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131049 to 131067— Continued 

 131063. Rumex sp. Polygonaceae. 

 131064 to 131066. Veronica spp. Scrophulariaceae. 



131064. Veronica komarovii Monjuschko. 



A perennial with stems up to 3 feet high, lanceolate or broad lanceolate 

 leaves 2% to 5 inches long, and a dense spikelike raceme of numerous small 

 blue flowers. Allied to Veronica longifolia. Native to the Amur region, 

 Manchuria and Chosen. 



131065. Veronica sibirica L. 



A perennial veronica, related to Veronica virginica, with sessile or nearly 

 sessile blue or white flowers *in terminal racemes. Native to the northern 

 hemisphere. 



131066. Veronica tubiflora Fisch. and Mey. 



A herbaceous perennial about 2 feet high, with scattered linear leaves and 

 dense terminal racemes of blue flowers. Native to eastern Asia. 



131067. Vitis amtjrensis Rupr. Vitaceae. Amur grape. 



A wild grape. 



For previous introduction see 113698. 



131068. Ceiba aesculifolia (H. B. K.) Britten and Baker. Bomba- 

 caceae. 



From Cuba. Seeds presented by Sr. Alberto J. Fors, Director of the Forestry 

 Department, Department of Agriculture, Havana, through F. G. Walsingham, 

 Atkins Institution of the Arnold Arboretum, Soledad, Cienfuegos. Received 

 December 12, 1938. 



A medium-sized diffusely branched tree 20 to 30 feet high, with the trunk and 

 larger branches bearing stout coarse spines. The leaves are palmately compound 

 with 5 to 7 elliptic or obovate leaflets 2 to 8 inches long, usually glaucescent 

 beneath. The flowers, which are white at first and turn brown with age, appear 

 in May, and the fruits ripen in October. The down may serve f, ;e same purpose 

 as kapok for mattresses, cushions, life preservers, and insulation. The tree is 

 native from Veracruz across southern Mexico and southward to Guatemala. 



For previous introduction see 90782. 



131069 to 131097. 



From England. Plants and roots purchased from Clibrans Ltd., Altringham. 

 Received December 19, 1938. 



Unless otherwise mentioned the material was received as plants. 



131069 to 131071. Amygdalus persica L. Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



131069. James Walker. 



131070. Stirling Castle. 



131071. Thomas Rivers, 



131072 to 131075. Amygdalus persica var. nectarina Ait. Nectarine. 



131072. Elruge. 



131073. Hardwicke. 

 131076 to 131083. Malus sylvestris Mill 



131076. Arthur W. Barnes. 



131077. Howgate Wonder. 



131078. King George V. 



131079. Millicent A. Barnes. 

 131084 and 131085. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



131084. Early Moorpark. 



131085. Turkey. 



nectarina Ait. 



131074. Prince of Wales. 



131075. Violette Hative. 

 Malaceae. 



131080. Norfolk Beauty. 



131081. Renown. 



131082. 8. T. Wright. 



131083. Winter King. 

 Amygdalaceae. 



Apple. 



