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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



74681 to 74690— Continued. 



74689. Sambucus racemosa L. Caprifo- 

 liaceae. European red elder. 



A hardy ornamental shrub, 12 feet 

 high, growing at an altitude of 5.000 

 feet. The terminal cymes of small yel- 

 lowish flowers are succeeded by scarlet 

 Native to continental Europe and 



fruits 



Asia. 



For 



65506. 



previous introduction see No. 



74690. Sorbus chamaemespilus Crantz. 

 Malaceae. Mountain-ash. 



A hardy European shrub about 6 feet 

 high, growing at an altitude of 5.000 feet. 

 It has pinkish flowers and brownish red 

 fruits in dense corymbs. 



74691. Rubus sp. 



Rosaceae. 



Blackberry. 



From Kosseir, Syria (near Damascus). 

 Seeds collected by F. G. Krauss, Univer- 

 sity of Hawaii. Received September 23, 

 1927. 



A variety producing an abundance of 

 small fruits. The plants from which these 

 seeds were obtained were of virogous growth, 

 notwithstanding the very arid condition 

 along the roadway. 



74692. Hoedeum VULGARE pallidum 

 Seringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



From Iraq. Seeds collected by F. G. Krauss, 

 University of Hawaii. Received Septem- 

 ber 26, 1927. 



A local variety collected at Iraq in 

 August, 1927. 



74693 and 74694. Zea mays L. Poa- 

 ceae. Corn 



From Palestine. Seeds collected by F. G. 

 Krauss. University of Hawaii. Received 

 September 26, 1927. 



74693. No. 771. A local variety received 

 as Palestinian white point. 



74694. No. 454. A local variety received 

 as Palestinian white dent. 



74695. Kennedia eubicunda Vent. Fa- 

 baoeae. 



From Richmond, Australia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by R. H. Baker. Received Sep- 

 tember 27, 1927. 



A leguminous climbing shrub with dark- 

 green leaves and large attractive dark-red 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 58036. 

 74696 and 74697. 



From Matania el Saff, Egypt. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Alfred Bircher, Director, Mid- 

 dle-Egypt Botanic Station. Received Sep- 

 tember 30, 1927. 



74696. Casuabina luehmanni R. T. Ba- 

 ker. Casuarinaceae. 



A tree 80 to 100 feet high, with light- 

 colored branchlets and flattened cones 

 half an inch in diameter. The wood is 

 hard and close-grained. 



74697. Ehretta laevis Roxb. Boragina- 

 ceae. 



A subtropical evergreen shrub 12 feet 

 high, with white flowers. Native to 

 southern Asia. 



74698 and 74699. Datisca cannabina 

 L. Datiscaceae. 



From Cluj, Rumania. Seeds presented by 

 1 >r. A. Borza, Director, Botanic Garden, 

 University of Cluj. Received September 

 30, 1927. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial 4 feet high, 

 with greenish yellow flowers. It is native 

 to the Himalayas. The roots are used as a 

 source of yellow dye. 



74698. No. 926. 



74699. No. 927. 



74700 to 74702. Oxalis tuberosa Mo- 

 lina. Oxalidaceae. 



From Tucuman, Argentina. Tubers pre- 

 sented by S. Heredia Luna, National 

 University of Tucuman. Received Sep- 

 tember 6, 1927. 



A South American plant related to the 

 wood sorrel of the United States. It is- 

 grown in the Andes for its edible tubers. 



74700. No. 1. 



74701. No. 2. 



74702. No. 3. A red variety. 



74703. (Undetermined.) 



From Europe. Seeds collected by Dr. Au- 

 gustine Henry, College of Science for Ire- 

 land, Dublin, Irish Free State. Received 

 September 19, 1927. 



A small erect leguminous alpine plant 

 growing in the French Alps at an altitude 

 of 5,000 feet. 



74704. Meectjeialis annua L. Eu- 

 phprrjiaceae. 



From Cluj, Rumania. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. A. Borza, Director, Botanic Garden, 

 University of Cluj. Received September 

 2, 1927. 



An annua] erect herb with opposite nar- 

 row leaves, native to Europe. It is to be 

 grown to determine the iodin content of 

 the seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 74217. 



74705 to 74707. Phoenix dactylifeea 

 L. Phoenicaceae. Date palm. 



From Africa. Offshoots presented by Dr. 

 L. Trabut, Government botanist, Algiers, 

 Algeria, through W. T. Swingle, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received August 23,. 

 1927. 



74705. Deglet teida. From near El Arfi- 

 ane, in the vicinity of Biskra, Algeria. 



74706. M'sh degla. From B'skra, Algeria. 



74707. Arishty. From Biskra, Algeria. 



74708 to 74779. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgcire Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Nanking. China. Seeds obtained from 

 the College of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 University of Nanking. Received Sep- 

 tember 12, 1927. 



Local varieties. 



74708. No. 1569. 



74709. No. 1572. 



74710. No. 1573. 



74711. ISo. 1585. 



