head flower tipped with green. of one to two flowers. The falls have a greenish-yellow oblong haft, veined and 66468. LIGUSTRUM DELAVAYANUM Hariot. Olea- dotted with purple. On the obovate blade ceae. the coloring becomes clearer and consists of broken veins and blotches of bright blue- An evergreen shrub, about 6 feet high, with purple on a creamy ground. The extremity long graceful branches and dark shining-green is a uniform blue-purple, paler at the edges. oval leaves. The white flowers, borne in downy The oblanceolate, channeled standards are panicles, and the black fruits make the shrub pale blue-purple with deeper veins and very ornamental. It is native to the moun- diverge at an angle of about 60°. The keeled, tainous regions of Yunnan, China, and is prob- dark-purple styles are held high above the ably suited for growing only in the southern falls. United States. For previous introduction see No. 53703. For previous introduction see No. 58613. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 37

66422 to 66481—Continued. 66422 to 66481—Continued. 66469. LILTUM GIGANTEUM Wall. Liliaceae. 66480. RHODODENDRON TUNNANENSU- Giant lily. Franch. "This majestic lily is common in the damp A low shrub, 6 feet or less high, with nar- thick forests of the Himalayas. The bulb grows rowly elliptic, somewhat hairy leaves, and close to the surface, in rich black mold, at alti- few-flowered clusters of broadly funnel-shaped tudes of 7,500 to 9,000 feet, where it is covered with flowers, white with the upper lobes spotted snow from November to April. The smooth blood red. Native to Yunnan, China. hollow stems are commonly from 6 to 9 feet high, and are used for musical pipes. The handsome 66481. ROSA BANESIOPSIS Baker. Rosaceae. cordate leaves, shining dark green above and False Banksian rose. paler below, are 10 to 12 inches long on petioles of r An erect shrubby rose, common in western equal length; both become smaller near the apex. Hupeh, China, where it is found on mountain In the large fragrant white flowers, 12 to a raceme, slopes at altitudes of from 4,000 to 7,000 feet. The'.. the perianth tube is slightly greenish and the flowers are rose red, and the fruits are coral red. inner surfaces of the segments are tinged with deep purple." (Curlis's Botanical Magazine, For previous introduction see No. 50427. pi. #75.) 66482 to 66485. ORYZA SATIVA L. For previous introduction see No. 49641. Poaceae. Rice. 66470. LILIUM MARTAGON L. Liliaceae. From Valencia, Spain. Seeds presented by Rafael Martagon lily. Font de Mora, director, Estacion Arrocera de>, Var. dalmaticum. A Dalmatian form of the Sueca. Received March 19,1926. Martagon lily which becomes 7 feet high, with Spanish varieties of rice. five to seven whorls of leaves and 12 to 40 flowers of a deeper purple, almost black. 66482. Amonquilli. 88484. Bomba. 66471. MUSCABI ARMENIACUM Leichtl. Lilia- 66483. Benlloch. 86485. Sueca. Grape hyacinth. 66486 to 66503. A handsome hardy bulbous plant, native to Armenia, with many linear leaves overtopping From Ayr, Scotland. Seeds purchased from the racemes of deep-violet flowers. One of the McGill & Smith. Received March 22,1926. last of the grape hyacinths to flower. Locally grown seeds. 66472. NICOTIAN A RUSTICA L. Solanaceae. , 66486 to 66489. AVENA SATIVA L. Poaceae. Oats, Aztec tobacco. 66486. Castleton. For previous introduction see No. 56614. 66487. Dala. 66473. ORNITHOGALUM SAUNDERSIAE Baker. 66488. Early Fellow. Liliaceae. ._ J. Tarn Firilay. A pure-line stock which A South African bulbous plant with lanceo- we are putting out this year for the first late leaves up to a foot long and white or yellow time. (McGill & Smith.) flowers borne in a dense raceme on a scape a foot or more high. 66490 to 68503. TRIFOLIUM spp. Fabaceae. For previous introduction see No. 31854. 66490 to 66498. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE L. Red clover, 66474. PISUM FORMOSUM Alef. Fabaceae. Pea. 66490. Alpine. A low herbaceous perennial, with a slender creeping rhizome and rather large pink flowers. 66491. Brittany broad-leaved. Native to Asia Minor. 86492. English broad-leaved early. 66475. PISUM JOMARDI Schrank. Fabaceae. 66493. English late-flowering. Pea. A hardy annual white-flowered pea about 3 66494. Montgomery. feet high, native to Egypt. 66495. Mountain. 66496. Norwegian. We found in our trials 66476 to 66480. RHODODENDRONspp. Ericaceae. that this is possibly the best late* 66476. RHODODENDRON PONTICUM L. flowering red clover. (McOill

66505. CHENOFODIUM QUINOA Willd. 66513 to 66531—Continued. Chenopodiaceae. Quinoa. 66514. ASTRAGALUS BOETICUS L. From Lima, Peru. Seeds presented by A. H. An upright, often stout annual, with com- Rosenfeld. Received March 24,1926. pound leaves usually composed of 9 to 15 The native inhabitants of the highlands of west- pairs of narrow leaflets and 6 to 15 pale- ern South America cultivate this plant for the sake yellow flowers in a crowded raceme. Native of the seeds, which are creamy white and about to the Mediterranean countries. three times as large as those of the common North For previous introduction see No. 64619. American weed known as "goosefoot (Cheno- podium album). In pre-Columbian times this 66515. ASTRAGALUS CICER L. native cereal ranked in importance with the potato and corn. The plant is an abundant yielder and A European astragalus said to be valuable is harvested in early summer. The seeds are for forage. It is a perennial with prostrate or washed for about 24 hours in order to remove the ascending stems. bitter flavor, and the washed seeds are boiled For previous introduction see No. 64620. and eaten in the same manner as rice. 66516. ASTRAGALUS DANICUS Retz. For previous introduction see No. 56471. A perennial leguminous plant, native to central Europe, with a branching rhizome, 66506. HIBISCUS DIVERSIFOLIUS Jacq. ascending stems a foot or less long, and blue Malvaceae. or violet flowers. From Wellington, New Zealand. Seeds presented 86517. ASTRAGALUS FALCATUS Lam. by Llewelyn A. Jones. Received March 25,1926. An upright perennial, nearly 2 feet high, A tall, hairy, rigidly upright, shrubby perennial with yellowish flowers in an elongated cluster. with prickly stems, variable foliage, and yellow Native to southern Russia and Asia Minor. flowers with dark-red centers. Native to tropical Africa and the Pacific islands. For previous introduction see No. 35237. 66507 to 66510. CITRUS spp. Ruta- 86518. ASTRAGALUS FRIGIDUS (L.) A. Gray. A perennial upright or ascending plant, en- ceae. tirely unbranched or with very few branches. From Algiers, Algeria. Bud sticks presented by Native to alpine slopes throughout northern Dr. L. Trabut, government botanist. Received Europe and Asia. March, 1926. Notes by Doctor Trabut. For previous introduction see No. 63979. 66507. CITRUS LIMONIA Osbeck. Lemon. 66519. ASTRAGALUS GALEGIFORMIS L. A seedless variety from Algeria. A perennial, upright, slightly hairy plant, 66508 to 66510. CITRUS SINENSIS (L.) Osbeck. 1 to 3 feet high, native to southeastern Europe Sweet orange. and Asia Minor. 66508. Algiers navel. A handsome fruit of For previous introduction see No. 63980. good quality. 86520. ASTRAGALUS GLYCYPHTLLOS L. 66509. Matidja navel. A seedling of the For previous introduction and description Algiers navel. see No. 66441. 66510. Zatima. A native variety. The tree is prolific, with several of the branches 68521 to 66524. CREPIS spp. Cichoriaceae. bearing navel oranges of good quality. Introduced for genetic studies of the genus Season late. Crepis. 66511 and 66512. CANNA spp. Can- 66521. CREPIS BLATTARIOIDES (L.) Vill. naceae. Canna. A hairy perennial with large flower heads; native to central and western Europe. From Haina, Dominican Republic. Seeds pre- sented by Dr. R. Ciferri, director, Estacion 66522. CREPIS RUBRA L. Agronomica de Haina. Received March 23, An annual composite about a foot high 1926. Notes by Doctor Ciferri. with solitary red flowers. Native to southern Wild cannas. Europe. 66511. CANNA sp. 66523. CREPIS SIBIRICA L. A hairy perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with a February 21,1926. From El Limon, Domini- terminal cluster of bright-yellow flowers. can Republic. Found in sandy places. Native to Asia Minor, Europe, and the 66512. CANNA sp. Himalayas. March 1, 1926. From Sanchez, Dominican 66524. CREPIS TECTORUM L. Republic, where this canna is particularly An erect annual, native to dry places in abundant. southeastern Europe. 66513 to 66531. 86525. INCARVILLEA COMPACTA Maxim. Big- noniaceae. From Stockholm, Sweden. Seeds presented by Dr. Robert E. Fries, director, botanic garden. A handsome hardy perennial, native to Received March 30,1926. northwestern China, a foot or more high, with fleshy, mostly radical leaves and terminal 66513 to 66520. ASTRAGALUS spp. Fabaceae. clusters of purple flowers. Milk vetch. 66526. LATHYRUS VERNUS FLACCIDUS (Seringe) 66513. ASTRAGALUS ALPINUS L. Arcang. Fabaceae. Spring bitter vetch. A perennial plant with ascending stems A leguminous perennial 1 to 2 feet high, with about 8 inches nigh. Native to the alpine limp, very narrow leaves, and blue-vioiet flow- regions of central Europe. ers. Native to central and southern Europe. For previous introduction see No. 64617. For previous introduction see No. 40323. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 39

