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227434 to 227474— Continued 



227474. Lathyrus inconspicuus L. Fabaceae. Peavine. 



Col. No. 15113. Kowkun Valley, Fars. Elevation 7,500 feet. Erect annual, 

 growing to 10 inches high. 



227475 to 227479. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds presented by Gordon B. Killinger, Servicio Tecnico Inter- 

 Americano de Cooperacion Agricola, San Jose. Received Aug. 10, 1955. 



227475. Calopogonium mucunoides Desv. Fabaceae. 



227476. Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. Fabaceae. Tickclover. 



227477. Desmodium ovalifolium Guill. & Perr. Tickclover. 



227478. Stizolobium pruriens (Stickm.) Medic. Fabaceae. Co wage velvetbean. 



227479. Stizolobium sp. 

 227480 to 227490. 



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

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

 Received Aug. 10, 1955. 



227480. Actinidia kolomikta (Max.) Rupr. Dilleniaceae. Kolomikta 



Col. No. 301. Akan-ko, Kuchiro Province. Scandant vine, frequently with red. 

 or white variegated leaves. (Plants.) 



227481. Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Eriaceae. 



Col. No. 307. Near Nemuro. Subshrub with narrow obovate leaves. (Plants.) 



227482. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. 



Col. No. 300. Akan-ko, Kuchiro Province, growing in mixed conifer-deciduous 

 forest. Very small vine; leaves somewhat lanceolate, cordate; tubers small, either 

 round or elongate. (Plants.) 



227483. Hosta rectifolia Nakai Liliaceae. 



Col. No. 310. 'Tachigiboshi'. Near Nemuro. Flowers uniformly purple, on 

 scape to 30 inches high. (Plants.) 



227484. Ilex rugosa Fr. schmidt. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



Col. No. 306. Near Nemuro. Prostrate species with narrow- ovate leaves. 

 (Plants.) 



227485. Iris kaempferi Sieb. Iridaceae. Japanese iris. 

 Col. No. 309. 'Nohanashobi'. Near Nemuro. Flowers dark purple (Plants.) 



227486. Pinus pumila Regel. Pinaceae. Japanese stone pine. 



Col. No. 303. Forestry Bureau Nursery, Akan, Kushiro Province, Hokkaido. 

 Shrubby 5-needle species. (Plants.) 



227487. Rhododendron parvifolium Adams Ericaceae. Tundra rhododendron. 



Col. No. 304. Sphagnum bog near Nemuro. A low-growing straggly species 

 with small lanceolate to obovate leaves. (Plants.) 



227488. Sasa amphitricha Koidz . Poaceae. Bamboo. 

 Col. No. 308. 'Ainu-miako Sasa'. Near Nemuro. Characterized by pilose upper 



surface of leaves. (Plants.) 



227489. Spiraea betulifolia var. aemiliana Koidz. Rosaceae. 



Birchleaf spirea. 



Col. No. 305. Sphagnum bog near Nemuro. (Plants.) 



227490. Sambucus buergeriana Blume Caprifoliaceae. Elder. 



Col. No. 302. Along roadside at Akan, Kushiro Province, Hokkaido. Shrub to 

 6 feet high; fruits bright red in corymb, August. (Seeds.) 



