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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



108293 to 108297— Continued. 



108294. Datura sanguinea Ruiz and Pav. 

 Solanaceae. 



No. 6768-A. Riobamba, December 19, 

 1934. From a garden at over 9,000 feet 

 altitude. A small tree or spreading 

 shrub over 15 feet high, with pubescent, 

 ovate-acuminate leaves and brilliant 

 brick-red, pendulous flowers 8 inches 

 long. 



For previous introduction see 77055. 



108295. Delostoma integrifolia D. Don. 

 Bignoniaceae. 



No. 6769-A. From the Agricultural Col- 

 lege garden at Ambato, at over 0,000 feet 

 altitude, December 20, 1934. Chalan. A 

 shapely spreading tree about 30 feet 

 high, with pink flowers, growing in an 

 arid situation where the annual rainfall 

 is about 20 inches and there are light 

 frosts. 



108296. Juglans sp. Juglandaceae. 



No. 6765-A. From the market at Rio- 

 bamba, December 19, 1934. 



108297. Tecoma stans velutina DC. Big- 

 noniaceae. 



No. 6767-A. Riobamba, December 19, 

 1934. A small tree or shrub 25 feet 

 high, native to the Andes of Ecuador, at 

 over 9,000 feet altitude, with compound 

 leaves composed of oblong, serrate, acu- 

 minate leaflets 7 or 8 inches long and 

 yellow flowers in terminal panicles. 



108298. Arbutus andrachne L. Erica- 

 ceae. 



From Greece. Seeds collected by H. L. 

 Westover and C. R. Enlow, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received December 12, 

 1934. 



Athens, November 9, 1934. An ornamen- 

 tal evergreen tree 10 to 30 feet high, na- 

 tive to Asia Minor. The oval, dark-green 

 glossy leaves are up to 4 inches long, and 

 the terminal panicles of small white flowers 

 are succeeded by edible orange-red fruits 

 one-half inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction see 27187. 



108299 and 108300. 



From Siam. Seeds presented by Dr. H. M. 

 Smith, Ministry of Lands and Agricul- 

 ture, Bureau of Fisheries, Bangkok. Re- 

 ceived January 21, 1935. 



108299. Afgekia sericea Craib. Fabaceae. 



A woody vine resembling the wistaria, 

 with compound leaves and racemes of 

 dark-purple flowers marked with yellow. 

 Native to Siam. 



108300. Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Nym- 

 phaeaceae. Hindu lotus. 



108301 and 108302. 



From China. Seeds presented by Andrew 

 Tse, Hong Kong. Received January 25, 

 1935. 



Chinese vegetables introduced for Depart- 

 ment specialists. 



108301. Allium cepa L. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



Kan Tsoi. 



108302. Apium graveolens L. Apiaceae. 



Celery. 



108303. Tsuga dumosa (D. Don.) Eich- 

 ler. Pinaceae. Hemlock. 



From India. Seeds presented by the divi- 

 sional forest officer, Darjeeling, Bengal. 

 Received January 25, 1935. 



A tall pyramidal hemlock, sometimes 120 

 feet high, with gracefully drooping 

 branches, native to northeastern India at 

 altitudes of 8,000 to 10,000 feet. A few 

 have become established in southwestern 

 England, but there is no record of any in 

 America, 



108304. Delphinium zalil Aitch. and 

 Hemsl. Rannnculaceae. 



Yellow larkspur. 



From India. Seeds presented by the Cura- 

 tor, Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur, near 

 Calcutta, through the Economic Botanist, 

 Lucknow, United Provinces. Received 

 January 25, 1935. 



An erect perennial, 1 to 2 feet high, with 

 slender, ternately divided or trifernate 

 leaves 3 to 4 inches across and yellow flow- 

 ers about 1 inch in diameter in a lax 

 raceme. Native to Khorasan, Asia. 



For previous introduction see 105441. 



108305 to 108312. 



From China. Scions collected by Peter Liu, 

 Peiping. Received February 1, 1935. 



108305. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Peach. 



No. 13. Shut Mi Tao, water honey 

 peach. From Ping Chia Ton, near Hong 

 Chow. This is the most famous peach in 

 the Chekiang Province. It is a white 

 peach from 2 to over 3 inches in diam- 

 eter and ripens in July. 



108306 to 108310. Castanea spp. Faga- 

 ceae. Chestnut. 



108306 to 108309. Castanea mollisstma 

 Blume. Hairy chestnut. 



108306. No. 11. Huei Hua Lee Tzu, 

 cassia flower chestnut. This chest- 

 nut is knocked off the tree before 

 it is ripe, and the spines cut off 

 the bur before it is taken to mar- 

 ket, where it is sold to be eaten 

 fresh. 



108307. No. 12. K'uei Lee, large 

 chestnut. From Chiu Lee Sung 

 village, near Hong Chow. A very 

 common variety which is used for 

 cooking with meat, chicken, and 

 vegetables. 



108308. No. 17. K'uei Lee, large 

 chestnut. Secured near the vil- 

 large of Shang Yeo Tsun, near 

 Hsin Teng. 



108309. No. 15. Sha Lee, sand chest- 

 nut. From the village of Chin 

 Sung Tsun, near Yu Hong, north- 

 east of Hong Chow. Said to be a 

 wild chestnut with white hairs at 

 the bottom. 



108310. Castanea seguinii Dode. 



No. 10. Ya Lee Tzu, wild chestnut. 

 From the mountainside of P'ei Kao 

 Feng, North High Mountain, near 

 Hong Chow. Only bushes 2 to 5 feet 

 high seen, apparently having been 

 chopped back for fuel. 