66513 to 66531—Continued. j 66532 to 66615—Continued. 86527. PENTAGONIA PHYSALODES (L.) Hiern. 66537. ASTRAGALUS ARISTATUS L'Herit. {Nkavdra physalodes Gaertn.). Solanaceae. Apple of Peru. An alpine plant, native to southern Europe, where on dry, barren slopes it forms A blue-flowered Peruvian annual with the mats of spiny branches in which appear the fruit inclosed in a husk as in Physalis. The little yellow flower heads among the minute campanulate flowers, an inch or more in diam- leaves. eter, are light blue with a lighter throat; they are produced singly in the axils of the leaves. 66538. ASTRAGALUS BOETICUS L. For previous introduction see No. 58130. An upright, often stout annual, with com- pound leaves usually composed of 9 to 15 66528. NICOTIANA BTJSTICA L. Solanaceae. pairs of very narrow leaflets, and 6 to 15 pale- Aztec tobacco. yelJow flowers in a crowded raceme. Native to the Mediterranean countries. 66529. ONOBRYcms CRISTA-GALLI (L.) Lam. Fabaceae. For previous introduction see No. 58693, An annual or biennial ascending plant, 8 to 68539. ASTRAGALUS CHINENSIS L. f. 20 inches high, with pinkish purple flowers. Native to dry places in the Mediterranean An erect, herbaceous plant, native to region. China, with smooth slender stems, elliptic- obtuse leaflets, and pendulous, few-flowered For previous introduction see No. 33292. racemes. 66530. TRIGONELLA CALLICERAS Fisch. Faba- For previous introduction see No. 59352. ceae. 66540. ASTRAGALUS HAMOSUS L. An erect leguminous annual with rather large yellow flowers; native to the Caucasus. An annual gray-green hairy plant, with prostrate or ascending stems 8 inches to a For previous introduction see No. 27294. foot in length. Native to sunny places in the Mediterranean countries. 66531. TRIGONELLA CAERULEA (L.) Seringe. Fabaceae. For previous introduction see No. 63982. An annual, upright plant, usually from 1 to 2 66541. ASTRAGALUS ZINGERI Korsh. feet high, with bright-blue flowers having the same odor as the fenugreek (Trigonella foenum- A somewhat shrubby perennial, with an graecum). Native to the Mediterranean region. erect or ascending stem 6 to 20 inches high, and spikelike clusters of white flowers. For previous introduction see No. 64646. Native to rocky places on the Volga River. 66532 to 66615. 66542 to 66544. BERBERIS spp. Berberidaceae. Barberry. From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 86542. BERBERIS ARISTATA DC. W. Hill, director, Koyal Botanic Gardens. Re- ceived March 23, 1926. A handsome shrub of elegant, spreading habit, becoming at times 10 feet high. The 66532 to 66535. ALLIUM spp. Liliaceae. Onion. spine-tipped leaves are often whitish be- neath, and the numerous flowers are bright 66532. ALLIUM KARATAVIENSE Regel. golden yellow. The spindle-shaped berries, A herbaceous plant with very broad, about half an inch in length, are red, covered ovate-oblong flat leaves and pink flowers with a blue-white bloom. This is said to be borne in dense, convex umbels. The scapes one of the most vigorous of the Himalayan are about 6 inches high. Native to Turke- barberries; it is hardy at the Arnold Arbore- stan. tum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. For previous introduction see No. 60378. For previous introduction see No. 60228. 66543. BERBERIS TISCHLERI C. Schneid. 66533. ALLIUM OSTROWSKIANUM Regel. A shrub from western China, 7 to 14 feet This species, native to Turkestan, has high, with'spines in threes, papery spine- rose-colored flowers produced freely in many- tipped leaves up to 2 inches in length, and flowered umbels on scapes 6 inches high. yellow flowers in dense racemes. The some- what pruinose egg-shaped red fruits ripen in For previous introduction see No. 58880. October. 66534. ALLIUM SIKKIMENSE Baker. For previous introduction see No. 58123. A compact, neat little perennial 6 inches 66544. BERBERIS YUNNANENSIS Franch. high or more with grasslike leaves and loose umbels of deep-blue flowers. Native to A deciduous shrub, 3 to 6 feet high, with dense rounded spines and nearly circular Sikkim, India. leaves. The flowers are pale yellow, and the For previous introduction see No. 58884. berries are bright red. Native to western China. 66535. ALLIUM TUNNANENSE Diels. For previous introduction see No. 43826. A cespitose onion, native to southwestern China, with linear leaves about 6 inches long 66545. CLEMATIS REHDERIANA Craib. Ranun- and pink or purplish flowers on a scape 4 to culaceae. Clematis. 16 inches long. A vigorous woody climber, native to south- C6586 to 66541. ASTRAGALUS spp. Fabaceae. western China, which produces quantities of small, nodding, fragrant, primrose-yellow flowers Milk vetch. in fall. 66538. ASTRAGALUS ALOPECUROIDES L. For previous introduction see No. 49937. Foxtail milk vetch. 86546. CORIARIA JAPONICA A. Gray. Coria- An erect pubescent Siberian species 2 to riaceae. Japanese coriaria. 5 feet high with narrowly oval leaves and yellow flowers produced in thick oblong A Japanese shrub, 2 or 3 feet high, or occasion- spikes. ally more, with opposite, oval leaves and racemes of bright-red berrylike fruits which become For previous introduction see No. 58692. violet black when thoroughly ripe. 40 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66532 to 66615—Continued. 66532 to 66615—Continued. 66647 to 66555. CROCUS spp. Iridaceae. 66559. CYTISUS SUPINUS L. 66547. CROCUS ASTURICUS Herbert. Big-flower broom.. An erect shrub about 3 feet high, native to- A Spanish crocus with flowers about 1H central and southern Europe. The oblong- inches long; the segments are lilac, the anthers oval leaflets, about an inch long, are hairy bright yellow, and the style orange. beneath, and the yellow flowers are nearly an inch long. 66548. CROCUS ETRUSCUS Parl. 66560. DEUTZIA LONGIFOLIA VEITCHII (Veitch) The leaves of this Italian crocus, about Render. Hydrangeaceae. Long-leaf deutzia. three in number, are very narrow; the peri- anth segments are about an inch long, lilac, This deutzia. from Yunnan, China, whichu *or the outer ones cream colored, and the bears its large flowers in dense many-flowered throat yellow; the anthers and style are corymbs, is one of the handsomest of the genus,, orange. but it has proved hardy only under protection at the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass.. 66549. CROCUS IMPERATI Tenore. For previous introduction see No. 53698. An Italian species with four to six very 66581 to 66586. ERODIUM spp. Geraniaceae. narrow leaves, exceeding the flowers, and lilac or white flowers with the outer segments HeronbiU. buff and three striped, and yellow anthers. 86561. ERODIUM CARVIFOLIUM Boiss. and. 66550. CROCUS LAEVIGATUS Bory and Chaub. Reut. An attractive herbaceous perennial, native The leaves of this crocus, which is native to to Spain, with radical leaves about 6 inches- Greece, are three or four in a tuft, as high as long and purplish flowers on a scape about a> the flowers and very narrow with reflexed foot long. margins and a white band. The flowers are pure white or with three to five lilac stripes 2. ERODIUM TBIFOIIUM Cav. (E. liyme- on the outer segments, and the throat is nodes L'Herit.). yellow. A half-hardy herbaceous perennial about 9 inches high, with pink flowers. Native to 66551. CROCUS MEDIUS Balb. Algeria. A lilac-flowered crocus, native to France 68563. ERODIUM GLANTD^LOSUM (Cav.). and Italy, with narrow leaves a foot or more high. Willd. ffE. macradenum L'Herit.). A stemless herbaceous- perennial, native- 66552. CROCUS SALZMANNI J. Gay. to the Pyrenees Mountains, with long stout, roots, hairy leaves 2 to 6 inches long, and A Moroccan crocus, with about six very light-purple flowers three-fourths of an inch. narrow leaves, not prominent at flowering time. The lilac flowers have yellowish anthers and throat. 