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108305 to 108312— Continued. 



108311. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Kaki. 



No. 16. Huo Shih Tzu, fire persimmon. 

 From a hillside at Chin Sung Tsun, near 

 Yn Hong. A small bright-red persim- 

 mon about 2 inches wide and 1 inch high. 



108312. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyra- 

 ceae. Kaki. 



No. 14. Yn Shih Tzu, wild persimmon. 

 From a hillside of Pei Kao Feng Moun- 

 tain, near Hong Chow. A wild persim- 

 mon which grows to be a bush 5 or 6 

 feet high. The small fruits are about 1 

 inch in diameter and three-fourths of an 

 inch high, all with seeds. 



108313. Passiflora quadrangularis L. 

 Passifloraceae. Giant granadilla. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by 

 Atherton Lee, Director, Puerto Rico Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Mayaguez. 

 Received January 30, 1935. 



For previous introduction see 106999. 



108314. Ephedra alata Decaisne. Gne- 

 taceae. 



From Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. R. 

 Maire, University of Algiers, Algiers. 

 Received January 26, 1935. 



A tall, freely-branching shrub with rough, 

 green equisetumlike branches, small scale- 

 like leaves, and inconspicuous flowers. Na- 

 tive to Arabia and northern Africa. Re- 

 ceived under the varietal name "alenda," 

 not different botanically from the typical 

 form. 



For previous introduction see 104316. 



108315 to 108404. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- 

 publics. Seeds collected in Turkistan by 

 H. L. Westover and C. R. Enlow, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received November 7, 

 1934. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



108315. Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) 

 Pari. Poaceae. 



No. 891. Kazilinsk, August 9, 1934. 

 A flat alkaline desert. 



108316 to 108319. Agropyron spp. Poa- 

 ceae. Wheatgrass. 



108316. Agropyron cristatum (L.) 

 Gaertn. Crested wheatgrass. 



No. 829. A dwarf type from Lake 

 Issyk, August 5, 1934. 



108317 to 108319. Collected from the flat 

 sandy desert at Chelkar, August 11 

 and 13, 1934. 



108317. Agropyron intermedium 

 (Host) Beauv. 



No. 883. 



108318. Agropyron desertorum 

 (Fisch.) Schult. 



No. 884. 



108319. Agropyron desertorum 

 (Fisch.) Schult. 



No. 897. A pubescent form. 



108320. Agrostis alba L. Poaceae. 



Redtop. 



No. 827. Tokmak, August 3, 1934. 



108315 to 108404— Continued. 



108321 and 108322. Collected along the 

 Karakol River, near Lake Issyk, August 

 4, 1934. 



108321. Aquilegia sp. Ranunculaceae. 

 No. 830. 



108322. Aquilegia sp. Ranunculaceae. 

 No. 849. 



108323. Aristida pennata Trin. Poaceae. 



No. 873. From moving sands at Chel- 

 kar, August 11, 1934. A grass native to 

 Turkistan where it is found in dry sandy 

 places. 



For previous introduction see 106843. 



108324. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 854. From dry rocky soil near 

 Lake Issyk, August 5, 1934. 



108325. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 823. Near Lake Issyk, August 3, 

 1934. A spiny shrub. 



108326. Avena fatua L. Poaceae. Oats. 



No. 806. Near the town of Karakol on 

 Lake Issyk, August 4, 1934. 



For previous introduction see 107893. 



108327. Berberis sp. Berberidaceae. 



No. 802. From a dry mountain slope 

 near Lake Issyk, August 3, 1934. 



108328. Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) 

 Roth. Poaceae. 



No. 886. From low depressions in the 

 sandy desert near Chelkar, August 11, 

 1934. 



108329 to 108331. Calligonum spp. Poly- 

 gonaceae. 



From the sand desert near Chelkar, 

 August 11, 1934. 



108329. Calligonum sp. 

 No. 875. 



108330. Calligonum sp. 

 No. 874. 



108331. Calligonum sp. 

 No. 894. 



108332. Caragana sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 836. Karakol, on Lake Issyk, Au- 

 gust 4, 1934. 



108333. Carex sp. Cyperaceae. 



No. 857. Along the Karakol River, 

 near Lake Issyk, August 4, 1934. 



108334. Chondrilla pauciflora Led. 

 Cichoriaceae. 



No. 893. Chelkar, August 14, 1934. A 

 biennial herb with a vertical root and 

 numerous slender branches. The basal 

 leaves are pinnatifld, and the yellow 

 flower heads are solitary, terminating the 

 branches. Native to Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 106869. 



108335. Clematis sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 826. Near Lake Issyk, August 4, 

 1934. A form with small yellow flowers. 



108336. Clematis sp. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 838. En route to Lake Issyk, Au- 

 gust 2, 1934. 



