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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



118801 to 118808— Continued. 



118804. Evodia hupehensis Dode. Ruta- 

 ceae. Evodia. 



A common tree in the woodlands of 

 western Hupeh, China, where it grows to a 

 height of 20 to 40 feet. It has smooth 

 gray bark, spreading branches, and white 

 flowers in large flat corymbs. 



For previous introduction see 90143. 



118805. Lonicera heteroeoba Batalin. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



A shrub similar to Lonicera tatsienensis, 

 but with smaller, more hairy leaves. Na- 

 tive to northwestern China. 



118806. Rubus flosculosus Focke. Rosa- 

 ceae. 



A deciduous shrub up to 12 feet in 

 height, with stout erect stems arching at 

 the much-branched top. The pinnate 

 leaves, 4 to 7 inches long, are smooth above 

 and covered beneath with a close white felt. 

 The small pink flowers, in narrow racemes, 

 2 to 4 inches long, are succeeded by small, 

 very dark-red or black edible fruits of 

 agreeable flavor. Native to central and 

 western China. 



For previous introduction see 66605. 



118807. Rubus xanthocarpus Bur. and 

 Franch. Rosaceae. 



A perennial Chinese climber, 1 to 4 feet 

 long, sparsely prickly or unarmed, which 

 dies to the ground every year. The edible 

 fruits are golden yellow. Native to central 

 and western China. 



For previous introduction see 92796. 



118808. Sttrax dasyantha Perkins. Sty- 

 racaceae. Snowbell. 



An ornamental Chinese shrub or small 

 tree up to 25 feet high, with oblong- 

 elliptic leaves about 3 inches long and 

 showy white flowers in slender racemes. 



For previous introduction see 104208. 

 118809 to 118823. 



From Brazil. Seeds and bulbs collected by 

 W. A. Archer, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received November 6, 1936. 



118809. Arachis hypoc-aea L. Fabaceae. 



Peanut. 



No. 4212. From Usina, 9 km. west of 

 Santa Cruz de Rio Pardo, Sao Paulo, Octo- 

 ber 12, 1936. 



118810. Cocos sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 4214. From Usina, 9 km. west of 

 Santa Cruz de Rio Pardo, Sao Paulo, 

 October 12, 1936. 



118811. Cocos sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



No. 4213. From Usina, 9 km. west of 

 Santa Cruz de Rio Pardo, Sao Paulo, Oc- 

 tober 12, 1936. 



118812. Gossypium hirsutum L. Malva- 

 ceae. Upland cotton. 



No. 4200. From Usina, 9 km. west of 

 Santa Cruz de Rio Pardo, Sao Paulo, Oc- 

 tober 12, 1936. 



118813 to 118819. Hippeastrum 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



spp. 



Nos. 118813 to 118818. Bulbs pre- 

 sented by Dr. F. C. Hoehne, Estacao Bio- 

 logico de Alto de Serra. city of Sao 

 Paulo, October 8, 1936. 



118809 to 118823— Continued. 

 118313 to 118819— Continued. 



118813. Hippeastrum aulicum robus- 

 tum (A. Dietr.) Voss. 



No. 4154. Flowers red ; said to be 

 native in this region. 



For previous introduction see 118385. 



118814. Hippeastrum blumenavia 

 (Carr.) Sealy. 



No. 4153. A hippeastrum allied to 

 H. vittatum, with smaller narrow-ob- 

 long to broad oblong-oval petiolate 

 leaves and 4 or 5 white or pale red- 

 tinged flowers 2 inches; long. Native 

 to southeastern Brazil. 



118815. Hippeastrum calyptratum 

 (Ker) Herbert. 



No. 4158. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 118441. 



118816. Hippeastrum psittacinum (Eer) 

 Herbert. 



No. 4157. A robust hippeastrum 

 with 6 to 8 strap-shaped leaves about 

 2 feet long and a 2- to 4-flowered umbel 

 on a stout peduncle. The perianth 

 limb is 4 to 5 inches long, and the 

 segments are apple green with profuse 

 crimson markings. Native to Brazil. 



118817. Hippeastrum puniceum barba- 

 tum (Herbert) Voss. 



No. 4155. A variety with umbels of 

 about 3 white flowers. Native to 

 tropical South America. 



118818. Hippeastrum rutilum croca- 

 tum (Ker) Baker. 



No. 4156. A varioty differing from 

 the type in having bright-orange flow- 

 ers, more undulate segments, larger 

 leaves, and a taller stem. 



118819. Hippeastrum psittacinum (Ker) 

 Herbert. 



No. 4139. Eulbs from Bututan, Sao 

 Paulo, October 8, 1936. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 118816. 



118820. Tritonia hyalina (L.) Baker. Iri- 

 daceae. 



No. 4118. Bulb's purchased from Dier- 

 berger & Cia., city of Sao Paulo, October 

 6, 1936. A tritonia with slender or 

 branched stems about 1 foot high ; flowers 

 pale salmon, marked with white outside, 

 in a raceme. Native to Southi Africa. 



118821. Zephyranthes Candida (Lindl.) 

 Herbert. Amaryllidaceae. 



No. 4159. Bulbs presented by Dr. F. C. 

 Hoehne, Estacao Biologico de Alto de 

 Serra, city of Sao Paulo, October 8, 1936. 

 A subtropical white-flowered species with 

 linear leaves a foot long appearing with 

 the flowers ; the flowers are often rose 

 tinted on the outside and about 2 inches 

 long. Native to Argentina. 



For previous introduction see 112350. 



118822. Zephyranthes sp. Amaryllida- 

 ceae. 



No. 4182. Bulbs presented by Augusto 

 Gehrt, city of Sao Paulo, October 8. 1936. 

 A variety with pink flowers. 