66564. ERODIUM MANESCAVI COSS. 66553. CROCUS SPECIOSUS Bieb. Pyrenees heronbill.. A herbaceous perennial plant, belonging: The leaves of this crocus, which is native to the geranium family, about a foot and a* to Asia Minor, are usually three in number. half high, with narrow leaves 6 inches or They are very narrow, developing after the more in length, and rosy purple flowers about flowers and becoming a foot long. The 2 inches across. It grows wild, in the Pyrenees^ flowers are lilac, with darker featherings, Mountains. and the large anthers are bright orange. For previous introduction see No. 63985. 66554. CROCUS TOMMASINIANUS Herbert. 66565. ERODIUM PETRAEUM (Gbuan) Willd. A crocus native to Serbia and Dalmatia; A herbaceous perennial, native to Asia. the narrow leaves appear with the flowers, Minor, with a vertical: rhizome,, numerous: which are pale bluish red with pale orange crowded basal leaves and violet or pink: anthers. flowers. 66555. CROCUS ZONATUS J. Gay. 86566. ERODIUM SUPRACANUM L'Herit. The narrow-linear leaves of this Asia A stemless herbaceous perennial with at Minor species appear after the flowers. vertical rhizome, numerous densely hairy The rosy lilac flowers,* 2 to 3 inches long, are leaves, and white, red-veined flowers. Na- purple veined and orange spotted within, and tive to the Pyrefiees Mountains. the throat is yellow and pubescent. The 66567. EuoNYMUSMAACKiiRupr. Celastraceae- anthers are white. A large shrub or smalli tree, witii narrowly 66556 to 66559. CYTISUS spp. Fabaceae. oval leaves about 3 inches long,, and small Broom. clusters of pink, four-lobed fruits with orange- red arils. Native to northeastern Asia.. 66556. CYTISUS GRANDIFLORUS (Brot.) DC. 66588. EUONYMUS TEDOENSIS Koehne. Gelas- A spineless leguminous shrub with long traceae. rodlike branches, trifoliolate leaves, and large solitary yellow flowers. Native to Spain. A large handsome Japanese shrub which, bears dense clusters ol pink, deeply four-lobed 66557. CYTISUS BIFLORUS L'Herit. fruits with orange arils. A leguminous shrub 3 feet high, with For previous introduction see No..61982. slender branches and leaflets with silky lower 66589. EVODIA HUPEHBNSI8 Dode;. Rtttaceae. surfaces. The yellow flowers are single or in pairs. Native to Europe and western Asia. A very common tree in the woodlands of western Hupeh,. China,, according to E.. H- 66558. CYTISUS SESSILIFOLIUS L. \% Wilson (Plantae Witeonianae,. voll. 2,' ptu 1)* Sessile broom. where it grows to a&eigfcfe ©«f2Q to 40 feet. It A leguminous shrub, native to Greece, has smooth gray bark, spreading branches, and with trifoliolate leaves and erect racemes of white flowers in large fiat corymbs. yellow flowers. For previous iutEodaetaQii saa No..63357.. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 41 '66532 to 66615—Continued. 66532 to 66615—Continued. 66570. GENISTA PILOSA L. Fabaceae. 68582. LONICERA CHRYSANTHA Turcz. Capri- Silky-leaf broom. foliaceae. Coralline honeysuckle. A dwarf procumbent or ascending legumin- A shrubby honeysuckle from Japan, up to 12 ous shrub with dark-green leaves, hairy beneath, feet high, with upright stems, somewhat and axillary yellow flowers. Native to Europe rhombic leaves 2 to 5 inches long, and yellowish ^ind western Asia. white flowers three-fourths of an inch long. It is particularly handsome in autumn with its <66571. HELIANTHEMUM FOBMOSUM (Curt.) bright coral-red berries. Dunal. Cistaceae. Sun rose. For previous introduction see No. 42315. An upright spreading hairy shrub, about 3 feet high, with oval leaves, white-hairy when 66583. LONICERA TRICHOSANTHA Bur. and ^young, and small clusters of flowers which are Franch. Caprifoliaceae. yellow, spotted purple at the base, and 2 inches Slender honeysuckle. across. Native to Spain. A robust deciduous shrub 8 feet high, native For previous introduction see No. 40181. to Szechwan, China. The whole plant has a rounded, dense, leafy habit and a pale grayish 66572. HEMEROCALLIS CITRINA Baroni. Lilia- aspect. The dull gray-green leaves are paler ceae. Citron day lily. beneath, and the pale-yellow flowers fade to a A tall growing, very fragrant bulbous plant deeper shade. The berries are red. with lemon-yellow flowers; native to China. For previous introduction see No. 53716. 86573. HEMEROCALLIS NANA Forrest and Smith. 88584. MAGNOLIA PARVIFLORA Sieb. and Zucc. LUiaceae. Day lily. Magnoliaceae. Oyama magnolia. A perennial bulbous plant, native to south- A small Japanese magnolia with oblong leaves •west China, which grows in several-headed 4 to 6 inches long and fragrant white cup-shaped •clumps 4 to 10 inches high. The green linear flowers 3 to 4 inches across, with large pink sepals leaves are about 6 inches long, and the flowers, orange flushed with red, are borne singly or in and crimson stamens. ipairs on a stem about 5 inches long. 66585 to 66589. MUSCARI spp. Liliaceae. '66574. HYACINTHUS AMETHYSTINUS L. Lilia- Grape hyacinth. ceae. Hyacinth. 66585. MUSCARI ARGAEI Hort. A slender graceful Spanish hyacinth with Said to be an extra good variety resembling short racemes of light-blue flowers 6 inches or M. neglectum (No. 66589). less high. J68575 to 88578. IRIS spp. Iridaceae. 66586. MUSCARI ARMENIACUM Leichtl. JB8575. IRIS CHRYSOGRAPHES Dykes. For previous introduction and description Goldvein iris. see No. 66471. One of the handsomest of the Siberian 66587. MUSCARI COMPACTUM (Jord. and Four.) Irises; the velvety dark-purple flowers are Baker. brightened by golden reticulations at the throat. A species of uncertain status, said to have flowers which are nearly black with whitish 66578. IRIS FOETIDISSIMA L. Gladwin iris. teeth. An iris, native to the Mediterranean 66588. MUSCARI MAWEANUM Leichtl. •countries, with leaves a foot long, and bright- "blue flowers borne on a stem about 2 feet high. A hardy bulbous plant about 6 inches high, with pale-blue and white flowers. For previous introduction see No. 63410. Native to Armenia. •66577. IRIS FORRESTII Dykes. Yunnan iris. 66589. MUSCARI NEGLECTUM GUSS. For previous introduction and description •see No. 63410. A low bulbous plant, native to the Medi- terranean countries, with numerous strap- 66578. IRIS MILESII Baker. Himalayan iris. shaped leaves up to a foot in length and fra- grant dark-blue flowers. A large Himalayan iris, with seven or «ight leaves, 2 to 3 feet long, on the stem; 66590. NARCISSUS BULBOCODIUM L. Amarylli- the latter is branched and bears about four daceae. Petticoat daffodil. heads of bright-lilac flowers. A small slender plant with very slender 66579. LATHYRUS VENOSUS Muhl. Fabaceae. leaves and one flower ascending or horizontal, usually bright yellow throughout. Native to A stout perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with purple southern France and Morocco. flowers; native to the eastern United States. v66580. LIGUSTRUM INSULENSE Decaisne (L. 66591. NICOTIANA RUSTIC A L. Solanaceae. insulare ~Deca,isne). Oleaceae. Privet. Aztec tobacco. A shrub, closely related to the common privet 66592. OSMANTHUS DELAVAYI Baill. Oleaceae. XLigustrum vulgare), becoming 6 feat high, with Delavay osmanthus. yellowish green, often pendulous leaves and rather large flower panicles. Country of origin A beautiful evergreen shrub from south- unknown. western China, with dense axillary clusters of pure white flowers. The dark-green, ovate 66581. LIGUSTRUM YUNNANENSE L. Henry. leaves are an inch long and have serrate margins. Oleaceae. Privet. For previous introduction see No. 52685. A shrub 12 feet or less in height, with thick, narrowly oblong leaves 2 to 5 inches long. Na- 66593 to 68598. PAEONIA spp. Ranunculaceae. tive to Yunnan, China. Peony. 42 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66532 to 66616—Continued. 