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99380 to 99466— Continued. 



and western China. The pinnately compound 

 leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, have 11 to 15 small 

 elliptic leaflets, and the violet to white pea- 

 shaped flowers, one half inch long, are in racemes 

 of 6 to 12 on short terminal branchlets. 



99463. SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS (L.) R. Br. 



Fabaceae. 



A leguminous snrub about 3 feet high, with 

 finely pinnate leaves and showy scarlet flowers 

 produced in short axillary racemes. Native to the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



For previous introduction see 91239. 



99464. Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R. Br. 

 Fabaceae. Melbourne coral bush. 



A tall shrub with angular sulcate glaucous 

 branchlets, native to Australia. The simple 

 leathery broadly ovate leaves are 1 inch long, and 

 the axillary red or white flowers, 1 inch long, are 

 solitary or in clusters of 2 or 3. 



99465. Tristania laurina (J. E. Smith) R. Br. 

 Myrtaceae. 



A tall evergreen tree with glaucous or silky 

 pubescent branchlets, native to Australia. The 

 lanceolate or obovate leaves are 2 to 4 inches long, 

 and the small yellow flowers are in short axillary 

 cymes. 



For previous introduction see 76948. 



99466. Washingtonia filamentosa (Wendl.) 

 Kuntze. Phoenicaceae. 



California Washington palm. 



Variety microsperma; a form with small fruits. 



99467 to 99489. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by R. Crowe, 

 director, Department of Agriculture, Melbourne, 

 Victoria. Received June 3, 1932. 



A collection of seeds introduced for the use of De- 

 partment forage-crop specialists. 



99467. Dactylis glomerata L. Poaceae. 



Orchard grass. 



Victorian seed. 



99468 to 99472. Lolium loliaceum (Bory and 

 Chaub.) Hand.-Mazz. (L. subulatum Vis.). 

 Poaceae. Wimmera ryegrass. 



An annual bunch grass with much-branched 

 slender prostrate or ascending stems 2 to 8 inches 

 long. Native to dry sandy places along the coast 

 of southeastern Europe. 



For previous introduction see 88519. 



99468. An early variety (mixed sample). 



99469. A late variety (mixed sample). 



99470. A midseason variety (mixed sample). 



99471. Rutherglen Neiv Strain. 



99472. Commercial seed. 



99473 to 99489. Trifolium spp. Fabaceae. 



99473 and 99474. Trifolium repens L. 



White clover. 



99473. Goulburn Valley Wild white. 



99474. Victorian seed; a mixed sample. 



99475 to 99489. Trifolium subterraneum L. 

 Subterranean clover. 



An Australian clover which appears to have 

 value as a forage crop in the southern United 



States. 



For previous introduction see 93258. 



99475. Bacchus 

 Marsh. 



99467 to 99489— Continued. 



99482. Myall. 



99483. Nangeela. 



99476. Daliak. 99484. SpringhursU 



99477. Dwalganup. 99485. Tallarook. 



99478. Goroke. 99486. Wangaratta. 



99487. (Wangaratta 

 Seln) "Nerang." 



Hill's small 

 strain. 



99480. Kybybolite. 



99481. Macarthur. 



99488. Wenigup. 



99489. While seeded. 



99490 to 99499. Phase olus luna- 

 tus L. Fabaceae. lima bean. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by T. B. 

 McClelland, director, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, Mayaguez. Received June 1, 1932. 



A collection of lima beans introduced for com- 

 parison with the types now grown on the Pacific 

 coast. 



99490 to 99493. Collected by the agricultural agent 

 at Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. 



99490. A small red bean slightly mottled with 

 brown. 



99491. A mixed sample of brown beans. 



99492. A medium-sized red bean mottled with 

 brown. 



99493. A small dark tan bean slightly mottled 

 with brown. 



99494 to 99499. Collected by the agricultural 

 ' at Villalba, Puerto Rico. 



99494. A medium-sized white bean raised in 

 Puerto Rico from imported seed. 



Nos. 99495 to 99499 are native beans. 



99495. A white bean slightly larger than a navy 

 bean. 



99496. Blancas de Tocan; a white bean the size 

 and shape of the navy bean. 



99497. Veleadas; a gray bean mottled with red. 



99498. Color ados; a red bean faintly mottled 

 with brown. 



Rechecas; a small round red bean with 

 white hilum. 



99500 to 99575. 



From the West Indies, British Guiana, and Suri- 

 nam. Plants collected by David Fairchild and 

 P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorers, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, with the 1931-32 Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received April 11, 1932. 



99500. Adiantum tenerum farleyense Bonap. 

 Polypodiaceae. Barbados maidenhair. 



No. 2867. From the Botanic Garden, Trinidad, 

 February 16, 1932. A fern with black-stemmed 

 fronds up to 2 feet high, native to the West Indies. 

 The closely overlapping pinnae bear light-green 

 wedge-shaped leaflets with the outer margin deep- 

 ly cut into 10 to 15 narrow lobes. 



99501. Adiantum trapeziforme L. Polypodi- 

 aceae. Diamond maidenhair. 



No. 2672. A tropical American fern with bi- 

 pinnate leaves 18 inches or more long. The 

 trapezoidal leaflets, 1 to 2 inches long, are lobed 

 and have numerous spore cases. 



99502. Alloplectus cristatus (L.) Mart. Ges- 

 neriaceae. 





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