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the mulch formed by the leaves of leguminous and other plants is keenly ap- 

 preciated by the best cultivators ; and it may be possible to find suitable small 

 shrubs of Pavetta or other rubiaceous plants which will be worth while grow- 

 ing for their nitrogen-fixing leaf bacteria in the orchards of our semi-Tropics 

 or wherever else the climate will permit of their cultivation." (Fairchild.) 



42768 to 42789. 



From Madrid, Spain. Presented by the curator, Botanic Gardens. Re- 

 ceived May 8, 1916. 



42788. Avena stekilis L. Poacese. Oats. 



So-called animated oats, closely resembling Avena fatua, wild oats, but 

 with larger spikelets. (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture, vol. 1, p. J/35.) 

 42769 to 42775. Asparagus spp. Convallariacese. Asparagus. 



42769. Asparagus capensis L. 



A shrubby plant with large, spreading prickles; ascending, rather 

 flexuous, woody branches; and branchlets in dense clusters, one- 

 fourth to 1 inch long. Flowers produced only from tips of the 

 brunches, and usually solitary, about one-eighth of an inch long. 

 (Adapted from Baker in Flora Capensis, vol. 6, p. 263.) 



42770. Asparagus officinalis L. 



42771. Asparagus maritimus Mill. 



An herbaceous perennial, native to the coasts of Europe and 

 northern Africa. The erect, much-branched stems are round; the 

 subulate, angled cladodes are in fascicles of six to eight ; and the 

 small flowers, one-half the length of the pedicel, produce globose 

 fruits. (Adapted from Boissier, Flora Orientalis, vol. 5, p. 336.) 



42772. Asparagus officinalis L. 



42773. Asparagus scandens Thunb. 



A slender, climbing vine up to 6 feet high, with freely branching 

 green stems, the branches with twigs and cladodes in one plane. 

 This ornamental asparagus thrives more in an intermediate house, 

 and is a good decorative plant when grown in strings for table deco- 

 rations. It is also good as a pot plant. (Adapted from Bailey, 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, p. 408.) 



42774. Asparagus stipularis Forsk. 



An herbaceous perennial, native of the Mediterranean region. It has 

 erect stems with angle-grooved branches, cladodia 2 inches long, and 

 small flowers followed by berries the size of a pea. (Adapted from 

 Muschler, Manual Flora of Egypt, vol. 1, p. 230.) 



42775. Asparagus trichophyllus Bunge. 



A hardy, herbaceous perennial from northern Asia, twining to a 

 height of 6 feet with cladodes like an ordinary asparagus. 



42776. Caryopteris mongholica Bunge. Verbenacese. 



An ornamental, woody plant grown for its lavender-blue flowers, pro- 

 fusely produced in fall. The flowers are in densely clustered, axillary 

 cymes and in this species less numerous but larger than in the commonly 

 known C. incana (C. mast acanthus ) . (Adapted from Bailey, Standard 

 Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 679.) 



