JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1949 



403 



Linum usitatissimum L. Linaceae. 



Flax. 



F. C. Friedrich, Nederlands 

 1949. 



185425 and 185426 



From the Netherlands. Seeds presented by Dr 

 Vlasinstituut, Wageningen. Received Dec. 5 



185425. Wiersema 43/35. 



185426. Wiersema 43/1. 



185427. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle. Eutaceae. 



Lime. 



From Israel. Seeds presented by Y. Cannon, Tel Aviv. Received Dec. 5, 1949. 



185428 to 185444. 



From Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Collected by E. M. Meader and 

 W. W. Smith, Agricultural Experiment Station, Durham, N. H. Received 

 Dec. 7 1949. 



Collected in 1949. 



185428. Castanea crenata Sieb. 



& Zucc. Fagaceae. 



N. H. Au j 



Large- 



Japanese chestnut. 



NHM No. 7. Stratham, N. H. Oct. 16. Twenty-five feet tall, 10 inches in 

 diameter, suckering tree. Nuts 1% by l 1 /^ inches, round, conical wedge- 

 shaped, sweet, good quality. Tree bears fruit most years, not wholly immune 

 from blight. Seeds. 



185429. Corylus gornuta Marsh. Betulaceae. 



NHMS No. 2—49. Indian Stream area, Pittsburg, 

 fruited, 5 to 6 feet tall, wild. Seeds. 



185430. Rubus chamaemorus L. Rosaceae. 



Me No. 2. 

 Lubec, Maine. 



185431. Rubus sp. 



Me No. 3. Hamilton Cove, Lubec, Maine. July 27. Plants 3-leaved, 12 

 inches tall, with a small single blackberry -like fruit. Primocanes smooth, 

 3 feet long rooting at nodes toward tip by a runner. Plants. 



185432. Rubus sp. 

 Mistake, Lubec, Maine. July 21 



Baheberry; Baked-apple Berry. Peat bog by seaside near 

 July 27. Fruits yellowish, blackberry-like. Plants. 



Me No 

 roadside, 



4. Bailey' 

 Plants. 



185433. Rubus sp. 



Me No. 5. Bailey's Mistake, Lubec, Maine. July 21 



185434 and 185435. Vaccinium angustifolium var. 

 Ericaceae. 



Growing by gravelly 



Plants. 



LAEVIFOLIUM House. 



Blueberry. 



185434. NHS No. 10. Temple Mountain, Sharon, N. H. Nov. 21. Altitude 

 1,700 feet. Plants 1 foot tall, very vigorous, strong spreading habit, thick 

 stems ; berries y 2 inch in diameter, very bright blue, sweet, firm, good 

 flavor. Plants. 



185435. NHS No. 11. Exeter, N. II. Oct. 21. Altitude 300 feet. Low bush 

 10 inches high, very productive ; berries red, mild-flavored. Plant has 

 possible ornamental value. Plants. 



185436. Vaccinium sp. 



Vt. No. 1. Clarendon, Vt. Oct. 2. Plant 4 

 twigs and leaves ; berries medium size with bloom. 



185437. Vaccinium sp. 



Vt. No. 2. Clarendon, Vt. Oct. 2. Plant 4 

 twigs and leaves ; berries medium size with bloom. 



185438. Vaccinium sp. 



Vt. No. 3. Clarendon, Vt. Oct. 2. Plant 4 feet tall, 

 twigs and leaves ; berries medium size with bloom. Plants. 



feet tall, 

 Plants. 



feet tall, 

 Plants. 



rather pubescent 



rather pubescent 



rather pubescent 



