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101976 to 101980— Continued. 



101976. Agriophyllum latipolium 

 Fisch. and Mey. Cbenopodiaceae. 



A much-branched annual with ovate or 

 subcordate, long-cuspidate leaves and 

 small inconspicuous flowers in globular 

 axillary clusters. Native to sandy des- 

 erts in Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 92958. 



101977. Agropyron orientale (L.) 

 Roem. and Scbult. Poaceae. Grass. 



An annual, much-brancbed grass, pros- 

 trate-ascending in habit, native to 

 places in Asia Minor and Turkistan. 



101978. Ajijiodexdron coxollyi Bunge. 

 Fabaceae. 



An evergreen, silky-leaved, Siberian 

 shrub, used as a sand binder. 



For previous introduction see 98202. 



101979. Aristida pennata Trin. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



A grass native to Turkistan and cen- 

 tral Asia where it is found in dry sandy 

 places. 



101980. Smirnowia turkestana Bunge. 

 Fabaceae. 



A much-branched shrub with long, al- 

 most filiform branches, and leaves re- 

 duced to a single obovate leaflet. Na- 

 tive to the deserts of Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 94936. 



101981. Allium sativum L. 

 ceae. 



Lilia- 

 Garlic. 



From Burma. Bulbs presented by R. A. 

 Beals, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Ir- 

 rawaddy Circle, Myaungaya, Lower Bur- 

 ma, through W. Gregson, Deputy Direc- 

 tor of Agriculture, Tenasserin Circle, 

 Moulmein. Received February 13, 1933. 



A locally grown variety. 



101982 to 101994. 



From China. Scions and seeds collected in 

 Hopeh Province by Peter Liu, Peiping. 

 Received February 14, 1933. 



101982 to 101991. Castanea mollissima 

 Blunre. Fagaceae. Hairy chestnut. 



101982. Ta Lee Tzu, or large chestnut 

 of Miyun. 



101983. Wan Lee Tzu, or late chestnut 

 of Miyun. 



101984. Chiufen, a seedling from an 

 orchard near the village of Lee Yuan, 

 north of Fangshan. 



Nos. 101985 to 101991 were collected in 

 the valley of the Silver Mountain near the 

 Fa Hua Ssu Temple, north of Peiping. 

 Nos. 101985 to 101987 are seedlings. 



101985. Chiufen; ripens the latter part of 

 September. 



101986. Erh Lu, or second ripening 

 chestnut ; ripens in the early part of 

 September. 



101987. Han Lu, or late chestnut ; 

 ripens early in October. 



101988. Hu Chao, or tiger paw. A 

 grafted chestnut which ripens the lat- 

 ter part of October. 



101989. Pai Lu, or early chestnut. This 

 variety is always grafted. 



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101982 to 101994— Continued. 



101990. Short -(lowered, a late chestnut. 



101991. Ta Lee Tzu, or large chestnut ; 

 ripens the last of September. This 

 variety is not very common. 



101992. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Kaki persimmon, 



Ta Kai Shih, or large persimmon, from 

 an orchard near the Ming Tombs, north 

 of Peiping. 



101993 and 101994. Malus sylvestris 

 Mill. {Purus malus L.). Malaceae. 



Apple, 



From the valley east of the Fa Hua 

 Ssu Temple to the north of Peiping. 



101993. Hsiang Kuo, or fragrant ap- 

 ple ; about 2 inches in diameter 

 each way ; ripens the last of August. 



101994. Summer apple ; this apple is 

 about 3 inches in diameter one way 

 and 2% inches the other and ripens 

 early in September. 



101995. Lilium martagon L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Martagon lily. 



From France. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 Guillaumin, Sous-Directeur du Labora- 

 toire de Culture, Museum National 

 d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. Received 

 February 14, 1933. 



The martagon lily grows wild from cen- 

 tral and southern Europe to southwestern 

 Siberia. The stem is 3 to 6 feet higb, 

 often purple spotted, with horizontal deep- 

 green leaves 3 to 6 inches long. The dull 

 claret-purple flowers spotted purplish black 

 with red anthers appear in late June and 

 July, and from 3 to 20 flowers blossom at 

 one time. 



For previous introduction see 91260. 



101996 to 101999. 



From Madagascar. Seeds presented by R. 

 Decary, Fort Dauphin, through Dr. Leon 

 Croizat, New York, N.Y. Received Feb- 

 ruary 14, 1933. 



101996. Alluaudia procera Drake. Did- 

 iereaceae. 



A spiny tree, sometimes 45 feet high, 

 with few cactuslike branches resembling 

 a giant candelabra or " trompe d'ele- 

 phants." The small fleshy leaves, from 

 the axils of which arise the spines, are 

 obovate and less than an inch long. The 

 very small flowers are in cymes over 

 an inch long. Native to Madagascar. 



101997. Aloe 

 Liliaceae. 



HELEXAE 



Danguy. 



An aloe with a simple erect stem 3 to 

 12 feet high, crowned by a rosettelike 

 cluster of fleshy leaves 1 to 3 feet long, 

 armed with deltoid marginal prickles. 

 The numerous reddish flowers are on a 

 scape about 10 inches high. Native to 

 Madagascar. 



101998. Aloe 



Liliaceae. 



101999. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



102000. Trifolium 

 Fabaceae. 



glomeratum L. 

 Clover. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by F. H. 

 Bruning, Melbourne, Victoria. Received 

 February 17, 1933. 



