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105798. Acer niveum Blume. Acera- 

 ceae. Maple. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Arthur P. Fischer. Director of 

 forestry. ' Department of Agriculture, Ma- 

 nila. Received June 12, 1934. 



Collected in Bakiling National Park, La- 

 guna. A larsre ornamental maple, some- 

 times over 100 feet tall, with undivided 

 elliptic or oblong leaves 8 inches long, white 

 slaucous beneath, and yellowish-green- 

 flowers in lax racemes. Native to upper 

 Assam, India. 



105799 to 105801. 



From Java. Seeds presented by A. M. 

 Cramer, Wonosobo. Received June 1, 

 1934. 



105799. Allium porrum L. Liliaceae. 



Leek. 



Shimonita. A large, fast-growing, hol- 

 low-leaved Japanese variety of good flavor. 

 It is grown from seed and seeds abun- 

 dantly. 



105800. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) 

 Rupr. Brassicaceae. Pe'tsai. 



White Longhead. The seed of this va- 

 riety is imported from and grown in the 

 Netherlands, where the seed is not sown 

 before early July, to prevent flowering. 

 This is the best of all varieties of pe'tsai ; 

 very sweet and of a fine flavor. 



105801. Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) 

 Rupr. Brassicaceae. Pe'tsai. 



Witte Reuzen or Giant Round. A va- 

 riety grown in Japan which forms a very 

 large round head. 



105802 to 105820. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- 

 publics. Seeds presented by Hortus Bo- 

 tanicus Bakuensis. Baku, Azerbaidzhan. 

 Received June 15, 1934. 



Introduced for testing by soil-erosion 

 specialists. 



105802. Amygdaltjs communis L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Almond. 



105803. Amygdalus fenzliana (Fritsch) 

 Korsh. Amygdalaceae. 



A shrubby tree with long purplish 

 branches and narrowly ovate leaves. The 

 reddish flowers appear before the leaves 

 in few-flowered clusters and are smaller 

 than those of Amygdalus communis. The 

 small peachlike fruits have rather dry 

 flesh. Native to the Caucasus region. 



For previous introduction see 43302. 



105804. Aristida pennata Trin. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



A grass, native to Turkistan, where it 

 is found in dry sandy places. 



For previous introduction see 101979. 



105805. Atriplex incisa Bieb. Cheno- 

 podiaceae. 



A desert-loving annual, native to the 

 Caucasus region, with rhombic-sinuate, 

 shallowly incised leaves and small four- 

 I angled fruits. 



'i 105806. Atriplex desertorum (Iljin) D. 

 Sosn. Chenopodiaceae. 



A succulent desert plant. 



105802 to 105820— Continued. 



105807 to 105810. CalliGONUM spp. 

 lygonaceae. 



Po- 



105807. Calligonum caput-medusae 

 Schrenk. 



Native to northern and central Asia, 

 where it is used as a sand binder. 



Calligonum comosum L'Her. 



A densely branched shrub 10 to 15 

 feet high, with minute subulate leaves 

 and small, ovate, densely-spiny, nut- 

 like fruits. Native to the eastern Med- 

 iterranean region. 



For previous introduction see 98208. 



105809. Calligonum eriopodum Bunge. 



A slender-branched shrub with whit- 

 ish branchlets and linear-subulate, mi- 

 nute leaves which are early deciduous. 

 Native to Turkistan, where it is used 

 as a sand binder. 



For previous introduction see 94931. 



105810. Calligonum setosum Litv. 



A leafless shrub native to the Cas- 

 pian region, where it is used as a sand 

 binder. 



For previous introduction see 98209. 



105811. Ephedra major procera (Fisch. 

 and Mey.) Aschers and Graebn. Gne- 

 taceae. Jointfir. 



A leafless shrub, 4 to 5 feet high, na- 

 tive to the Caucasus, with stiff branches 

 and nearly sessile flower clusters, fol- 

 lowed by red fruits. 



For previous introduction see 79906. 



105812. Halimodendron halodendron 

 (Pall.) Voss. Fabaceae. Salt-tree. 

 A hardy, drought-resistant, ornamental 



shrub 6 feet high, with pink flowers. Na- 

 tive to Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 73604. 



105813. Haloxtlon ammodendron 

 (Meyer) Bunge. Chenopodiaceae. 



Saxaul. 



A Persian shrub or sometimes a small 

 tree with a thick srnarled trunk, either 

 leafless or with rudimentary leaves, and 

 small fruits with thin papery wings. 



For previous introduction see 78481. 



105814. Lotus corniculatus ciliatus 

 (Tenore) C. Koch. Fabaceae. 



A variety with hairy leaflets and calyx. 



105815. Onobrtchis michauxii DC. Fa- 

 baceae. 



An erect perennial with oblong-elliptic, 

 mucronate leaflets and elongate spikes of 

 yellowish flowers. Native to Asia Minor. 



105816. Prosopis stephaniana (Bieb.) 

 Kunth. Mimosaceae. 



A deep-rooted shrubby legume which 

 grows abundantly on dry lands in the 

 interior plain of the island of Cyprus. 

 Sheep and cattle browse on it, and the 

 bees make good honey from its abundant 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see 88697. 



105817. Rhamnus pallasii Fisch. 

 Rhamnaceae. 



An ornamental deciduous shrub, native 

 to very dry sterile places in the Caucasus 

 region. 



For previous introduction see 33002. 