66532 to 66615—Continued. 66593. PAEONIA ANOMALA L. long, are succeeded by small, very dark-red, or black edible fruits of agreeable flavor. A strong-growing wild peony found on Native to central and western China. well-drained hill slopes, mostly between scrub. Flowers large and of a pale-rose color; For previous introduction see No. 52943. foliage somewhat coarse. (Note by Frank N. Meyer under No. S22Jfi.) !. RUBUS INOPERTUS Focke. 66594. PAEONIA ARIETINA Anders. A climbing shrub with stout stems and ovate green leaflets. The short-pedicelled A European peony about 3 feet high, with flowers are either axillary or clustered at the solitary large, dark-red flowers. tips of the branches. Native to south and central China at altitudes of 2,000 meters. 66595. PAEONIA HIRSUTA Mill. For previous introduction see No. 52945. A peony of unknown origin, with large double red flowers. The lobes of the leaves 66607. RUBUS LASIOSTYLUS Focke. are narrowly spear shaped. Woolly raspberry. 66596. PAEONIA LUTEA Delavay. A wild raspberry from western Chinar Golden peony. with bluish white bristly stems, small, pinnate leaves, silvery beneath, magenta A shrubby Chinese peony, with a short flowers, and rose-colored woolly fruits which woody stem 1 or 2 feet high and deep-green, are sweet but said to be of little use for eating. leathery, three-parted leaves, white beneath, and about a foot in length. The golden For previous introduction see No. 58896. yellow, single or slightly double flowers are 2% inches across. 66608. STYRAX WILSONH Render. Styracaceae. Chinese snowbelL For previous introduction see No. 62758. A very attractive, compact little shrub 6 feet 66597. PAEONIA PARADOXA Anders. or less in height, which starts to bear its small clusters of white flowers when about 2 years old. One of the dwarfest of the peonies, with The oval leaves are white tomentose beneath. the leaves in a dense tuft and purple-red The shrub is native to the mountains of western flowers. Native to southern Europe. China and is hardy as far north as the Arnold 66598. PAEONIA PEREGRINA Mill. Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. A European peony about 2 feet high, with For previous introduction see No. 62287. deep-green leaves, paler beneath, and dark- 66609 to 66613. VIBURNUM spp. Caprifoliaceae. crimson flowers. 66609. VIBURNUM BETULIFOLIUM Batal. 66599. PETTERIA RAMENTACEA (Sieber) Presl. Fabaceae. An upright shrub, ultimately about 10 feet high, with coarsely toothed oval leaves, An upright leguminous shrub, 6 feet or less white flowers in cymes 2 to 4 inches wide, high, with trifoliolate leaves and dense upright and red fruits. Native to central and western racemes of fragrant yellow flowers. Native to China. southern Europe. For previous introduction see No. 35199. 66600. PRUNUS SERRULATA Lindl. Amygdala- ceae. Hitoye cherry. 66610. VIBURNUM BREVIPES Rehder. Var. Lannesiana. A variety with the young An erect shrub, 6 to 10 feet high, native to foliage green or slightly reddish. The leaf western China, with membranous oblong- margins are dentate, with the teeth long aristate. oval leaves and ovoid red berries. 66601. PWJNU8 MAxiMowiczii Rupr. Amygda- 66611. VIBURNUM BUREJAETICUM Regel and laceae. Korean cherry* Herd. Manchurian Yibunmm. For previous introduction and description see A northern Chinese species allied to the No. 66397. wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana); the flowers are produced in dense cymes 2 inches 66602. RHAMNUS SAXATILIS Jacq. Rhamnaceae. across, and the fruits are ovoid and bluish Buckthorn. black. A low, dense, very spiny shrub about 3 feet high, native to mountainous regions in central For previous introduction see No. 58807. Europe and western Asia. 66612. VIBURNUM DAVIDI Franch. 66608. RHODODENDRON YANTHINUM Bur. and One of the handsomest small shrubs I Fraaich. Ericaceae. Rhododendron. have ever seen. The leaves have a grace of For previous introduction and description see form, a texture, and color which is remarkable, No. 66479. and the bright-blue berries add a* touch of style to the plant. This shrub, an introduc- 66604 to 66607. RUBUS spp. Rosaceae. tion from Szechwan, China, made in 1910, grows well in the shade and requires plenty 66604. RUBUS BIFLORUS Buch.-Ham. of moisture. (Note by David Fairchild under A rambling shrub, with large leaves, No. 62858.) woolly beneath, and subacid yellow berries about the size of a thimble. Native to the 66613. VIBURNUM HENRYI Hemsl. Himalayas. A shrubby, evergrten viburnum 10 feet or For previous introduction see No. 58967. more in height, with dark shining green, oblong leaves and stiff pyramidal panicles 66605. RUBUS FLOSCULOSUS Focke. of white flowers. The oval fruits, one-third A deciduous shrub which, as described by of an inch long, are at first red, becoming E. H. Wilson (A Naturalist in Western black, and give the shrub a decidedly orna- China, vol. 2, p. 31), is up to 12 feet in height mental appearance in autumn. Native to with stout erect stems arching at the much- central China and hardy as far north as branched top. The pinnate leaves, 4 to 7 Massachusetts. inches long, are smooth above and covered beneath with a close white felt. The small For previous introduction see No. 63686. pink flowers, in narrow racemes 2 to 4 inches 66614. (Undetermined.) JANUABY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 43

66532 to 66615—Continued. 66623 to 66646—Continued. 66615. VICIA PYBENAICA Pourr. Fabaceae. flowers in three to eight flowered loose ra- Vetch. cemes. Native to the barren slopes of the A perennial prostrate or ascending vetch, Pyrenees Mountains. native to southwestern France, with stems up For previous introduction see No. 44692. to a foot in length and large solitary purplisn flowers. 66630. LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS L. 66616 to 66622. Perennial pea. From Cluj, Rumania. Seeds presented by Dr. Al. For previous introduction see No. 42076. Borza, director, botanic garden of the University 66631. LATHYRUS OCHRUS (L.) DC. of Cluj. Received March 27,1926. A prostrate or ascending annual up to 2 66616 to 66619. CREPIS spp. Cichoriaceae. feet long, with winged stems and yellow flow- ers. Native to the Mediterranean countries. Introduced for genetic studies of the genus Crepis. For previous introduction see No. 29941. 66616. CREPIS BIENNIS L. 66632. LATHYRUS SATIVUS L. Bitter vetch. A biennial composite with pinnately An annual ascending or prostrate legumi* nous plant with whitish flowers. Native to hastate leaves, native to southern Europe. the Mediterranean countries. 66617. CREPIS RUBRA L. 66633. LUPINUS COCCINEUS Hort. Fabaceae. An annual red-flowered plant, native to Lupine. southern Europe. 66634. MEDICAGO TURBINATA OLIVAEFORMIS 66618. CREPIS SETOSA Hall. f. (Guss.) Aschers. and Graebn. Fabaceae. An erect annual herb, much branched, A leguminous annual, with prostrate stems native to Asia Minor. about 2 feet long. Native to the Mediterranean countries. 66619. CREPIS TARAXACIFOLIA Thuill. 88835. MEDICAGO SATIVA VARIA (Mart.) Urban. A biennial, hairy, spreading composite Fabaceae. with yellow flowers; native to France. A hardy herbaceous European perennial. 66620. GLADIOLUS GANDAVENSIS Van Houtte. Iridaceae. 66636. MELILOTUS ALBA Desr. Fabaceae. A late-flowering hybrid gladiolus (G. psit- White sweet clover. tacinus X cardinalis); the flowers, in long spikes, 66637. MELILOTUS SPECIOSA Durieu. Fabaceae. are red and reddish yellow, variously streaked and penciled. An erect leguminous annual, native to north- ern Africa. 66621. NICOTIANA RUSTICA L. Solanaceae. 66638. NICOTIANA TABACUM L. Solanaceae. ' Aztec tobacco. 66622. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE L. Fabaceae. Tobacco. Red clover. Var. macrophylla. A large-leaved form. 66628 to 66646. 86639. NICOTIANA RUSTICA L. Solanaceae. From Nancy, France. Seeds presented by Prof. Ed- Aztec tobacco. mond Gain, director, botanic garden, Place Carnot. Received March 31, 1936. 66640 to 66643. TRIFOLIUM spp. Fabaceae. Clover. 66623 to 66625. AGROSTIS spp. Poaceae. 