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315883. Cassia abbreviata Oliv. Leguminosae. 



From the Republic of South Africa. Seeds presented by Plant Introduction 

 Officer, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Pretoria. Re- 

 ceived July 19, 1966. 



DL/154. From Masequas Poort, Zoutpansberg. 



315884. Astragalus pectinatus (Hook.) G. Don. Leguminosae. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by Plant Research Institute, Minister of 

 Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario. Received July 19, 1966. 



No. 6880. Collected near Regina, Saskatchewan. 



315885. Setaria longiseta Beauv. Gramineae. 



From Angola. Seeds presented by Medico Veterinario, Director da Estacao 

 Zootecnica Central, Mariano Machado. Received July 19, 1966. 



315886 to 315889. 



From the United States. Plants selected at National Arboretum, Washing- 

 ton, D.C. Numbered July 18, 1966. 



315886. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Malvaceae. Chinese hibiscus. 



'Vulcan'. 'Fire Chief X 'Mason Red'. Upright shrub to 2 meters high; 

 leaves leathery, glossy; flowers brilliant red upper surface, yellow below; 

 does not fade except in extreme heat, persists more than 1 day. Sub- 

 tropical. 



315887. Pyracantha (hybrid). Rosaceae. Firethorn. 



'Shawnee'. F 2 selection from 'San Jose' (P. koidzumii X P. crenato- 

 serrata). Semi-evergreen, densely branched shrub to 3.5 meters high. 

 Fruit abundant, glossy, clear yellow to light orange, persistant to 7 months. 

 Resistant to fireblight, scab and birds. Hardiness zone 7b. 



315888 and 315889. Viburnum (hybrid). Caprifoliaceae. Viburnum. 



315888. 'Cayuga'. (V. carlesii X V. x carlcephaluvi) . Deciduous com- 

 pact shrub to 1.5 meters high; inflorescence abundant, buds pink open- 

 ing to white in late April. Tolerant to bacterial leaf spot and powdery 

 mildew. Hardiness zone 5b. 



315889. 'Mohawk'. (V. x burkwoodii X V. carlesii). Deciduous com- 

 pact shrub to two meters high. Leaves dark green, glossy, turn brilli- 

 ant red in autumn. Abundant dark red buds open to white flowers with 

 red blotched undersurface; strong spicy clove fragrance. Resistant to 

 bacterial leaf spot and powdery mildew. Hardiness zone 5b. 



315890 to 315901. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by Department of Agriculture, Ehime Univer- 

 sity, Matuyama, Ehime Prefecture. Received July 21, 1966. 



315890. Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Rupr. Celastraceae. 



Winged euonymus. 



Kannan Mountains. 



315891. Euonymus japonicus L. f. 



315892. Eupatorium japonicum Thunb. Compositae. 



315893. Hibiscus hamabo Sieb. & Zucc. Malvaceae. 

 Kaseda, Kyusiu. 



315894. Ilex pedunculosa Miquel Aquifoliaceae. Longstalk holly. 

 Kannan Mountains, Iyo Province. 



315895. Magnolia liliflora var. gracilis (Salisb.) Rehder. Magnolia- 

 ceae. 



