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53535 to 53540— Continued. 



53539. lluuus veitchii Rolfe. 



An ornamental Chinese plant with pinnate leaves 3 inches long, silvery 

 frlaucons iibove iin<l whitish hoiieath. The (h)ul)le ]tink fluwers are not 

 very freely produced. (Adaiited i'roiii The Garden, vol. I'J. p. HIS.) 



53540. lifiii's xAXTiiocATU'US Bur. niid Franch. 



A perennial Chinese chnil)er. ] to 4 feet long, sparsely iii-ickly or nn- 

 armed, which dies to the ground every year. The edible fruit is com- 

 posed of many golden yellow drupes. It is cultivated for t';e frnit in 

 T.ithuania. Native to central and northwestern China. (Adai)ted from 

 Fvcke, Species liiiboruiii, pt. 1, />. 129.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 1004. 



53541. TijiFoMi-M oi.oMER.vTiTM L. FabacesB. Cluster clover. 



From IMelhourne, Victoria. Seeds presented by Messrs. Law, Romner, & 

 Co. Received Maj 14, 1921. 



Introduced for experiments by department specialists. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 53007. 



53542. Brassica uugosa (Roxb.) Prain. Brassicacese. Palangi, 



From Calcutta. India. Seeds presented by Lieut. Col. A. T. Gage, director. 

 Botanical Survey of India. Received May 16, 1921. 



An early cfdd-weather crop in the hills of the central, eastern, and western 

 Himalayas. The permanent radical leaves form a loose cabbagelike head 1 foot 

 in diameter. Later a stoutish stem, 4 to 6 feet high, is formed, its branches 

 ascending to make a narrow pyramidal head 6 to 10 inches across. The succu- 

 lent leaves, 12 to 15 inches long and 8 to 9 inches wide taper into thick white 

 fleshy stalks 3 to 4 inches long and over an inch wide. The plant is cultivated 

 in Nepal, where its leaves are plucked almost as fast as they are developed and 

 used as a vegetable. An oil is extracted from the seeds. (Adapt(Ml from The 

 Agricultural Ledacr, vol. 5, p. 11.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 46479. 



53543 and 53544. 



From Algiers. Alger'a. Seeds presented bv Dr. L. Trabut. Received May 

 18. 1921. 



53543. Hyoscyamus muticus L. Solanacere. 



"A medicinal plant rich in hyoscyamine, from the Sudan." {Trabut.) 



A thick-stemmed perennial with fleshy ovate leaves 4 inches long and 

 A'iolet-spotted whitish flowers nearly an inch in length. IJke the henbane 

 {H. niffer) this plant, which is native to Egypt and western Asia, is like- 

 wise rich in hyoscyann"no and is used medicinally. (Adapted from 

 MuncJiler, Manual Flora of Egypt, vol. 2, p. 853.) 



53544. Triticum durum Desf. Poacea\ Durum wheat. 



'' Pclissicr de Fac6. Hard v\'heat from the Medea region. 1920." 

 { Trabut.) 



53545. RuBus sp. Rosaceae. Blackberry. 



From Ecuador. Seeds presented by George K. Cherrie, Newfane, Vt. 

 Received May 28, 1921. 



"A blackberry that I found growing in great abundance at a point known as 

 Sabanilla on the River Zamora. The locality is at an altitude of about 5,.500 

 feet, in the P^cuadorian ' Oriente.' The seeds were collected November 10, 1920, 

 which nuist have been the height of the fruiting season. I do not believe I 

 have ever seen such tremendous clusters of berries. On some of the bushes 

 blossoms as well as ripe fruit were to be seen. The berries arp large and to 

 me were very flne flavored." {Cherrie.) 



