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227164 to 227188— Continued 



227183. Rhododendron albrechtii Maxim. Ericaceae. Albrecht azalea. 



Col. No. 226. 'Murasaki Yashio Tsutsuji'. Tsuchiya-koge, Fukushima Pre- 

 fecture. Elevation 1,400 meters. Growing under Sasa plantings. Typical form. 



227184. Rhododendron japonicum (Gray) Schneid. Japanese azalea. 



Col. No. 249. 'Renge-tsutsuji'. Near Nuruyu, Fukushima Prefecture. Ele- 

 vation 800 meters. Deciduous shrub; yellowish-orange flowers in May. 



227185 and 227186. Rhododendron obtustjm var. kaempferi (Planch.) Wils. 



Torch azalea. 



227185. Col. No. 223. Tama- tsutsuji'. Teuchiyu-koge, Fukushima Pre- 

 fecture. Elevation 1,400 meters. Growing under Sasa plantings. Typical 

 form. 



227186. Col. No. 250. 'Yama- tsutsuji'. Near Nuruyu, Fukushima Prefecture. 

 Elevation 800 meters. Growing in open sunny meadow. 



227187. Rhododendron semibarbatum Maxim. Autumn leaf azalea. 



Col. No. 224. 'Barkatusutsuji'. Tsuchiyu-koge, Fukushima Prefecture. Ele- 

 vation 1,400 meters. Growing under Sasa plantings. Deciduous shrub; flowers to 

 25 mm. across, solitary, white with purple spots. 



227188. Spiraea betulifolia Pallas. Rosaceae. Birchleaf spirea. 



Col. No. 234. 'Maruba-shimatsuke'. Subalpine zone between Makugawa Onsen, 

 and Torido-duira. Elevation 1,600 meters. Plant low, dense; flowers white, in 

 umbels, July. 



227189 to 227192. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by J. L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Intro- 

 duction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 July 22, 1955. 



227189. Citrus (hybrid). Rutaceae. 



Col. No. 66. 'Hyuga Natsudaidai'. Okitsu. June 6, 1955. A summer orange, 

 possibly between C. junos and an unknown. Single-embryo type; skin thin; 

 flavor good; matures in May and June; yield low. 



227190. Ilex sugerokii Maxim. Aquifoliaceae. Sugeroki holly. 



Col. No. 245. 'Akocmi-tsuge'. Open subalpine meadow of Adsuma Mountains. 

 July 15, 1955. Elevation 1,600 meters. Evergreen species similiar to /. crenata 

 tall with larger leaves than I. crenata; fruits red. 



227191. Prunus nipponica Mats. Amygdalaceae. Takana flowering cherry. 



Col. No. 242. 'Mime-zakura'. Subalpine zone between Makugawa Onsen and 

 Toriko-duira. July 15, 1955. Dwarf alpine species; bark shiny black; fruits large, 

 black. 



227192. Vaccinium ovalifolium Smith. Vacciniaceae. Ovalleaf whortleberry. 



Col. No. 243. 'Kuro-usugo'. Subalpine zone between Makugawa Onsen and 

 Toriko-duira. July 15, 1955. Elevation 1,600 meters. 



227193. Paspalum sp. Poaceae. 



From Brazil. Seed presented by Paulo Nogueira Neto, Sao Paulo. Received Julv 22, 

 1955. 



227194 to 227201. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seed presented by the Director, Elsenbury, Agri- 

 cultural College, Stellenbosch, Cape Province. Received July 22, 1955. 



