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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



114150 to 114188— Continued. 



114165. Delphinium tristb Fisch. 



A perennial larkspur with three- to 



five-parted leaves and lax racemes of 



dark reddish-tan flowers. Native to 

 Siberia. 



For previous introduction gee 104953. 



114166. Delphinium sp. 



114167. Phaseolus coccinbus L. Faba- 

 ceae. Scarlet runner bean. 



114168 and 114169. Pisum sativum L. Fa- 

 baceae. Pea. 



114170 to 114177. Rheum spp. Polygona- 

 ceae. Rhubarb. 



114170. Rheum austeale Don. 



For previous introduction see 110582. 



114171. Rheum franzenbachii Muenter. 



A rapidly growing species, native to 

 temperate Asia. It is a striking orna- 

 mental, suitable for borders and possi- 

 bly useful for breeding purposes. 



For previous introduction see 110625. 



114172. Rheum macropterum Mart. 



A plant with handsome foliage and 

 striking clusters of flowers and seeds, 

 valuable perhaps for borders or breed- 

 ing purposes. Country of origin un- 

 known. 



For previous introduction see 110626. 



114173. Rheum moorcroftianum Royle. 



A stout stemless plant with large, 

 thick, orbicular leaves, all radical. Na- 

 tive to the western Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see 31042. 



114174. Rheum officianale Baill. 



A stout perennial with a short branch- 

 ing stem and very large round-oval 

 leaves 1 to 3 feet across. The flower 

 stems, 3 to 10 feet high, bear the nu- 

 merous greenish flowers in a large 

 feathery panicle. This is the medicinal 

 rhubarb found throughout western 

 China. 



For previous introduction see 110627. 



114175. Rheum rhaponticum L. 



Common rhubarb. 



114176. Rheum ribes L. 



A herbaceous perennial up to 5 feet 

 high, with large cordate to reniform 

 leaves and panicles of small blood-red, 

 narrow-winged fruits. Native to the 

 mountains of southwestern Asia. 



114177. Rubus caesius L. Rosaceae. 



Dewberry. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 113859. 



114178 to 114188. Solanum spp. Solana- 

 ceae. 



114178. Solanum argenteum Dun. 



A shrub about 6 feet high, with ovate- 

 oblong leaves about 4 inches long and 

 small white flowers. Native to Brazil. 



114179. Solanum aviculare Forst. f. 



Nightshade. 



A bushy shrub 6 to 8 feet high, with 

 laciniate leaves 10 inches long, small 

 cymes of large dark-purple flowers, and 



114150 to 114188— Continued. 



yellowish fruits an inch in diameter, 

 which are used for making marmalade. 



For previous introduction see 110658. 



114180. Solanum capsicastrum Link. 



False Jerusalem-cherry. 



For previous introduction see 110762. 



114181 and 114182. Solanum dulcamara 

 L. Bitter nightshade. 



For previous introduction see 110812. 



114183 and 114184. Solanum mblongena 

 L. Eggplant. 



For previous introduction see 114035. 



114185 and 114186. Solanum nigrum L. 

 Bitter nightshade. 



For previous introduction see 110590. 



114187. + Solanum proteus Winkl. 



A graft hybrid (Lycopersicon esculen- 

 tum X Solanum nigrum). 



114188. Solanum tuberosum L. Potato. 



114189 and 114190. Zephyranthes spp. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



From Mexico. Bulbs collected- at Tapachulo, 

 Chiapas, by W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received March 26, 1936. 



114189. Zephyranthes sp. 



No. 3774. Collected March 14, 1936. A 

 species with white flowers. 



114190. Zephyranthes rosea Lindl. 



Pink zephyr lily. 



No. 3775. Collected March 14, 1936. 

 A tender autumn-blooming species, native 

 to Cuba, with linear, bright-green leaves 

 and rose-colored flowers an inch long on 

 a peduncle 4 to 6 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 112352. 



114191. Saccharum spontanetjm L. 

 Poaceae. 



From Japan. Cuttings presented by Dr. T. 

 Miyake, Department of Agriculture, Gov- 

 ernment Research Institute, Taihoku, For- 

 mosa. 



114192 to 114203. Tricyrtis spp. Mel- 

 anthiaceae. 



From Japan. Plants purchased from K. 

 Wada, Hakoneya Nurseries, Numazu-shi. 

 Received March 31, 1936. 



114192. Tricyrtis flava Maxim. 



A dwarf tricyrtis with oblong-lanceolate 

 leaves and large yellow campanulate flow- 

 ers in racemes. Native to Japan. 



114193. Tricyrtis formosana Baker. 



A herbaceous perennial with flexuous 

 stems up to 10 inches high, sessile lance- 

 olate leaves 4 to 5 inches long, and showy 

 blended spotted, red- and blue-purple flow- 

 ers in lax few-flowered corymbs. Native 

 to Taiwan. 



114194. Tricyrtis hirta Hook. 



Variety Albida. A form with pure- 

 white flowers. 



114195. Tricyrtis latifolia Maxim. 



A tricyrtis with zigzag stems up to 3 

 feet high, broadly oblong or ovate leaves, 

 and a terminal corymb of whitish flowers 

 with small purple spots. Native to Japan. 



