JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 1935 



17 



112250. Abachis hypogaea L. Faba- 

 ceae. Peanut. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Di- 

 rector. Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jar- 

 dim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro. Received 

 September 27, 1935. 



Amendoim; introduced for Department 

 specialists. 



112251. Phleum pratense L. Poaceae. 



Timothy. 



From Wales. Seeds purchased from the 

 Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberyst- 

 wyth. Received September 28, 1935. 



S. 50, Extreme pasture strain ; introduced 

 for Department specialists. 



112252 to 112257. Campanula carpa- 

 tica Jacq. Campanulaceae. 



Carpathian bellflower. 



From England. Plants purchased from 

 Pricbard & Sons, Christ Church, Hants. 

 Received September 30, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112252. Elegant. 



112253. Harmony. 



112254. Harvest Moon. 



112255. Princess. 



112256. Viscountess Bung. 



112257. White Star. 



112258 to 112262. Ahachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



From Uruguay, South America. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Director of the Jardin Bo- 

 tanico. Montevideo. Received September 

 28, 1935. 



A collection of native varieties introduced 

 for Department specialists. 



112258. Bunch. 



112259. Jumbo. 



112260. From the Departamento de Ri- 

 vera. 



112261. From Brazil. 



112262. Valencia. 



112263. Febocactus coviixei Britt. and 

 Rose. Cactaceae. 



From Arizona. Seeds presented by F. J. 

 Crider, Boyce Tbompson Arboretum, Su- 

 perior. Received April 9, 1932. Numbered 

 in September 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



A globular or sbort-cylindric cactus about 

 5 feet high, with 20 to 30 thin high ribs and 

 stout straight or hooked annulate spines 2 to 

 3 inches long, varying from red to white. 

 The flowers, about 3 inches long, vary in 

 color from yellow to crimson. Native to the 

 southwestern United States and northern 

 Mexico. 



112264 and 112265. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived September 25, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112264 and 112265— Continued. 



112264. Dahlia coccinea Cav. Astera- 

 ceae. 



No. 3517. A wild dahlia, collected Sep- 

 tember 12, 1935, at Monte Alban, Oaxaca. 

 A species with small single orange flowers. 



112265. Zinnia sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 3518. A wild zinnia, collected Sep- 

 tember 12, 1935, at Monte Alban, Oaxaca. 



112266. Calamus obnatus Blume. 

 Phoenicaceae. Rattan. 



From the Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Arthur Fischer, Director of For- 

 estry, Manila. Received September 26, 

 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112267 to 112292. 



From Manchuria. Seeds collected by the 

 Asiatic Expedition. Received September 

 30, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112267 and 112268. Aconitum kusnezoffii 

 Reichenb. Ranunculaceae. Monkshood. 



An erect hardy herbaceous perennial, 

 native to northeastern Asia, with terminal 

 clusters of bluish flowers. 



For previous introduction see 110479. 



112267. No. 13. IV. From Barim, Sep- 

 tember 27, 1934. 



112268. No. 14. IV. From Barim, Sep- 

 tember 30, 1934. 



112269. Allium senescens L. Liliaceae. 

 No. 7. IV. From Barim. 



112270. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 17. IV. September 4, 1934. Col- 

 lected along the road from Hailar to Gan- 

 jour Monastery, Barga District. 



112271 and 112272. Cimicifuga dahueica 

 (Turcz.) Huth. Ranunculaceae. 



From Barim. A tall hardy perennial 

 with large decompound leaves and panicu- 

 late racemes of small white flowers. Na- 

 tive to central Asia. 



112271. No. 11. IV. September 28, 1934. 



112272. No. 12. IV. October 1, 1934. 



112273. CLEMATIS GLAUCA ANGUSTIFOLIA 



Ledeb. Ranunculaceae. 



No. 10. IV. Barim, September 28, 1934. 

 A slender woody climber with the leaflets 

 three-parted into narrowly linear-lanceo- 

 late segments. The nodding, bell-shaped 

 yellow flowers, 1 to 2 inches across, are 

 borne in few-flowered, axillary cymes. Na- 

 tive to Mongolia. 



For previous introduction see 92773. 



112274. CONVALLAEIA MAJALIS L. Con- 



vallariaceae. Lily-of-the-valley. 



No. 2. IV. From Barim, October 2, 

 1934. 



112275. COEYLUS HETEROPHYLLA Fisch. 



Betulaceae. Hazelnut. 



No. 9. IV. From Barim, September 30, 

 1934. A hardy shrubby hazel up to 12 

 feet high, with nuts about one-fourth of 

 an inch long. Native' to northeastern 

 Asia. 



For previous introduction see 69884. 