66640. TRIFOLIUM ALPESTRE L. 3. AGROSTIS PALUSTRIS Huds. Redtop. A perennial clover, with long underground roots, found over almost all the mountainous 66624. AGROSTIS HARITIMA Lam. Bent grass. parts of Europe, especially in calcareous soils, and ascending to a height of 16,000 feet. The 66Q25. AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS L. narrowly oval leaflets are velvety hairy, and Rhode Island bent. the flowers are pinkish purple. 66626 to 66628. CREPIS spp. Cichoriaceae. For previous introduction see No. 56671. Introduced for genetic studies of the genus Crepis. 66641. TRIFOLIUM MEDIUM Huds. Mammoth clover. 66626. CREPIS BIENNIS L. A perennial clover with a wide-creeping For previous introduction and description rhizome, upright stems over a foot high, and see No. 66616. bright-purple flowers. Native to southern Europe. 66627. CREPIS MONTANA (Jacq.) Reichenb. For previous introduction see No. 57855. An alpine composite with a large head of yellow flowers, native to Switzerland. 66642. TRIFOLIUM MONTANUM L. 66628. CREPIS SIBIRICA L. A perennial white-flowered clover, native to southern Europe, with a woody rhizome A perennial composite, 2 to 3 feet high, giving rise to one or more clumps of upright covered with short rough hairs, bearing a stems up to 2 feet high. terminal cluster of bright-yellow flowers. Native to Asia Minor and the Himalayas. For previous introduction see No. 35279. 66629 to 66632. LATHYRUS spp. Fabaceae. 86643. TRIFOLIUM RUBENS L. 66629. LATHYRUS fciRRHOsus Seringe. A perennial clover with widely creeping rhizomes and upright glabrous stems 1 to 2 A climbing annual 16 to 40 inches high, feet high. Native to rocky places and thick- with a woody, straight-winged stem, leaves ets in the Mediterranean region. composed of two to three pairs of elliptic or oblong leaflets, and purple or pinkish For previous introduction see No. 63994. 44 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66623 to 66646—Continued. 66648 to 66660—Continued. 66644. TRIGONELLA CAERULEA (L.) Seringe. 66652. CASUARINA MONTANA Leschen. Casua- Fabaceae. rinaceae. An upright annual, 2 feet or less high, with No. 408. From the Hakgala Botanic Gar- bright-blue flowers. Native to southeastern dens. January 28, 1926. A beautiful species Europe. with drooping branches growing in the cool rainy region of Hakgala. For previous introduction see No. 33297. 66653. Cissus QUADRANGULA L. (Vitis qua' 86645. TRIGONELLA STRIATA L. f. Fabaceae. drangularisWsill.). Vitaceae. An annual yellow-flowered leguminous plant, No. 406. Cuttings collected on the north coast native to southeastern Europe and western Asia. of Ceylon near Jaffna, February 6,1926. A suc- 66646. VICIA SATIVA L. Fabaceae. culent plant with square fleshy stems of most Common vetch. interesting structure. ^66647. LECYTHIS PISONIS Cambess. / 66654. CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA (L.) Taub. (C. psoraloidesDC). Fabaceae. Guar. Lecythidaceae. No. 412. Jaffna Mission School, Batticotta. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seeds presented by February 6, 1926. The guar or "cluster bean," Amazones Torres, botanic garden. Received whose young pods are eaten in curries, is com- March 27, 1926. monly cultivated in India and occasionally in A large Brazilian tree which, as described by St. Ceylon. The plant may be useful as green Hilaire (Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis, vol. 2, p. 377), manure. has broadly ovate glossy green leaves 3 inches long and ellipsoidal woody fruits about the size of a For previous introduction see No. 57833. child's head. These fruits open by a circular lid, 68655. EHRETIA MICROPHYLLA Lam. Boragina- and the edible seeds, the size of a cherry, have ceae. white flesh of good flavor. No. 344. From roadside thickets at Point 66648 to 66660. Pedro, Jaffna. February 6,1926. A dark-green glossy-leaved plant which makes an attractive From Ceylon. Seeds and cuttings obtained by shrub when grown on salty land near the sea- David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural shore; suitable for hedges. The yellow fruits, explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the about the size of a pea, are said to be edible. Allison V. Armour expedition. Received March 26, 1926. For previous introduction see No. 43760. 68648. ALBIZZIA ODORATISSIMA (L. f.) Benth. 66656. HYPHAENE THEBAICA (L.) Mart. Phoe- Mimosaceae. nicaceae. Doum palm. No. 348. From the American Mission com- No. 349. From Residency Park, Jaffna. pound, Tellippalai, near Jaffna, February 6, February 6, 1926. A palm 25 feet high, dis- 1926. A large shade tree, spreading in habit, tributed from Upper Egypt to central Africa. with pure white sweet-scented flowers, which is The stems of old trees are sometimes forked three called suriya mar a by the Singhalese. or four times. The beautiful yellowish brown fruits are borne in long clusters of 100 to 200. In 66649. BORASSUS FLABELLIFER L. Phoenica- Upper Egypt the poorer classes eat the fibrous ceae. Palmyra palm. mealy fruit husk, which tastes much like ginger- No. 350. Jaffna. February 6, 1926. The bread but is rather hard and husky. The hard famous Palmyra palm of India and Ceylon which tough wood is used for domestic utensils. in the northern part of this island takes the place of the coconut palm. Though a slow grower, it For previous introduction see No. 53848. is a very handsome palm when old. Inasmuch as it grows in the dry coastal regions of Ceylon, it 66657. INDIGOFERA ENDECAPHYLLA Jacq. Faba- is apparently able to withstand any amount of ceae. lime, and as it is said to have been used success- No. 391% From the agricultural experiment fully as a binder for sand dunes, it should prove station in the district of Kandy, January 23,1926. of real value in the calcareous soils of southern Florida. In the number of uses to which it is For previous introduction and description see put here it rivals the coconut. A delicate sugar No. 66253. Is made from the sap which flows in abundance from its inflorescence when cut. The seeds are 66658. PTYCHOSPERMA sp. Phoenicaceae. germinated and the young subterranean hypoco- Palm. tyl is used as a vegetable. The leaves are used in many different ways. The fruit, half the size of No. 421. February 12, 1926. A pinnate- a coconut, is very attractive in appearance and leaved palm with a smooth trunk. when ripe exhales a delicate fragrance. The hull is eaten Dy the Tamils of Ceylon. 66659. SCHLEICHERA TRUUGA Willd. Sapin- 66650. CAESALPINIA CORIARIA (Jacq.) Willd. No. 343. A very handsome sapindaceous tree, Caesalpiniaceae. Divi-divi. splendid for shade, growing in front of the Resi- No. 407. February 7, 1926. Seeds from a dency House at Jaffna. February 5, 1926. It very beautiful tree growing in deep sandy soil resembles a European evergreen oak, but the in Regency Park, Jaffna. This tree, bearing small fruits are edible and slightly acid. sweet-scented flowers, may prove a success as a tannin-producing plant. For previous introduction see No. 25848. For previous introduction see No. 42271. 66860. THUNBERGIA COCCINEA Wall. Acantha- 66651. CARICA CANDAMARCENSIS Hook. f. Pa- ceae. payaceae. No. 387. From the Hakgala Botanic Garden. No. 401. From the Hakgala Botanic Gardens January 28, 1926. A beautiful red-flowered at an altitude of 6,000 feet. February 8, 1926. climber which is a very fine ornamental. The mountain papaya of Ceylon. The fruits of this Ecuadorian species are entirely different 66661. ANNONA sp. Annonaceae. from those of Carica papaya, being small and From Homestead, Fla. Seeds presented by H. W. acid flavored and useful only for jam and pre- Johnston, through R. A. Young, Bureau of serves. Plant Industry, Gainesville, Fla. Received For previous introduction see No. 51389. March 30, 1926. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 45

