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108415 to 108548— Continued. 



108548. (Undetermined.) 



No. 914. July 3, 1934. A leguminous 

 shrub found in rocky soil near the Gov- 

 ernment rest house on the Varsov River, 

 north of Stalinabad, Tajikistan Province. 



108549. Mahonia tenuifolia (Lindl.) 

 Loud. Berberidaceae. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Robert M. 

 Grey, Superintendent, Atkins Institution 

 of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cien- 

 fuegos, through P. G. Walsingham. Re- 

 ceived January 28, 1935. 



A large evergreen shrub about 10 feet 

 high, with alternate pinnate bright-green 

 leaves and long racemes of yellow flowers. 

 Native to Vera Cruz, Mexico. 



108550 to 108555. Castanea spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Chestnut. 



Prom China. Seeds collected by Peter Liu 

 and sent through Owen L. Dawson, Amer- 

 ican agricultural commissioner, Shanghai. 

 Received February 1, 1935. 



108550 and 108551. Castanea henryi 

 (Skan.) Rehd. and Wils. 



108550. Feng Chiao Chu Lee, Pearl 

 chestnut of Feng Chiao, Chekiang 

 Province. 



108551. Pearl chestnut of Hsiao Feng, 

 Anhwei Province. 



108552 to 108554. Castanea mollissima 

 Blume. Hairy chestnut. 



K'uei Lee, large chestnut. Collected in 

 Chekiang Province. 



108552. From Hang Chow. 



108553. From Hsin Teng. 



108554. From Feng Chiao. 



108555. Castanea seguinii Dode. 



Ya Lee Tzu, wild chestnut. From the 

 mountains near Hang Chow. 



108556 to 108558. 



From Shilka, Siberia. Plants and cuttings 

 collected by Prof. N. E. Hansen, South 

 Dakota State College of Agriculture and 

 Mechanic Arts, Brookings, S. Dak. Re- 

 ceived November 27, 1934. Numbered in 

 January 1935. 



108556. Ribes sp. Grossulariaceae. 

 Siberian black currant. 



108557. Salix sp. Salicaceae. 



108558. Ulmus pumila L. Ulmaceae. 



Chinese elm. 



Collected in the northern part of Si- 

 beria where it appears to be immune from 

 the Dutch elm disease. 



108559. Chenopodium quinoa Willd. 

 Chenopodiaceae. Quinoa. 



From Peru. Seeds presented through J. L. 

 Colom, Chief, agricultural cooperation, 

 Pan American Union, Washington, D. C. 

 Received February 4, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



108560 to 108562. Phaseolus coccineus 

 L. Fabaceae. Scarlet Runner bean. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by Mrs. 

 Walter Douglas, Chauncey, N. Y. Re- 



108560 to 108562— Continued. 



ceived December 6, 1934. Numbered in 

 January 1935. 



108560. A wild form with white seeds. 



108561. A very hardy and prolific variety, 

 said to be a cross between the Spanish 

 white bean and the wild Mexican per- 

 ennial bean. 



108562. A variety with purple seeds. 



108563 to 108592. 



From Surinam, South America. Seeds col- 

 lected by W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received January 26, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



108563. Banisteriopsis sp. Malpighia- 

 ceae. 



No. 2921. Koni Koni tita, December 16, 

 1934. From the Djuka lumber camp on 

 Marshall Creek, Surinam River, 20 miles 

 above Carolina. 



108564. Centrosema dasyanthum Benth. 

 Fabaceae. 



No. 2931. From the Surinam River 

 banks, above Carolina, December 17, 1934. 

 A vine with white flowers, the standard 

 marked in the center with purple stripes. 



108565. Btrsonima sp. Malpighiaceae. 



No. 2901. Hulia. From the Simon 

 Creek, Surinam River, above Carolina, 

 December 14, 1934. Found in white 

 sand. 



108566. Cacoucia coccinea Aubl. Com- 

 bretaceae. 



No. 2902. Freinousoe notto, bat nut. 

 From the Simon Creek, Surinam River, 

 above Carolina, December 14, 1934. A 

 woody vine with crimson flowers and flat 

 ribbed fruits 3 by 2 inches. 



108567. Calopogonium caeruleum 

 (Benth.) Hemsl. Fabaceae. 



No. 2913. Atei. Near the Surinam 

 River above Carolina, December 15, 1934. 

 A twining vine with blue flowers. 



108568. Cassia multijuga L. C. Rich. 

 Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 2906. Krekre. From the Surinam 

 River bank near Carolina, December 15, 

 1934. A small tree with compound leaves 

 made up of linear leaves about one-half 

 inch long and large yellow flowers fol- 

 lowed by flat glabrous pods 6 inches long 

 and less than an inch wide. It is native 

 to tropical America. 



For previous introduction see 92195. 



108569. Cleome psoraliaepolia DC. Cap- 

 paridaceae. 



No. 2872-A. Makka. Vredenburg Weg, 

 December 7, 1934. A swamp herb 2 to 

 3 feet high, with sticky leaves and pale- 

 cream flowers. 



108570 and 108571. Clibadium sylVestre 

 (Aubl.) Baill. Asteraceae. 



An herb to 4 to 10 feet high with white 

 flowers. 



108570. No. 2893. Eoenami. From 

 Carolina on the Surinam River, De- 

 cember 13, 1934, ■ 



108571. No. 2919. Windiku. From the 

 Djuka lumber camp on Marshall 

 Creek, Surinam River, above Caro- 

 lina, December 16, 1934. 



