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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



73595 to 73619— Continued. 



73608 to 73611. Onobrychis spp. Fabaceae. 



73608. Onobrychis megalobotrys Aitch. 

 and Baker. 



A hardy perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with 

 spikes of purple-veined flowers almost a foot 

 in length. Native to western Asia. 



73609. Onobrychis micrantha Schrenk. 



An annual erect leguminous plant with 

 very narrow acute leaflets, stems about 2 feet 

 high, and dull-yellow flowers. Native to 

 Russia. 



73610 and 73611. Onobrychis pulchella 

 Schrenk. 



A low annual, less than a foot high, with 

 narrow leaflets and pink flowers. Native to 

 Russia. 



73610. No. 1. 73611. No. 2. 



73612 to 73616. Prunus spp. Amygdalaceae. 



73612 to 73614. Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. 



Ornamental varieties of myrobalan plums. 



73612. Variety atroviolaceum. > 



73613. Variety flavis. 



73614. Variety purpurea. 



73615. Prunus mahaleb L. 



Mahaleb cherry. 



Seeds grown in Turkestan; for testing as 

 stock. 



For previous introduction see No. 53415. 



73616. Prunus prostrata Labill. 



Mountain cherry. 



A hardy bush cherry with small red fruits. 

 Native to western Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 43869. 



73617. Pyrus heterophylla Regel and 

 Schmalh. Malaceae. 



A small hardy tree about 25 feet high, with 

 white flowers and fruits like small pears. 



For previous introduction see No. 44046. 



73618. Sorbus turkestanica (Franch.) Hedl. 

 (Pyrus turkestanica Franch.). Malaceae. 



A hardy shrub or small tree with purplish 

 twigs, cream-colored flowers, and purplish fruits 

 about half an inch long. Native to Turkestan. 



73619. Vicia hyrcanica Fisch. and Mey. Fa- 

 baceae. Vetch. 



An annual yellow-flowered vetch cultivated 

 in northern Persia and Armenia. 



73620 to 73629. Medicago sativa L. 

 Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



From Valki, District of Kharkof, Russia. Seeds 

 presented by Mr. Bordacoff, director, Ukraine 

 station. Received April 13, 1927. 



Locally grown varieties. 



73620. No. 254. 



73621. No. 403. District of Kherson. 



73622. No. 404. District of Podolian. 



73623. No. 500. District of Kharkof. 



73624. No. 525. District of Cupians. 



73625. No. 536. District of Kharkof. 



73626. No. 634. District of Kherson. 



73627. No. 635. District of Kherson; originally 

 from France. 



73620 to 73629— Continued. 



73628. No. 688. District of Poltawa. 



73629. No. 746. Ascania, Nova Tavia. 



73630 and 73631. Coffea spp. Rubia- 

 ceae. Coffee. 



From Chiapas, Mexico. Seeds obtained through 

 O. F. Cook, Bureau of Plant Industrv. Re- 

 ceived April 15, 1927. 



73630. COFFEA ARABICA L. 



Bourbon. An early-maturing variety; Mexi- 

 can-grown seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 65236. 



73631. COFFEA ARABICA MARAGOGIPE Froehn. 



Maragogipe. A varietj T with large thick 

 leaves and beans of excellent flavor. Mexican- 

 grown seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 50626. 



73632 and 73633. Agave fourcroydes- 

 Lem. Amaryllidaceae. Henequen. 



From Nuevitas, Cuba. Suckers presented by 

 M. T. Walsh, manager, Spanish-American 

 Sisal Co.. through L. H. Dewey, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received April 15, 1927. 



Henequen varieties grown in Cuba. 



73632. No. 1. 73633. No. 2. 



73634. Persea Americana Mill. (P. 

 gratissima Gaertn. f.). Lauraceae. 



Avocado. 



From Spain. Scions collected by David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received April 16, 1927. 



No. 1295. Churiana, near Malaga, March 30, 

 1927. From a tree 20 years old which is a seedling 

 of a century-old tree. The leathery green-skinned 

 fruits are of the West Indian type and are said to 

 be identical to those borne by the parent tree. 



73635 and 73636. 



From Brooksville, Fla. Plants obtained from the 

 Plant Introduction Garden by R. A. Young, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received April 19, 

 1927. 



73635. Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. Poaceae. 



Bamboo. 



Variety thouarsii. An Indian clump 

 bamboo with bright-green stems, 20 to 80 feet 

 high, and numerous branches bearing dense 

 foliage. 



For previous introduction see No. 21349. 



73636. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. Raspberry. 



Said to be a Chinese red raspberry of value 

 for home use in the South. 



73637. Cajanus indicus Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States. 

 Seeds presented by B. Bunting, agriculturist, 

 Department of Agriculture. Received April 

 8, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



73638 to 73640. Phaseolus spp. Fa- 

 baceae. 



From Rasikulu, Nadroga, Lautoka, Fiji Islands. 

 Seeds presented by R. B. Howard. Received 

 April 9, 1927. 



Locally grown seeds. 



