OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 193 9 11 



134457 to 134466. 



From the Netherlands. Bulbs purchased from C. G. van Tubergen, Haarlem. 

 Received November 21, 1939. 



134457. Beavoa geminifloea Lex. Amaryllidaceae. 



A Mexican amaryllid with slender stems 1 to 2 feet high, erect, smooth, 

 linear leaves, mostly basal, and paired, orange-colored or reddish flowers on a 

 slender, terminal raceme. 



134458 to 134460. Haemanthus spp. Amaryllidaceae. 



134458. X Haemanthus andeomeda Laplace. 



A very handsome hybrid (Haemanthus Jcatherinae X magniftcus) with 

 light-green leaves 18 inches long by 4 inches wide and a large rounded umbel 

 of small reddish-orange flowers. 



134459. Haemanthus natalensis Pappe. 



A haemanthus with 8 or 9 membranous, bright-green leaves more than 1 foot 

 long, the lower ones spotted on the back with red brown. The small flowers, 

 in a very dense globular mass 3 to 4 inches in diameter surrounded by several 

 large deep-purple bracts, are obscured by the long scarlet filaments and 

 bright-yellow anthers. Native to South Africa. 



For previous introduction see 130722. 



134460. Haemanthus. 

 King Albert. 



134461. Hippeasteum. Amaryllidaceae. 



Var. Ackermanni. A hybrid with characters that suggest Hippeastrum 

 aulicum. 



134462. Hippeasteum peoceeum (Duchartre) Lem. 



A Brazilian hippeastrum with numerous falcate, sword-shaped leaves 2 to 3 

 feet long and 4 to 12 lilac flowers in an umbel. 



134463. Hymenocallis. Amaryllidaceae. 

 Var. Daphne. 



134464. Littonia modesta Hook. f. Melanthiaceae. 



Keiti. A tuberous-rooted climbing vine, resembling Gloriosa. 

 For previous introduction see 133411. 



134465. Sandeesonia aueantiaca Hook. Melanthiaceae. 



A South African tuberous plant with simple, erect, terete, leafy stems up to 

 iy 2 feet high, clasping, lanceolate, narrow acuminate, subdistichous leaves 2 

 to 4 inches long and pendulous, showy, orange, globose-campanulate flowers 

 about 1 inch long and solitary in the leaf axils. 



134466. Febeaeia undulata L. Iridaceae. 



A South African plant about 1 foot high that grows like the blackberry-lily, 

 with basal ensiform leaves more than 1 foot long. The starry, dull, olive-green, 

 velvety, blotched-purple flowers last but a day. 



134467 to 134475. Bubtts spp. Eosaceae. 



From South America. Seeds presented by Dr. T. H. Goodspeed, University of 

 California Botanical Garden Expedition to the Andes. Received November 

 17, 1939. 



134467. Rubus sp. 



No. 10033. U. C. B. G. 39/1063. December 5, 1938. From Peru, Departa- 

 mento Ca Jamaica, Province Hualgayoc, southeast of Chota about 10 km. on 

 Bambamarca trail at 2,700 m. altitude. A shrub averaging 2.5 m. ; canes 

 medium spiny, flowers usually rose when young, later white ; fruit said to be 

 eaten but not prized. 



