164 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 169 
274843 to 274866. BIXA ORELLANA L. Bixaceae. Annatto-tree. 
From Mexico. Seeds presented by the Rockefeller Foundation, Mexico City. 
Received May 22, 1961. 
274843. No. 1. 274855. No. 13. 
274844. No. 2. 274856. No. 14. 
274845. No. 3. 274857. No. 15. 
274846. No. 4. 274858. No. 16. 
274847. No. 5. 274859. No. 17. 
274848. No. 6. 274860. No. 18. 
274849. No. 7. 274861. No. 19. 
274850. No. 8. 274862. No. 20. 
274851. No. 9. 274863. No. 21. 
274852. No. 10. 274864. No. 22. 
274853. No. 11. 274865. No. 23. 
274854. No. 12. 274866. No. 24. 
274867 to 274876. 
From Japan. Plants material collected by J. L. Creech, agricultural explorer, 
Crops Research Division, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. For 
U.S.D.A.-Longwood Cooperative Program. Received May 23, 1961. 
274867 and 274868. BLETILLA STRIATA (Thunb.) Reichb. f. Orchidaceae. 
Orchid. 
274867. Col. No. 891. Kikugawa, half way between Hamamatsu and 
Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. Terrestrial orchid; leaves narrow 
lanceolate; flowers on stems six inches long, white or deep purple. 
274868. Col. No. 892. Kikugawa, half way between Hamamatsu and 
Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. Terrestrial orchid; leaves narrow 
lanceolate; flowers white to purple. 
274869. BUXxUSsp. Buxaceae. 
Col. No. 882. Mount Kosho, central Kyushu. Elevation 2,800 feet. 
Tree to 10 feet high; leaves small, ovate, dark green, shiny. 
274870. ILEX CRENATA Thunb. Aquifoliaceae. Japanese holly. 
Col. No. 884. Mount Kosho, central Kyushu. Elevation 2,450 feet. 
Spreading form; leaves small, dark green. 
274871. LYCORIS SANGUINEA var. KUISHIANA Makino Amaryllidaceae. 
Col. No. 885. Mount Kosho, central Kyushu. Flowers orange, in August. 
274872 and 274873. RHODODENDRON (hybrid). Ericaceae. 
274872. Col. No. 893. Mount Ashitake, Shizuoka Prefecture. Eleva- 
tion 3,160 feet. A natural hybrid between R. kaempferi and R. komi- 
yamae; flowers pink to purple. 
274873. Col. No. 894. Mount Ashitake, Shizuoka Prefecture. Eleva- 
tion 2,950 feet. Hybrid seedlings of R. kaempferi and R. komiyamae, 
flowers somewhat larger than latter, pink to purple. 
274874. RHODODENDRON LINEARIFOLIUM var. MACROSEPALUM (Maxim.) 
Makino 
Col. No. 889. Miyakoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. Elevation 650 feet. 
Leaves large, hairy; flowers purple, with numerous glands; sepals long, 
narrow. 
