JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1965 235 



309680 to 309686. 



From the United States Plants growing at the Regional Plants Introduction 

 Station, Geneva, N. Y. Numbered Dec. 8, 1965. 



309680. Betula jacquemontii Space Betulaceae. Jacquemont birch. 



No. 64-16 G13164. Originally from University of Washington, Seattle. 

 Tree tall, vigorous. Bark scaly, lenticels conspicuous; leaves 12.8 by 10.0 

 cm., serrate. Winter hardy; resistant to birch miner. Presented by Long- 

 wood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa. 



309681. Cotoneaster obscura Rehd. & Wils. Rosaceae. 



No. 64-21 G13169. Originally from Villa Taranto Gardens, Pallanza, 

 Italy. Plant uniform, low growing, vigorous; branches form 80° angle 

 with main stem; leaves many, small dark green; flowers 1.5 cm., white, 

 mid-August; fruit 0.6 cm., red, mid-September. Presented by Longwood 

 Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa. 



309682. Cytisus nigricans L. Leguminosae. Spike broom. 



No. 64-24 G8551. Originally from Europe. Plant semi erect, vigorous. 

 Leaves small; flowers 0.4 cm., yellow, late July; pod 0.5 cm. in raceme 0.5 

 by 4.0 cm., mid-August. Attractive, winter-hardy plant. 



309683. Prinsepia uniflora var. serrata Rehd. Rosaceae. 



No. 64-30 G13150. Northwest China through Highland Park, Rochester, 

 N. Y. Plant low growing, vigorous, much branched. Leaves many, small, 

 elongate, cmooth, dark, glossy. 



309684. Prunus tomentosa Thunb. Rosaceae. Manchu cherry. 



No. 64-32 G13280. Claude Heit, Department of Seed Investigations, 

 Geneva through F. W. Shumaker, Sandwich, Mass. Erect shrub, uniform, 

 vigorous, to 3 meters, bark red brown, exfoliating. Leaves medium size, 

 dark, rugose; flowers 1.5 to 2 cm., white, spring. Very winter hardy. 



309685. Rosa waitziana Tratt. Rosaceae. 



No. 64-37 G13215. 'Duesterlohe'. Stern's Nursery, Geneva, New York. 

 Plant semi-erect, vigorous. Branches many, green; thorns many, large 

 recurved; leaves many, medium size, dark, rugose. Flowers 5.0 cm., deep 

 pink, mid-June; fruit 1.4 cm., pale orange, late September. 



309686. Salvia greggii A. Gray Labiatae. 



No. 65-31 G14144. Chance white flowered seedling. Plant uniform, 

 40.6 by 76.2 cm., much branched. Stems woody, leaves elongate, glossy, 

 mint fragrance. Flowers many, 1.5 by 0.4 cm., white, early August. Seed 

 mature mid-September. Presented by Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, 

 Pa. 



309687 to 309813. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, agricultural explorer, Crops 

 Research Division, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. Received Dec. 

 9, 1965. 



309687. Cyrtocarpa procera HBK. Anacardiaceae. 



Col. No. 21169. 'Ciruela'. Market in Zitacuaro, Michoacan. Fruit 

 oblong, red. Eaten raw and cooked. 



309688 to 309693. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Solanaceae. 



Tomato. 



309688. Col. No. 21039. 'Jitomate'. Market in Toluca, Mexico. Ele- 

 vation 2,400 meters. Fruit slender pyriform. 



Market in Tepic, Nayarit. Elevation 1,050 meters. Locally grown. 



309689. Col. No. 21162. Fruit pyriform, prominent neck; 5-7 cm. long. 



