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124910 to 124922— Continued. 



12 feet. The new growth is 4-angled, later 

 becoming cylindrical, and the pinnatifid to 

 pinnate leaves are mnch contorted and 

 have finely crenate margins. The tubular 

 yellowish 'flowers are borne in paniculate 

 clusters. 



124913. Ephedra sp. Gnetaceae. 



124914. Bryophyllum sp. Crassulaceae. 



124915. Brophyllum sp. Crassulaceae. 



124916. Kalanchoe bracteata Scott-Elliot 

 (K. nadyae Hamet). Crassulaceae. 



A much-branched shrub about 1 m. high, 

 native to Madagascar. The leaves are 20 

 to 40 mm. long and 15 to 20 mm. wide, 

 ovate to ovate-orbicular, with entire mar- 

 gins, and are variable in appearance, due 

 to the presence or absence of a covering of 

 closely appressed, scalelike hairs ; some- 

 times these hairs are dense enough to give 

 the leaves a silvery white appearance. The 

 hairs are soon shed and the leaf is then 

 a rich dark green, glossy and entirely 

 glabrous. The small ruby-red flowers are 

 borne in an erect paniclelike inflorescense 

 from 3 to 5 cm. long. 



124917. Kalanchoe orgyalis Baker. Cras- 

 sulaceae. 



An erect succulent perennial with stems 

 2 to 3 m. long, oblong-spatulate leaves 8 

 to 13 cm. long, and yellow flowers 2 cm. 

 long, in dense terminal cymes. Native to 

 central Madagascar. 



For previous introduction see 101369. 



124918. Kalanchoe rotundifolia Haw. 

 Crassulaceae. 



A succulent perennial 1 to 3 m. high, 

 with a slender stem, which has a few leaves 

 at the base and is naked above. The 

 fleshy leaves, 3 to 5 cm. long, vary in shape 

 from broadly obovate to spatulate and are 

 entire or crenate. The small orange or 

 yellow flowers are borne in flat-topped pan- 

 icles. Native to South Africa. 



For previous introduction see 88752. 



124919. Kalanchoe synsepala Baker. 

 Crassulaceae. 



An erect succulent perennial, native to 

 central Madagascar, with large, opposite, 

 sessile, oblong-spatulate leaves, green with 

 a red margin. The small reddish or laven- 

 der flowers are in dens?, long-stalked, axil- 

 lary cymes. 



For previous introduction see 101370. 



124920. Bryophyllum sp. Crassulaceae. 



124921. Neodypsis baronii (Becc.) Jumelle 

 (Clvrysalidocarpus baronii Beccari). 



( Clwysalidocarpu 

 Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



A medium-sized palm, native to central 

 Madagascar, with a cylindrical stem about 

 3 inches in diameter and regularly pinnate 

 leaves 1 m. long, which have very narrow 

 pinnae 16 to 18 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 78415. 



124922. Sabal sp. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



124923 and 124924. Amygdalus persica 

 L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



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

 thews, Parral, State of Chihuahua. Re- 

 ceived September 14, 1937. 



124923. A seedling yellow clingstone peach 

 of excellent flavor, 3 inches in diameter ; 

 collected at 6,000 feet altitude. 



124923 and 124924— Continued. 



124924. A small white clingstone peach 1% 

 inches in diameter, very prolific and very 

 sweet when ripe. The flavor and flesh 

 color are very similar to the White Heath 

 peach of the central United Staes. 



124925. Sechitjm edule (Jacq.) Swartz 

 (Chayota edulis Jacq.). Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Chayote. 



From Puerto Rico. Seeds presented by Claud 

 L. Horn, Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Mayaguez. Received September 20, 1937. 



124926 and 124927. Prunus spp. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



From Czechoslovakia. Seeds presented by 

 Ignaz Schon, Briinn. Received September 

 14, 1937. 



124926. Prunus avium L. Sweet cherry. 

 Variety Sylvestris. 



124927. Prunus mahaleb L. 



Mahaleh cherry. 



For previous introduction see 73615. 



124928. Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) 

 Munro. Poaceae. Blackstem bamboo. 



From Indo-China. Plants presented by Miss 

 Genevieve Wimsatt, Haiphong. Received 

 September 23, 1937. 



A variety reported to have distinctly pur- 

 plish stems. 



For previous introduction see 89717. 



124929. Citrus aurantium L. Ruta- 

 ceae. Seville orange. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by G. L. 

 Fawcett, Tucuman Experiment Station, 

 Tucuman. Received September 17, 1937. 



124930. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbita- 

 ceae. Muskmelon. 



From Libya, Africa. Seeds presented by Miss 

 Carmelo Caoaraco, Brooklyn, New York. 

 Received September 24, 1937. 



Ananas. Said to be more productive in 

 Libya than the Honeydew and with a better 

 flavor. 



124931 to 124951. Allium spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



From the Netherlands. Bulbs purchased from 

 C. G. Van Tubergen, Ltd., Zwanenburg 

 Nurseries, Haarlem. Received September 

 28, 1937. 



124931. Allium albopilosum C. H. Wright. 



A trans-Caspian species which has prob- 

 ably the largest flower heads of the genus. 

 The bulbs are large, and the strap-shaped 

 leaves, 18 inches long, have longitudinal 

 lines of white hairs beneath the edges. The 

 scape is nearly 2 feet high and bears large 

 heads 8 inches across, each composed of 

 from 60 to 80 dull deep-lilac flowers. 



For previous introduction see 95352. 



124932. Allium atropurpureum Waldst. 

 and Kit. 



An upright, rather tall onion sometimes 

 over 3 feet high, with 2 to 4 narrow-linear 

 leaves much shorter than the stem. The 

 small dark-purple flowers, sometimes rose- 

 purple with a darker middle stripe, are in 

 dense hemispherical or spherical clusters. 

 Native to meadows in southeastern Europe. 



For previous introduction see 95353. 



