170 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 163 



227232 to 227258— Continued 



227257. Astragalus corrugatus Bert. Fabaceae. Milkvetch. 



Col. No. 14917. Fields of Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. Procumbent annual, 

 reported acceptable to sheep. 



227258. Pisum elatius Stev. Fabaceae. Mediterranean pea. 

 Col. No. 14918. Fields of Esfahan. Elevation 5,300 feet. 



227259. Zoysia japonica Steud. Poaceae. Japanese lawngrass. 



From Japan. Collected by J. L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Introduction 

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

 25, 1955. 



Col. No. 251. 'Shiba'. Near Nuruyu, Fukushima. July 16, 1955. Elevation 

 800 meters. 



227260 to 227286. 



From Japan. Plants and bulbs collected by J. L. Creech, Agricultural Explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Beltsville, Md. 

 Received July 27, 1955. 



Collected at Tengu-dake, Yatsugutake Range, Japan. July 20, 1955. Elevation 

 2,200 meters. 



227260. Abies mariesii Masters Pinaceae. Maries fir. 



Col. No. 258. Tree to 50 meters high; bark ashy -white with purplish tinge; 

 branchlets dense dark-brown hairs; leaves linear, curved outwards; cones dark 

 purple. 



227261. Abies veitchii Lindl. Veitch fir. 



Col. No. 257. 'Shira Biso'. Bark yellowish white; branchlets with pale-brown 

 hairs ; con s greenish . 



227262 and 227263. Acer tschonoskii Maxim. Aceraceae. Maple. 



227262. Col. No. 265. 'Mine-kaede'. Small tree, leaf stalks red. Flowers 

 greenish yellow, few, in racemes. 



227263. Col. No. 266. Similar to No. 265, but leaves with white margins. 



227264. Acer caudattjm var. ukurunduense (Trautv. & Mey.) Rehder Maple. 



Col. No. 267. Ogara-bana'. Small subalpine tree; flowers numerous, dioecious, 

 in racemes. 



227265. Arctostaphylos alpina var. japonica Hulten. Ericaceae. 



Col. No. 273. 'Urashima-tsutsuji'. Prostrate deciduous shrub; leaves spiny, 

 turning deep red in fall; flowers appear before leaves, pale yellow, urceolate; fruits 

 black. 



227266. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. 



Col. No. 277. Between Shibu Noyu and Chino. Elevation 1,500 meters. 

 Tubers snakelike, horizontal. 



227267. Euonymus tricarpa Koidz. Cela traceae. 



Col. No. 268. 'Murasaki-tsuribana'. Large deciduous shurb; flowers dark 

 purple. 



227268. Hydrangea paniculata Sieb. Hydrangeaceae. Panicle hydrangea. 



Col. No. 275. Between Shibu Noyu and Chino. Elevation 1,500 meters. A 

 good pink form. 



227269. Ilex rugosa Fr. Schmidt. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 

 Col. No. 260. Growing in conifer forest. Prostrate evergreen; fruit red. 



227270. Lilium medeoloides Gray. Liliaceae. Wheel lily. 



Col. No. 274. Subalpine meadow. Small species, usually with one or two red 

 flowers. 



