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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



100838 and 100839— Continued. 



100839. Rhagodia nutans R. Br. Chenopodi- 

 aceae. 



A slender prostrate or procumbent perennial 

 herb, native to Australia, with stems 2 to 3 feet 

 long. The opposite or alternate leaves, 1 inch 

 long, vary from broadly hastate to lanceolate, 

 and the inconspicuous flowers are borne in axillary 

 and terminal clusters. 



100840. Trifolium pratense L. 

 Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Seeds presented by the Institute of Applied Bot- 

 any, Leningrad. Received July 26, 1932. 



Double-crop Ukrainian variety of red clover from 

 the Kiev grain elevator. Introduced for the use of 

 Department specialists. 



100841. Mangifera sp. Anacardia- 

 ceae. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds presented by 

 S. N. Parmelee through L. A. Whitney, Hono- 

 lulu, Hawaii. Received July 28, 1932. 



This variety of mango produces luscious fruit and 

 is adapted to localities in which M. indica will not 

 thrive. 



100842 to 100846. Lonicera spp. 

 Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Cuttings presented 

 by the Arnold Arboretum. Received August 1, 

 1932. 



100842. Lonicera altmannii pilosiuscula Reh- 

 der. 



A hardy deciduous shrub, eventually about 6 

 feet high, with broadly or narrowly ovate, acute 

 leaves 1 to 2 inches long, pale and softly pubescent 

 beneath. The yellow-white flowers are followed 

 in June or July by globose orange-red berries one- 

 third inch in diameter. Native to Turkistan. 



100843. Lonicera gynochlamydea Hemsl. 



An upright deciduous shrub, with purplish 

 branchlets and narrow lanceolate acuminate 

 pubescent leaves 2 to 4 inches long. The pink- 

 tinged white flowers, half an inch long, are fol- 

 lowed by pale-purple or white berries. Native 

 to western China. 



100844. Lonicera korolkovii Stapf. 



Blueleaf honeysuckle. 



A spreading shrub 10 to 12 feet high, with blue- 

 green, ovate or elliptic leaves about 1 inch long, 

 slightly pubescent above and densely so beneath. 

 The pink flowers, over one-half inch long, are 

 succeeded by bright-red berries. Native to 

 Turkistan. 



100845. Lonicera maximowiczii sachalinensis 

 Schmidt. 



A Manchurian honeysuckle which develops 

 into a shrub 9 feet high, with elliptic or oblong, 

 dark-green leaves 2 inches long. The violet-red 

 flowers, about one-half inch long, are followed by 

 ovoid red berries. 



100846. Lonicera tentjipes Nakai. 



A spreading bush 5 feet high, with shining dark- 

 green, elliptic or oblong, hairy leaves, 1 or 2 inches 

 long, numerous small, deep-pink flowers, and 

 ellipsoid red berries. Native to Japan. 



100847. Rhaphis aciculata (Retz.) 

 Desv. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Guam. Seeds presented by C. W. Edwards, 

 director. Guam Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 Received July 28, 1932. 



A grass generally distributed throughout tropical 

 Asia, the Polynesian Islands, and Australia. At 



100847— Continued. 



Hong Kong it is used extensively for lawns. In the 

 Philippines and India it furnishes a good deal of 

 native pasturage, but is objectionable from the fact 

 that when it is allowed to fruit, the fruits are sharp- 

 pointed, like needles, causing some injury to the 

 animals and a nuisance in sticking to clothing. 

 It has been tried in Florida, where it succeeds well 

 enough, but thus far has not proved to be aggressive. 



100848 to 100907. 



From China. Seeds collected by the sixth Forrest 

 expedition, 1930-32, to southwestern China, and 

 presented by Henry McLaren, Bodnant, Tal-y- 

 Cafn, North Wales. Received August 1, 1932. 



100848. Abies chensiensis Van Tiegh. Pina- 

 ceae. Fir. 



F. 30663. For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 100500. 



100849. Abies georgei Hort. Pinaceae. Fir. 



A name for which a place of publication and a 

 description have not been found. 



Maple. 



For previous introduction see 99823. 

 100850 to 100852. Acer spp. Aceraceae. 



100850. Acer davidi Franch. 

 F. 29881. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see 100503. 



100851. Acer laxiflortjm Pax. (A. forrestii 

 Diels). 



F. 30726. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 100504. 



100852. Acer sp. 

 F. 29592. 



100853 to 100858. Aster spp. Asteraceae. 



100853. Aster staticefolius Franch. - 



F. 30625. An aster from high altitudes in 

 southwestern China. The stems, about a foot 

 long, are often decumbent, and the oblong- 

 spatulate leaves are more or less basal. The 

 flower heads have yellow disk flowers and 

 violet-blue rays. 



For previous introduction see 100154. 



100854. Aster sp. 

 F. 30627. 



100855. Aster sp. 

 F. 30644. 



100856. Aster sp. 

 F. 30636. 



100857. Aster sp. 

 F. 30637. 



100858. Aster sp. 



F. 30814. Closely related to A. forrestii. 



100359. Buddleia fallowiana Balf. and Smith. 

 Loganiaceae. 



F. 30932. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 100516. 



100860. Carpinus sp. Betulaceae. Hornbeam. 



G. F. 74. 



100861. Chirita sp. Gesneriaceae. 



F. 29436. A form closely related to C. trailliana. 



