28 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



is for soiling — cutting four or five times during the year. The plant stools 

 well, continually sending up new shoots or stems, and lasting, in Brazil, for 

 some years. In temperate climates it would be an annual, as are teosinte 

 and maize. Its favorite habitat is a low moist or even marshy soil, but it 

 will grow successfully in dry soil, or luxuriantly in very wet localities, or even 

 in water." {Day.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47617. 



48013. Pkunus subcordata Benth. Amygdalaceae. 



From Klamath Falls, Oreg. Presented by Mr. Elmer Applegate. Received 

 September 1.5, 1919. 



Obtained for experimental purposes for Department experts. 



48014. JuGLANs CATHATENSI8 Dode. JuglandacesB. 



From Rochester, N. Y. Presented by Mr. John Dunbar, assistant superin- 

 tendent of parks. Received September 15, 1919. 

 "Juglans cathayensis is said to grow 70 feet tall, but it does not show any 

 tendency to be arborescent here. Our plants, which were received from the 

 Arnold Arboretum in 1911, are about 10 years old, 8 feet tall, and bushy in 

 habit. They began bearing 2 years since. The nuts germinate readily." 

 (Dunbar.) 



48015 to 48017. 



From Paris, France. Presented by Vilmorin-Andrieus & Co. Received Sep- 

 tember 18, 1919. 



48015. Bekbebis pbuinosa Franch. Berberldaceae. Barberry. 



A robust evergreen shrub, probably 10 feet or more in height, native 

 to southwestern China. Its leaves are of leathery texture, up to 2i inches 

 long, lustrous green above, often grayish beneath, not unlike in general 

 appearance those of the Himalayan Berberis aristata. It gets its name 

 from the rich pruinose (or plum-colored) bloom that covers the fruits. 

 (Adapted from Gardeners' Chronicle, vol. -5.'/, p. 336.) 



48016. Caeagana ambigtja Stocks. Fabacese. 



Shinaluk. A subshrubby leguminous plant, with large conspicuous 

 flowers that are said to be eaten by the natives of Baluchistan, whence 

 this plant comes. It is said to be found at altitudes of 5,000 to 9,000 

 feet. (Adapted from Hooker, Jouriial of Botany, vol. 4. p. Ik5.) 



48017. Caeagana micbophylla Lam. Fabacese. Altagana. 



Variety crasse-aculeata. Distinguished from the typical form of C. 

 microphylla by its strong spines, which in reality are thickened stipules 

 from the base of the rachis, and by its beautiful foliage, which is more 

 abundant, glabrous, and persistent than in the typical form. A vigorous 

 variety of this highly polymorphic species. (Adapted from Fruticetum 

 Vihnorimanum, p. 57.) 



48018 and 48019. Trifolium repens L. Fabaceae. 



White clover. 



From Reading, England. Purchased from Sutton & Sons. Received Sep- 

 tember 19, 1919. 

 Introduced for experimental work by specialists of the Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



48018. " White, or Dutch." 48019. " Wild White (Kentish)." 



