JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 19 2 7 



74415 to 74421— Continued. 



74421. No. 6. From the botanic garden, 

 Tashkent, Turkestan. 



74422 to 74424. 



From Richmond, Victoria, Australia. 

 Seeds presented by F. H. Baker. Re- 

 ceived July 6, 1927. 



74422. Acacia decurrens Willd. Mimo- 

 saceae. Green wattle. 



A handsome Australian tree with light- 

 green foliage and bright-yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67946. 



74423. Acacia discolor Willd. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



A tall, unarmed shrub or small tree, 

 native to southeastern Australia and 

 Tasmania, which bears, in autumn, ter- 

 minal and axillary clusters of yellow 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67947. 



74424. Callistemon CiTRiNUS (Curtis) 

 Skeels (C. lanceolatus DC). Myrta- 

 ceae. Lemon bottlebrush. 



An ornamental red-flowered shrub 

 with rigid branches. Native to Aus- 

 tralia. 



74425. CORYPHA ELATA ROXD. 



caceae. 



Phoeni- 

 Palm. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by S. Youngberg, Director, 

 Bureau of Agriculture. Received July 7, 

 19^7. 



A tall Philippine palm up to 60 feet high, 

 with spiny stems and fan-shaped leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 35639. 



74426. Ficus crassiuscula Warb. 

 Moraceae. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds pre- 

 sented by 3. E. Higgins, Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden. Received July 6, 1927. 



A large Central American tree with a 

 rounded crown, dark-green leathery, oblong- 

 oval leaves up to 20 centimeters long, and 

 pink fruits about 2 centimeters in diameter. 



74427 to 74430. Prunus spp. Aniyg- 

 dalaceae. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by E. H. Wilson, Arnold Ar- 

 boretum. Received July 11, 1927. 



74427. Prdnds cerasus L. Sour cherry. 

 Variety Rhexii. A weeping variety. 



74428. Prunus incisa Thunb. 



Mame cherry. 



An ornamental Japanese cherry which 

 is described (Arnold Arboretum Bulletin 

 of Popular Information, vol. 8, no. 3) as 

 a large shrub, or sometimes a small tree, 

 about 25 feet high. The flowers, which 

 appear in drooping clusters before the 

 deeply cut leaves, are white or rosy, with 

 bright-red calyxes and bright-yellow 

 anthers. The petals fall early, but the 

 calyxes, which gradually grow brighter, 

 remain on the young fruits for some time 

 and are quite showy. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64669. 



74427 to 74430— Continued. 



74429. Prunus meteri Rehder. 



In 1906 Frank N. Meyer, while carry- 

 ing on agricultural explorations in north- 

 ern Chosen, collected seeds of a small 

 wild cherry (No. 20084), which, accord- 

 ing to his note, was of handsome appear- 

 ance and suited for growing in parks. At 

 the Arnold Arboretum a tree grown from 

 one of these seeds was described as new 

 by Alfred Rehder (Journal of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, vol. 2. no. 2. p. 123) and 

 named tor Mr. Meyer. Doctor Rehder 

 states that this appears to be a hybrid 

 between Prunus maackii and P. maxi- 

 moicic-zii, since it has characters inter- 

 mediate between these two species. The 

 tree is about 20 feet high, of vigorous 

 growth, with a dense pyramidal habit 

 and pleasing bright-green foliage. The 

 small white flowers are in dense racemes. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68949. 



74430. Prunus serrulata sachalInensis 

 (Schmidt) Mak. Sargent cherry. 



A hardy vigorous Japanese wild cherry 

 with single pink flowers. The tree Is 

 tall and very attractive. 



74431. Ficus sp. Moraceae. 



Plants growing at the Chapman Field Gar- 

 den, Coconut Grove, Fla. Numbered; 

 July, 1927. 



An undetermined species to be grown for 

 identification. 



74432. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. 



Rice. 



From Canton, China. Seeds presented ny 

 L. A. Whitney, Honolulu, Hawaii, through 

 E. R. Susscer, Federal Horticultural 

 Board. Received July 8, 1927. 



Nyn jim (sharp silver). A superior va- 

 riety of Chinese rice which is said to be 

 resistant to the blast disease. 



74433 to 74438. Cajanus indicus 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Poona, Bombay. India. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Prof. G. B. Patwardhan, agri- 

 cultural economic botanist. Bombay Agri- 

 cultural Department. Received July 13, 

 1927. 



Locally developed strains. 



74433. No. 1. 74436. No. 4. 



74434. No. 2. 74437. No. 5. 



74435. No. 3. 74438. No. 6. 



74439 to 74441. Avena sativa L. Po- 

 aceae. Oats. 



From Carignan, Ardennes, France. Seeds 

 presented by Denaiffe & Fils. Received 

 July 11, 1927. 



French winter-oat varieties. 



74439. A black variety. 



74440. A gray variety. 



74441. A white variety. 



74442. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osoeck. 

 Rutaceae. Sweet orange. 



