PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



124629 and 124630. Prunus aemeniaca 

 L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From Mexico. Seeds presented by E. O. Mat- 

 thews. Parral, Chihuahua. Received July 

 2. 1937. 



124629. An orange apricot, very sweet when 

 ripe, with no fiber. Fruit 1V 2 inches long 

 by 1 inch wide, slightly acid. 



124630. A white apricot. Fruit small, 

 round, 1 inch in diameter, of excellent 

 quality, not at all acid, no fiber. 



124631 and 124632. Pybolirion spp. 

 Amaryllidaceae. 



From Peru. Bulbs presented by the Director, 

 Jardin Botanico de las Escuela de Agricul- 

 tura, Lima. Received July 9, 1937. 



124631. Pyrolirion aureum (Ruiz and 

 Pav.) Herb. {Zephyranthes aurea Benth. 

 and Hook. f.). 



A Peruvian pyrolirion with several nar- 

 row-linear leaves about 1 foot long and 

 erect, bright-yellow, funnel-shaped flowers. 



124632. Pyrolirion flavum Herb. (Zeph- 

 yranthes fiava Nichols.). 



A pyrolirion with scapes 4 to 12 inches 

 high or higher, exceeding the leaves, and 

 a large, bright-yellow flower. Apparently 

 known only in cultivation through intro- 

 duction from Peru. 



124633 to 124637. Hibiscus. Malva- 

 ceae. 



From Florida. A collection of seedlings 

 growing at the United States Plant Intro- 

 duction Garden, Coconut Grove. Numbered 

 in July 1937. 



124633. Variety Painted Lady. A seedling 

 of an unnamed Hawaiian variety, raised 

 at the Plant Introduction Garden. It is 

 vigorous in growth with some branches 

 tending to droop. The flower is 4% 

 to 5 inches across, thulite pink merging 

 into a white center. The narrow petals 

 are touched with carmine on margins at 

 base, and the stigmas are grenadine red. 

 The flower with its light center is a strik- 

 ing contrast to most other hibiscus vari- 

 eties. 



124634. Variety Aldebaran. A seedling of 

 an unnamed Hawaiian variety raised at 

 the Plant Introduction Garden. This 

 plant is vigorous in growth and of up- 

 right habit, with the new stems dark 

 brownish red and foliage a rich dark 

 green. The flower, about 4% inches 

 across, is spectrum red, merging into an 

 indefinitely marked carmine eye at the 

 center. The petals are broad. This is 

 one of the most intensely red varieties. 

 and the brilliant flowers make a pleasing 

 contrast with the very deep-green foliage. 



124635. Variety Jupiter. A seedling of an 

 unnamed Hawaiian variety. It is a vig- 

 orous grower. Tho flowers, 5% to 6V 2 

 inches across, are apricot yellow, mot- 

 tled with light coral. The coral fades 

 as the day advances, leaving the color 

 a fairly clear yellow. The eye is flesh 

 ocher and the stigmas scarlet. This is 

 one of the most admired of the yellow 

 hibiscus. 



124836. Variety Oerrit Wilder. This vari- 

 ety is vigorous, bushy, somewhat re- 

 cumbent in habit, and free flowering. The 

 flower color is particularly pleasing ; it 

 shades from rhodonite pink at the petal 

 apex to a carmine center. The stigmas 

 are huff yellow. Flowers measure 4% to 

 5 inches in diameter. Cuttings root 

 easily. 



124633 to 124637— Continued. 



124637. Variety Golden Bell. History un- 

 known, hut the variety is believed to 

 have originated as a seedling (probably 

 of a Hawaiian variety) at the United 

 States Plant Introduction Garden at Co- 

 conut Grove. The color is apricot yellow 

 with an eye of English red, the eye 

 touched around its margin with grena- 

 dine red. The stigmas are spectrum red. 

 This flower is somewhat more campanu- 

 late in form than the average hibiscus 

 and is rather stiff in aDPearance. 



124638 to 124640. Eucalyptus spp. 

 Myrtaceae. 



From California. Seeds presented by John 

 McLaren, Superintendent, Golden Gate 

 Park, San Francisco. Received July 12, 

 1937. 



124638. Eucalyptus coccifera Hook. f. 



A handsome Tasmanian eucalypt up to 

 30 feet high, with leaves of two forms ; in 

 young trees these are opposite and erect 

 and in full-grown trees they are alternate, 

 stalked, and very narrow. The small flow- 

 ers are white. 



124639. Eucalyptus gunnii Hook. f. 



Cider gum. 



A small, often scrubby alpine eucalypt, 

 growing at altitudes of 2,000 to 5,000 feet 

 in Australia and Tasmania. The linear- 

 lanceolate leaves, 2 to 3 inches long, are 

 eaten readily by cattle. The small white 

 flowers are in axillary clusters. The sug- 

 ary sap is sometimes used to make a sweet 

 cider. In Florida the tree thrives in deep 

 sandy soil. 



For previous introduction see 54469. 



124640. Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber. 



White gum. 



An Australian tree 100 feet in height 

 and about 4 feet in diameter. It grows 

 well in swampy lowlands and the timber is 

 used for general building purposes. 



For previous introduction see 75644. 



124641 and 124642. 



From Tasmania. Seeds presented by L. A. 

 Evans. Sandy Bay, Hobart. Received July 

 12, 1937. 



124641. Coprosma NrriDA Hook. f. Rubia- 

 ceae. 



124642. Solanum avicularb Forst. f. So- 

 lanaceae. Nightshade. 



A bushy shrub 6 to 8 feet high, with 

 laciniate leaves 10 inches long, small cymes 

 of large dark-purple flowers, and yellowish 

 fruits l inch in diameter which are used 

 for making marmalade. 



For previous introduction see 115531. 



124643 to 124645. Gossypium. 



Malva- 

 Cotton. 



From Africa. Seeds presented by the Dnmira 

 Bay Experimental Station, Salima, Nyasa- 

 land. through the Empire Cotton Growing 

 Corporation, London, England. Received 

 July 9, 1937. 



124643. S. G. 27. A selection from the 

 original Nyasaland Upland cotton. 



124644. S. G. 29. A selection from the 

 original Nyasaland Upland cotton. 



124645. Over-the-Top. 



