﻿50 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



42649 to 42673— Continued. 



42671. Bambos vittato-aegentea Hort. Poacese. Bamboo. 



A variegated or blue bamboo of gardens, the taichochiku of the 

 Japanese. Often attains the size of Bambos argentea, but leaves are 

 still more blue on the under side and smaller and more delicate. They 

 are striped and edged with white. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard 

 Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. 449.) 



42672. Bambos al-reo-striata Regel. Poacea?. Bamboo. 

 A slender, low-growing bamboo 1 to 2 feet high, with lanceolate or 



somewhat ovate leaves, pointed at the apex and narrowed at the base 

 into a short petiole. (Adapted from Munro, Monograph of the Bambusa- 

 cece, in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, vol. 26, p. 116.) 



42673. Bambos senanensis Franch. and Savat. Poacese. Bamboo. 

 A Japanese bamboo, 10 or more feet high, with rather large, broad 



leaves and sheaths of deep-green hue. (Adapted from Satow, Cultivation 

 of Bamboos in Japan, p. 65, 1809.) 



42674 and 42675. Diospyros kaki L. f. Diospyraceae. Kaki. 



From Okitsu, Japan. Cuttings presented by Prof. Ishiwara, director. Gov- 

 ernment Horticultural Experiment Station. Received May 8, 1916. 

 Notes by Mr. T. Kiyono, Semmes, Ala. 



42674. " No. 72. Kuharu. Sweet. Kumamoto Province." 



42675. " No. 73. Gausan, Sweet. Kumamoto Province." 



42676. Hedysarttm boreale Nutt. Fabaceae. 



From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Presented by Mr. W. E. Lake, 

 University of Saskatchewan. Received May 1, 1916. 



A perennial leguminous herb with compound leaves and showy racemes of 

 many magenta to white flowers. Native of Newfoundland and northern New 

 England to Alaska. 



" The possibility of crossing this with H. coronarium is suggested, in view of 

 the great forage value but tender character of the Mediterranean species." 

 (Fairchild.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 41555. 



42677. Lathyrtjs pratexsis L. Fabacea?. Yellow vetchliiig 1 . 



From Dublin, Ireland. Presented by Sir F. W. Moore, director Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Glasnevin. Received May 2, 1916. 



A low straggling perennial, having leaves of two bright green leaflets and 

 four to nine flowered peduncles of yellow flowers. Adventive in fields and 

 waste places from New Brunswick to New York and Ontario ; native of Europe 

 and Asia. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 32193. 



42678. Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze. Poacese. Grass. 

 (Zoysia pungens Willd.) 



From Taihoku, Formosa. Plants presented by Mr. M. Takata, Department 

 of Productive Industries. Received May 6, 1916. 



