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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



76892 to 76914— Continued. 



78913. Rhododendron sp. 



A rhododendron growing at altitudes of 

 10,000 to 11,000 feet. 



76914. Rubus ellipticus J. E. Smith. Rosa- 

 ceae. Raspberry. 



A very sweet Himalayan raspberry which 

 grows at from 5,000 to 6,000 feet altitude. 



For previous introduction see No. 67939. 



76915 to 76918. 



From Sinaloa, Mexico. Seeds presented by F. W. 

 Smith, through Paul C. Standley, of the Field 

 Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 111. 

 Received May 18, 1928. 



76915. Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC. Fa- 

 baceae. Sword bean. 



A Mexican variety. 



76916. Canavalia maritima (Aubl.) Thouars. 

 Fabaceae. 



A Mexican variety. 



For previous introduction see No. 65466. 



76917. Maximilianea vitifolia (Willd.) Krug 

 and Urb. (Cochlospermum hibiscoidesKvmth). 

 Cochlospermaceae. 



A Central American deciduous tree 35 feet 

 high, but flowering when only 6 feet high. The 

 alternate leaves have five to seven serrate lobes, 

 and the handsome bright-yellow flowers, 4 inches 

 across, are in terminal clusters. 



For previous introduction see No. 52412. 



76918. Tabebtxia sp. Bignoniaceae. 



A tropical American tree with opposite 

 palmately divided leaves and clusters of large 

 showy flowers. 



76919 and 76920. 



From Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by F. H. Baker. Received May 19, 1928. 



76919. Hakea laurina R. Br. Proteaceae. 



Sea-urchin hakea. 



An Australian shrub up to 30 feet high, with 

 lanceolate leaves 6 inches long and globular 

 heads of crimson flowers from which protrude 

 the golden-yellow styles an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 70908. 



76920. Kennedia monophylla Vent. (Harden- 

 bergia monophylla Benth.). Fabaceae. 



An Australian vine with single lanceolate 

 leaflets, and terminal panicles and axillary 

 racemes of flowers ranging from white through 

 rose to purple. 



For previous introduction see No. 55601. 

 76921 to 76927. 



From Bussaco, Portugal. Seeds presented by Jose 

 de Mello de Figueiredo, Chief Forester of the 

 Bussaco National Forest. Received May 23, 

 1928. 



Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. Mimosa- 

 ceae. Blackwood acacia. 



An Australian evergreen tree up to 100 feet 

 high, with lanceolate leathery phyllodes 4 inches 

 long, heads of creamy flowers in short racemes, 

 and reddish brown twisted pods. The dark 

 wood is very similar to black walnut and is used 

 for the same purposes. The tree makes rapid 

 growth while young. 



For previous introduction see No. 48051. 



76921 to 76927— Continued. 



76922. Callitriscupressiformis Vent. (Frenela 

 australis Endl.). Pinaceae. 



An Australian evergreen reaching a height of 

 50 feet, with slender drooping branches, and 

 globular cones. 



For previous introduction see No. 73834. 



76923. Callitrjs orlonoa L. Rich. (Frenela 

 gunnii Endl.). Pinaceae. 



An evergreen Tasmanian shrub or small tree 

 25 feet high, with erect dense branches and ovoid 

 or oblong cones. 



76924. Cupressus lusitanica Mill. Pinaceae. 



Portuguese cypress. 



An ornamental evergreen tree, native to 

 Mexico, which is cultivated as a forest tree in 

 Portugal. The soft aromatic straight-grained 

 wood is considered very valuable. 



For previous introduction see No. 73844. 



76925. Latjrocerasus lusitanica (L.) Roemer 

 (Prunus lusitanica L.). Amygdalaceae. 



Portugal-laurel. 



An evergreen Portuguese tree 20 feet high,, 

 with thick leathery serrate-lanceolate leaves, 

 racemes of small white flowers, and inconspicu- 

 ous black fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 62726. 



76926. Myrica faya Ait. Myricaceae. 



An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 25 

 feet high, native to the Canary Islands, with 

 lanceolate leaves 4 inches long, and elongated 

 spikes of wine-red edible fruits one- fourth of an 

 inch across. 



For previous introduction see No. 71861. 



76927. Phillyrea latifoma L. Oleaceae. 



An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 30 feet 

 high, native to the Mediterranean region. The 

 shining dark-green ovate leaves are 2 inches long, 

 and the racemes of small flowers are followed by 

 black fruits one-fourth of an inch in diameter. 



76928. Zephyranthes sp. Amarylli- 

 daeeae. Zephyrlily. 



From Piste, Yucatan, Mexico. Bulbs collected by 

 E. L. Crandall, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received June 28, 1927. Numbered June, 1928. 

 A yellow-flowered tender bulbous plant. 



76929. Rheum rhaponticum L. Poly- 

 gonaceae. Rhubarb. 



From Ottawa, Canada. Roots presented by T. F. 

 Ritchie, Division of Horticulture, Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm. Received May 25, 1928. 



Ruby. A Canadian variety. 



76930. Clerodendrum foetidum 

 Bunge. Verbenaceae. 



Rose glorybower. 



From Nikita, Yalta, Crimea, Russia. Plants pre- 

 sented by George V. Heintz, librarian, Govern- 

 ment Botanic Garden. Received May 24, 1928. 



A semihardy evergreen Chinese shrub 6 feet 

 high, with cordate leaves 8 inches long, and dense 

 capitate cymes of fragrant rosy red flowers. When 

 killed to the ground the young shoots bloom in the 

 autumn of the same season. 



For previous introduction see No. 73424. 



