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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



75663 to 75695— Continued. 



75681. Pints parviflora Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Pinaceae. Japanese white pine. 



A dense pyramidal Japanese 5-needle pine 

 often 100 feet high, with slender horizontal 

 branches. The leaves are stifl and twisted, 

 forming dense brushlike tufts at the ends of the 

 hraiichlets. The cones are reddish brown and 

 very decorative. 



75682. Pkimula jatonica A. Gray. Primula- 

 ceae. Japanese primrose. 



A herbaceous perennial with radical leaves 

 and flower stalks up to 2 feet high, bearing 

 several whorls of purple flowers. Native to 

 Japan. 



75683. Primula sieboldi E. Morr. Primula- 

 ceac. Primrose. 



A Japanese primrose which is pubescent 

 everywhere except the corolla and which has 

 petioled, ovate leaves with numerous dentate 

 lobes. The flower stem is longer than the leaves 

 and bears a many-flowered umbel of white. 

 rosy, or purple flowers nearly 2 inches across. 



75684. Prunus mume Sieb. and Zucc. Arnyg- 

 dalaceae. Japanese apricot. 



The Japanese apricot is found throughout 

 Japan, where it is both wild and cultivated. 

 It ranges in height from 10 to 25 feet. Before 

 the leaves appear in the spring the tree is covered 

 with a profusion of attractive blossoms which are 

 white in the wild forms, while in the cultivated 

 varieties the color varies from white to pink, 

 with occasional tinges of green or yellow. The 

 fruits ripen in June; they are exceeding sour 

 and are eaten only in the form of pickles. 



75685. Prunus serrulata sachalinensis 

 (Schmidt) Makino (P. sargenti Rehder). 

 Amygdalaceae. Sargent cherry. 



A hardy vigorous Japanese wild cherry with 

 single pink flowers. The tree is tall and very 

 attractive. 



For previous introduction see No. 73881. 



75686. Pterccarya sorbifolia Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Juglandaceae. * Wingnut. 



A Japanese tree nearly 100 feet high, with 

 large compound leaves and long racemes of 

 winged fruits. 



75687. QUERCUS MONGOLICA GROSSESERRATA 



(Blume) Rehd. and Wils. Fagaceae. Oak. 



The principal timber oak of Japan, often 100 

 feet high, with large handsome leaves clustered 

 at the ends of the branches. 



75688. Quercus serrata Thunb. (Q. glanduli- 

 fera Blume). Fagaceae. Oak, 



A white oak up to 70 feet high, native to 

 Japan, Chosen, and China. The oblong-ovate 

 leaves are lustrous bright green and hold their 

 color until late in autumn. It is usually shrubby 

 under cultivation. 



75689. Rhamnus japonica Maxim. Rham- 

 naceae. Buckthorn. 



A Japanese shrub up to 9 feet high, with 

 glossy pale-green leaves 1 to 3 inches long, an 

 abundance of greenish brown flowers produced 

 during May in dense clusters at the ends of the 

 short branches, and round fruits one-fourth of 

 an inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 43874. 



75690. Rhododendron dauricum L. Erica- 

 ceae, Dahurian rhododendron. 



An upright, deciduous shrub about 6 feet 

 high, native to Japan and Chosen. The dark- 

 green ovate leaves are aromatic, and the large 

 rosy purple flowers appear from buds at the 

 ends of the branchlets, usually before the leaves 

 develop. 



For previous introduction see No. 65503. 



75663 to 75695— Continued. 



75691. Rosa MULTIFLORA Thunb. Rosaceac. 



Japanese rose. 



A vigorous climbing Japanese rose with 

 small white flowers in pyramidal corymbs, 

 also small red fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 65477. 



75692. Sorbu.s pseudogracilis (C. Schneid.) 

 Koehnc. Malaceae. 



A Japanese shrub which has compound 

 leaves of 9 to 11 ovate-lanceolate, dark-green 

 leaflets, clusters of small white flowers, and red 

 fruits. 



75693. Stewartia pseudo-camellia Maxim. 

 Theaceae. 



A handsome Japanese tree, 50 feet high, with 

 erect branches and red bark. The thickish 

 obovate-lanceolate leaves are bright green, 

 and the large white flowers are borne in summer. 



75694. Tilia maximowicziana Shiras. Tilia- 

 ceae. linden. 



A tall tree, up to 100 feet high, native to 

 Japan. The broadly ovate, sharp-pointed 

 leaves are 6 inches long, and the small flowers 

 are borne in clusters of i0 to 18. 



75695. Trigonotis guilielmi A. Gray. Bo- 

 raginaceae. 



An erect herbaceous perennial with ovate 

 leaves and lax racemes of white flowers less than 

 an inch across. Native to Japan. 



75696. Bougainvillea sp. Nyctagi- 

 naceae. 



From Hope, Kingston, Jamaica, British West 

 Indies. Plants presented by H. H. Cousins, 

 Director of the Department of Agriculture. 

 Received Julv 14, 1926. Numbered in Decem- 

 ber, 1927. 



A variety with pink bracts which are not such 

 a clear color as those of the Rose of Catalina. 



75697. Astrebla triticoides (Lindl.) 

 F. Muell. Poaceae. 



Curly Mitchell grass. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 

 Seeds presented by Arthur Yates & Co. Re- 

 ceived December 1, 1927. 



According to the Agricultural Gazette of New- 

 South Wales for March, 1922, curly Mitchell grass 

 is characterized by wheatlike husks surrounding 

 the seeds. The leaves are wide and succulent 

 and the plants quickly respond to rain, a second 

 growth of leaves being produced almost imme- 

 diately. The best growth is made in summer and 

 autumn, the period of growth from sowing until 

 flowering being only a few weeks. This species is 

 considered one of the best pasture grasses of Aus- 

 tralia. 



75698. Ceiba acuminata (S. Wats.) 

 Rose. Bombacaceae. Pochote. 



From Alamos. Sonora, Mexico. Seeds obtained 

 through L. H. Dewey, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received December 6, 1927. 



This close relative of the kapok tree (Ceiba 

 pentandra) is described by P. C. Standley (contri- 

 butions from the United States National Her- 

 barium, vol. 23, pt. 3) as a large or medium-sized 

 tree with a greenish spiny trunk, compound leaves, 

 and hard oblong fruits about 7 inches long which 

 contain whitish down used for insulation, for 

 stuffing pillows, mattresses, and life preservers, 

 and for making candlewicks. It is native to western 

 and southern Mexico. 



For previous introduction see No. 73079. 