One fruit, picked July 11, 1925, weighed nearly No. 102. From Ito Plateau, near Azrou. June one-half pound, was 3 inches long and thick, and 17, 1925. A species peculiar to the Middle Atlas of somewhat irregular shape. The flesh was Mountains, at an altitude of 1,300 meters. A spring- pleasantly acid sweet, of fairly good flavor, but blooming bulbous plant with blue or white flowers very granular, and contained about 100 seeds. in racemes or spikes. (Young.) For introduction of seeds see No. 64957. 66662 to 66673. LILIUM spp. Lilia- 66675. PERSEA AMERICANA Mill. (P. ceae. Lily. gratissima Gaertn. f.). Lauraceae. From London, England. Bulbs purchased from Avocado. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden. Received March 29,1926. Notes from Barr & Sons' catalogue. Fruits from a seedling of No. 19080, Collins, grown at the United States Plant Introduction Garden, 66662 to 66666. LILIUM DATJRICUM Ker. Miami, Fla., under the Garden number 1891. Candlestick lily. Received at Washington, D. C, January 21, For previous introduction see No. 63827. 1926. Numbered March, 1926. i. Var. fulgidum. A very distinct var- Collinami. A large pear-shaped fruit which is iety, 1 foot high, with handsome flowers light green with light-colored dots over most of the of a rich dark crimson, shaded with deep surface. The skin, comparatively smooth, is orange and freely spotted. medium thick and pliable, separating easily from the flesh, which is soft, buttery, and of excellent 66663. Var. Incomparable. A handsome texture and flavor. The outer seed coat separates showy variety, 2 feet high, which is an easily from the seed, but tends to cling to the flesh. intense rich crimson-scarlet and is freely The tree is a very upright grower, similar to the spotted. parent tree. The leaves are large and rather glossy. " 66664. Var. Leonard Joerg. A very hand- some showy lily, 20 to 23 inches high, 66676. MANGIFERA INDICA L. Ana- bearing umbels of large flowers of good cardiaceae. Mango. form, with broad petals. The flowers From Ceylon, India. Scions presented through are glowing orange-scarlet, shading down David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural to golden yellow, and freely spotted with explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the dark crimson. Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 66665. Var. Sappho. A variety, 2 feet high, March 26,1926. which is scarlet, shading to orange, and No. 347. February 6, 1926. Scions from a moderately spotted. tree planted by Miss Eliza Agnew on the grounds- 66666. Var. Splendidum. A fine showy of the Uduvil Girls' School, Chunnakan, Ceylon, variety of sturdy growth, 2 to 2H feet high, and presented by Miss G. M. Vining. This mangos producing a head of flowers, up to 12 in is said to be of good quality, with a small seedr number, with slightly reflexed petals little fiber, and a scarlet blush which makes it very which are orange-scarlet, shading to attractive. glowing crimson-vermilion. 66677 and 66678. GOSSYPIUM NAN- 66667 to 66673. LILIUM ELEGANS Thunb. KING Meyn. Malvaceae. Cotton. Japanese lily. 66667. Var. alutaceum, Prince of Orange. From French Indo China. Seeds received Marcb A showy dwarf lily, 1 foot high, with 23,1926. clear apricot-orange flowers which are 66677. No. 1. A variety which grows wild. spotted black. This is a valuable^ variety for flower beds, rock gardens, and massing 66678. No. 2. A variety cultivated in the in front borders. villages. 66668. Var. bicolor. A variety, 1H feet high, 66679. CYNOMETRA CAULIFLORA L. with beautiful large flowers which are apricot-orange flamed scarlet. Caesalpiniaceae. 66669. Var. marmoratum aureum. A variety, From Ceylon. Seeds obtained by David Fair* 2H feet high, producing broad open flowers child and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorers, which are golden-apricot, densely spotted Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. with purple. Armour expedition. Received March 26, 1926. 66670. Orange Queen. A handsome, strong No. 392. Obtained from the Veyangoda Farm, robust grower, 15 to 18 inches high, which between Colombo and Kandy, February 12,1926. is very decorative in either pots or borders. For previous introduction and description see During the midsummer it produces large No. 65781. orange-colored flowers spotted with black. 66680 to 66693. BERBERIS spp. Ber- 66671. Var. sanguineum. A variety, 1H feet high, with rich-crimson flowers finely beridaceae. Barberry. spotted with dark crimson. From Elstree, Herts, England. Plants presented by Edwin Beckett, superintendent, Aldenham 66672. Star of Heusden. A very free-flowering House Gardens. Received February 12, 1926. variety \lA feet high. The large beautiful flowers are soft chrome yellow with a 66680. BERBERIS BRACHYPODA Maxim. dark-orange stripe on each petal and Var. gibbsii. An attractive shrub from finely spotted. western China, 4 to 7 feet high, with ovate, 66673. Var. venustum. A grand showy lily, serrate leaves, long slender panicles of yellow \\k feet high, which is late flowering. flowers, and scarlet fruits often half an inch in The flowers are glowing reddish orange. length. For previous introduction see No. 61973. 66674. MUSCARI sp. Liliaceae. 66681. BERBERIS CANADENSIS Mil. Grape hyacinth. Received as Berberis fischeri which is now From Morocco. Bulbs collected by David Fair- considered to be a form of B. canadensis. An child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant ornamental of great decorative value. The Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- showy fruits are very effective. tion. "Received September 8, 1925. Numbered January, 1926. For previous introduction see No. 65471. 46 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

66680 to 66693—Continued. 66694. BROSIMUM ALICASTRUM Swartz. 66682. BERBEBIS CANDIDULA C. Schneid. Moraceae. A charming evergreen of compact growth, From Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Seeds presented with leaves silvery on the underside. (Beckett.) by Julio Rendon. Received February 4, 1926. Famon. A large tropical American tree with 66683. BEBBERIS CONSIMILIS C. Schneid. shining green narrowly elliptic leaves and round A yellow-flowered shrub, of unknown origin, yellow fruits about an inch in diameter. The fruit cultivated at the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica contains a single large seed, known as "bread-nut" Plain, Mass., since 1904. The spiny-dentate in Jamaica; it is roasted and eaten in that country. oval-oblong leaves are 2 centimeters long, and The leaves are said to be good cattle feed. the ellipsoid fruits are purple. For previous introduction see No. 53534. 66684. BEBBERIS GIBALDII Hesse. 66695. ORCHIS PAPILIONACEA L. Or- A species with large deciduous bronze foliage chidaceae. and compact bunches of scarlet berries. (Beckett.) From Morocco. Bulbs collected by David Fair- child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant In- 66685. BEBBERIS HOOKERI Lem. dustry. Received September 8, 1925. Num- bered January, 1926. Var. compacta. A compact dwarf variety with bright evergreen leaves. (Beckett.) No. 38. Found in a Berber cemetery, near Amis- miz, in the Great Atlas Mountains, south of 66686. BERBERIS JACOUNII Hort. Marrakesh, May 30, 1925. A terrestrial orchid, A semievergreen, strong-growing barberry, about 18 inches high, which grows in soil that with medium-sized, glaucous, finely serrated bakes as hard as a brick before the last of May. leaves and dark-red berries in small clusters. This variety produces tubers the size of a pigeon's (Beckett.) egg, and attractive red flowers. 66687. BERBERIS MORRISONENSIS Hayata. For previous introduction see No. 64963. A barberry closely resembling Berberis die- 66696 and 66697. ARTOCARPUS INTEGRA tyophylla. As described by B. Hayata (Journal (Thunb.) L. Moraceae. Jackfruit. of the College of Science, Imperial University, Tokyo, vol. 30, p. 25), it is an erect, densely From Ceylon. Seeds obtained by David Fair- branched shrub, with 3-parted spines and fas- child and P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorers, oicled leathery oval leaves. Unlike B. dictyo- Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. phylla, the berries are in fascicles and are more Armour expedition. Received February 26 and nearly round. March 4, 1926. For previous introduction see No. 65473. 86698. No. 324. Collected near Kandy, January 20, 1926. The "honey jackfruit" or peni- 66688. BERBEBIS ORTHOBOTBYS Bienert. waraka of the Singhalese. The delicate sweet A semievergreen barberry with very large fruit pulp around each seed is excellent eat- •crimson berries. (Beckett.) ing. It is quite unlike that of the ordinary jackfruit. For previous introduction see No. 53637. 66697. No. 361. "Honey jackfruit" or peni- 66689. BEBBEBIS PABVIFOLIA Sprague. waraka. Seeds from a large fruit obtained from one of the hotel porters. A low, half-evergreen shrub with small, narrow, usually entire leaves and terra-cotta 66698. COLOCASIA ESCULENTA (L.) •colored fruits. Native to western China. Schott. Araceae. Dasheen. For previous introduction see No. 33022. From China. Corms collected by F. A. McClure, 36690. BEBBEBIS sp. agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received February 18,1926. Farrer No. 355. No. 330. Kau chau oo. Obtained at Chuk- 66691. BERBERIS sp. kouen, Lohkongtung, December 27, 1925. A dash- Forrest No. 20179. een cultivated to a limited extent in the region of Lohkongtung and elsewhere. This variety, rarely 66692. BEBBEBIS sp. used as an esculent, is commonly dried and sold to drug shops. It is distinguished from the commonly Forrest No. 20292. cultivated varieties by having the offshoots closely adhering to the main corm so that a year's growth <66693. BEBBEBIS sp. results in a large irregular mass rather than a num- Purdom No. 543. ber of nearly severed cormels. (Me Clure.) INDEX OF COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES

