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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



76064 to 76085— Continued. 



76075. Tree 49. Ojochin (big lantern). Tree 

 upright-spreading; bark brownish gray; 

 flowers semidouble, light pink, nearly 2 

 inches across, in clusters of three to live, 

 blooming midseason. An attractive 

 variety, resembling Ariake in general, but 

 the flowers are pinker and the petals more 

 wrinkled. 



76076. Trees 60, 87, 94. Oshimazakura. A 

 quick-growing and comparatively short- 

 lived tree up to 30 feet high, with pale-gray 

 bark and thick, spreading branches. The 

 numerous single, white or pinkish flowers 

 are fragrant, and the small ovoid fruits 

 are shining black. Native to central and 

 southern Japan. The name refers to 

 Oshima, an island of Japan, where this 

 cherry is native. 



76077. Tree 77. Senriko (fragrance for 2,000 

 miles). Tree upright ascending in habit, 

 about 20 feet high; bark brownish gray; 

 young foliage coppery green; flowers single 

 or nearly so, white with a pink blush, 

 fragrant, about 1% inches across, usually 

 three or four in a cluster, blooming about 

 midseason. 



For previous introduction see No. 69085. 



76078. Trees 54, 59, 88, 99. Shirofugen (white 

 goddess). A variety closely resembling 

 Fugenzo [No. 76067], from which it differs 

 in having lighter-colored flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 69087. 



76079. Tree 57. Shogetsu (early delight). 

 Tree of medium size with a spreading, 

 rather flat crown; buds deep pink, flowers 

 double, with nearly white centers, tinged 

 with pink on the edges, up to 2} i inches 

 across, in clusters of two to four. An 

 excellent double-pink variety. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 72893. 



76080. Prunus yedoensis Mats. 



Yoshino cherry. 



Tree 76. Taizanfukun (mountain snowcap). 

 Tree erect, about 15 feet high, with dark-brown 

 bark; flowers semidouble, pink, about an inch 

 in diameter, often borne near the ends of the 

 branches. 



For previous introduction see No. 67962. 



76081 to 76083. Prunus serrulata Lindl. 



Japanese flowering cherry. 



76081. Tree 68. Takinioi (fragrant white cas- 

 cade). Tree rather small and spreading, 

 about 15 feet high; bark brownish gray; 

 flowers pure white, single, very fragrant, 

 about \\h inches across, in clusters of three 

 or four; blooming midseason. 



For previous introduction see No. 



76082. Tree 98. Temari (small ball). Bark 

 gray; young foliage brownish green; buds 

 deep pink; flowers semidouble, light pink, 

 about l 3 A inches across, in numerous 

 rather compact clusters of three and four, 

 blooming midseason. A variety of special 

 merit because of its floriferousness. 



76083. Tree 104. Yayeakebono (double day- 

 break). Tree upright in habit; young 

 foliage brownish green; buds pink, flowers 

 semidouble, light pink at margins, nearly 

 white in center, opening rather late, about 

 1% inches across. A very attractive 

 variety. 



76064 to 76085— Continued. 



76084. Prunus sieboldu (Carr.) Wittmack. 



Tree 56. Naden (snowslide). Tree upright- 

 spreading in habit, about 18 feet high; bark 

 dark gray; flowers pink, semidouble, usually in 

 clusters of three or four, about 124 inches across, 

 blooming midseason. The hairy leaves of this 

 variety distinguish it from the other double- 

 flowering forms. 



For previous introduction see No. 69090. 



76085. Prunus subhirtella pendula (Sieb.) 

 Tanaka. 



Trees 72, 75, 81. Shidarehigan. Trees usually 

 not more than 30 feet in height, with slender, 

 pendulous branches, narrowly oval leaves up to 

 3 inches long, and single flowers up to an inch 

 across, appearing before the leaves and varying 

 in color from deep pink to almost white. The 

 black fruits are about three-eighths of an inch in 

 diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 70787. 



76086. Ormosia sp. Fabaceae. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 J. E. Higgins, Plant Introduction Garden. 

 Received March 2, 1928. 



A large spreading tree with smooth clean bark, 

 long pinnate light-green leaves, and long racemes 

 of light-lavender flowers. It is native to Panama 

 and is apparently a good shade tree for roadside 

 planting. 



76087 and 76088. 



From Fa Hua Ssu Temple.Chihli, China. Scions 

 obtained through Peter ^iu, Peking. Received 

 February 21, 1928. 



76087. Castanea mollissiha Blume. Faga- 

 ceae. Hairy chestnut. 



Tiger paw chestnut. 



For previous introduction see No. 76010. 



76088. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdalaceae. 



Apricot. 



Mottled fragrant apricot. A freestone variety 

 said to be the best in the Fa Hua Ssu region. 

 The fruits are white with a pink blush, and are 

 about 2 inches in diameter. 



76089. Crotalaria incana L. Fa- 

 baceae. 



Seeds obtained from plants growing at the Barbour 

 Lathrop Plant Introduction Garden, near 

 Savannah, Ga. Received February 16, 1928. 



A somewhat shrubby tropical American legume 

 covered with soft gray pubescence and bearing 

 elongated racemes of yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 64059. 



76090. Diospyros guayparime Hort. 

 Diospyraceae. Persimmon. 



From Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Seeds presented 

 by C. J. Stafford, through W. T. Swingle, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received March 8, 

 1928. 



A variety grown locally. 



76091. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. 

 Rutaceae. Orange. 



From Avery Island, La. Trees presented by E. A. 

 Mcllhenny, president, Jungle Gardens. Re- 

 ceived March 10, 1928. 



This orange is the result of hand-pollination of 

 the Louisiana sweet on the Washington Navel and 

 the selection of bud wood from trees which showed 

 special merit. The fruits are of excellent quality. 



