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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



112267 to 112292— Continued. 



112276. Ephedra sp. Gnetaceae. 



No. 1. IV. August 8, 1934. From sand 

 dunes, vicinity of Khankai-nur, Barga Dis- 

 trict. 



112277. Hypericum asctron L. Hyper- 

 icaceae. St. Johnswort. 



No. 20. IV. October 1, 1934. From the 

 shore of the Yal River near Barim. 



112278. Iris dichotoma Pall. Iridaceae. 



Vesper iris. 



No. 8. IV. Near Barim, October 28, 

 1934. An iris with flower stems up to 2 

 feet tall and fugitive flowers which vary 

 from white to lavender, produced freely in 

 late summer. 



For previous introduction see 90154. 



112279 and 112280. Lilium concolor 

 Salisb. Liliaceae. Morningstar lily. 



Collected near Barim. 



For previous introduction see 69020. 



112279. No. 5. IV. October 2, 1934. 



112280. No. 6. IV. September 30, 1934. 



112281. Lindm perenne L. Linaceae. 



Perennial flax. 



No. 18. IV. Near Barim, September 29, 

 1934. 



112282. PARNASSIA PALUSTRIS L. Saxi- 



fragaceae. Grass-of-Parnassus. 



No. 15. IV. October 1, 1934, in the vi- 

 cinity of Harbin. 



112283. Pedicularis sp. Scrophulariaceae. 



No. 22. IV. Near Barim, October 2, 

 1934. 



112284. Prunds padus L. Amygdalaceae. 



European bird-cherry. 



No. 16. IV. September 13. 1934. From 

 the valley of the Bain-gol River along the 

 road from Hailar to Khandagai. 



112285. Rhamnus DAVDRiCA Pall. Rham- 

 naceae. Dahurian buckthorn. 



No. 19. IV. From Khandagai, Barga 

 District, September 10, 1934. A large 

 spreading shrub or small tree up to 20 

 feet high, with oblong leaves 2 to 4 inches 

 long, greenish flowers, and black berries 

 less than half an inch in diameter. Na- 

 tive to northeastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see 69889. 



112286. Swertia diluta (Turcz,) Benth. 

 and Hook. f. Gentianaceae. 



No. 21. IV. Near Barium, September 29, 

 1934. A low herbaceous perennial about 

 a foot high, with lanceolate leaves and 

 small pale-blue flowers in a dense fastigiate 

 umbel. Native to eastern Asia. 



112287 and 112288. Taraxacum spp. Ci- 

 choriaceae. 



Collected September 28 and 29, 1934, 

 near Barim. 



112287. No. 24. IV. 



112288. No. 25. IV. 



112289 and 112290. Veratrum nigrum L. 

 Melanthiaceae. False-hellebore. 



112267 to 112292— Continued. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial up to 3 

 feet high, with broad leaves about 1 foot 

 long and small blackish-purple flowers in 

 terminal panicles. Native to Europe and 

 Asia. 



112289. No. 3. IV. September 28, 1934, 

 near Barim. 



112290. No. 4. IV. September 30, 1934, 

 near Barim. 



112291. Viburnum sargenti Koehne. Cap- 

 rifoliaceae. Sargent cranberrybush. 



No. 23. IV. September 29, 1934. In 

 the vicinity of Barim. A strong-growing 

 shrub 12 to 15 feet high, somewhat re- 

 sembling Viburnum opulus, with broadly 

 ovate, three-lobed leaves and heavy clusters 

 of attractive bright-red fruits. 



For previous introduction see 101909. 



112292. (Undetermined.) 



No. 26. IV. Near Barim, October 1, 

 1934. 



112293. NlEREMBERGIA GRACILIS Hook, 



Solanaceae. 



From Egypt. Seeds presented by the Horti- 

 cultural Section, Giza, through F. G. Wal- 

 singham, Atkins Institution of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos, Cuba. 

 Received September 7, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



A tufted perennial with slender ascending 

 stems about 6 inches high, small narrow 

 linear leaves, and showy light-lavender flow- 

 ers, darker near the center and yellow in the 

 throat, about 1 inch across. Native to Ar- 

 gentina. 



112294. Litchi chinensis Sonner. Sa- 

 pindaceae. Lychee. 



From China. Plants presented by Col. Clyde 

 S. Ford, United States Postal Agency, 

 Shanghai. Received July 24, 1923. Num- 

 bered in September 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



No. 10. 



For previous introduction see 111949. 



112295 to 112304. 



From Colombia and Ecuador. Seeds col- 

 lected by Mrs. Ynes Mexia, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received September 18, 

 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112295 to 112297. Bomarea spp. Amaryl- 

 lidaceae. 



112295. Bomarea sp. 



No. 7551-A. Near the village of To- 

 fino, on the north flank of the Volcan de 

 Chiles, Departamento Narino, Colombia, 

 July 29, 1935, at 11,000 feet altitude. 

 A vine found growing in hedgerows ; flow- 

 ers not seen. 



112296. BOMAREA sp. 



No. 7637-A. Peoa. Along the road 

 from Pun to Tulcan, Canton Tulcan, 

 Provincia Carchi, Ecuador, August 15, 

 1935, at 9,800 feet altitude. A twining 

 plant with crimson flowers, the inner 

 segments shading to orange with no 

 flecks. 