Abies spp., 65722-65730. Ash. See Fraxinus spp. holophylla, 65006, 66257. mountain. See Sorbus sp. spectabilis, 65751. Asparagus schoberioides, 66344. webbiana. See A, spectabilis. 4s*er spp., 66270-66278. Abutilon avicennae. See A. theophrasti. Astragalus alopecuroides, 66536. theophrasti, 65854. alpinus, 66513. Acacia discolor, 65717. aristatus, 66537. gummifera, 66002. armeniacus, 66436. penninervis, 65718. (wpgr, 66437. Acanthopanax senticosum, 65907. boeticus, 66514, 66538. sessiliflorum, 65908. chinensis, 66539. Acanthorhiza sp., 66159. chlorostachys, 66438. Acer barbinerve, 65909. deer, 66515. caudatum, 65752. danicus, 66516. Sinnala, 65910. ccftmws, 66439. silkimense, 65753. falcatus, 66440, 66517. spicatum. See .4. ukurunduense. frigidus, 66518. ukurunduense, 65911. galegiformis, 66519. Achyranthes aspera, 66003. glycyphyllos, 66441, 66520. •Adenantfiera fticoZor, 66194. gummifer, 66442. .AepZe marmelos. See 5cZow marmelos. hamosus, 66540. Agati grandiflora, 66195. hypoglottis, 66443. -Aflropyron sp., 66342. pentaglottis, 66444. strigosum, 66341. podocarpus, 66445. •40r«rws, 66450 Aleurites mordant, 66062-66064. vicioides, 66451. Alfalfa. See Medicago sativa. zingeri, 66541. Allium ascalonicum, 66422. Atalantia missionis, 66340. aschersonianum, 66423. 4 barbata, 66004. bidwilliae, 66424. wz, 65914-35916, 66486-66489. rerwuuw, 66425. <7i», 66005. cyaneum, 66426. Avocado. See Persea americana. /aWaj, 66427. . hymenorrhizum, 66428. Bamboo. See Undetermined, 66086. karataviense, 66532. Banauac. See Antidesma bunius. macranthum, 66429. Barberry. See Berberis spp. orientale, 66430. Barley, six-rowed. See Hordeum vulgare nigrum ostrowskianum, 66533. and 17. vulgare pallidum. paradoxum, 66431. two-rowed. See fl. distichon palmella. sikkimense, 66432, 66534. Baryxylum inerme, 66203. urceolatum, 66433. Bauhinia galpini, 66148. victorialis, 66434. heterophylla, 66124. wallichianum, 66435. hooker i, 66149. yunnanense, 66535. fcwrzti, 66181. Almond. See Amygdalus communis. tomentosa, 66150. Alnus hirsuta, 65912. Bean, goa. See £o

Borassus tiabellifer, 66649. Corokia cotoneaster, 66283. Botor tetragonoloba, 66263. Corydalis chaerophylla. See Capnoides chaerophyU- Bradburya pubescens, 66248. lum. Brassica oleracea botrytis, 66108-66115. glauca. See C. sempervirens. Broccoli. See Brassica oleracea botrytis. lutea. See C. luteum. Broom. See Cytisus spp. thalictrifolia, 66456. big-flower. See C. supinus. tomentosa, 66457. butcher's. See Ruscus aculeatus. Corylopsis willmottiae, 65768. sessile. See Cytisus sessilifolius. Corpus sp., 66284. silky-leaf. See Genista pilosa. Cotton. See Oossypium spp. Brosimum alicastrum, 66694. Crccco Candida, 66249. Brownea ariza, 66204. rotfeZit, 66250. Buckthorn. See Rhamnus spp. Crambe maritima, 66459. Buddleia colvilei, 65758. pinnatiftda, 66460. davidii, 66281. Crape myrtle. See Lagerstroemia speciosa. fallowiana, 66280. Crataegus pinnatiftda, 66069. Crept* &tennw, 66616, 66626. Caesalpinia bicolor, 66205. blattarioides, 66521. coriaria, 66650. montana, 66627. sappan, 66182. rwftro, 66522, 66617. Calamagro8tis sp., 66346. sdosa, 66618. epigejos, 66345. *t&enca. 66523, 66628. Calopogonium mucunoides, 66085. taraxacifolia, 66619. Canarium album, 65826-65828. tectorum, 66524. bengalense, 66206. Crocus asturicus, 66547/ indkum, 66207. etruscus. 66548. pimela, 65829-65834. imperati, 66549. zeylanicum, 66208. laevigatus, 66550. Canna, edible. See Canna edulis. medtus, 66551. Canna spp., 66511, 66512. salzmanni, 66552. edulis, 66339. • spectosus, 66553. Cannabis saliva, 65919. tommasinianus, 66554. Capnoides chaerophyllum, 66453. zonatus, 66555. luteum, 66454. Crotalaria spp., 66040-66042. sempervirens, 66455. agatiflora, 66039. Carica candamarcensis, 66651. anagyroiaes, 66251. papaya, 65721, 65902. usaramocnsis, 66252. Carob. See Ceratonia siliqua. Cucumber. See Cucumis sativus. Carpinus cordata, 65920. Cucumis melo, 65786, 65968, 66056. Carrot. See Daucus carota. sativus, 66211. Cassia sp., 65967. Cucurbita maxima, 65863. • grandis, 66209. moschata, 66070, 66071, 66212. nodosa, 65732. Cushaw. See Cucurbita moschata. Castanea henryi, 65715, 66036. Cyamopsis psoraloides. See C. tetragonoloba. mollissima, 65805, 65806, 65858, 65859, 65861, tetragonoloba, 66654. 66037. Cydonia oblonga, 66192. seguinii, 66038. Cimara scolymus, 66184-66188. Castanopsis hystrix, 65759. Cynometra cauliflora, 65781, 66679. Casuarina montana, 66652. Cypress, Lawson. See Chamaecyparis lawsoniana^ Caulophyllum robustum, 65921. Cytisus Uflorus, 66557. Cei6a acuminata, 66168. grandiflorus, 66556. Celastrus flagellaris, 65922. linifolius, 66135. Centrosema pubescens. See Bradburya pubescens. tessilifolius, 66558. Ceratonia siliqua, 66006. mpirms, 66559. Chaetochloa italica, 65862, 65923, 65924, 66347-66365. Chamaecypuris lawsoniana, 66285, 66286. Daffodil, petticoat. See .Narcissus b«Z6ododw7». oMusa, 66287. Dasheen. See Colocasia esculenta. Chamaedorea sp., 66160. Daucus carota, 65969. Chenopodium quinoa, 66505. Day lily. See Hemerocallis nana. Cherry, hitoye. See Prunus serrulata. citron. See 2*. cftrina. Korean. See P. maximowiczii. Desmodium gyroides. See -4f«t&(mta gyroides. Chestnut. See Castanea mollissima. Desmoncus sp., 66161. Chinquapin, evergreen. See Castanopsis hystrix. Deutzia, long-leaf. See Deutzia longifolia veitchii~ Chionanthus retusa, 65766. Deutzia longifolia veitchii, 66461, 66560. Chionodoxa ludliae, 66458. sca&ra, 66288. Chloroxylon swietenia, 66210. wilsonii, 66289. Cissus quadrangula, 66653. Dianella caerulea. 65835. Citrullus vulgaris, 66068. Diervilla floribunda, 66280. C«r«« sp., 66125. Dillenia burbidgei, 66213. decumana. See C. grandis. Diospyros kaki, 65836-65838. grandis, 65817, 65818, 66130. Dissolis irvingiana, 66084. limonia, 66507. Divi-divi. See Caesalpinia coriaria. no&iZis delicioaa, 66183. Dogwood. See Cornus walteri. sinensis, 66508-66510. Clematis rehderiana, 66545. Ehretia microphylla, 66655. Clover, mammoth. See Trifolium medium. Elaeocarpus sp., 66215. red. See T.pratense. ganitrus. See JS. spAaerfctts. white. See T. repens. lanceaefolius, 66176. Coconut. See Cocos nucifera. serratus, 66214. Coffea spp., 66189, 66190. sphaericus, 66264. canephora, 65797. Elettaria cardamomum major, 66216. Zi&enca, 65792. Eleusine coracana, 66072. grnMou, 65798, 65905, 66170. Elsholtzia cristata. See #. pafrmit. ugandae, 65799. patrinii, 65864. Coffee. See Co^ea spp. Ephedra aliissima, 66007. Colocasia esculenta, 66698. Eremochloa ophiuroides, 65839. CoMllea racemosa, 66151, 66504. Erodium carvifolium, 66561. Coriaria, Japanese. See Coriaria japonica. glandulosum, 66563. Coriaria japonica, 66546. * hymenodes. See JB. trifolium. Corn. See Zea mays. macradenum. See J5. glandulosum- Cornus waiter i, 65767. manescavi, 66462, 66564. JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 49

