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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



73522 to 73548— Continued. 



73538. Cytisus hirsutus L. 



A hardy yellow-flowered shrub, 5 feet 

 high, native to southern Europe. 



73539. Cytisus monspessulanus L. 



A leguminous shrub, 10 feet high, with 

 small racemes of yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 67353. 



73540. Cytisus nigricans L. Spike broom. 



A leguminous shrub about 3 feet high 

 with racemes of yellow flowers. Native to 

 Austria. 



73541. Cytisus praecox Wheeler. 



Warminster broom. 



An ornamental shrub with pale sulphur- 

 yellow flowers. A hybrid between Cytisus 

 purgans and C. multifloris. 



73542. Cytisus purgans (L.) Spach. 



Province broom. 



A yellow-flowered leguminous shrub 

 about 3 feet high. Native to southern 

 France and Spain. 



For previous introduction see No. 67354. 



73543. Cytisus purpureus Scop. Broom. 



An erect or procumbent shrub, 2 feet or 

 less in height, with small clusters of purple 

 flowers and black pods. Native to southern 

 Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 67355. 



73544. Cytisus sessilifolius L. 



Sessile broom. 



A low shrub, 2 to 4 feet high, with erect 

 branches, nearly sessile leaves, and short 

 racemes of yellow flowers. Native to 

 southern Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 67030. 



73545 to 73547. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



73545. Iris chrysographes Dykes. 



Gold- vein iris. 



One of the handsomest of the Siberian 

 irises; the velvety dark-purple flowers are 

 brightened by golden reticulations at the 

 throat. 



For previous introduction see No. 67033. 



73546. Iris sisyrinchium L. Moraea iris. 



A tender, rather low iris, 6 inches to a foot 

 high, native to southern Europe, Asia, and 

 Africa. The fugitive flowers are lilac-purple 

 with a yellow spot on the outer segments. 



For previous introduction see No. 67366. 



73547. Iris wilsoni Wright. 



An iris, about a foot high, from western 

 China. The flowers are yellow with the falls 

 purple-veined. 



73548. Lilium farreri Turrill. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



From a packet of mixed seeds collected in 

 China by the well-known botanical explorer, 

 Reginald Farrer, there was grown this hand- 

 some lily, described in Curtis's Botanical Maga- 

 zine (pi. 8847) as having erect stems, nearly 3 feet 

 in height, and numerous narrow leaves scattered 

 along the entire stem. The relatively small but 

 fragrant flowers, white with purple spots, are 

 terminal, and either solitary or in loose 6-flowered 

 umbels. This lily has proved hardy in the mild- 

 wintered region of southeastern England. 



For previous introduction see No. 61747. 



73549 to 73552. 



From Brignoles, France. Seeds presented by Rene 

 Salgues, director, Brignoles Botanic Station. 

 Received April 8, 1927. 



73549. Erica multiflora L. Ericaceae. 



A hardy evergreen shrub, up to 2 feet high, 

 with rose-colored flowers. 



73550. Trifolium scabrum L. Fabaceae. 



An annual, white-flowered clover about 3 

 inches high. 



73551. Trifolium tomentosum L. Fabaceae. 



A dense, low-growing, annual or biennial 

 clover, with stems usually less than 8 inches long. 

 Native to dry barren places in. the Mediter- 

 ranean region. 



For previous introduction see No. 64995. 



73552. Vicia hybrida L. Fabaceae. Vetch. 



An annual vetch, native to the Mediterra- 

 nean region, and requiring about the same 

 climatic conditions as the common vetch ( Vicia 

 sativa) . It is a less vigorous grower than either 

 common (V. sativa) or hairy vetch (V. villosa), 

 and for this reason it is less well adapted for 

 growing under cultivation. However, it may 

 be of value for pasturage. (Note by Roland 

 McKee under No. 52272.) 



73553. Desmoncus oxyacanthos 

 Mart. Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 J. E. Higgins, Plant Introduction Garden. 

 Received May 16, 1927. 



A tropical American climbing palm, having 

 scattered pinnate leaves armed with hooked spines 

 and small red fruits. 



73554 to 73558. Cajanus indicus 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Dominica, British West Indies. Seeds pre- 

 sented by F. L. Squibbs, second assistant 

 curator, botanic gardens. Received April 12, 

 1927. 

 Locally grown seeds. 



73554. No. 1. Blood. 



73555. No. 2. Toetola. 



73556. No. 3. Bahama. 



73557. No. 4. Speckled. 



73558. Early Asha. 



73559. Cyperus esculentus L. Cy- 

 peraceae. Chufa. 



From Valencia, Spain. Tubers purchased through 

 Clement S. Edwards, American consul. Re- 

 ceived April 18, 1927. 



Spanish-grown tubers. 



For previous introduction see No. 52899. 



73560. Linum usitatissimum L. Lina- 

 ceae. Flax 



From Blairgowrie, Perth, Scotland. Seeds pre 

 sented by E. A. Foley, agricultural commis 

 sioner, London, England, through L. H. Dewey 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received April 18 

 1927. 



The fiber flax variety J. W. S. was originated by 

 John W. Stewart, County Antrim, Ireland. It has 

 been carefully propagated under the direction of 

 the Linen Research Association of Belfast, and 

 increased under contract by the Flax Industry 

 Development Society of Yeovil, Sussex, England. 

 The J. W. S. variety grows well in the cool, moist 



