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104948 to 104960— Continued. 



104955. Digitalis lanata Ehrh. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 104575. 



104956. Digitalis ldtea L. 



Straw foxglove. 



A glabrous perennial foxglove with 

 oblong or lanceolate, denticulate leaves 

 and many-flowered racemes of yellow 

 or white flowers. Native to southern 

 Europe. 



104957. Digitalis miniana Sampaio. 



A stout biennial foxglove, native to 

 Portugal, with lenceolate, dentate, re- 

 ticulate-veined leaves, and purplish 

 flowers about one-half inch long in 

 dense elongated racemes. 



104958. Digitalis nervosa Steud. and 

 Hochst. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 104642. 



104959. Digitalis nevadensis Kunze. 



A slender-stemmed perennial foxglove 

 from the mountains of Spain, with 

 large oblong leaves and lax secund 

 racemes of showy purple flowers. 



104960. Digitalis parviflora Jacq. 



A perennial foxglove 2 or 3 feet high, 

 with sessile, oblong acute leaves and 

 a spike of rather small, rust-colored 

 flowers. Cultivated in southern Europe. 



104961 to 104987. 



From England. Plants purchased from 

 Maurice Pritchard & Sons. Ltd., Riverslea 

 Nurseries, Cbristchurch, Hants. Received 

 March 31, 1934. 



104961 to 104967. Erica carnea L. Eri- 

 caceae. Spring heather. 



104961. King George. A winter-flow- 

 ering variety with bright rich-pink 

 flowers. 



104962. Mrs. S. Doncaster. Flowers 

 light pink. 



104963. Praecox rubra. A form which 

 commences to bloom in January ; the 

 flowers are a rich shade of pink. 



104964. Queen of Spain. Flowers rosy 

 red. 



104965. Rubra. Flowers deep ruby pink. 



104966. Vivellii. A form with dark fo- 

 liage and deep-rose flowers. 



104967. Winter beauty. Flowers pink. 



104968 to 104980. Kniphofia spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. Torchlily. 



104968. G. M. Pritchard. The largest 

 of the yellow-flowered kniphoflas. 



104969. Dr. Legate. Flowers a good 

 scarlet ; bloom in July ; plant becomes 

 4 to 5 feet high. 



104970. Erecta. The good red flowers 

 of this variety are held erect. Bloom- 

 ing season, September. 



104971. Greybeard. Flowers red, aging 

 to pale gray ; blooming in July and 

 August ; plant becomes 4 to 5 feet 

 high. 



104972. Lemon Queen. The lemon-yel- 

 low flowers are borne from July to 

 September ; the plant is 3% feet high. 



104961 to 104987— Continued. 

 104973. Leviathan. 



104974. Lighthouse. Massive scarlet 

 heads of flowers, from July to the 

 end of August. 



104975. Majestic. Very rich red flow- 

 ers, blooming in September. 



104976. Mrs. Samuel Smith. Flowers 

 light scarlet, fading to yellow, ap- 

 pearing in June and July. Plant be- 

 comes 5 to 6 feet high. 



104977. Preziosa. Flowers scarlet with 

 rosy sheen, appearing in August ; 

 plant becomes 4 to 5 feet high. 



104978. Searchlight. Large red flow- 

 ers with widened spikes, appearing 

 in September. Plant becomes 6 feet 

 tall. 



104979. Triumphans. Flowers light 

 scarlet ; blooming in August and Sep- 

 tember ; plant 3 to 4 feet high. 



104980. Vincent's Delight. Flowers 

 large, yellow-toned orange, each spike 

 with tailed center ; blooms in Sep- 

 tember ; plant becomes 4 feet high. 



Primulaceae. 



Primrose. 



104981. Primula sp. 



Arthur Dumaullin. A Juliae hybrid 

 with double violet-blue flowers. 



104982. Primula sp. Primulaceae. 



Primrose. 



Groussei. Flowers double, plum purple, 

 with a fine white wire edge to the petals. 



104983. Veronica astoni Petrie. Scro- 

 phulariaceae. 



A veronica that forms a low dense or 

 rounded bush, with very small, four- 

 angled, closely imbricated leaves and small 

 white flowers. Native to New Zealand 

 and similar to Veronica tetragona. 



104984. Hebe buchanani (Hook, f.) Coc- 

 kayne and Allen (Veronica buchanani 

 Hook. f.). Scrophulariaceae. 



A small woody evergreen bush up to a 

 foot high, with stout spreading branches, 

 sometimes tortuous and decussate, closely 

 imbricate, leathery, broadly oblong leaves 

 about one-half inch in length. The small 

 white flowers are in short spikes near the 

 tips of the branches. Native to New 

 Zealand. 



For previous introduction see 98252. 



104985. Veronica lycopodioides Hook. f. 

 Scrophulariaceae. 



A stout shrub 6 to 30 inches high, with 

 acutely four-angled branches, densely im- 

 bricating, broadly oblong, acute leaves one- 

 eighth inch long, and small white flowers 

 in ovate terminal heads. Native to New 

 Zealand. 



104986. Veronica sp. Scrophulariaceae. 

 Received under the name "pagei." 



104987. Hebe propinqua (Cheeseman) 

 Cockayne and Allen (Veronica propin- 

 qua Cheeseman). Scrophulariaceae. 



A low woody evergreen bush 1 to 3 feet 

 high, with spreading, sometimes tortuous, 

 branches and densely imbricated leaves in 

 opposite pairs, connate for the greater 

 part of their length, forming a closed 

 sheath around the branch. The white 

 flowers are in small terminal heads. Na- 

 tive to New Zealand. 



For previous introduction see 89297 



