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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



114691 to 114693 — Continued. 



114691. Daber. 



114692. Eierkartoffel. 



114693. Flava. 



114694. Ochroma concolor Rowlee. 

 Bombacaceae. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by Prof. M. 

 Martinez at Villa Azueta, Veracruz, and 

 presented by W. R. Maxon, United States 

 National Museum. Received May 2, 1936. 



A large tropical tree, native to Guatemala ; 

 one of several species which yield the balsa 

 wood of commerce. 



114695 to 114697. 



From Scotland. Seeds presented by the 

 Scottish Society for Research in Plant 

 Breeding, Craigs House, Corstorphine, 

 Edinburgh. Received May 29, 1936. 



114695. Agrostis palustris Huds. Poa- 

 ceae. Creeping bent. 



114696. Phleum pratensb L. 



CB. 191. Pasture timothy. 



114697. Phleum pratensb L. 



Poaceae. 

 Timothy. 



Poaceae. 

 Timothy. 



CB. 213. Rust resistant hay timothy. 



114698 and 114699. Solanum tubero- 

 sum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Uruguay. Tubers presented by the In- 

 stituto Fitotecnico y Semillero Nacional 

 "La Estanzuela," Montevideo. Received 

 April 25, 1936. 



114698. Americana Wanca. 



114699. Yaguau. 

 114700 to 114823. 



From China. Seeds collected in Szechwan 

 Province and presented by the Botanic 

 Garden Division of the Sun Yat-Sen Tomb 

 and Memorial Park Commission, Nanking. 

 Received April 3, 1936. 



114700. 'ACANTHOPANAX SBPTBMLO- 



bum (Thunb.) Koidz. Araliaceae. 



No. 1. A tree up to 90 feet high, native 

 to eastern Asia. The large round leaves, 

 sometimes a foot across, are divided into 

 seven triangular serrate lobes, and the 

 small white flowers, in large terminal clus- 

 ters, are followed by small black fruits. 



For previous introduction see 99141. 



114701. ACANTHOPANAX SETCHUENENSIS 



Harms. Araliaceae. 



No. 2. A bush up to 10 feet high, na- 

 tive to western China, where it is found 

 in thickets at altitudes of 5,500 to 6,500 

 feet. The small white flowers, in short- 

 peduncled umbels, are followed by black 

 fruits. This species is closely related to 

 Acanthopanax leucorrhizus. 



For previous introduction see 52928. 



114702. Acanthopanax trifoliatum (L.) 

 C. Schneid. Araliaceae. 



No. 3. A hardy spiny climbing shrub, 

 native to western China, with slender- 

 stemmed, three-parted, light-green leaves 

 and compound terminal umbels of small 



§reenish flowers followed by small black 

 erries. 



For previous introduction see 110285. 



114700 to 114823— Continued. 



114703. Acer erianthui 

 eraceae. 



Schwerin. Ac- 

 Maple. 



No. 5. A small tree, related to Acer 

 caudatvm, with five-lobed to seven-lobed 

 leaves about 4 inches long and broad. Na- 

 tive to central and western China. 



114704. Acer laevigatum 

 ceae. 



Wall. 



Acera- 



Maple. 



No. 6. A large tree, up to 40 feet 

 high and 3 to 4 feet in diameter, native 

 to the temperate slopes of the Himalayas 

 and western China. The oblong-ovate, 

 nearly entire leaves are 2 to 6 inches long, 

 reticulate beneath, and the panicled cymes 

 of small white flowers appear with the 

 leaves. 



For previous introduction see 99711. 



114705. Acer tetramerum 

 ceae. 



Pas. Acera- 

 Maple. 



No. 7. A tree native to central and 

 western China, 20 to 30 feet high, with 

 oval or oblong, coarsely toothed leaves 

 from 2 to 3% inches long. The keys 

 are slender stalked, and the nutlets are 

 thick and strongly veined. 



For previous introduction see 43813. 



114706. ACHYRANTHES BIDENTATA Blume. 



Amaranthaceae. 



No. 8. A slender perennial 4 to 6 feet 

 in height, with broadly elliptic leaves 3 

 to 10 inches long and slender spikes of 

 small white flowers. Native to eastern 

 Asia. 



114707. Actinidia callosa Lindl. Dil- 

 leniaceae. 



No. 9. A climbing shrub, becoming 20 

 feet or more long, with conspicuous len- 

 ticels on the branchlets. The oval to ob- 

 long, serrulate, acuminate leaves are 3 

 to 5 inches long, and the small white 

 flowers, one-half inch across, are followed 

 by ovoid spotted fruits 1 inch long. Na- 

 tive to the Himalayas and southwestern 

 China. 



114708. Actinidia coriacea (Fin. and 

 Gagn.) Dunn. Dilleniaceae. 



No. 10. A climbing shrub about 25 feet 

 high, with persistent, coriaceous, lanceo- 

 late, finely dentate leaves nearly 6 inches 

 long. These are bronze red, passing into 

 metallic green ; in autumn they take on 

 a beautiful reddish color. The fragrant 

 white flowers are followed by small green- 

 ish ovoid or elongated fruits. Native to 

 western China. 



For previous introduction see 42683. 



114709. ACTINODAPHNE CONFERTIFOLIA 



(Hemsl. ) Gamble. Lauraceae. 



No. 11. An evergreen shrub or tree of 

 medium size, with lanceolate leaves about 

 4 inches long, clustered at the tops and 

 forks of the branches, and inconspicuous 

 flowers, followed by small black berries. 

 Native to western China. 



114710. ACTINODAPHNE RETICULATA MeiSSH. 



Lauraceae. 



No. 12. A small evergreen tree with 

 whorled linear or elliptic lanceolate leaves 

 about 6 inches long and clusters of small 

 greenish flowers. Native to northeastern 

 India. 



114711. Adenostemma lavenia (L.) 

 Kuntze. Asteraceae. 



No. 13. 



