﻿70 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  27172 
  to 
  27193— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  27186. 
  Punica 
  granatum 
  L. 
  Pomegranate. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Gagri, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1250a, 
  January 
  31, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  

  

  pomegranate 
  occurring 
  wild 
  in 
  stony 
  cliffs 
  near 
  the 
  seashore. 
  Of 
  no 
  particular 
  

   value, 
  save 
  as 
  an 
  interesting 
  wild 
  plant, 
  as 
  the 
  fruits 
  are 
  rather 
  small 
  and 
  sour." 
  

   (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27187. 
  Arbutus 
  andrachne 
  L. 
  

  

  From 
  Nikita, 
  Crimea, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1251a, 
  January 
  24, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  very 
  

   interesting, 
  ornamental, 
  native 
  tree 
  of 
  the 
  Crimea, 
  being 
  evergreen 
  and 
  bearing 
  

   scarlet 
  edible 
  berries, 
  which 
  vary 
  much 
  in 
  size. 
  Grows 
  in 
  stony 
  cliffs 
  and 
  at 
  

   the 
  very 
  brinks 
  of 
  precipices, 
  where 
  its 
  gnarled, 
  barkless, 
  white 
  or 
  reddish 
  

   trunks 
  often 
  give 
  one 
  the 
  impression 
  of 
  some 
  prehistoric 
  creature. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  

   an 
  ornamental 
  tree 
  or 
  tall 
  shrub 
  in 
  mild-wintered 
  regions, 
  where 
  dry 
  and 
  hot 
  

   summers 
  prevail 
  . 
  " 
  ( 
  Meyer 
  . 
  ) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  In 
  the 
  woods 
  on 
  the 
  lower 
  slopes 
  of 
  the 
  mountains 
  of 
  Greece 
  

   and 
  the 
  Crimea 
  and 
  eastward 
  through 
  Asia 
  Minor 
  to 
  Syria; 
  also 
  in 
  the 
  islands 
  of 
  

   the 
  Grecian 
  archipelago 
  and 
  in 
  Crete 
  and 
  Cyprus. 
  

  

  27188. 
  Photinia 
  villosa 
  laevis 
  (Thunb.) 
  Dippel. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Berlin, 
  Germany. 
  "(No. 
  1252a, 
  October 
  27, 
  1909.) 
  A 
  tall 
  bush 
  

   with 
  dark-green, 
  long-persistent 
  foliage, 
  covered 
  in 
  late 
  summer 
  and 
  autumn 
  

   with 
  scarlet 
  berries. 
  Of 
  ornamental 
  value 
  in 
  gardens 
  and 
  parks. 
  Collected 
  

   from 
  a 
  specimen 
  in 
  the 
  Spath 
  nurseries 
  near 
  Berlin, 
  Germany." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  The 
  provinces 
  of 
  Chekiang, 
  Kiangsi, 
  and 
  Hupeh 
  in 
  south- 
  

   eastern 
  China, 
  Port 
  Chusan 
  in 
  Korea, 
  and 
  in 
  Formosa 
  and 
  Japan. 
  

  

  27189. 
  BUPLEURUM 
  FRUTICOSUM 
  L. 
  

  

  From 
  Orianda, 
  Crimea, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1253a, 
  January 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  Seeds 
  of 
  

   an 
  umbelliferous 
  evergreen 
  shrub, 
  found 
  growing 
  on 
  shady 
  places, 
  often 
  quite 
  

   near 
  the 
  seashore. 
  Appears 
  to 
  stand 
  clipping 
  quite 
  well 
  and 
  is 
  sparingly 
  seen 
  

   as 
  a 
  clipped 
  hedge. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  seaside 
  shrub 
  in 
  mild-wintered 
  regions, 
  

   beneath 
  trees 
  and 
  on 
  shady 
  places." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Along 
  the 
  shores 
  of 
  the 
  Mediterranean 
  from 
  Spain 
  and 
  Portugal 
  

   to 
  Syria 
  and 
  in 
  northern 
  Africa. 
  

  

  27190. 
  Medicago 
  rigidula 
  (L.) 
  Desr. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Nikita, 
  Crimea, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1254a, 
  January 
  24, 
  1910.) 
  An 
  

   annual 
  alfalfa 
  growing 
  here 
  and 
  there 
  on 
  gravelly 
  hill 
  slopes. 
  Of 
  value 
  as 
  a 
  

   spring 
  forage 
  plant 
  in 
  mild-wintered 
  regions, 
  where 
  hot 
  and 
  dry 
  summers 
  pre- 
  

   vail." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27191. 
  Asparagus 
  sp. 
  

  

  From 
  Orianda, 
  Crimea, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1255a, 
  January 
  25, 
  1910.) 
  A 
  wild 
  

   herbaceous 
  asparagus, 
  of 
  climbing 
  habits, 
  found 
  between 
  shrubs 
  near 
  the 
  sea- 
  

   side. 
  Perhaps 
  ornamental. 
  Probably 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  No. 
  1234a 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  No. 
  

   26883). 
  See 
  this 
  number 
  for 
  further 
  remarks." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27192. 
  Viola 
  sp. 
  Violet. 
  

   From 
  near 
  Gagri, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1256a, 
  February 
  1, 
  1910.) 
  The 
  

  

  same 
  as 
  Nos. 
  411 
  and 
  412 
  (S. 
  P. 
  I. 
  Nos. 
  26863 
  and 
  26864), 
  under 
  which 
  numbers 
  

   live 
  plants 
  were 
  sent. 
  See 
  these 
  numbers 
  for 
  remarks." 
  (Meyer.) 
  

  

  27193. 
  Ruscus 
  hypoglossum 
  L. 
  

  

  From 
  near 
  Gagri, 
  Caucasus, 
  Russia. 
  "(No. 
  1257a, 
  February 
  1, 
  1910.) 
  The 
  

   beautiful, 
  large-leaved 
  butcher's-broom 
  found 
  on 
  shady, 
  somewhat 
  moist 
  

  

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