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111737 to 111748— Continued. 



111743. Fhotinia franchetiana Diels. 



Malaceae. 



No. 156. A small evergreen tree or 

 shrub, with lustrous, obovato-elliptic or 

 obovate leaves about 5 inches long and 

 numerous panicles of small white flowers 

 Nati-e to Yunnan, China, at about 7,000 

 fe?t altitude. 



111744 to 111746. Rhododendron spp. 

 Ericaceae. 



111744. Rhododendron bullatum 

 Franch. 



No. 158. A loosely branched shrub 

 un to 8 fept high, native to Yunnan, 

 China. The branchlrts are densely and 

 softly woolly ; the elliptic-ovate loaves, 

 2 to 4 inches long, are puckered above 

 and loosely woolly pubescent beneath : 

 and the broadly tubular pink-tinged 

 white flowers. 2 to 3 inches long, are 

 borne in terminal clusters. 



For previous introduction see 103137. 



111745. Rhododendron crassum Franch. 



No. 129. A shrub 8 feet high, found 

 in southwestern China between 10.000 

 and 12.000 feet altitude. The dark- 

 grcm, oval-oblong, acute loaves are 

 greenish-brown punctate beneath : the 

 white tubular flowers are up to 4 inches 

 across. 



For previous introduction see 84166. 



111^48. Rhododendron haematodes 

 Franch. 



No. 131. A shrub up to 10 feet high, 

 native to Yunnan. China. The oblong 

 to obovate leaves. 2 to 4 inches long, 

 ^ire dark grerm above and densely ru- 

 fous-woolly tomentose beneath. The 

 flesh v, tubular-campmulate. crim^oi 

 flowe-s, in umbels of 6 to 8, are 2 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 97666. 



111747. Sorbds poteriifolia Hand.-Mazz. 

 Malaceae. 



No. 136. A shrub up to 15 feet high, 

 with pinnate leaves 2 to 4 inches long 

 and corymbs of small crimson flowers. 

 Native to southwestern China. 



111748. Ternstroemia gymnanthera 

 (Wight and Arn.) Sprague. Theaceae. 



No. 150. An evergreen tree about 20 

 feet high, with oblong-ovate leaves and 

 small, palo-yellow, fragrant flowers fol- 

 lowed by yellow berries about the size of 

 a cherry. Native to southeastern Asia. 



111749 to 111760. 



From Eouidor. Seeds collected by Mrs. 

 Ynes M^xia, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received June 25. 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



111749 to 111752. Bomarea spp. Amaryl- 

 lidaceae. 



Collected near Baeza, Canton Napo, 

 Province of Napo-Pastaza, at 6.000 feet 

 altitude, May 5, 1935. Flowers not seen. 



111749. Bomarea sp. 



No. 7345. A perennial herb found 

 climbing among the undergrowth along 

 the trail. 



111749 to 111760— Continued. 



111750. Bomarea sp. 



No. 7346. A clambering herb found 

 in open forest. 



111751. Bomarea sp. 



No. 7344. On the trail between 

 Baeza and Papallacta. A herbaceous 

 climber on undergrowth in open woods. 



111752. Bomarea sp. 



No. 7347. A trailing plant found 

 growing in light shade. 



111753. Grias loretensis R. Kunth. Le- 

 cythidaceae. 



No. 7232. A slender-trunked tropical 

 evergreen tree up to 45 feet high, with 

 long narrow-lanceolate leaves and ra- 

 cemes of showy yellow flowers. Native 

 to Peru. 



111754. Guarea sp. Meliaceae. 

 No. 7064. 



111755. Jacaranda sp. Bignoniaceae. 

 No. 7295. 



111756. Juglans honorei Dode. Juglan- 

 daceae. 



No. 7338. Tocte. A wild walnut, na- 

 tive to the highlands of northern South 

 America, which resembles closely the 

 black walnut of the United States. The 

 thick-sh; lied nut contains a kernel of mild 

 pleasant flavor. 



For previous introduction see 108822. 



111757. Solandm sp. Solanaceae. 

 No. 7124. 



111758. (Undetermined.) 

 No. 7240. 



111759. (Undetermined.) 

 No. 7030. 



111760. (Undetermined.) 

 No. 1240. 



111761 to 111763. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the Ex- 

 periment Station. Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Southern Rhodesia, through H. S. 

 Heiing. Penacook, N. H. Received June 

 29, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



111761. Agropyron cristatdm (L.) 

 Gaertn. Poaceae. Crested wheatgrass. 



Variety Fairway. 



111762 and 111763. Cynodon dactylon 

 (L.) Pers. Poaceae. Bermuda grass. 



111762. Variety Royal Gape. 



111763. Variety Magennis. 



111764 to 111821. 



From India. Seeds presented by A. H. Lee, 

 Bandrale, Kulu, Puniab, through Walter 

 Koelz Grass Lake, Mich. Received June 

 24, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



111764. Allium sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 44. 



