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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



107622 to 107644— Continued. 



107640. Rhamnus kupestris Scop. 

 Rhamnaceae. Buckthorn. 



A low spreading shrub 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with hairy bfanchlets, ovate to orbicular 

 dull green leaves 1 to 2 inches long, and 

 umbels of inconspicuous flowers followed 

 by top-shaped fruits a quarter of an inch 

 across, first red, then black. Native to 

 the mountains of southeastern Europe. 



For previous introduction see 89677. 



107641. Rhamnus saxatilis Jacq. Rham- 

 naceae. Buckthorn. 



Bulgaria. 



107642. Spiraea chamaedryfolia u l m i- 

 folia Maxim. Rosaceae. 



Bulgaria. An erect shrub up to 6 feet 

 high with ovate, coarsely incised serrate 

 leaves and white flowers one-half inch 

 across, larger than those of the typical 

 form. Native to southeastern Europe and 

 eastern Asia. 



107643. TaxUS baccata L. 



Taxaceae. 

 English yew. 



Sarajevo, Bosnia (Yugoslavia). 



107644. Viburnum lantana L. Caprifoli- 

 aceae. Wayfaring-tree. 



107645 to 107717. 



From Manchuria. Seeds and plants collected 

 by H. G. MacMillan and J. L. Stephens, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received No- 

 vember 23, 1934. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



Unless otherwise specified, these introduc- 

 tions are seeds. 



107645 to 107648. Agropyron spp. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



107645. Agropyron caninum (L.) 

 Beauv. Awned wheatgrass. 



No. 16. August 13, 1934. Hailar. A 

 grass from 2 to 4% feet high, found 

 along sand ridges in shaded places, 

 growing in scattered hunches. 



107646. Agropyron ceistatum (L.) 

 Gaertn. Wheatgrass. 



Plants. 



107647. Agropyron cri statu m puberu- 

 lum Boiss. 



No. 2. August 11, 1934. Hailar. A 

 tall plant with a well-developed root 

 system. 



107648. Agropyron sp. 



No. 29. August 24, 1934. Hailar. A 

 grass between 3 and 4 feet tall, found 

 on fairly dry ground. Similar in grow- 

 ing habit to Elymus eaicelsus. 



107649. Agrostis perennans (Walt.) 

 Tuck. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 5. August 11, 1934. Hailar. An 

 erect perennial grass 1 to 3 feet high. 



107650. Agrostis sp. Poaceae. 



No. 21. August 20, 1934. Hailar. A 

 grass up to 2 feet tall, with abundant 

 seed ; found in a delta. 



107651. Amorpha fruticosa L. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 14. July 9, 1934. Dairen. 



107645 to 107717— Continued. 

 107652. Asparagus sp. Convallariaceae. 



No. 60. September 12, 1934. Hailar. 

 Hardy plants, 1 to 2 feet tall, found on 

 high sand ridges. 



107653 to 107655. Astragalus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



107653. Astragalus adsurgens Pall. 



No. 39. September 3, 1934. Hailar. 

 A bushy sprawling plant which blooms 

 profusely. Found in alluvial soil, also 

 in patches on sand ridges. 



For previous introduction see 89723. 



107654. Astragalus chinensis L. f. 



No. 53. September 12, 1934. Hailar. 

 Found in exposed places along sandy 

 ridges. A woody plant 2 to 5 feet tall, 

 with small pendulous racemes of yellow 

 flowers and extremely long, fibrous 

 roots. Native to China. 



For previous introduction see 89399. 



107655. Astragalus sp. 



No. 45. September 3. 1934. Hailar. 

 A plant 6 to 12 inches high found 

 growing in bunches on a high dry sand 

 ridge east of Hailar. 



107656. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 



No. 15. July 31, 1934. Harbin, at the 

 North Manchurian Railroad Experiment 

 Station. A very hardy variety. 



107657. Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) 

 Fern. Poaceae. 



No. 7. August 9, 1934. Hailar. A 

 plant found in scattered small colonies 

 in wet places in the river delta. 



107658. Betula sp. Betulaceae: 



No. 63. September 15, 1934. Hailar. 

 A very hardy ornamental shade tree, com- 

 mon in this region. 



107659. Bromus inermts Leyss. Poaceae. 



Common bromegrass. 



No. 6. August 7, 1934. Hailar. 

 For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 107501. 



107660 to 107662. Calamagrostis epigeios 



(L.) Roth. Poaceae. 



A stout perennial grass, native to Man- 

 churia, where it grows on rather poor 

 soil. 



For previous introduction see 101648. 



107660. No. 25. August 20, 1934. Hai- 

 lar. 



107661. No. 31. August 24, 1934. Hai- 

 lar. 



107662. No. 50. September 12, 1934. 

 Hailar. 



107663. Caragana microphylla mandshu- 

 rica Kom. Fabaceae. 



No. 11. July 31, 1934. Harbin Botani- 

 cal Garden. A yellow-flowered bush 

 grown as an ornamental. This variety is 

 larger than the typical form, with ellip- 

 tic leaflets. 



107664. Caragana sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 35. August 30, 1934. Hailar. A 

 spiny shrub up to 4 feet tall, found in 

 shifting sand and on the plains. Cattle 

 graze the plant before the spines are 

 mature. 



