JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 19 2 7 



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74669 to 74671. 



From Haiti. Seeds and plants presented 

 by F. C. Baker, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received September 19, 1927. 



74S69 and 74670. Bactris 

 Mort. Pboenicaceae. 



PLDMERIANA 



Palm. 



A rather low Brazilian palm with a 

 spiny stem, pinnate leaves, and pale green- 

 ish yellow flowers. 



74669. Seeds. 



74S71. COCCOTHRIXAX 



Pboenicaceae. 



74670. Plant. 



anomala Beccari. 

 Palm. 



A medium-sized West Indian palm with 

 terminal fan-shaped leaves and small 

 berrylike juicy black fruits. 



74672 cud 74673. 



From Leningrad Russia. Seeds presented 

 by A. Kol, chief, bureau of introduction, 

 Institute of Applied Botany and New 

 Cultures. Received September 19, 1927. 



74672. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. Oats. 



No. 10274. Sumrak. Variety cinerea. A 

 small-grained, thin-hulled variety ob- 

 tained from the Viatka Reg. Experiment 

 Station, Viatka Government. 



74673. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgare 

 Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



No. 36106. Kooperatorlia. Variety ery- 

 throspcrmum. From the Odessa Experi- 

 ment Station, Odessa. A white-eared, 

 red-grained variety which is one of the 

 earliest, most productive, and valuable 

 winter wheats of the Ukraine. 



74674 to 74679. 



From Brignoles, France. Seeds presented 

 by R. Salgues. Brignoles Botanic Sta- 

 tion. Received September 20, 1927. 



74674. Armeria bdpleuroides Gren. and 

 Godr. Plumbaginaceae. 



A plantainlike hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nial a foot high, with red flowers. Na- 

 tive to southern Europe. 



74675. Astragalus glyciphtllos L. 

 Fabaceae. 



A prostrate, spreading herbaceous per- 

 ennial, native to Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66520. 



74676. Cistus monspeliensis L. Cista- 

 ceae. Montpelier rockrose. 



An ornamental white-flowered shrub, 

 native to the Mediterranean region. 



74677. Juxiperds phoenicea L. Pina- 

 ceae. Phoenicean juniper. 



A low, ornamental evergreen tree about 

 20 feet high, native to dry places in the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 69855. 



74678. Pistacia chinensis Bunge. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. Chinese pistache. 



A fairly rapid-growing tree native to 

 central China. The wood is durable and 

 much used for furniture and agricultural 

 implements. The young shoots are 

 edible, and the seeds furnish an illumi- 

 nating oil. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 -72632. 



49628—29 2 



74674 to 74879— Continued. 



74679. Teucrium flavum L. Menthaeeae. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial mint, 2 

 feet high, with yellow flowers. Native 

 to the Mediterranean countries. 



74680. Grevillea banksii R. Br. Pro- 

 teaceae. 



From Santa Barbara, Calif. Seeds collected 

 by John A. Stevenson, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received September 23, 1927. 



An upright ornamental subtropical 

 Australian tree which has carmine flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 50332. 



74681 to 74690. 



From Europe. Seeds collected by Dr. Au- 

 gustine Henry. College of Science for Ire- 

 land. Dublin. Irish Free State. Received 

 September 19, 1927. 



These seeds were growing in the French 

 Alps at altitudes between 4,500 and 7,500 

 feet. 



74S81. Amelanchier P.OTCNDIPOLIA 

 (Lam.) Dum.-Cours. Malaceae. 



A hardy ornamental European shrub 

 or small tree, about 20 feet high, growing 

 at an altitude of 5.000 feet. The leaves 

 are rounded, the white flowers being over 

 an inch in diameter, and the fruits are 

 first red, later becoming black. 



74682. Centaurea rhaponticum E. As- 

 teraceae. 



.A hardy herbaceous purple-flowered 

 European perennial growing at an alti- 

 tude of 7,000 feet. 



74683. Clematis alpina Mill. Ranuncu- 

 laceae. 



A hardy herbaceous climber, native to 

 the mountains of Europe, Siberia, and 

 western Canada, growing at an altitude 

 of 5.000 feet. It has white leaves, and 

 the flowers vary from blue to white. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 53137. 



74684. Hippophae rhamnoides L. Elae- 

 agnaceae. Common sea-buckthorn. 



A spiny deciduous hardy shrub with 

 silvery foliage and orange-yellow fruits, 

 native to western Asia, at an altitude 

 of 5,000 feet. 



74685. Lathyrus 



Fabaceae. 



A climbing leguminous plant with con- 

 spicuous red flowers, growing at altitudes 

 between 5,000 and 6,000 feet. 



74686. Lonicera alpigena L. Caprifolia- 

 ceae. Honeysuckle. 



A hardy ornamental European shrub 

 6 feet high, growing at an altitude of 

 7.000 feet. It has yellow, red-tinged 

 flowers and red cherrylike berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 53707. 



74687. Ononis sp. Fabaceae. 



A small leguminous alpine plant grow- 

 ing at an altitude of 5,000 feet. 



74688. Primula sp. Primulaceae. 



Primrose. 



A small alpine primrose growing at an 

 altitude of 5,000 feet. 



