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123852 to 123904— Continued, 

 posed of 5 to 11 leaflets, and loose racemes 

 of deep-purple flowers terminating the leafy 

 brancblets. 



For previous introduction see 41771. 

 123890. Pectis sp. Asteraceae. 

 123891 to 123896. Penstemon spp. 

 Scrophulariaceae. 



123891. Penstemon glabra Pursh. 



A herbaceous perennial, 1 to 2 feet 

 high, with showy bright blue to violet- 

 purple flowers in panicles. Native to the 

 Rocky Mountains. 



123892. Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) 

 Roth. 



An erect, tall, herbaceous perennial 

 with firm, lanceolate to linear leaves 

 and terminal clusters of long slender 

 light-pink to carmine flowers. Native 

 to western North Ameri a. 



123893. Penstemon sp. 



123894. Penstemon sp. 



123895. Penstemon sp. 



123896. Penstemon spectabilis Thurb. 



A tall herbaceous perennial with slen- 

 der simple stems up to 4 feet high, ovate 

 to oblong leathery leaves 2 to 3 inches 

 long, and open panicles, 6 to 12 inches 

 long, of many blue or blue-purple flowers 

 about 1 inch long. Native to the south- 

 western United States. 



123897. Petalostemon sp. Fabaceae. 



123898. Psilostrophe sp. Asteraceae. 



123899. Salvia sp. Menthaceae. 



123900. Salvia earlei Woot. and Standi. 

 Menthaceae. 



123901. Sophora secundiflora (Ortega) 

 DC. Fabaceae. 



A shrub or small tree, up to 35 feet high, 

 native to Mexico. The evergreen pinnate 

 leaves are made up to 7 to 11 elliptic to 

 oblong leaflets 2 inches long, and the fra- 

 grant violet-blue flowers, 1 inch long, are 

 in racemes. 



For previous introduction see 99699. 



123902. Verbena sp. Verbenaceae. 



123903. Verbena sp. Verbenaceae. 



123904. Zauschneria californica Presl. 



Onagraceae. Hummingbird-trumpet. 



A half-hardy perennial with showy scar- 

 let flowers resembling those of the fuchsia, 

 but erect, not pendent. It is rather vari- 

 able in form of leaves and in hardiness. 

 Native to the southwestern United States. 



For previous introduction see 45193. 

 123905 to 123917. Malus sylvestkis 

 Mill. Malaceae. Apple. 



From Canada. Scions presented by M. B. 

 Davis, Central Experimental Farm, De- 

 partment ^f Aericulture, Ottawa. Received 

 424282—42—4 



123905 to 123917— Continued. 



April 6, 1937. 123911. Mantet. 



123905. Angus. 123912. Manton. 



123906. Breakey. 123913. Osman. 



123907. Elkhorn. 123914. Patricia. 



123908. Godfrey. 123915. Bosilda. 



123909. Gretna. 123916. Stevenson. 



123910. Manitoba. 123917. Toba. 

 123918 to 123928. Medicago spp. Faba- 

 ceae. Medick. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by the Institute of 

 Plant Industry, Leningrad. Received April 

 3, 1937. 

 123918 to 123920. Medicago hemicycla 



Grossh. 



A perennial alfalfa with ascending stems 

 about 2 feet high. Native to the Trans- 

 caucasus region at altitudes between 2,000 

 and 6,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 111618. 



123918. From the Republic of Georgia. 

 No. K. 191/16695. 



123919. From Armenia. No. 214/16719. 



123920. From Armenia. No. K. 158/ 

 16651. 



123921 to 123924. Medicago hispida Gaertn. 



123921. From Azerbaijan. No. K. 182/ 

 16675. 



123922. From California, U. S. A. No. 

 298/164326. 



123923. From Shanghai, China. No. K. 

 104/5365. 



123924. From Germany. No. K. 54/690. 

 123925 to 123928. Medicago lupdlina L.. 



Black medickc- 



123925. From France. No. 41/K. 6622. 



123926. From Germany. No. K. 143/ 

 1819. 



123927. From Germany. No. K. 101/889. 



123928. From Germany. No. K. 141/ 

 1830. 



123929 to 123955. 



From India. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Received 

 April 7, 1937. 



From Coimbatore, Madras Presidency, Feb- 

 ruary 21, 1937. 



123929 and 123930. Arachis hypogaea L. 

 Fabaceae. Peanut. 



Presented by Dr. Patel, Coimbatore Ag- 

 ricultural College. 



123929. No. 2372. A prostrate plant with 

 runners 5 feet long. 



123930. No. 2373. A popular drought- 

 resistant type which matures in 130 

 days, yields 1,500 pounds per acre, and 

 has an oil content of 50 percent. 



