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44103. Heliantiius akgustifolius L. Asteraceae. Sunflower. 



Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Chico, Calif., from seed 

 collected by Dr. David GrifHtlis. Numbered February 13, 1917. 



•'Tliis native suntlowcr is said to occur fi-um New .lerscy to Florida and 

 westward to Texas. It attracted the collector's attention in a native condition 

 on the prairies of Arkansas, where it grows most luxuriantly. There are sev- 

 eral characteristics which adapt it to ornamental uses : The general habit of 

 the plant is pleasing; it has a small flower with long, graceful rays; the foliage 

 is narrow, long, drooping, and glossy ; the main steam and each of its bi-anches 

 are long, graceful i)eduncles; but, best of all, it will cut and come uj) again 

 and is perennial in habit. These characteristics make this plant valuable for 

 tall massing ell'ects, like the c<ismos, as well as for cutting purposes. The 

 seed distributed this season is from a single variety of this very varial'le and 

 widely distributed species. Many other forms exist, and doulttless ,n the 

 hands of horticulturists it will be found capable of much improvement. Some 

 of its varieties are bushy, and all can be p'nched back to a bushy form." 



(GriffitJis-) 



44104. Persea AMERICANA Mill. Lauracese. Avocado. 



(P. gratissirna Gaertn. f.) 

 From Honolulu, Hawaii. Cuttings presented by Mr. Donald Maclntyre, 

 Moanalua Gardens. Received February 8, 1917. 



" Moanalua. A chance seedlhig 19 years of age growing on the estate of 

 Hon, S. M. Damon, Moanalua. Form pyriform ; size small to medium; cavity 

 flaring, deep; stem somewhat short, rather thick; surface undulathig, hard, 

 coriaceous and slightly pitted ; color dark green with medium abundant small 

 irregular-shaped yellowish dots; apex a mere dot; skin medium thick, separat- 

 ing readily from the pulp ; Jflesh yellowish in color, running into green at the 

 rind, fine grained, melting and somewhat buttery. 70 per cent of the fruit; seed 

 medium large, conical, fitting tightly in the seed cavity ; flavor rich and nutty. 

 Season, July to September. The tree is very vigorous. Height, 30 feet, spread 

 25 feet." (Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 25, p. ^3.) 



" Moanalua, the round variety. This is not an easy thing to bud, and all the 

 plants we have have been inarched. A good avocado, one of our best, it is a 

 late variety, however, and on that account might not be as suitable for the 

 climate of Florida as some of the early kinds." (Maclntyre.) 



44105 to 44107. Trifolium pratense L. Fabacese. Red clover. 

 From Denmark. Presented by Mr. H. Hertel, Danish Royal Agricultural 

 Society, Copenhagen. Received February 8, 1917. 



44105. " Tystofte No. 71, an early red clover. Furnished by the experi- 

 mental station at Tystofte, near Tjaereby on Sealand. The seed rais- 

 ing of early red clover in general is, at the present time, sparse here in 

 Denmark, where favorable conditions for the fecundations are lacking. 



" For further information, see the 70th Beretning fra Statens For- 

 S0gsv;rksondie(l i Plantekultur, i)age 216." {Hertel.) 



44106. " Tystofte No. 87. a late clover. Furnished by the experimental 

 Stat on at Tystofte, near Tjaereby on Sealand. This is a new form, 

 obtainable so far only in small quantities. 



" For further information, see the 95tli Reretning fra Statens For- 

 s0gsvirksondicd i IMantekultur, page 392." (llvrhl.) 



