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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



77064 to 77146— Continued. 



OBTUSUM JAPONICUM 



77119. Rhododendron 



Wilson. 



No. 576. Yatsu hashi. Rose pink to rose 

 (Ridgway) Kurume. 



77120. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 577. Kumogiri. 



77121. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 578. Aya no kamuri. Deep rose-pink 

 (Ridgway) Kurume. 



77122. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 579. Usuyo. Probably a garden hybrid; 

 flowers \ x /2 inches in diameter, mauvette to lilac 

 mauvette (Ridgway). 



77123. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 580. Kumono ue. 



77124. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 581. Momiji gasane. Hose-in-hose Ku- 

 rume; flowers geranium pink (Ridgway). 



77125. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 582. Hokorobi. Kurume; flowers white, 

 faintly touched with rose. 



77126. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 583. Hinohakama. 



77127. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 584. Komurasaki. Kurume; flowers light 

 rosolane purple (Ridgway). 



77128. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 585. Beni kirishima. 



77129. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 586. Sakura tsukasa. 



77130. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 587. Warai gao. Hose-in-hose Kurume; 

 flowers deep rose-pink (Ridgway). 



77131. Rhododendron mucronatum G. Don. 

 No. 589. Suishoren. Flowers almost double. 



77132. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 590. Warai gishi. Of the general type of 

 R. indicum, but the growth is free and erect. 

 The flowers are deep rose-pink (Ridgway). 



77133. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 591. Kotsubo. Small Kurume; rose 

 (Ridgway). 



77134. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 592. Futamiakebono. Probably a garden 

 hybrid; the deep rose-pink (Ridgway) flowers 

 are 1}4 inches in diameter. 



77135. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 593. Oi no mezame. Deep rose-pink to 

 rose color (Ridgway) Kurume. 



77136. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 594. Kocho no mat Kurume; flowers 

 light phlox purple (Ridgway); lighter in the 

 throat. 



77064 to 77146— Continued. 



77137. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 595. Koraini. Possibly a garden hybrid 

 (eight stamens), flowers rose blotched with 

 dark red (Ridgway) . 



77138. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 596. Ilatsushimo. Large flowers, \ l A 

 inches in diameter, Hermosa pink (Ridgway). 

 The growth is like a garden hybrid. 



77139. Rhododendron obtusum jafonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 597. Koshikibu. Kurume; flowers have 

 white throat; lips and margins are pale pink. 



77140. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 598. Higashi yama. 



77141. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 599. Shishu. 



77142. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 600. Koromo shikibu. Kurume; flowers 

 white with corolla tipped purple. 



77143. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 601. Surisumi. Kurume; flowers light 

 phlox purple (Ridgway), similar to No. 77136, 

 but color more self. 



77144. Rhododendron obtusum japonicum 

 Wilson. 



No. 602. Miyagino. Hose-in-hose, Kurume; 

 flowers are deep rose-pink to Tyrian pink 

 (Ridgway). 



77145. Rhododendron sp. 

 No. 605. Satsuki. 



77146. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 607. A wild species with large flowers, 

 l}/2 inches in diameter, of a deep rose-pink 

 (Ridgway). 



77147 to 77154. 



From Leningrad, Russia. Seeds presented by A. 

 Kol, chief of the bureau of introduction, Insti- 

 tute of Applied Botany. Received June 22, 1928. 



77147 to 77152. Butia spp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



77147 to 77149. Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. 



Three different forms of this hardy palm 

 native to Argentina which has a spineless 

 trunk, pinnate leaves, and large bunches of 

 small fruits. 



77147. No. 93093. 



77148. No. 93101. 



77149. No. 93105. 



77150. Butia capitata odorata (Barb.- 

 Rodr.) Becc. 



No. 93097. A Brazilian palm about 15 

 feet high, much like the date palm, bearing 

 large bunches of edible fragrant fruits about 

 an inch in diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 54666. 



77151 and 77152. Butia CAPITATA PULPOSA 

 (Barb.-Rodr.) Becc. 



A southern Brazilian palm about 12 feet 

 high, with arched leaves 9 feet long and large 

 clusters of edible yellow fruits 1 to 2 inches in 

 diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 75284. 



77151. No. 93102. 77152. No. 93100. 



