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42723 to 42729— Continued. 



42727. Hymenaea courisaril L. Cflesalpiniacese. Courbaril. 

 " Large ornamental timber tree. Fruit edible." 



42728. Sapindus saponaria L. Sapindaceae. Soapberry. 



" A small tree with a heavy crop of fruit, on sandy hills near the 

 river." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 4203S. 



42729. Stigmaphyllon sp. Malpighiacese. 



" Bejuco de sapo. Ornamental climber, shiny clusters of purple- 

 tinted fruits in great profusion. Grows over forest trees." 



42730. Pinus bungeana Zucc. Pinacese. White-barked j)ine. 



From Peking, China. Presented by Mr. John V. A. MacMurray, secretary, 

 American Legation, at the request of Mr. F. N. Meyer, of the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received May G, 1916. 



" A very beautiful pine with silvery-white bark ; a slow grower, but ex- 

 tremely striking when old. The bark peels off in flakes, like the sycamore, but 

 the foliage is not so dense as that of most other pines." (F. A T . Meyer.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 41954. 



42731 to 42733. 



From Issylkul, Akmolinsk Government, Siberia. Presented by Mr. I. M. 

 Karzin. Received May 1, 1916. 



42731. Triticum durum Desf. Poacese. Durum wheat. 

 Velvety. 



42732. Hordeum yulgare coeleste L. Poacese. Barley. 

 Subvariety violaceum. "New race of naked barley, found by me in 



midst of varieties obtained from China, which were being tested in the 

 experimental field at Deliankakh ; and called by Mr. R. Regel, of the 

 Bureau of Practical Botany at Petrograd, Hordeum IcarzinianumJ" 

 (Karzin.) 



42733. Medicago sativa L. Fabacese. Alfalfa. 

 "Wild lucerne from the steppes of Semiroins Province." (Karzin.) 

 Received as .1/. caerulca Lessing. 



42734 to 42739. 



From Petrograd, Russia. Presented by Dr. A. A. Fischer de Waldheim, 

 director, Royal Botanic Garden. Received May 1, 1916. 



42734. Avena barbata Brot. Poacese. Oats. 

 An annual grass, with many-nerved glumes, two or three florets to the 



spikelet, occurring throughout the Spanish Peninsula. (Adapted from 

 L&zaro e Ihiza, Compendia de la Flora Espafwla, 2(1 <</., vol. !. p. 681.) 



42735. Aquilegia brevistyi.a Hook. Ranunculacese. Columbine. 

 A perennial herb with small, twice-ternate leaves and small flowers 12 



to 18 nun. long. The blade of the petals is yellowish, shorter than the 

 blue sepals and longer than the blue spurs. An alpine plant of the cen- 

 tral Rocky Mountains. (Adapted from Coulter ami Nelson, New Manual 

 of Rudy Mountain Botany. i>. t92, 1909.) 



