14 



PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



76727. Sorghum vulgare Pers. Poa- 

 ceae. Sorghum. 



From Rae Bareilly, United Provinces, India. 

 Seeds presented by Dr. S. S. Nehru, deputy 

 commissioner, through C. R. Ball, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received April 14, 1928. 



A variety grown locally. 



76728 to 76731. 



From Elstree, Herts, England. Seeds presented 

 by Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House Gar- 

 dens. Received April 16, 1928. 



76728. Carmichaelia flagelliformis Colenso. 

 Fabaceae. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 Xo. 76562. 



76729. COTOXEASTER ACUMINATA Lindl. Ma- 



laceae. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 76571. 



76730. COTOXEASTER ALDEXHAMEXSIS Hort. 



Malaceae. 



76731. Pyracaxtha crexulata rodgersiaxa 

 A. B. Jacks. Malaceae. Firethorn. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 76593. 



76732. Chaetospermum glutinosa 

 (Blanco) Swingle. Rutaceae. 



Tabog. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. Gonzalo M. Fortun, director, 

 agricultural experiment station. Received April 

 18, 1928. 



A small spiny Philippine tree with trifoliolate 

 leaves, small clusters of rather large white flowers, 

 and oblong hard-shelled fruits. This tree is being 

 tested as a stock for commercial citrus fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 40550. 



76733. Vitis amurensis Rupr. Vita- 

 ceae. Amur grape. 



From Mefun, Manchuria. Cuttings collected by 

 P. H. Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received December 23, 1925. 

 Numbered April, 1928. 



No. 4733. November 12, 1925. A wild grape 

 with large bunches of purple, acid berries about the 

 size of a marrowfat pea. They are eaten fresh and 

 also made into wine. This variety is hardy in the 

 mountains of this region. 



For previous introduction see No. 



76734. Salvia sp. Menthaceae. Sage. 



From Huautla de Jimenez, Oaxaca, Mexico. Seeds 

 presented by C. M. Holmes. Received April 

 19, 1928. 



A local variety growing at an altitude above 

 4,000 feet, with very attractive gentian or even 

 darker blue flowers of good size. 



76735 to 76745. 



From Harbin, Manchuria. Seeds presented by 

 A. A. Rachkowsky, Manchurian Research 

 Society. Received April 17, 1928. 



76735. Betula japoxica maxdshurica (Regel) 

 Winkl. Betulaceae. Birch. 



A white-barked Manchurian tree up to 80 

 feet high, with the leaves often broadly wedge- 

 shaped at the base. 



For previous introduction see No. 44382. 



76735 to 76745— Continued. 



76736. Juglaxs maxdshurica Maxim. Jug- 

 landaceae. Walnut. 



A variety grown locally. 



For previous introduction see No. 71257. 



76737. Lhjum dauricum Ker. Liliaceae. 



Candlestick lily. 



A Manchurian species with a stem about 3 

 feet high bearing horizontal leaves 3 to 5 inches 

 long and terminal clusters of one to five cup- 

 shaped flowers 5 inches across, which are orange- 

 red spotted with purplish black and tinged 

 with yellow inside. 



For previous introduction see No. 75678. 



76738. Lilium texuifolium Fisch. Liliaceae. 



Coral lily. 



A Siberian species with a slender stem 1 to 2 

 feet high, 40 to 60 linear light-yellow green 

 leaves 1 to 2 inches long, and terminal clusters 

 of 1 to 15 small nodding turkscap lilies, of the 

 most brilliant sealing-wax red. 



For previous introduction see No. 64773. 



76739 to 76744. Pruxus spp. Amygdalaceae. 



76739. Pruxus glandulosa Thunb. 



Flowering almond. 



A Chinese shrub 3 to 5 feet high, with 

 lanceolate to ovate leaves, pink or white 

 flowers, and red fruits which make excellent 

 preserves. 



For previous introduction see No. 69098. 



76740 to 76743. Pruxus maxdshurica 

 (Maxim.) Koehne. Manchurian apricot. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 76684. 



76740. Mixed seeds. 



76741. The best wild variety. 



76742. Variety subcordata. 



76743. [No data.] 



76744. Pruxus sramiCA L. Siberian apricot. 



A bushy shrub or sometimes a small tree 

 up to 15 feet high, native to Siberia. The 

 long acuminate-ovate leaves are 2 to 3 inches 

 long and reddish when young, toirning bright 

 green; the solitary white or pink flowers are 

 an inch across, and the fruits are yellow with 

 a red cheek but have very little flesh and are 

 hardly edible. 



For previous introduction see No. 68819. 



76745. Viburnum burejaeticum Regel and 

 Herd. Caprifoliaeeae. 



A Manchurian shrub up to 15 feet high, with 

 stellate-pubescent branchlets, sinuately toothed 

 ovate leaves 4 to 5 inches long, dense cymes 

 of white flowers, and ellipsoid bluish black fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 69820. 



76746. Acacia sp. Mimosaceae. 



From Mandelieu, Alpes Maritimes, France. 

 Plants presented by A. Richon. Received 

 February 19, 1926. Numbered April, 1928. 



Bon Accueil. This is a chance hybrid, perhaps 

 between Acacia decurrens and A. dealbata. It is 

 considered one of the most beautiful acacias grown 

 on the Riviera. The flower clusters have up to 40 

 heads, larger than the best varieties of A. dealbata; 

 they are beautifully grouped at the ends of the 

 branches. The leaves are bright green with long, 

 very fine leaflets. The tree is vigorous and about 

 20 feet high, but a little less hardy than A. dealbata. 



For previous introduction see No. 61798. 



