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296973 to 296977— Continued 



296974. Rhododendron lacteum Franch. Ericaceae. 

 No. 1313. 



296975. Rhododendron lepidostylum Balf. f . & Forr. 

 No. 1315. 



296976. Rhododendron stewartianum Diels 

 No. 1367. 



296977. Rhododendron wardii W. W. Smith 

 No. 1393. 



296978. Schizandra chinensis C. Koch. Magnoliaceae. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Seeds presented by the All- 

 Union Institute of Plant Industry, Leningrad. Received Apr. 7, 1964. 



Woody vine, resistant to extreme cold. Fruit, red, small, borne in clusters; 

 tart in flavor. 



296979 to 296983. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Seeds presented by the Hortus 

 Botanicus Academiae Scientiarum, Tashkent. Received Apr. 7, 1964. 



296979. Acantholimon alberti Regel Plumbaginaceae. 

 Evergreen ground-covering sub shrubs, leaves stiff and prickly. 



296980. Acantholimon avenaceum Bunge 



296981. Hibiscus. Malvaceae. 



Piala type mixture. White, red spot at center, flowers 15 cm. 



296982. Hibiscus. 



Schalapin type mixture. Dark red, flowers 15 cm. 



296983. Tulipa wedenskyi Z. Botsch. Liliaceae. 



Orange-red flowers, petals reflexed yellow at base, sometimes brownish at 

 base. 



296984. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Leguminosae. Common bean. 



From the United States. Seeds held in storage at the United States Regional 

 Plant Introduction Station, Pullman, Washington. Received Apr. 7, 1964. 



'Golden Lake'. Late variety, climbing wax bean developed by the Washing- 

 ton Agricultural Experiment Stations for climatic conditions west of the Cas- 

 cade Mountains. Vines to seven feet long; growth habit, bushiness and vigor 

 similar to 'Blue Lake'; pods golden yellow, round in cross section, straight, 

 stringless, seeds white. Recommended for home garden and canning, but not 

 for freezing. Resistant to Common Bean Mosaic and pod and leaf rust (not 

 true bean rust). 



296985 and 296986, Ilex aquifolium var. chinensis Loes. 

 Aquifoliaceae. English holly. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Aritaki Arboretum, Koshigaya City, 

 Saitama Ken. Received Apr. 7, 1964. 



296985. No. 1. 



296986. No. 2. 



296987. Asparagus officinalis L. Liliaceae. 



Garden asparagus. 



From Belgium. Seeds presented by the Dienst voor Parken en Plantsoenen, 

 Antwerp. Received Apr. 7, 1964. 



