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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



104103 to 104124— Continued. 



104124. QUILLAJA BRASILIBNSIS (St. 



Hil. and Tul.) Mart. Rosaceae. 



A Brazilian tree up to 25 feet high, 

 with alternate oblong-lanceolate leaves 

 and corymbs of white flowers. The sym- 

 metrical habit and very leafy crown of 

 the tree make it a striking ornamental 

 when in flower. The bark and the wood 

 contain saponin. 



For previous introduction see 48686. 



104125 to 104127. Erythrina spp. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Percy 

 Wilson, associate curator, New York Bo- 

 tanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York, 

 N. Y. Received January 19, 1934. 



104125. Erythrina grisebachii Urb. 



No. 3 (753425). PiMon botijo or piiion 

 real. From Punta Podre, Oriente, Cuba. 

 A large tree with trifoliolate leaves ; 

 these are roundish, about 4 inches long, 

 and membranous. -The scarlet flowers, 

 about 2 inches long, are produced in small 

 racemes. Native to Cuba. 



104126. Erythrina variegata Stickm. 

 (E. indica Lam.). 



No. 2 (753424). From Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos. A deciduous tree, native through- 

 out India, with clusters of large bright- 

 red flowers that appear before the leaves. 

 The pods, 4 to 8 inches long, contain 

 several dark-carmine seeds. 



For previous introduction see 98846. 



104127. Erythrina sp. 



No. 1 (753423). From Estacion Experi- 

 mental Agrondmica, Santiago de las 

 Vegas, Cuba. 



104128 and 104129. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by the Arnold Arboretum. Re- 

 ceived January 20, 1934. 



104128. Viburnum setigerum Hance 

 (V. theiferum Rehd.). Caprifoliaceae. 



An upright deciduous shrub about 12 

 feet high, with dark-green, oval-oblong 

 leaves about 4 inches long and ovoid 

 bright-red fruits. Native to central 

 China. 



For previous introduction see 77851. 



104129. Viburnum setigerum Hance 

 (V. theiferum Rehd.). Caprifoliaceae. 



Variety aurantiacum. A yellow-fruited 

 form. 



104130 to 104140. Triticum aestivum 

 L. (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by Raul 

 Famella, Fitotecnia, Ministerio de Agri- 

 cultura, Buenos Aires. Received January 

 20, 1934. 



104130. Alto de sierra. From Guat- 

 rache. Developed at the Federal De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Buenos Aires. 



104131. Excelsior. Developed at La Pre- 

 vision, private seed farm. 



104132. General Urquiza. SF. no. 12771. 

 Developed at Solo Experiment Station, 

 private seed farm. 



104130 to 104140— Continued. 



104133. Guatrache. SF. no. 12723. De- 

 veloped at the Federal Department of 

 Agriculture, Buenos Aires. 



104134. La Prevision 25. SF. no. 12728. 

 Developed at La Prevision, private 

 seed farm. 



Nos. 104135 and 104136 were developed at 

 the Federal Department of Agriculture, 

 Buenos Aires. 



104135. Lin Calel. SF. no. 13568. 



104136. Rafaela 6, M. A. SF. no. 12751. 



Nos. 104137 to 104139 were developed by 

 E. Klein, private seed farm. 



104137. San Martin. SF. no. 12706. 



104138. Triunfo. SF. no. 12709. 



104139. Vencedor. SF. no. 12708. 



104140. 38 M. A. SF. no. 12713. Devel- 

 oped at the Federal Department of Agri- 

 culture, Buenos Aires. 



104141 to 104144. 



From Chosen. Seeds presented by Dr. T. 

 Kaburaki, Director, Forest Experiment 

 Station, Keijo. Received January 19, 

 1934. 



104141. Abies nephrolepis (Trauty.) 

 Maxim. Pinaceae. Fir. 

 A Siberian conifer up to 100 feet high, 



resembling the Siberian fir, Abies sibirica, 

 but with rough bark, pubescent branchlets, 

 shorter leaves, and smaller cones. 



For previous introduction see 90784. 



104142. Betula davurica Pall. Betula- 

 ceae. 



A tree up to 60 feet high, with wide- 

 spreading branches and purplish-brown 

 flaky bark. The broadly wedge-shaped 

 leaves, 2 to 4 inches long, are dark green 

 above and have serrate margins. 



For previous introduction see 82474. 



104143. FORSYTHIA VIRIDISSIMA KOREANA 



Rehd. Oleaceae. 



This variety differs from the typical 

 and well-known F. viridissima in being 

 more spreading in habit and in having 

 broader leaves and larger and brighter 

 flowers. It is cultivated in Keijo, Chosen. 



For previous introduction see 82477. 



104144. Thuja koraiensis Nakai. Pin- 

 aceae. 



A small evergreen tree native to the 

 mountains of Chosen at 6,000 feet alti- 

 tude. While commonly prostrate, it some- 

 times becomes 12 feet high ; the lower 

 branches are usually elongated, and the 

 • foliage is intensely green. 



104145. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. 

 European grape. 



From Tripoli, Africa. Cuttings presented 

 by Ernestine Fenzi. Received January 26, 

 1934. 



The common grape of Tarhuna, Tripoli. 



104146 to 104149. Pistacia vera L. 

 Anacardiaceae. Pistache. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by the Department 

 of New Cultures and Introduction, Lenin- 

 grad. Received January 26, 1934. 



