OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1927 



25 



75699 to 75717. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by R. K. Beattie, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received in De- 

 cember, 1927. 



75699. Alnus pendula Matsumura. Betula- 

 ceae. Alder. 



Nos. 161 and 183. Collected on Otaniyama, 

 Shino Mura, Minamikuwata Gun, Tamba, 

 November 2, 1927. Hage shibari. A graceful 

 Japanese shrub or small tree up to 25 feet high. 

 The sharply serrate, dark-green leaves are oblong 

 with long points, and the small, conelike fruits 

 are on slender pedicels in pendulous racemes. 



75700 to 75711. Castanea crenata Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Fagaceae. Japanese chestnut. 



Locally grown varieties from Shino Mura, 

 Minamikuwata Gun, Tamba, near Kyoto, 

 November, 1927. 



75700 to 75706. Cultivated varieties. 



75700. Nos. 147, 148, 170. Oanne. 



75701. Nos. 149, 150, 171. Oinyori, ginyose. 



75702. Nos. 151, 152, 175. Shikanotsume. 



75703. Nos. 153, 154, 169. Imakita. 



75704. Nos. 155, 156, 172. Higan-guri. 



75705. Nos. 157, 158, 174, 179. Chokoji. 



75706. Nos. 159, 160, 173. Shimokatsugi. 



75707. No. 163. A wild variety, used as a 

 stock, from the chestnut orchard at Oji. 

 Shino Mura. 



75708. No. 165. Shiba-guri. A wild variety 

 collected on Otani Yama, Shino Mura. 



75709. No. 166. Shiba-guri. From the or- 

 chard at Oji, Shino Mura. 



75710. No. 167. Shiba-guri. A wild variety 

 collected on Otani Yama, Shino Mura, 

 at an altitude of about 600 feet. 



75711. No. 168. A wild variety from the 

 orchard at Oji, Shino Mura. Tree about 

 4 feet high, and stem half an inch in 

 diameter. 



Nos. 75712 to 75715 are seeds collected on Otani 

 Yama, Shino Mura, Minamikuwata Gun, 

 Tamba, November 2, 1927. 



75712. Euonymus sp. Celastraceae. 



No. 180. A wild variety, with showy red 

 fruits, which will perhaps be useful in an 

 arboretum. 



75713. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



No. 181. Soyogo, sayago. A small evergreen 

 tree. 



75714. Jcniperus rigida Sieb. and Zucc. Pina- 

 ceae. Needle juniper. 



No. 162. Nezumisashi, muro. A Japanese 

 juniper about 20 feet high, of elegant habit with 

 the branches pendulous at the ends. The 

 needlelike leaves are very slender and triangular 

 in section. This tree thrives very well in 

 southern England. 



For previous introduction see No. 57298. 



75715. Rhododendron sp. Ericaceae. Azalea. 

 No. 182. A wild ornamental shruu. 



75716. Ilex serrata Thunb. Aquifoliaceae. 



Fine-tooth holly. 



No. 184. November 12, 1927. Umemodoki. 

 A red-berried Japanese shrub up to 15 feet high, 

 growing in the wonderful old garden at Golden 

 Pavilion, Kyoto. It is said to be rare. 



75717. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. lily. 



No. 164. A wild lily growing on Izuta Yama, 

 Kochi Ken, Shikoku, November 10, 1927. 



75718 to 75720. 



From Santa Monica, Calif. Seeds presented by 

 Hugh Evans, through Peter Bisset, Federal 

 Horticultural Board. Received December 9, 

 1927. 



75718. Ceratostigma willmottianum Stapf. 

 Plumbaginaceae. 



A half-woody perennial, 1 to 3 feet high, with 

 angled purplish stems, bristly leaves, and 

 cobalt-blue flowers, an inch wide, borne suc- 

 cessively in a large head. Native to western 

 China. 



For previous introduction see No. 72983. 



75719. Hibiscus diversifolius Jacq. Malva- 

 ceae. 



A tall, hairy, rigidly upright shrubby peren- 

 nial with prickly stems, variable foliage, and 

 yellow flowers which have dark-red centers. 

 Native to tropical Africa and the Pacific Islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 66506. 



75720. Hibiscus heterophyllus Vent. Mal- 

 vaceae. 



A tall Australian shrub with leaves varying 

 from linear to elliptic and from entire to three 

 lobed, which are 5 to 6 inches long and white 

 beneath. The large axillary flowers, 3 to 4 

 inches long, are white with a crimson eye. This 

 shrub blooms freely and is very showy. 



75721 and 75722. Lilium spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. Lily. 



From Japan. Bulbs and seeds collected by R. K. 

 Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 December 16, 1927. 



Wild lilies growing among Sasa on a hillside in 

 pine woods at Hirota, Shino Mura, Minamikuwata 

 Gun, Tamba, November 15, 1927. 



75721. Lilium sp. 

 No. 185. Bulbs. 



75722. Lilium sp. 

 No. 186. Seeds. 



75723. Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae. 



Yam. 



From Ceylon. Tuber collected by David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the Allison V. Armour expedi- 

 tion. Received March 26, 1926. Numbered in 

 December, 1927. 



No. 404. Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Jaffna, February 6, 1926. A variety said to be of 

 good quality, which grows in sandy calcareous soil. 

 It is called saddikarangi or elephant's foot because 

 it produces only one large flat tuber with a few 

 small ones attached to the side, the whole being 

 about the size and shape of an elephant's foot. 



75724. Psiditjm guajava L. Myrta- 

 ceae. Guava. 



From New Smyrna, Fla. Cuttings presented by 

 John Y. Detwiler, through R. A. Young, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received December 4, 1927. 



A guava with thick flesh which is sweet with a 

 air amount of acid and comparatively small seeds. 

 The specimen of fruit received, said to be one-third 

 to one-half the size as compared with the average, 

 was 3H by 2% inches, yellow skinned and white 

 fleshed, the flesh being nearly three-fourths of an 

 inch thick. 



75725 to 75733. Lilium spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. • Lily. 



From Tunbridge Wells, England. Bulbs pur- 

 chased from R. Wallace & Co. Received 

 in December, 1927. 



