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49124. Trigonijlla suavissima Lindl. Fabaccai. 



From Sydney, New South AVales. Seeds presented by J. H. IMaiden, direc- 

 tor, Botanic Gardens, through A. J. Pieters, of the Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. Received January 9, 1920. 



This cloverlike plant, called "Darling clover" in Australia, where it is native, 

 has fragrant stems and foliage and in favorable locations is perennial, becoming 

 3 feet or more in height. When grown on rich black soils subject to periodic 

 inundations it produces a large quantity of nutritious herbage, of which stock 

 are particularly fond and on which they fatten. It provides good feed in late 

 winter and early spring, hence it is a valuable addition to pastures. Sir Thomas 

 Mitchell wrote of this plant, which he called "Australian shamrock," " The per- 

 fume of this herb, its freshness and flavor, induced me to try it as a vegetable, 

 and we found it delicious and tender as spinach." The perfume is due to the 

 presence of coumarin. If cut when in flower an<l properly cured it makes good 

 hay. (Adapted from Keio BuUctin of MiscGllaneous Information, 1909, p. 12.) 



49125 to 49137. 



From Rochester, N. Y. Cuttings presented by John Dunbar, assistant su- 

 perintendent of parks. Received January 3, 1920. 



49125. Berberis dubobrivensis C. Schneid. Berberidaceje. Barberry. 

 "Berheris duroinvensis is a supposed hybrid between B. poireti and 



some unknown species which was raised at Rochester, therefore its 

 specific name." {Alfred Rehder.) 



49126. Berberis emarginata Willd. Berberidacea. Barberry. 

 A Siberian Berberis which becomes 3 or 4 feet in height. The leaves 



are narrowly obovate, and the yellow flowers appear in May. The 

 slender red fruits mature in September and October. (Adapted from 

 Gn impel. Otto, and Hayne, Ahhildungen dcr fremden nol::arten, vol. 1, 

 p. 18. pi. 62.) 



49127. Berberis oblonga (Regel) C. Schneid. Berberidacefe. Barberry. 

 "Allied to Berberis lieteropoda, but has angular branches, obovate 



leaves, and 10 to 20 flowered racemes, followed by oblong fruits. The 

 plant is a native of Turkestan." (Alfred Rehder.) 



' All introductions consist of seeds unless otherwise noted. 



It should be understood that the varietal names of fruits, vegetables, cereals, and other 

 plants used in these inventories are tliose which the material bore when received by the 

 Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction and. further, that the printing of such 

 names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption in this country. 

 As the different varieties are studied, their identity fully established, their entrance into 

 the American trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American litera- 

 ture becomes necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in these inventories 

 in many cases undoubtedly will be changed by the specialists interested in the various 

 groups of plants and the forms of the names brought into harmony with recognized 

 American codes of nomenclature. 



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