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73176. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From French Guinea, West Africa. Seeds col- 

 lected by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received May 16, 1927. 



No. 1268. Dalaba. March 10, 1927. A tall- 

 growing cotton used in making a coarse fabric. 

 This cotton is cultivated and used by the Fullas, 

 a very ancient race. 



73177. Cajanus indictjs Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Pigeon pea. 



From the island of Guam. Seeds presented by 

 C. W. Edwards, director, Guam Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Received May 16, 1927. 



Locally grown small-seeded pigeon peas of the 

 so-called Guam variety. 



73178 to 73204. 



From Moscow, Russia. Seeds presented by the 

 secretary, Institute of Applied Botany and New 

 Cultures. Received April, 1927. 



73178. Allium jesdianum Boiss. and Buhse. 

 Liliaceae. 



A pink-flowered onion, about 2 feet high, 

 with flat linear leaves and a many-flowered 

 umbel. Native to the Caucasus Mountains. 



73179. Althaea rosea (L.) Cav. Malvaceae. 



Hollyhock. 



Black mallow. A local variety of the common 

 hollyhock from western Russia. 



73180. Apocynum venetum L. Apocynaceae. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial, 2 feet high, 

 with white flowers. The roots are used in 

 medicine as a purgative and emetic. 



73181 to 73184. Astragalus spp. Fabaceae. 



73181. Astragalus candidus M. Pop. 

 A hardy leguminous perennial. 



73182. Astragalus filicaulis Fisch. and 

 Mey. 



An erect annual leguminous plant, 3 to 10 

 inches high, native to Asia Minor and 

 Turkestan. 



73183. Astragalus retamocarpus Boiss. 

 and Hohen. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial about 2 feet 

 high, native to Asia Minor. 



73184. Astragalus sp. 



A hardy leguminous plant. 



73185. Calligonum arborescens Litv. Poly- 

 gonaceae. 



A drought-resistant shrub 10 feet high, said 

 to be a good sand binder. It is found in the 

 region of the Caspian Sea. 



73186. Campanula sp. Campanulaceae. 



Bellflower. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial with large blue 

 flowers. 



73187. Delphinium flexuosum Bieb. Ranun- 

 culaceae. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial with violet 

 flowers. Native to the mountains of Armenia. 



73188 to 73190. Eremurus spp. Liliaceae. 



73188. Eremurus lactiflorus O. Fedtsch. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial with light- 

 yellow flowers. 



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73189. Eremurus olgae Regel. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial with white 

 flowers produced in a dense raceme. Native 

 to Turkestan. 



73190. Eremurus robustus Regel. 



Giant desert candle. 



A tall hardy herbaceous perennial with 

 pink flowers on a stalk 5 to 8 feet high. Na- 

 tive to Turkestan. 



73191. Exochorda korolkowi Lavall. Ro- 

 saceae. Turkestan pearlbush, 



A hardy ornamental shrub with large masses 

 of white flowers. Native to the mountains of 

 Turkestan. 



73192. Ferula assafoetida L. Apiaceae. 



A large herbaceous perennial, 6 to 12 feet 

 high, with yellow flowers. The plant, which 

 has a bad odor, is one source of asafetida. 



73193. Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) 

 Hack. Poaceae. Grass, 



A tall perennial Chinese grass with large 

 feathery fan-shaped panicles; related to sugar 

 cane. 



For previous introduction see No. 66395. 



73194. Onobrychis pulchella Schrenk. Fa- 

 baceae. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial native to 

 western Russia. 



73195. Paeonia albiflora Pall. Ranuncu- 

 laceae. Chinese peony. 



A hardy herbaceous ornamental perennial 

 about 2 feet high, with white flowers. Native 

 to Siberia. 



73196 to 73200. Papaver somniferum L. Papa- 

 veraceae. Poppy. 



Decorative Mongolian varieties. 



73196. A double red and black variety. 



73197. A double pink variety. 



78198. A double lilac-flowered variet3 7 . 



73199. A single white variety with a pink 

 edge. 



73200. A double red and black variety. 



73201. Silene compacta Fisch. Silenaceae. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial with deep 

 rose-colored flowers, found on dry slopes in 

 Armenia. 



73202. Spinacia tetrandra Stev. Chenopo- 

 diaceae. 



A wild spinach which grows in heavy soil 

 from central Asia to Turkestan. 



73203. Vicia sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Common vetch. 



Seeds grown in western Russia. 



73204. Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam. Men- 

 thaceae. 



An ornamental perennial evergreen with pink 

 flowers. Native to Siberia. 



73205 to 73221. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.). Fabaceae. 



Soy bean. 



From Mandalay, Burma, India. Seeds presented 

 by M. McGibbon, economic botanist. Re- 

 ceived May 20, 1927. 



