APRIL 1 TO JUKE 3 0, 19 3 6 



45 



115550 to 115632 — Continued. 



115630. No. 44. Boredje fasvlio. A 

 black-eyed bean. 



115631. No. 49. 



115632. Zba mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



No. 24. 



115633. Vrris sp. Vitaceae. 



From Ecuador. Plants and cuttings pre- 

 sented by Luis Gattoni, Departmento de 

 Agricultura de Ecuador, Quito. Received 

 May 20, 1936. 



A -wild grape, native to Ecuador, used 

 as a grafting stock for varieties of Vitis 

 rin if era. 



115634 to 115637. Zea mays L. Poa- 

 ceae. Corn. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter 

 Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived May 6, 1936. 



From Agra, United Provinces, March 28, 

 1936. Both vellow and white types are 

 planted in tbe rainy season. The white 

 corn is said to be very tender. 



115636. No. 433-B. 



115637. No. 433-C. 



115634. No. 433. 



115635. No. 433-A. 



115638 to 115662. Hedeea spp. Aralia- 

 ceae. 



From England. Plants purchased from L. 

 R. Russell, L<td., Richmond Nurseries, 

 Richmond, Surrey. Received May 20, 

 1936. 



115638 and 115639. Hedera canariensis 

 Willd. Algerian ivy. 



A high-climbing tender ivy with large 

 bright-green roundish-ovate^ leaves. Na- 

 tive to the Canary Islands. 



115638. moire de Marlngo. 



115639. Azorica variegata. 



115640. Hedera nepalensis K. Koch. 



A high-climbing ivy with triangular- 

 ovate to triangular-oblong, pinnate-lobed 

 leaves 2 to 5 inches long. Native to 

 India. 



115641 to 115644. Hedera colchica Koch. 

 Colchis ivy. 



A high-climbing vine with the young 

 growth covered by golden-yellow scales, 

 broadly cordate, almost entire, very large 

 bright-green leaves of firm texture, and 

 small umbels of greenish-yellow flowers in 

 paniculate clusters, followed by black 

 fruits. Native to the Caucasus region. 



For previous introduction see 108792. 



115641. The type. 



115642. Variety Amurensis. 



115643. Variety Dentata. 



115644. Variety Dentata Variegata. 



115645 to 115662. Hedera helix L. 



English Ivy. 



115645. Variety Alba Marginata ; small 

 greenish leaves with white margins. 



115646. Variety Angularis Aurea; young 

 leaves soft yellowish green. 



115638 to 115662 — Continued. 



115647. Variety Atropurpurea ; leaves 

 dark purple in winter. 



115648. Variety Oaenwoodiana ; leaves 

 small, finely cut with whitish veins. 



115649. Variety Contraota; plants 

 dwarf, freely branched, leaves small, 

 close set, much waved at margins. 



115650. Variety Donerailensis ; leaves 

 larger than those of variety Caen- 

 woodiana, usually three-lobed. 



115651. Variety Elegantissima; leaves 

 small with white margins. 



115652. Variety Emerald Gem; leaves 

 small, bright glossy green. 



115653. Variety Howardii; leaves mot- 

 tled, sometimes silver at edge. 



115654. Variety Rhomooidea Variegata £ 

 leaves rhomboid ovate, silver mar- 

 gined. 



115655. Variety Jubilee; leaves small, 

 silver variegated and margined. 



115656. Variety Comglomerata; plants 

 dwarf with erect stems and close-set 

 leaves. 



115657. Variety Mrs. Pollock; leaves 

 small, golden. 



115658. Variety Russell's Gold; leaves 

 small, new growths golden. 



115659. Variety Sheen Silver; leave® 

 small, silver edged and variegated, 



115660. Variety Hibernica. 



115661. Variety Hibernica Aureomacu^ 

 lata; leaves blotched pale, creamy 

 yellow. 



115662. Variety Rhomooidea; leaves 

 thick, rhomboid-ovate ; stems thick 

 with short internodes. 



115663. Carta ovata (Mill.) K. Koch, 

 Juglandaceae. Hickory nut. 



From Canada. Scions presented by G. H„ 

 Corsan, Echo Valley Nut Plantation, 

 Islington, Ontario. Received May 21, 

 1936. 



Neils on. A true shagbark hickory ;> the 

 nuts are very large and have a thin shell 

 which cracks easily. The tree is 70 feet 

 tall, with a spread of 35 feet, and with- 

 stands a temperature of —40° F. 



115664. Amoephophallus kon jac Kocii, 

 Araceae. 



From Japan. Tubers purchased from the 

 Yokohama Nursery Co., Yokohama. Re- 

 ceived May 2i; 1936. 



An aroid grown in Japan for the edible- 

 starchy tubers. 



For previous introduction see 47226. 



115665. Pbosopis chilensis (Molina) 

 Stuntz. Mimosaceae. 



From Hawaii. Seeds presented by E. L. 

 Caufn, Experiment Station of the Hawaiian 

 Sugar Planters Association. Received May 

 5, 1936. 



The sweetish pods of this tree are eaten 

 by cattle. 



For previous introduction see 96516. 



