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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



104345 to 104378— Continued. 



104369. Delphinium yunnanense 

 Franch. 



A perennial alpine with a simple or 

 branched stem and pale-green, finely 

 pubescent leaves that are divided to the 

 middle into five obovate incised seg- 

 ments. The calyx is intensely blue 

 while the petals are bluish violet, the 

 entire flower being four-fifths of an 

 inch long. 



For previous introduction see 103214. 



104370 to 104372. Dracocephaldm spp. 

 Menthaceae. Dragonhead. 



104370. Dracocephalum rdprechti 

 Kegel. 



A dwarf compact perennial 1 to 2 feet 

 high, with ovate-lanceolate, incised and 

 toothed leaves, and axillary clusters of 

 rose purple to lilac, tubular two-lipped 

 flowers 1 inch long. It is native to 

 Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 97604. 



104371. Dracocephaldm speciosum 

 Benth. 



A robust herbaceous perennial 18 

 Inches high, with radical leaves on 

 petioles up to 1 foot long. The leaf- 

 blades are orbicular-cordate, crenate, 

 and 2 to 4 inches across ; the tubular 

 flowers, 1 inch long, are blue purple 

 with black spots and are borne in dense 

 heads. It is native to the Himalayas 

 in India. 



For previous introduction see 97606. 



104372. Dracocephaldm staminedm 

 Kar. and Kir. 



A low bushy perennial with small 

 orbicular-cordate, rugose leaves about 

 two-thirds of an inch across and small 

 dark-blue flowers in dense terminal 

 beads. Native to Kashmir, India, be- 

 tween 11,000 and 16,000 feet altitude. 



104373. Escallonia rdbra (Ruiz and 

 Pav.) Pers. Escalloniaceae. 



A prostrate shrub, with foliage similar 

 to that of Escallonia macrantha and large 

 rose-red flowers. 



For previous introduction see 78346. 



104374. Ophiopogon intermedids D. Don. 

 Liliaceae. 



A hardy perennial indigenous to Ceylon, 

 with grasslike leaves and white flowers. 

 It reaches a height of 12 inches and is 

 only suited to moist shady places. 



For previous introduction see 99744. 



104375 to 104377. Rhedm spp. Polygon- 

 aceae. Rhubarb. 



104375. Rhedm officinale Baill. 



104376. Rhedm palmatdm L. 



Sorrel rhubarb. 



A tall, leafy perennial about 5 feet 

 high, with subcylindrical stems and 

 broad, roundish leaves deeply palmately 

 lobed. Native to northwestern Asia. 



104377. Rhedm rhaponticum L. 



Common rhubarb. 



A rhubarb, native to Siberia, where 

 it is hardy in a climate that drops to 

 45° F. below zero in midwinter. 



For previous introduction see 76929. 



104345 to 104378— Continued. 



104378. RODGERSIA AESCDLIFOLIA Batal. 



Saxifragaceae. 



A vigorous plant with large rhizomes 

 and slender petioles supporting six large 

 umbellate, oval leaves, heavily veined and 

 of a beautiful dark green, resembling 

 those of the chestnut. The white flowers, 

 in panicles 30 inches long, appear in 

 June. The plant flourishes in cool, half- 

 shaded, peaty soils. 



For previous introduction see 42695. 



104379. Sagittaeia sagittifolia L. 

 Alismaceae. Old-world-arrowhead. 



From China. Corms presented by the in- 

 spector for the Bureau of Plant Quaran- 

 tine, Boston, Mass. Received March 2, 

 1934. 



A Chinese vegetable grown on wet land, 

 very much as dasheens and taros are grown 

 in other parts of the world. The tubers are 

 used like potatoes. 



For previous introduction see 85692. 



104380 and 104381. Eeiobotkya japon- 

 ica (Thunb.) Lindl. Malaceae. 



Loquat. 



From Italy. Scions purchased from Gio- 

 vanni Ruggiero, gardener, Hotel Schweitz- 

 erhof, Capri, through Col. Coert du Bois, 

 American consul general, Naples. Re- 

 ceived March 2, 1934. 



Scions from exceptionally fine trees, grow- 

 ing in the grounds of the Schweitzerhof 

 Hotel, Capri. 



104382 to 104480. 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 March 2, 1934. 



A collection of seeds, originally from 

 Transcaucasia. The U. S. S. R. numbers 

 follow the introduction numbers. 



104382. No. 1. 



104383. No. 2. 



104384. No. 3. 



104385. No. 4. 



104386. No. 5. 



104387. No. 6. 



104388. No. 7. 



104389. No. 8. 



104390. No. 9. 



104391. No. 10. 



104392. No. 11. 



104393. No. 12. 



104394. No. 13. 



104395. No. 14. 



104396. No. 15. 



104397. No. 16. 



104398. No. 17. 



104399. No. 18. 



104400. No. 19. 



104401. No. 20. 