Erodium petraeum, 66565. Hyparrhenia hirta, 66008. supracanum, 66566. Hyphaene thebaica, 66656. trifolium, 66562. Erythrina sp., 66217. Ilex sp., 66028. Euonymus sp., 65865. cornuta, 65860. maackii, 66366. Incarvillea compacta, 66525. macropterus, 66367. Indigofera endecaphylla, 66253, 66657. yedoensis. 66568. Ipomoea aguatica. See /. reptans. Euterpe edulis, 66218. reptans, 66164. ^podia sp.f 66267. Iris bulky ana, 66463. hupehensis, 66569. chrysographes, 66575, Exochorda giraldii wiisonii, 65769. clarkei, 66464. foetidissima, 66576. J'ictw sp., 65840. forrestii, 66465, 66577. cartca, 65716. TOifoti, 66578. Fig. See Ficus carica. setoaa, 66466. IFir. See^&iwspp. Iris, Arctic. See Iris setosa. Manchurian. See A. holophylla. Clarke. See /. clarkei. Flacourtia inermis, 66219. Gladwin. See /. foetidissima. IFlax. See Linum usitatissimum. goldvein. See /. chrysographes. Forsythia intermedia, 66291. Himalayan. See /. milesii. JPraxinus sp., 65866. hollowstem. See /. bulky ana. cAiTwnaia rhynchophylla, 66258. Yunnan. See Iris forrestii. JFringe-tree, Chinese. See CMonanihus retusa. Ixora chinensis, 65842. Jackfruit. See Artocarpus Integra. •Genista monosperma, 65802. Jasminum heterophyllum, 66293. ptfoaa, 66570. Juglans regia, 65869, 65870, 66128, 66129. sphaerocarpa, 65962. Geonoma sp., 66081. Kaki. See Diospyros kaki. Gladiolus gandavensis, 66620. ar&afo, Cala- cyrtobotryat 65748, 66294. magrosti$ spp., Mremochloa ophiuroides, juncea sericea, 65903. Hyparrhenia hirta, Lagurus ovatus, Mtscanthus striata, 65904. sacchariflorus, Spodiopogon sibirku's, Triticum Leucojum vernum, 66467. ovatum. woZa tfractfw, 662 bent. See Agrostis maritima. spinosa, 66226. Natal. See Trkholaena rosea. Ligustrum acutissimum, 65770. redtop. See Agrostis palustris. confusum, 66295.. Rhode Island bent. See A. capillaris. coriaceum, 66296.' Guar. See Cyamopsis tetragonoloba. delavayanum, 66468. insulare. See Z>. insulense. Hakea laurina, 65719. insuknse, 66580. JHarpullia cupanioides, 66220. yunnanensef 66581. Hawthorn. See Crataegus pinnatifida. Lilac. See Synnga spp. Hazel. See Corylus sp. Zitftun centifolium, 65971. Eedysarum capitatum, 66142, 66143. daurkum, 66662-66666. humik, 66144. ete0a7W, 66667-66673. pallidum, 66145, 66146. giganteum, 66469. spinosissimum, 66147, hansoni, 66394. Helianthemum formosum, 66571. henryi, 66089. Hemerocallis citrina, 66572. humboldtii, 66090. nana, 66573. marrow, 66470. Hemp. See Cannabis satioa. Z 66091 Hernandia sonora, 66051. sargentiae, 66092. Heronbill. See Erodium spp. sutchuenense, 65720. Pyrenees. See E. manescavi. Lily. See Xiftttm spp. Heuchera sp., 66292. candlestick. See £. daurkum. Hibiscus diversifolius, 66506. giant. See £. giganteum. sabdariffa, 66221, 66222, 66265. Japanese. See £. elegans. Hickory. See Hicoria cathayensis. martagon. See Jk. martagon. Holcus sorghum, 66368-66393. regal. See £. regale. Holly. See Ilex spp. royal. See £. r^ale. Holly, Chinese. See Ilex cornuta. Lingonberry. See Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Honeysuckle. See Lonkera spp. Linum usitatissimum, 65935, 65936. coralline. See L. chrysantha. Locust, honey. See Oleditsia sp. slender. See L. trichosantha. Lonkera chaetocarpa, 66297. Hoodia macrantha, 65790. chrysantha, 66582. JSordeum distichon palmella, 65928, 65929. ferdinandi, 65771. vulgare nigrum, 65930. • koehneana, 65772. vulgare pallidum, 65931-65934. maackii, 65937. Hornbeam. See Carpinus cordata. ruprechtiana, 65938. Hyacinth. See Hyacinthus amethystinus. trichosantha, 66583. Hyacinth, grape. See Muscari spp. Xoiwa sp., 66136. JSyacinthus amethystinus, 66574. Lupinus coccineus, 66633. Mydnocarpus anthelminthica, 65731. Lysidke rhodestegia, 66227. 50 PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED

Maackia amurensis, 65939. Pear. See Pyr«« spp. Macadamia integrifolia, 66061. Peltophorumferrugineum. See Baryxylum inerm*. Magnolia dawsoniana, 66077. Pentagonia physalodes, 66527. nicholsoniana, 66078. Peony. See Paeonia spp. parviflora, 66584. golden. See P. Zwtea. sargentiana, 66079. Perilla. See Perillafrutescens. sargentiana robusta, 66080. Perilla frutescens, 65874. Magnolia, oyama. See Magnolia parviflora. ocymoides. See P. frutescens. Malus sylvestris, 66298. Periploca laevigata, 66011. Mangifera indica, 66676. Per sea americana, 66675. Mango. See Mangifera indica. gratissima. See P. americana. Maple. See Acer spp. Petteria ramentacea, 66599. Medicago spp., 66137-66139. Phaseolus calcaratusf 66073. satiya, 6^776,65777. Philadelphus lemoinei, 66308,66304. schrenkii, 66396. tdefcrmis? 66634. Phoenix farinifera. 66234. Meibomia gyroides, 66254. Phytolacca dioica, 65963. Melastoma sanguineum, 65843. Picca jezoensis. 65942. Melilotus alba, 65749, 66636. tola, 66305. speciosa, 66637. Pine. See Pmtw koraicnsis. Melon. See Cucumis melo. Scotch. See P. sylvestris. Milk vetch. See Astragalus spp. Pinus sp., 66269. foxtail. See .4. alopecuroides. koraiensist 65875. Millet. See Chaetochloa italica. sylvestris, 65798. Miscanthus sacchariflorus, 66395. Pisum formosumt 66474. Jforiw oicwocidcwa, 6629966299. jomardi,, 66475. Mulberry, acid. See Jfbriw addosa. Pittosporum timorenset 66235. Muscari sp., 66674. Plectis sp., 66082. arflfoei, 66585. Plum. See Prunus sp. armeniacum, 66471, 66586. Japanese. See Prunus salicina. compactum, 66587. Pochote. See Ceiba acuminata. maweanum, 66588. Polygonum divaricatum, 65876. neglectum, 66589. Pongam pinnatumt 66152. Mussaenda luteola, 66228. Potato. See Solanum tuberosum. Myroxylon toluiferum. See Toluiferum balsamum. Privet. See Ligustrum spp. pereirae. See Toluiferum pereirae. Prunus sp., 65877. Myrtus communis tarentina, 66300. amygdalus. See Amygdalus communis. armeniacat 65980-^6001,66266. Narcissus bulbocodium, 66590. davidiana. See Amygdalus davidiana, Nectarine. See Amygdalus persica nectarina. maximowiczii, 66397, 66601. Nicandra physalodes. See Pentagonia physalodes. persica. See Amygdalus persica. Mcotiana sp:, 65873. salicim, 658*4-65848. Nicotiana rustica, 66472, 66528, 66591, 66621, 66639. serrulata, 66600. tabacum, 65787, 66638. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. See Itofor tetragono*- Nothoscordum fragrans, 66096. loba. Pterocarpus erinaceus, 66236. Oak. See Quercus ilex. Ptychosperma sp., 66658. Oat. See virena spp. angustifbliat 66237. Otea europaea, 66193. Pueraria phaseoloides, 66256. Olive. See Otea europaea. Pyrenoglyphis sp., 66162. Ombu. See Phytolacca dioica. Pynw spp.. 65879, 66074, 66075,66131. Oncoba spinosa, 66229. betulaefolia, 65878. Oncosperma fasciculatum, 66230. calleryanat 65709. filamentosum, 66231. gharbiana, 66165. Onobrychis cristayalli, 66529. longipes, 66166. Onion. See Allium spp. walw*. See ifefaZtt* sylvestris. nodding. See .AMitm cernuum. mamorensis, 66167. Ononis fruticosa, 66301. rotundifolia, 66302. Quercus ilex, 65803. salzmanniana, 66010. Quince. See Cydonia oblonga. Orange, mandarin. See Cftra« »o&tfw delkiosa. Quinoa. See Chenopodium quinoa. sweet. See C.sinensis. OrcWr^opiHwraawr, -66695. , Radish. Se^ ifyp/ianw* sativus. Ormosia monosperma, 66232. Ragi. See Eleusine cordeana. Ornithogalum saundersiae, 66473. Ramie. See Boehmeria nivea. Orniihopus isthmocarpus, 66140. Raphanus sativus, 65970. Oroxylon indicum, 66255. Raspberry. See-ftu&M* spp. Oryzo Jotf/oKa, 65964. woolly. See JR. lasiostylus. sartoa, 65733-65744, 65760-65765, 65881-65899, Rhamnus sp., 65773. 65940, 65941, 66325-66335, 66482-66485. crenata, 65795. Osmanthus delavayi, 66592. • davurica, 65943, 66398. davurica nipponica, 66399. Paeonia anomala, 66593. parvifolia, 66400. arietina, 66594. rupestris, 66306. /iinmta, 66595. saxatilis, 66602. JW<

Mubus spp., 65710-65714, 66310. Thapsia garganica, 66013. biflorus, 66604. Thunbergia coccinea, 66660. elmeri, 65850. Tobacco. See Nicotiana tabacum. floscuhsus, 66605. Aztec. See iVicotiema riwftca. fraxinifolius, 65851. Toluifera balsamum, 66244. inopertus, 66606. pereirae, 66245. irenaeus, 66309. Toulu. See Toluifera balsamum. lasiostylus, 66607. Trachylobium verrucosum, 66246. probus, 66088. 2>icftoJaena ro«ea, 66014. Rumex lunaria, 66012. Trichosanthes sp., 66247. Euscus aculeatus, 66311. Trifolium alpestre, 66640. «Sa5a{ qlaiLcescens, 66238. medium, 66641. Saccharum officinarum, 65800, 65801, 65807, 66046- montanum, 66642. 66050,66133,66191. pratense, 65745, 65965, 66029-66035, 66052-66055, Sandal wood. See Santalum album. 6011^-66*123,*66126,; 66127, 66172-66175, 66336,. Santalum album, 66153. 66337, 66490-66498, 66622. Storaca tnrffea, 66154. repin#, 66499-66503. Schhichera trijuga, 66659. ru&en*, 66643. Sea kale. See Crambe pinnatiftda. Trigonella caerulea, 66531, 66644. common. See C. maritima. calliceras, 66530. Sesame. See Sesamum orientale. «*ria

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