OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1935 



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112744. Chimonobambusa quadrangu- 

 labis (Fenzi) Makino. Poaceae. 



Bamboo 



From the Orient. Plants presented by Miss 

 Genevieve Wimsatt, through the Bureau of 

 k Plant Quarantine. Received June 17, 1935 



Numbered in November 1935. 



A bamboo which produces angular culms, 

 squarish in cross section. This character 

 does not apppear, however, in culms of very 

 small diameter. The maximum height at- 

 tained is uncertain, possibly 25 or 30 feet. 

 The species has proved difficult to propagate. 



For previous introduction see 93225. 



112745 to 112751. 



From England. Bulbs purchased from W. A. 

 Constable Ltd., Tunbridge Wells. Receivea 

 November 21, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112745. Leucojum aestivum L. Amaryl- 

 lidaceae. 



Gravetye Giant. A variety with large 

 pendulous heads of white flowers with green 

 tips, in late spring. 



112746 to 112751. Lilium spp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



112746. Lilium duchartrei Franch. 



A lily of the Martagon section, native 

 to alpine and subalpine regions of west- 

 ern China. The stems are 2 to 5 feet 

 high, the scattered lanceolate leaves are 

 2 to 4 inches long, and the fragrant, nod- 

 ding, marble-white flowers, 3 inches 

 across, spotted and lined with vinous- 

 purple, are borne in umbels of 1 to 12. 



For previous introduction see 99891. 



112747. Lilium duchartrei f a r r b r i 

 (Turr.) Grove. 



A slender graceful lily, 2 to 3 feet 

 high, bearing on long pedicels up to 5 

 recurved white flowers which are slight- 

 ly spotted with purple on the inside. 



For previous introduction see 90526. 



112748. Lilium polyphyllum D. Don. 

 For previous introduction see 112597. 



112749. Lilium sutchuenense Franch. 



A lily from Szechwan, western China, 

 with a stem 3 to 5 feet high, the under- 

 ground portion running horizontally. 

 The thickly scattered leaves are linear 

 and deep green, and the pendulous flow- 

 ers, up to 20 in number, have reflexed 

 orange-red segments spotted with pur- 

 plish black, and red anthers. 



For previous introduction see 95491. 



112750. Lilium wallichianum Schult. f. 



Wallich lily. 



A lily 4 to 6 feet high, with linear 

 leaves 6 to 9 inches long and, usually, 

 solitary waxy, creamy-white, fragrant 

 flowers 9 inches long, which are golden 

 yellow at the base inside and green out- 

 side. Native to the Himalayas from 

 Nepal to northern Burma. 



For previous introduction see 111062. 



112751. Lilium wardii W. W. Smith. 



A very fragrant Martagon lily with 

 stems about 3 feet high, oblong to linear- 

 lanceolate leaves, and 12 to 20 or more 

 pink flowers with purple spots. Native 

 to Tibet at altitudes between 8,000 and 

 10,000 feet. 



112752. Passifloka foetid a hastata 

 (Bertol.) Mast. Passifloraceae. 



Passionflower. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by W. A. 

 Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived November 14, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



No. 3977. November 2, 1935. Papaloa- 

 pam, Vera Cruz. A variety with hastate, 

 hirsute leaves. 



112753 to 112755. 



From China. Seeds and cuttings collected by 

 Peter Liu and forwarded by Fred J. Ros- 

 siter, acting agricultural commissioner, 

 American consulate, Shanghai. Received 

 November 21, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112753. Castanea seguinii Dode. Fag- 

 aceae. 



Small wild chestnuts from near Erh Shih 

 Pa Tu, in Gi Wu district. 



For previous introduction see 108555. 



112754. Tripterygium sp. Celastraceae. 



Lei Rung Teng. Cuttings from near 

 Erh Shih Pa Tu, in Gi Wu district. 



112755. Tripterygium sp. Celastraceae. 



Cuttings secured near Shih Hsia K'ou in 

 Chuki district. 



112756 to 112759. 



From Peru. Bulbs collected by Mrs. Ynes 

 Mexia, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived November 21, 1935. 



Introduced for Department specialists. 



112756. Amaryllis sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 7752. October 18, 1935, Distrito 

 Lima, on the road from Chosica to Matu- 

 cana at 700 feet altitude. A plant about 

 2 feet high, found on an arid rocky bank. 

 The flowers are reddish orange. 



112757. Hymenocallis amancaes (Ruiz 

 and Pav.) Nichols. Amaryllidaceae. 



Spiderlily. 



No. 7755. October 18, 1935, near Lima, 

 at 700 feet altitude. A tender bulbous 

 plant about 2 feet high, with large bright 

 yellow flowers. Native to Peru and Chile. 



For previous introduction see 93769. 



112758. Zephyranthes flammea (Ruiz 

 and Pav.) Baker. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 7754. October 18, 1935, near Lima, 

 at the Escuela Nacional de Agricultura, at 

 700 feet altitude. A Peruvian zephyranthes 

 with about 5 linear leaves 1 foot long and 

 erect flame-red flowers. Allied to Zephyr- 

 anthes aurea. 



112759. Zephyranthes sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 7753. October 20, 1935. On the 

 road from Lima to Chosica, about 600 feet 

 altitude. A plant with bright-orange flow- 

 ers ; found in a cultivated field. Received 

 under the name "igneus," for which a place 

 of publication has not been found. 



112760 to 112765. 



From the Union of South Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. J. D. J. Hofmeyr, Research 

 Horticulturist, Subtropical Horticultural 

 Research Station, Nelspruit. Received No- 

 vember 21, 1935. 



