28 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 143 



136960 to 137011— Continued. 



136974. Arum maculatum L. Araceae. 



An arum from Asia Minor about 1 foot high with brownish, broadly hastate- 

 sagittate leaves. The spathe tube is oblong ovoid, white within, with the limb 

 intense black purple. A perennial herb related to Arum orientate. 



For previous introduction see 106462. 



136975. Arum korolkowi Regel. 

 A perennial herb. 



136976. Asparagus brachyphyllus Turcz. Convallariaceae. 



A perennial asparagus with flexuose, branching stems up to V/% feet high, and 

 scalelike leaves. Native to Turkistan. 



136977. Berberis sp. Berberidaceae. 



136978. Capparis spinosa L. Capparidaceae. Caper. 

 A spineless form of the caper of commerce. 



For previous introduction see 62662. 



136979. Cotoneaster ignava E. L. Wolf. . Malaceae. 



A hardy ornamental shrub about 5 feet high, native to eastern Turkistan. The 

 oval-orbicular leaves are about an inch long, and the dark-purple fruits are in rather 

 dense pendulous clusters. 



For previous introduction see 77859. 



136980. Cucumis trigonus Roxb. Cucurbitaceae. 



A species similar to Cucumis melo, but with a perennial root. The fruit, about 1Y j 

 inches long, is ellipsoid, obovoid, round, or obscurely trigonous. 



136981. Delphinium longipedunculatum Regel and Schmalh. Ranunculaceae. j 



A perennial larkspur with rounded-cordate, palmately lobed leaves and long- 

 stalked azure-blue flowers in lax racemes. Native to the mountains of Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 107522. 



136982. Ephedra ciliata C. A. Mey. Gnetaceae. 

 136983 to 136987. Eremurus spp. Liliaceae. 



136983. Eremurus bucharicus Regel. 



An eremurus with long linear leaves and a scape about 3 feet high bearing a lax 

 raceme of many white flowers with reddish central stripes. Native to Turkistan. 



136984. Eremurus comosusO. Fedtsch. 



An eremurus with linear leaves 1 Y feet long and a tall, slender scape with a ! 

 raceme about 1 Yi feet long. The narrow, campanulate, rosy flowers have greenish j 

 bases. Allied to Eremurus spectabilis. Native to Turkistan. 



136985. Eremurus olgae Regel. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial with white flowers, produced in dense racemes. 

 Native to Turkistan. 



For previous introduction see 116197. 



136986. Eremurus regelli Vved. 



An eremurus with long linear leaves and a dense elongate raceme of brown 

 flowers with white-margined perianth segments. This species has been confused 

 with Eremurus turkestanicus. Native to Turkistan. 



136987. Eremurus stenophyllus (Boiss. and Buhse) Baker. 



An eremurus, with linear leaves Y foot long, a scape 1 Y2 feet high, and a dense 

 raceme, 3 or 4 inches long, of yellow flowers. Native to Iran. 



136988. Fritillaria raddeana Regel. Liliaceae. 



A fritillaria, with a fleshy stem about 1 foot high, lanceolate leaves 4 inches long, 

 and umbels of greenish-yellow flowers 2 inches across. Allied to Fritillaria imper 

 Native to Turkistan. 



