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114670. Peunus sibirica L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Siberian apricot. 



From South Dakota. Plants presented by 

 Prof. N. E. Hansen, South Dakota State 

 College, Brookings. Received April 28, 

 1936. 



A wild Siberian apricot collected from a 

 stony hillside at Shivando, in the vicinity 

 of Shilka at the north fork of the Siberian 

 Railway. 



For previous introduction see 114074. 

 114671 to 114678. 



From England. Plants purchased from Hil- 

 lier & Sons, Winchester. Received April 

 29, 1936. 



114671 to 114675. Rhododendron spp. 

 Ericaceae. 



114671. Rhododendron albrechtii 

 Maxim. 



A shrub 3 to 5 feet high, with obo- 

 vate to oblanceolate membranous leaves 

 which turn yellow in autumn. The 

 rotate-campanulate, red-purple flowers, 

 2 inches across, in clusters of three 

 to five, appear with the leaves. It is 

 somewhat like Rhododendron schlippen- 

 bachii and is native to Japan. 



For previous introduction see 86749. 



114672. Rhododendron indicum (L.) 

 Sweet. 



Variety Kokinshita. A compact low- 

 growing bush with narrow leaves and 

 single scarlet flowers of the general 

 type of the plant known in trade as 

 Azalea macrantha. It is very free 

 flowering. 



For previous introduction see 78379. 



114673. Rhododendron indicum (L.) 

 Sweet. 



Variety Misomogiri. 



114674. Rhododendron quinquefolium 

 Biss. and Moore. Cork azalea. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree up 

 to 25 feet high, with broad-elliptic to 

 ovate leaves about 2 inches long and 

 white, green-spotted campanulate .flow- 

 ers about 2 inches across. Native to 

 Japan. 



114675. Rhododendron tschonoskii 

 Maxim. 



A forest shrub, native to Japan, with 

 flaky bark, elliptic leaves one-third of 

 an inch long, and heads of one to four 

 small white flowers. 



For previous introduction see 85859. 



114676. XBerberis lologensis Sandwith. 

 Berberidaceae. 



An evergreen shrub related to Berberis 

 dartoinii. It is described as a hybrid of 

 Berberis darwitiii and Berberis linearifolia. 



114677. Chionanthus Retusa Lindl. 

 Oleaceae. Chinese fringetree. 



A handsome deciduous hardy omanuental 

 tree bearing, during the spring, a multi- 

 tude of small delicately fragrant flowers, 

 with very narrow petals, followed in the 

 fall by masses of blue berries resembling 

 wild grapes. This species is considered by 

 some to be superior to the Virginia fringe- 

 tree (Ghionanthvs virginioa) . because of 

 the whiteness and fragrance of its flowers 

 and its more graceful habits. 



For previous introduction see 103120. 



114671 to 114678— Continued. 



114678. Jasminum humile L. Oleaceae. 

 Italian jasmine. 



A shrub, usually evergreen, with up- 

 right and spreading branches, angled 

 branchlets, and compound leaves made up 

 of three to seven ovate, entire leaflets 

 about 1 inch long. The bright-yellow 

 flowers, nearly 1 inch long, are borne in 

 several-flow ered open cymes. It is< native 

 to southern Asia. 



For previous introduction see 93904. 



114679. Achbas zapota L. Sapotaceae. 



Sapodilla. 



From Costa Rica. Seeds presented by Alan 

 Kelso, Chief of the Propagation Service, 

 Department of Agriculture, Puntarenas. 

 Received April 27, 1936. 



White-fleshed giant. 



For previous introduction see 112602. 



114680 to 114687. Myrciaria cauliflora 

 (Mart.) Berg. Myrtaceae. 



Jaboticaba. 



From? Brazil. Plants purchased from Dier- 

 berger & Companhia, Sao Paulo. Received 

 May 2, 1936. 



For previous introduction see 113511. 



114680. Blanco. 



114681. Bronzcada. 



114682. Orumichama. 



114683. Sahara seedlings. The leading 

 confmercial variety in Brazil. The 

 fruit is medium sized, very thin-skinned, 

 with small seeds and sweet flesh of 

 good quality. The seedlings are said 

 to resemble closely the parent. 



114684. Murta. 



114685. Paulista. A late-ripening variety, 

 with large rather thick-skinned fruits 

 containing large seeds ; not equal in 

 quality to Sahara. 



114686. Pintada. 



114687. Rajada. 



114688 and 114689. Nicotiana taba- 

 cum L. Solanaceae. 



Common tobacco. 



From Honduras. Seeds obtained through the 

 American consulate, Tegucigalpa, at the 

 request of W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received May 2, 1936. 



114688. Chapeollo. From Danli. 



114689. A mixed sample from Santa Rosa 

 de Copan. 



114690. Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) 

 Berg. Myrtaceae. Jaboticaba. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by B. H. 

 Hunnicutt, Lavras, Minas Geraes. Re- 

 ceived December 29, 1921. Numbered in 

 April 1936. 



For previous introduction see 114687. 



114691 to 114693. Solanum tubero- 

 sum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Germany. Tubers presented by' Dr. 

 Karl Stapp, Biologische Reichsanstalt fur 

 Land und Forstwirtschaft, Berlin-Dahlem. 

 Received May 5, 1936. 



