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28833 to 28874— Continued. 



28869. Puis unguicularis Poir. 



"Leaves about six in a tuft, finally 1$ to 2 feet long, bright green; tube 5 to 6 

 inches long, filiform, exserted from the spathe; limb bright lilac, rarely white; 

 outer segments 2\ to 3 inches long, 1 inch broad, with a yellow keel, streaked 

 with lilac on a white ground at the throat; inner segments oblong. Blooms 

 in January and February. Not hardy." (Bailey.) 



Distribution. — A fragrant-flowered species coming from Algeria. 



28870. Iris xiphium L. Spanish iris. 

 "Leaves about 1 foot long, stem 1 to 2 feet high; pedicel long; tube obsolete; 



outer segments 2 to 2h inches long; violet-purple, yellow in the center; inner 

 segments as long, but narrower. Blooms in late June." (Bailey.) 



Distribution. — Spain and southern France, ascending to an elevation of 6,000 

 feet, and in northern Africa. 



28871. Moraea sp. 



Note. — This was received as Moraea aurantiaca Eckl., which seems never to 

 have been described. 



28872. Pistacia lentiscus L. 

 See No. 3011 for description. 



Distribution. — The countries bordering on the Mediterranean from Spain 

 through Italy, Greece, and Asia Minor to Syria, and in northern Africa. 



28873. Salvia sclarea L. 



"A plant of exceptional interest. Cultivated for its culinary and medicinal 

 value and also for ornament, but its ornamental value lies not in the flowers, 

 which are pale purple or bluish, but in the colored bracts or floral leaves at 

 the tops of the branches." (Bailey.) 



Distribution. — Southern Europe and western Asia, extending from Germany 

 eastward through Austria, Italy, Turkey, and southern Russia to Persia, and 

 in northern Africa. 



28874. Viburnum tinus L. 

 See No. 2192 for description. 



Distribution. — Southern Europe, extending from Portugal and Spain through 

 southern France and Italy to Dalmatia, and in northern Africa. 



28875. Belou makmelos (L.) W. F. Wight, Bael. 



From Pusa, Bengal, India. Presented by Dr. A. Howard, of the Agricultural 

 Research Institute, through Maj. A. T. Gage, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sibpur, 

 Calcutta, India. Received September 28, 1910. 



Dalsing Serai. 



See No. 24450 for description of this species. 



28876. Yitis sp. (?) 



From Hollywood, Cal. Presented by Mr. E. D. Sturtevant, Received Septem- 

 ber 29, 1910. 



"Native of the southern part of the state of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Said to bear beau- 

 tiful scarlet flowers. It is hardy here, but does not bloom. It might do so in south 

 Florida. " (Sturtevant.) 



28877. Cynara scolymus L. Artichoke. 



From Maison Carree, Algeria. Presented by Dr. L. Trabut, Mustapha-Alger, 

 North Africa. Received September 29, 1910. 



Violet Provence. 

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