194 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 164 



235420 to 235437— Continued 



235428. Lysimachia sikokiana Miq. Primulaceae. 



Col. No. 471. Muroto-zaki, in broadleaved evergreen forest, Kochi-ken. 

 Subshrub, about 15 inches high; flowers axillary, yellow, hanging; fruits whitish; 

 stems to 2 inches long. 



235429. Maesa japonica Mor. & Zoll. Myrsinaceae. 



Col. No. 470. In broadleaved evergreen forest, Murotozaki, Kochi-ken , 

 Shikoku. Evergreen shrub to 3 feet high; flowers inconspicuous; fruits small, 

 yellowish when ripe. 



235430. Meliosma rigida Sieb. & Zucc. Sabiaceae. 



Col. No. 476. Muroto-zaki, in broadleaved, evergreen forest, Kochi-ken' 

 Shikoku. Evergreen tree; leaves broad, oblanceolate, shining, rugose above; 

 flowers small; fruit round, yellow red; rare in cultivation. 



235431. Neolitsea sp. Lauraceae. 



Col. No. 519. On Zozusan, Kotohira, Shikoku. Evergreen tree to 50 feet 

 high; leaves elliptic; flowers yellowish, in dense clusters along branches; fruit 

 bright red, 2 to 3 in a cluster; related to Cinnamomum. 



235432. Podocarpus nagi (Thunb.) Pilger. Taxaceae. 



Col. No. 474. In broadleaved evergreen forest, Murotozaki, Kochi-ken, 

 Shikoku. Dioecious, evergreen tree; leaves ovate, lanceolate, shining, dark 

 green; seeds round, purple when ripe. 



235433. Quercus wrightii Nakai Fagaceae. Oak 



Col. No. 479. Along seacoast, Muroto-zaki, Kochi-ken, Shikoku. Shrub- 

 like evergreen tree; leaves ovate, minutely serrate, pubescent beneath. 



235434. Raphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) Makino Malaceae. 



Yeddo-hawthorn. 



Col. No. 487. ' Mertensii'. Along seacoast, Muroto-zaki, Kochi-ken, Shi- 

 koku. Dense evergreen shrub; leaves roundish, thick; flowers white, in May; 

 fruits purple. 



235435. Rosa wichuriana var. poteriifolia Koidz. Rosaceae. Rose. 



Col. No. 478. In sand along seacoast, Muroto-zaki, Kochi-ken, Shikoku. 

 Plant prostrate, restricted habit; leaves small, shiny; flowers white, 1.5 inches 

 across, fruits red, ovoid; makes good ground cover. 



235436. Ternstroemia mokof Nakai Theaceae. 



Col. No. 520. In garden of Toraya Inn, Kotohira, Shikoku. Small, dio- 

 ecious, evergreen tree; leaves oblanceolate, dark green; flowers whitish; fruits 

 orange; seeds red. 



235437. Viburnum erosum Thunb. Caprifoliaceae. 



Col. No. 496. On serpentine hills, above Kochi City, Kochi-ken, Shikoku. 

 Deciduous shrub to 8 feet high; fruit in loose cyme, red. 



235438 to 235494. 



From Switzerland. Seeds collectedjby H. S. Gentry and Harry Schoth, Agri- 

 cultural Explorers, Plantflntroduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research 

 Branch, Beltsville, Md. < Received Nov. 7, 1956. 



Collected Aug., 1956. 



235438. Agropyron caninum (L.) Beauv. Wheatgrass. 



Col. No. 16185. In moist soil above Bienne. Elevation 750 meters. Tall, 

 slender perennial. 



235439. Agrostis alba L. Poaceae. Redtop. 



Col. No. 16300. NearjSchuls. Elevation 1,100 meters. Seed from one 

 clump; leaf crown very heavy. 



