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127623 to 127632— Continued 



127626. Nomochakis nana (Klotzsch) Wilson. Liliaceae. 



A Himalayan lily about 6 inches high, with grasslike leaves 3 inches long 

 and a small white nodding flower over an inch across. 



For previous introduction see 99959. 



127627 to 127632. Rhododendron spp. Ericaceae. 



127627. Rhododendron pentaphyllum Maxim. Fiveleaf azalea. 



A deciduous shrub up to 25 feet high with, usually, five elliptic-lanceolate 

 leaves at the ends of the branches. The rose-pink flowers, 1 to 2 inches across, 

 are solitary or in twos, appearing before or with the leaves which turn 

 orange or crimson in the autumn. Native to Japan. 



For previous introduction see 117069. 



127628. Rhododendron prunifolium (Small) Millais. 



127629. Rhododendron smirnowii Trautv. Smirnow rhododendron. 



A shrub or small tree about 20 feet high, with dark-green leaves, gray 

 hairy beneath, and compact heads of rose-red flowers each about 3 inches 

 across. Native to the Caucasus region. 



For previous introduction see 114518. 



127630. Rhododendron tschonoskii Maxim. 



A forest shrub native to Japan, with flaky bark, elliptic leaves % inch long, 

 and heads of one to four small white flowers. 



For previous introduction see 117075. 



127631 and 127632. Rhododendron yunnanense Franch. 



Yunnan rhododendron. 



A low shrub, 6 feet or less high, with narrowly elliptic somewhat hairy 

 leaves and few-flowered clusters of broadly funnel-shaped flowers, white with 

 the upper lobes spotted blood red. Native to Yunnan, China. 



For previous introduction see 98481. 



127633 to 127652. Lupmusspp. Fabaceae. Lupine. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by Dr. W. Rudorf, Direktor, Kaiser-Wilhelm 

 Institut fur Ziichtungsforschung, Miincheberg/Mark. Received February 

 28, 1938. 



127633 to 127637. Lupinus albus L. White lupine. 



From Seelow. An annual lupine which prefers a dry climate and does not 

 thrive on a damp or too calcareous soil. 



For previous introduction see 126576. 



127633. No. 4642. 127536. No. 4677. 



127634. No. 4673. 127637. No. 4679. 



127635. No. 4674. 



127638 to 127642. Lupinus angustifolius L. 

 For previous introduction see 89840. 



127638. No. 8394. From Rublitz, Pommern. 



127639. No. 8396. From Stuhm, West Prussia. 



127640. No. 8402. From Neu Karpkuth, Kr. Ortelsburg, East Prussia. 



127641. No. 8407. From the vicinity of Soldin, Mark. 



127642. No. 8409. From Reiffeisen, Mecklenburg. 



127643 to 127648. Lupinus luteus L. European yellow lupine. 



A yellow-flowered lupine, native to Europe. 

 For previous introduction see 99822. 



