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227522 to 227548-— Continued 



227536. Penstemon frutescens Lamb. Scrophulariaceae. 



Col. No. 325. 'Tarumae-so'. Sandy places, Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, Hok- 

 kaido. Plant prostrate; flowers purple. 



227537 and 227538. Phyllodoce aleutica (Spreng.) Heller Ericaceae. 



Aleutian mountainheath. 



227537. Col. No. 315. 'Ao-nutsuga zakura'. Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, 

 Hokkaido. Elevation 1,600 meters. Prostrate shrub; flowers yellow. 



227538. Col. No. 316. Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, Hokkaido. Elevation. 

 1,600 meters. Flowers white. 



227539. Phyllodoce caertulea (L.) Bab. Blue mountainheath. 



Col. No. 314. 'Eso-tsuga zakura'. Mount Kuradake, Ishikari, Hokkaido. 

 Elevation 1,600 meters. Prostrate shrub; flowers bell shaped, pink. 



227540. Rhododendron camtschatictjm Pall. Ericaceae. 



Col. No. 312. 'Yezp-tgutsuji'. Kurodake, Ishikari, Hoddiaido. Elevation 

 1,900 meters. Dwarf; flowers purple. 



227541. Rhododendron chrysanthum Pall. Goldmat rhododendron. 



Col. No. 326. 'Kibana-shakunage'. Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, Hokkaido. 

 Flowers pale lemon-yellow. 



227542. Salix patjciflora Koidz. Salicaceae. Willow. 



Col. No. 320. 'Yezo-no-mame-uanagi'. Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, Hokkaido. 

 Dwarf. 



227543. Sasa kurilensis (Rupr.) Makino & Shibata Poaceae. Bamboo. 

 Col. No. 330. 'Chishima-zasa'. Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, Hokkaido. 



227544. Saxifraga laciniata Nakai & Takeda Saxifragaceae. 



Col. No. 321. 'Hime-yama-hanaso'. Gravelly places, Mount Kurodake, Ishi- 

 kari, Hokkaido. Small perennial; leaves lacineate; flowers white, tinged pink. 



227545. Syringa sp. Oleaceae. 



Col. No. 332. Botanical Garden, University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Hokkaido. 

 Originally from Manchuria. Plant to 2 meters; flowers purple. 



227546. Vaccinium uliginosum L. Vacciniaceae. Bog bilberry. 



Col. No. 317. 'Kuro-mame-no-ki\ Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, Hokkaido. 

 Elevation 1,600 meters. Small shrub; fruits black. 



227547. Carex sp. Cyperaceae. 



Col. No. 322. 'Daisetsu-iwa-suge'. Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, Hokkaido. 



227548. Poa sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 327. 'Mambu-somo-somo'. Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, Hokkaido. 



227549 and 227550. 



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

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

 Aug. 18, 1955. 



227549. Carpinus cordata Blume Betulaceae. Heartleaf hornbeam. 



Col. No. 334. 'Sawa Shiba'. Mopporo National Forest, Hokkaido. Aug. 9, 

 1955. 



227550. Vaccinium axillare Nakai Vacciniaceae. 



Col. No. 311. 'Kuro-usugo'. Mount Kurodake, Ishikari, Hokkaido. Aug. 5, 

 1955. Elevation 1,600 meters. 



