JANUARY 1, 1961 TO DECEMBER 31, 1961 189 
275385 to 275404. 
From Japan. Plant 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 June 19, 1961. 
275385. ARDISIA JAPONICA (Thunb.) Blume Myrsinaceae. 
Col. No. 937. Oceanside above Ayukawa, Miyagi Prefecture. Ever- 
green ground cover; flowers white, fruit red. 
275386 and 275387. CAMELLIA JAPONICA L. Theaceae. Common camellia. 
275386. Col. No. 952. Niujama, a small town near Ayukawa, Miyagi 
Prefecture. Flowers single, red, blooming in January and February. 
275387. Col. Ne. 953. Seacliff, Ayukawa, Miyagi Prefecture. Ever- 
green shrub dwarfed by environment. 
275388. CHLORANTHUS JAPONICUS Siebold Chloranthaceae. 
Col. No. 944. Kinka-zan Island, Miyagi Prefecture. Herb to 6 inches 
high; flowers white, in terminal spike. 
275389. CHLORANTHUS SERRATUS (Thunb.) Roem. & Schult. 
Col. No. 945. Kinka-zan Island, Miyagi Prefecture. Herb, flowers 
borne on a pair of racemes. 
275390. DRYOPTERIS SAXIFRAGA H. Ito Polypodiaceae. 
Col. No. 955. Kinka-zan, Miyagi Prefecture. Elevation 1,300 feet. 
Evergreen terrestrial fern. 
275391. EURYA JAPONICA Thunb. Theaceae. 
Col. No. 950. Evergreen forest, Kiyosaki, Ayukawa, Miyagi Prefecture. 
Evergreen shrub; leaves alternate, serrate; flowers small, white; fruit 
black. 
275392. HEMEROCALLIS LONGITUBA Miq. Liliaceae. 
Col. No. 936. Roadside between Ishonomate and Ayukawa, Miyai Pre- 
fecture. An early-flowering orange-colored species with narrow petals. 
275393. HOSTA sp. Liliaceae. 
Col. No. 938. Forest preserve, ocean above Ayukawa, Miyagi Prefecture. 
Leaves lanceolate. 
275394. HOSTA sp. 
Col. No. 989. Forest preserve, ocean above Ayukawa, Miyagi Prefecture. 
Plant spiny; leaves broad, ovate. 
275395. ILEX INTEGRA Thunb. Aquifoliaceae. Japanese holly. 
Col. No. 951. Evergreen forest, Kiyosaki, Ayukawa, Miyagi Prefecture. 
Evergreen holly; leaves dark green, finely toothed; fruit red. 
275396. LEUCOTHOE GRAYANA Maxim. Ericaceae. 
Col. No. 942. Low elevation, shady conifer forest, Kinka-zan, Miyagi 
Prefecture. Plant deciduous; leaves hairy, light green; stems reddish; 
flowers white, in racemes. 
275397 and 275398. PAEONIA JAPONICA Miyabe & Takeda Ranunculaceae. 
275397. Col. No. 946. Shady places Kinka-zan Island, Miyagi Prefec- 
ture. Herb; flowers small, pink. 
275398. Col. No. 946. Shady places, Kinka-zan Island, Miyagi Prefec- 
ture. Herb; flowers small, white. 
275399. PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA (Willd.) Ait. Pittosporaceae. Tobira. 
Col. No. 949. Natural evergreen forest, Kiyosaki, Ayukawa, Miyagi, 
Prefecture. Evergreen shrub; leaves round, flowers white. 
