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101454— Continued 



A shrubby leafless plant with a creeping root- 

 stalk and a short, woody stem, 3 to 4 inches high, 

 simple or with a few branches. It is native to 

 Sungaria. 



101455 to 101459. Rubus spp. Rosa- 

 ceae. Raspberry. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 

 Plants presented by Prof. P. M. Zhukovsky, 

 Institute of Plant Industry, Leningrad. Re- 

 ceived December 4, 1932. 



101455. Rubus sp. 

 Hollandische rote. 



101456. Rubus sp. 

 Sucree de Metz. 



101457. RuBua sp. 

 Rote Riesen. 



10x458. Rubus sp. 



Surpasse Merreille rouge. 



101459. Rubus ceataegifolius Bunge. 



Hawthorn raspberry. 



An erect or spreading raspberry 3 to 5 feet 

 high, native to China and Japan. The cordate 

 serrate leaves are 3- to 5-lobed, and the white 

 flowers, borne in terminal clusters, are followed 

 by small orange-red fruits. 



101460 and 101461. 



Liliaceae. 



Allium cepa L. 

 Onion. 



From India. Seeds presented by P. G. Dani, 

 office of the superintendent, Kirkee, Poona. 

 Received December 5, 1932. 



101460. Brown. 



101461. White. 



101462 to 101464. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey, superintendent, Atkins Institution of the 

 Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos, through 

 F. G. Walsingham. Received December 8, 1932. 



101462. Cassia excelsa Schrad. Caesalpiniaceae 



Variety angustifolia: a narrow-leaved form of 

 C. excelsa which is a rigid shrub over 6 feet high 

 with stout spines half an inch long, leathery 

 leaves less than an inch long, and small red 

 flowers. Native to northern Argentina. 



101463. Clusia minor L. Clusiaceae. 



A tropical American tree 25 feet high, often 

 starting as an epiphyte, with thick obovate 

 leaves, 4 to 6 inches long, and axillary solitary 

 showy pink flowers. 



For previous introduction see 101133. 



101464. Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton 

 and Rose. Cactaceae. Queen-of-the-night. 



A creeping or clambering vine, native to 

 Jamaica, with stout blue-green stems often 1 

 inch in diameter, armed with brown spines. 

 The fragrant nocturnal flowers, 6 to 8 inches long, 

 are pale pink with yellow stamens. 



101465. Coffea arabica L. Rubi- 

 aceae. Arabian coffee. 



From Java. Seeds presented by A. J. Sitts, N. V. 

 Java Sumatra Handelmaatschappij, at the re- 

 quest of Messrs. Hard and Rand, New York, 

 N.Y. Received December 10, 1932. 



Pakantan, a coffee grown in Mandehling district, 

 Sumatra, which is considered, by some, to be the 

 finest coffee-growing district in the world. 



101466. Poa sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



From Canada. Seeds presented by Dr. G. P. 

 McRostie, University of Manitoba. Winnipeg. 

 Received December 14, 1932. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 



101467. 



ceae. 



Castanea satjva Mill. Faga- 

 Spanish chestnut. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by the Ver- 

 suchsstation fur Pflanzenshutz, Halle (Saale). 

 Received December 8, 1932. 



Introduced for the use of Department specialists. 



101468 to 101480. Saccharum offi- 

 cinarum L. Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From the West Indies. Cuttings presented by 

 Mr. Mcintosh, Department of Agriculture, 

 Barbados. Received December 7, 1932. 



101468. 

 101469. 

 101470. 

 101471. 

 101472. 

 101473. 

 101474. 



B-3081. 

 B-3169. 

 B-3183. 

 B-3184. 

 B-3185. 

 B-3186. 

 B-3218. 



101475. B-3226. 



101476. B-3238. 



101477. B-3257. 

 101473. B-3266. 



101479. B-3270. 



101480. B-3271. 



101481 and 101482. Oryza sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From Siam. Seeds presented by J. R. Redfield, 

 Phoenix, Ariz. Received December 2, 1932. 



Hill vice, the chief rice of northern Siam, so called 

 because it may be grown on hillsides, is dependent 

 on the rain, and thus does not require that the roots 

 be submerged in water. 



101483 and 101484. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by the Laboratory 

 of Plant Pathology, Kyushu Imperial University, 

 Fukuoka. Received December 4, 1932. 



101483. Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. Fabaceae. 



Shrub bushclover. 



A bushy perennial which bears a profusion of 

 rose-purple flowers during the early autumn, 

 practically covering the drooping branches which 

 sometimes become 6 feet in length. 



For previous introduction see 93119. 



101484. Lespedeza cyrtobotrya Mique!. Fab- 

 aceae. Bushclover. 



A shrub about 6 feet high, resembling L. bicolor 

 in habit, with oval-oblong leaflets and dense 

 clusters of purple flowers. Native to Japan. 



For previous introduction see 90549. 



101485. 



ceae. 



Allium sativum L. 



Lilia- 

 Garlic, 



From India. Bulbs presented by the Imperial 

 Agriculturist, Pusa, India, through A. McLean, 

 deputy director of agriculture, East Central 

 Circle, Pyinmana, Burma. Received December 

 9, 1932. 



A locally grown variety. 



101486 to 101488. Prunus serrulata 

 Lindl. Amygdalaceae. 



Oriental cherry. 



From England. Plants purchased from John 

 Waterer Sons & Crisp, Ltd. Twyford, Berks. 

 Received December 10, 1932. 



