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110518 to 110555— Continued. 



110526 to 110531. Festuca elatior L. 

 Meadow fescue. 



110526. 



FCT. 



No. 



1144. 







110527. 



FCT. 



No. 



5875. 







110528. 



FCT. 



No. 



2100. 







110529. 



FCT. 



No. 



5610. 







110530. 



FCT. 



No. 



5712. 







110531. 



FCT. 



No. 



5713. 







0532. Festuca rubra heterophylla 

 (Lam.) Mutel. Shade fescue. 



FCT. No. 2101. A densely tufted 

 peiennial grass, used for lawns in 

 shady places. Native to Europe. 



110533. Festuca mairei St. Yves. 



FCT. No. 1499. A grass native to 

 Morocco. 



For previous introduction see 74168. 



110534. Festuca maritima L. 



FCT. No. 5792. A tufted annual 

 grass, native to Spain, with culms about 

 a foot high. 



Sheep fescue. 



110535. Festuca ovina L. 



FCT. No. 2102. 



110536 to 110538. Festuca ovina sul- 

 cata Hack. 



110536. FCT. No. 2092. 



110537. FCT. No. 2385. 



110538. FCT. No. 2093. 



110539 to 110541. Festuca ovina vale 

 siaca (Schleicb.) Link. 



A perennial grass, with slender culms 

 about 1 foot high. Native to central 

 Europe. 



110539. FCT. No. 2094. 



110540. FCT. No. 2386. 



110541. FCT. No. 2478. 

 110542. Festuca varia Haenke. 



FCT. No. 2362. 



110543 to 110547. Festuca rubra L. 



Red fescue. 



110543. FCT. No. 1294. 



110544. FCT. No. 3460. 



110545. FCT. Uo. 2104. 



110546. FCT. No. 5761. 



110547. FCT. No. 1295. 



110548. Festuca 

 Gaud. 



rubra commutaxa 

 Chewings fescue. 



FCT. No. 1293. 



110549. Festuca spadicea L. 

 FCT. No. 2363. 



For previous introduction see 89827. 



110550. Festuca varia Haenke. 

 FCT. No. 2387. 



For previous introduction see 89828. 



110551. Festuca sp. 

 FCT. No. 2519. 



110552. Festuca sp. 

 FCT. No. 2103. 



110518 to 110555 — Continued. 



110553 to 110555. Scleropoa rigida (L.) 

 Griseb. Grass. 



An annual tufted grass up to a foot in 

 height, with linear, sharp-pointed leaves 

 and rigid panicles. Native to Asia 

 Minor. 



For previous introduction see 58709. 



110553. FCT. No. 1763. 



110554. FCT. No. 2477. 



110555. FCT. No. 2520. 



110556 to 110558. 



From Paraguay. Seeds presented by the 

 Botanic Garden, Asuncion. Received 

 April 18, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



110556. Malvastrum sp. Malvaceae. 



Originally from Napalpi, Chaco, Argen- 

 tina. 



110557. Malvastrum sp. Malvaceae. 



110558. Sphaeralcea bonariensis (Cav.) 

 Griseb. Malvaceae. 



A tender shrubby perennial about 1 foot 

 high. Native to Argentina. 



110559 to 110590. 



From France. Seeds and bulbs presented 

 by tbe Director, Botanic Garden, Nantes. 

 Received April 20, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



Unless otherwise mentioned, the materia] 

 was received as seed. 



110559 to 110587. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



110559. Allium carinatum L. 



Bulblets of a species with narrowly 

 linear leaves and lilac-purple flowers, 

 produced in a comparatively large 

 head. It is found throughout southern 

 Europe, especially in the Alps. 



For previous introduction see 104626. 



110560. Allium cepa L. 



110581. Allium ochroleucum Waldst. 

 and Kit. 



An allium, native to central Europe, 

 with terete stems over a foot high, 

 linear leaves, and umbels of 15 to 20 



yellowish-white flowers. 



110562. Allium odorum L. 



A European onion cultivated in 

 Japan for its leaves, which are pro- 

 duced abundantly in the spring and 

 eaten as greens. 



For previous introduction see 78986. 



110563. Allium oleraceum L. 



Bulblets of a central European al- 

 lium with stems 2 to 3 feet high, semi- 

 terete leaves, and greenish-yellow flow- 

 ers. 



110564. Allium porrum L. Leek. 



110565. Allium sibiricum L. 



An allium, native to Siberia, with 

 semiterete leaves, cylindrical scape up 

 to 2 feet high, and an umbel of many 

 rose-colored flowers. 



