16 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 142 



135023 to 135024— Continued 



135023. Lilium callosum Sieb. and Zucc. Liliaceae. Lily. 



No. 97. Collected in meadows along the Ashihe River in northern Harbin. A 

 martagon lily with slender stems 1 to 2Y 2 feet high, scattered strap-shaped or 

 linear leaves usually 1 to 3 inches long, and dull-red or orange-red solitary nodding 

 flowers or racemes of 2 to 9. Native to eastern Asia and Taiwan. 



For previous introduction see 131059. 



135024. Scilla thunbergii Miyabe and Kudo. Liliaceae. 



No. 94. A scilla with 2 or 3 fleshy leaves 6 to 12 inches long and 1 to 3 erect 

 scapes with many small rose-purple flowers borne in racemes. Native to Japan. 



For previous introduction see 131904. 



135025. Ceanothus veitchianus Hook. Rhamnaceae. 



From California. Plants purchased from the California Nurserv Co., Niles. Received 

 January 30, 1940. 



An evergreen shrub about 10 feet high with deep-blue flowers. Said to be a hybrid 

 of Ceanothus rigidus and C. thyrsiflorus. 



135026 to 135028. 



From the Philippine Islands. Plants collected by the Archbold-Fairchild Expedition. 

 Received January 31, 1940. 



135026. Dendrocalamus merrillianus Elmer. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 111. Bayog. From Laguna, Makiling National Park, Luzon, December 11, 

 1939. A small clump bamboo not more than 30 to 40 feet high, with culms up to 

 3 inches in diameter, which have very thick w T alls. 



For previous introduction see 124969. 



135027. Schizostachyum lumampao (Blanco) Merr. Poaceae. Bamboo. 



No. 134. Boho. From Angeles, Luzon, December 23, 1939. This thin-walled 

 bamboo is the species chiefly utilized in making building matting, known as 

 "sawale." It is also used for making baskets, fences, fish corrals, fishing poles, 

 flutes, and for many other purposes. It is reported to have been investigated as a 

 paper-making material. 



For previous introduction see 124971. 



135028. Schizostachyum sp. 



No. 135. From the nursery of Mount Makiling National Park, Laguna, Luzon, 

 December 23, 1939. 



135029 to 135033. 



From England. Plants purchased from H. Merryweather & Sons, Ltd., The Nurser- 

 ies, Southwell, Notts. Received February 1, 1940. 



135029 and 135030. Malus sylvestris Mill. Malvaceae. Apple. 



135029. John Water er. 



135030. Northern Greening. 



135031 and 135032. Prunus spp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 



135031. Black Bullace. 



135032. Red Pershore. 



135033. Rheum rhaponticum L. Polygonaceae. Common rhubarb. 



Early Red Champagne. 



135034 to 135090. 



From Afghanistan. Seeds collected by Walter Koelz, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 United States Department of Agriculture. Received February 3, 1940. 



Unless otherwise mentioned, all of this material was collected in Afghanistan. 



