354 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 176 



337612. Sorbus aucuparia L. Rosaceae. 



European mountain-ash. 



From the United States. Seed collected by Quentin Jones, Crops Research 

 Division, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. Received Oct. 2, 1968. 

 1968. 



Col. 68011. Five miles southwest of Sappho along United States Route 101, 

 Clallam County, Washington. Tree to 40 feet high; leaves odd pinnate; fruit 

 showy, persistent, varying from yellow orange to deep red. 



337613 to 337617. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Malvaceae. 



Chinese hibiscus. 



From Australia. Plant material presented by Hibiscus Park Nursery, Warrie- 

 wood, New South Wales. Numbered Oct. 2, 1968. 



337613. 'Black Beauty'. To 6 feet high. Vigorous. Flowers single, 9 

 inches diameter, rich claret red. Flowers on second year wood, blooms 

 profusely if left unpruned. 



337614. 'Bruceii'. To 7 feet high, hardy. Flowers single, 7 inches diam- 

 eter, bright gold, white eye. 



337615. 'Cameo Queen*. To 5 feet high, hardy. Flowers single, 8 inches 

 diameter, overlapped, pale lemon. 



337616. 'Mrs. Tomkins'. To 5 feet high, hardy. Flowers single, 8 inches 

 diameter, pastel pink. 



337617. 'Surf Rider'. To 5 feet high, very prolific, prostrate. Flowers 

 10 inches diameter, gold with red eye. 



337618 and 337619. Rhododendron (hybrid). Ericaceae. 



From the United States. Selections made at United States Plant Introduction 

 Station, Glenn Dale, Md. Numbered Oct. 2, 1968. 



337618. 'Ben Morrison'. Azalea to 3 feet high; dense, twiggy; leaves 

 medium green, dull, semi-evergreen; flowers single to 3 inches across in 

 clusters, ground color Empire Rose with showy blotch of Tyrian Rose, 

 petal margins irregularly white. Mid to late May. Hardy at Glenn 

 Dale, Md. 



337619. 'Mrs. LB J'. Azalea to 3 feet high; leaves medium green, shiny on 

 new growth; flowers hose-in-hose, nearly double, wavy margins to 3 inches 

 across in clusters of 2 or 3, white. Late May. Hardy at Glenn Dale, 

 Maryland. 



337620. Penniseum purpureum Schum. Gramineae. 



Elephantgrass. 



From Costa Rica. Canes collected by A. J. Oakes, Crops Research Division, 

 Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. Received Oct. 4, 1968. 



Col. 798. Ace. No. 66.004 IICA, Turrialba. Originally from Panama. 

 Canes 3 to 5 m. high, 1 to 2 cm. in diameter at base. 



337621 to 337641. 



From Zambia. Seed collected by J. Anton-Smith, Chief Research Officer, 

 Mount Makulu Research Station, Chilanga. Received Oct. 7, 1968. 



337621. Baikiaea plurjuga Harms Leguminosae. Rhodesian teak. 

 Tree. Flowers pink. 



337622. Baissea wulfhorstii Schinz Apocynaceae. 

 Climbing. Flowers white, scented. Grown in coarse sandy soil. 



337623. Barleria matopensis S. Moore Acanthaceae. 

 Shrub to 3 feet high. Flowers white. 



