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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



73140 to 73155— Continued. 



73149. Betula utilis D. Don (B. bhojpattra 

 Wall.). Betulaceae. Birch. 



A tree 40 to 60 feet high, with reddish brown 

 trunk and branches and bark which peels off in 

 papery flakes. It is native to subtropical 

 regions of the Himalayas. The oval coarsely 

 toothed sharp-pointed leaves are 3 inches long, 

 dark green above and paler beneath. In winter 

 the orange-chocolate color of the twigs is very 

 striking. 



For previous introduction see No. 56400. 



73150. Clematis Montana Buch.-Ham- 

 Ranunculaceae. 



A vigorous ornamental climber, 30 feet or 

 more high, with pure-white solitary flowers 

 about 2 inches across. It is native to the 

 Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see No. 50337. 



73151. Corylus ferox Wall. Betulaceae. 



Hazel. 



A wild hazel from Sikkim, India, whose 

 small nuts, closely resembling the common 

 hazelnut in taste, are much prized by the natives. 

 The tree, 20 feet high, grows at altitudes of 8,000 

 to 10,000 feet. The wood is pinkish white, even 

 grained, and moderately hard. 



For previous introduction see No. 58488. 



73152. Dichroa febrifuga Lour. Hydrange- 



A tall shrub, abundant in the temperate 

 Himalayas from 5,000 to 8,000 feet. It has 

 narrow leaves 3 to 8 inches long, terminal panicles 

 of blue or purplish flowers, and berries of an 

 intense blue. 



For previous introduction see No. 47675. 



73153. Pittosportjm floribundum Wight and 

 Arnott. Pittosporaceae. 



A handsome subtropical tree, with a short 

 straight trunk and spreading branches and 

 numerous yellowish flowers in terminal panicles. 

 The tree has light-colored, strong, tough wood 

 and yields an aromatic yellow resin or oleoresin 

 having very adhesive properties. It is a native 

 of the outer Himalayas, ascending to 3,500 feet. 



For previous introduction see No. 57273. 



73154. Saussurea deltoidea (DC.) C. B. 

 Clarke. Asteraceae. 



A tall herbaceous perennial, 4 to 8 feet in 

 height, with large leaves having cottony lower 

 surfaces. The extremely variable flower heads 

 are often tipped with purple, and the corollas 

 are white. It is native to the central and eastern 

 Himalayas, growing at altitudes of 6,000 to 

 11,500 feet. 



For previous introduction see No. 47786. 



73155. Viburnum cordifolium Wall. Capri- 

 foliaceae. 



A large subtropical shrub with heart-shaped 

 sharply toothed leaves and small dense corymbs 

 of white flowers. Native to the temperate 

 Himalayas. 



73156 to 73164. 



From Magyarovar, Hungary. Seeds presented by 

 John Suranyi, Agricultural Experiment Station 

 for Plant Industry. Received May 5, 1927. 



73158. Lolium perenne L. Poaceae. 



Perennial ryegrass. 



Variety hungaricum. 



73157. Phleum pratense L. Poaceae. 



Timothy. 

 H. 



73156 to 73164— Continued. 



73158 to 73161. Pisum sativum L. Fabaceae. 



Peav 



73158. Mg. 73160. Fg. 



73159. No. 1. Mo. 73161. No. 2. Mo. 



73162 and 73183. Poa pratensis L. Poaceae. 



Bluegrass. 



73162. Variety latifolia. 



73163. Variety angustifolia. 



73164. Trifolium pratense L. Fabaceae. 



Red^ clover . 

 Variety pilosum. 



73165. Rubtts sp. Rosaceae. 



Blackberry. 



From Lovedale, Cape Province, South Africa. 



Seeds presented by D. A. Hunter. Received 



April 13, 1927. 



A large blackberry from the cool damp region' 

 about 20 miles south of Lovedale, on the Hogsback 

 Mountains. (Hunter.) 



73166 to 73170. Cajanus indicus 

 Spreng. Fabaceae. Pigeon pea. 



From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by A. 

 Kol, chief, bureau of introduction, Institute of 

 Applied Botany. Received May 14, 1927. 

 Locally grown seeds. 



73166. No. 2. Aran. Collected at Kabul, Af- 

 ghanistan, by Prof. N. Vavilov during his 

 expedition in 1925. 



73167. No. 6. Originally from the Agricultural 

 Department, Nairobi, Kenya Colony, East 

 Africa. 



73168. No. 12. Arhar No. 1. From India. 



73169. No. 16. From Colon, Panama. Col- 

 lected by S. M. Bukassov during his expedi- 

 tion in 1926. 



73170. No. 19. Obtained in 1925 in the market, 

 city of Guatemala. 



73171. Phaseolus radiatus L. Fa- 

 baceae. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, director, botanic 

 gardens. Received May 13, 1927. 

 Locally grown seeds. 



73172 to 73175. 



From Sumatra and Taiwan. Seeds collected by 

 H. H. Bartlett, University of Michigan, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich. Received May 5, 1927. 



73172. Eleusine coracana Gaertn. Poaceae. 



Ragi. 



No. 6281. Plants grown with millet by the 



Tsuo aborigines at Namakaban, on Mount 



Morrison, Taiwan, at an altitude of 2,700 feet. 



73173. Quercus sp. Fagaceae. Oak. 



No. 6732. A large tropical oak tree growing 

 at Pargambiran, Asahan, Sumatra. 



73174. Salakka sp. Phoenicaceae. Palmv 



No. 6815. Silo Maradja, Asahan, Sumatra. 

 A very beautiful little palm growing in wet 

 places. The fruits are used for acid by the 

 natives, and the leaves make durable palm-leaf 

 thatches. 



73175. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. Cotton. 

 No. 6380. Kapas koelenbang. This species 



is cultivated by the natives at Silo Maradja, 

 Asahan, Sumatra. It is a curious shrub with 

 greatly elongated fruits and seeds adhering in 

 masses, from which all the fiber may be pulledi 

 off without separating the seedsv 



