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227568 to 227578— Continued 



227572. Rhododendron j aponicum (Gray) Schneid. Ericaceae. Japanese azalea. 



Col. Xo. 348. 'Penge-tsulsutsi'. Mount Hakkoda, near Jigokunuma, Aomori 

 Prefecture. (Plants.) 



227573. Rhododendron obtusum var. kaempferi (Planch.) Wilson Torch azalea. 



Col. Xo. 340. f Yama-tsutsuji\ Hakodate-vama, Oshima Province, Hokkaido. 



(Plants.) 



227574. Vacctnitjm axillare Xaki Vacciniaceae. Blueberry. 

 Col. Xo. 347. Blount Hakkoda, near Jigokunuma, Aomori Prefecture. (Plants.) 



227575. Lilium leichtlinii var. tigrinum (Regel) Nichols. Liliaceae. 

 Included with Ilex surgerokii, (Field Note Xo. 344.) (Bulbs.) 



227576. Ilex crenata var. radicans (Xakai) Tatewaki Japanese holly. 

 Col. Xo. 345. Mount Hakkoda, near Jigokunuma, Aomori Prefecture. (Seeds.) 



227577. Ilex sugerokii Maxim. Aquifoliaceae. Sugeroki holly. 

 CoJ. No. 344. Mount Hakkoda, near Jigokunuma, Aomeri Prefecture. (Seeds.) 



227578. Vaccinium smallii A. Gray Vacciniaceae. 



Col. No. 343. Mount Hokkoda, near Jigokunuma, Aomori Prefecture. Plant 

 low; foliage reddish; fruits large, black with bitter flavor. (Seeds.) 



227579 to 227583. Litchi chinensis Sonner. Sapindaceae. Lychee. 



From India. Air layers presented by the Fruit and Research Station, Saharanpur, 

 United Province. Received Aug. 18, 1955. 



227579. Calcuttia'. 227582. 'Late Seedless'. 



227580. 'Early Large Red'. 227583. 'Rose-scented'. 



227581. 'Late Large Red'. 



227584 to 227590. 



From Iran. Seeds collected by H. S. Gentry, Agricultural Explorer, Plant Introduc- 

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

 Aug. 19, 1955. Collected June and July, 1955. 



227584. Lychnis sp. Silenaceae. 



Col. No. 15252. Camion above Dastana, south of Shahr-Kord. Elevation 

 7,500 feet. Spreading perennial to 16 inches. 



227585 and 227586. Prunus bokhariensis Royle Amygdalaceae. 



227585. Col. No. 15000. Abadeh, Fars. Fruits small, tart; color yellowish to 

 red. 



227586. Col. No. 15256. 'Shaftchi'. Dastana, south of Shahr-Kord. Eleva- 

 tion 7,000 feet. Grafted tree with small nectarine type of fruits of good flavor. 



227587. Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Amygdalaceae. Myrobalan plum. 



Col. No. 15206. Dastana, south of Shahr-Kord. Elevation 6,800 feet. Culti- 

 vated; fruits small, light colored; flesh sweet. 



227588. Prunus sp. 



Col. No. 15075. 'Arjan'. Seven miles east of Sarvestan, Fars. Elevation 6,000 

 feet. Stout, erect shrub. 



227589. Tulipa sp. Liliaceae. 



Col. No. 15195. Eight miles west o Shahr-Kord, Bakhtiarian County. Ele- 

 vation 7,000 feet. 



227590. Vicia sp. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 15435. Kuhe Sahand, Azerbaijan. Aug. 4, 1955. Elevation 10,000 

 feet. Dense polypodial perennial to 2 feet high. 



