JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 192 8 



77397 and 77398. Cannabis sativa L. 

 Moraceae. Hemp. 



From Valdivia, Chile. Seeds presented by 

 J. A. Momberg. through L. H. Dewey. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 September 20, 1928. 



77397. A variety grown at the city of 

 Valdivia. 



77398. A variety grown at Lanco. 



77399. Nicotiana tabact^c L. So-la- 

 naceae. Tobacco. 



From Port Moresby. New Guiuea. Plants 

 collected by E. W. Brandes, Eureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received September 13, 

 192S. 



A variety grown by the natives in New 

 Guinea. 



77400 and 77401. Lilium spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. Lily. 



From Chosen. Bulbs collected by R. K. 

 Beattie, Bureau of Plant industry. 

 Received July 10, 1928. 



77400. Lilium sp. 



No. 686. June 1, 1928. Plants grow- 

 ing in the shade of trees by the trail at 

 Makaen, about miles northeast of 

 Choanji. in the Inner Kongosan or Dia- 

 mond Mountains. 



77401. Lilium sp. 



No. 700. June 12. 1928. A red- 

 flowered lily, with dark spots inside the 

 flower, growing in dry rocky places on 

 the hills west of Shinchido, which is lo- 

 cated on the railroad between Heijo and 

 Chinnampo. The plants were in bud 

 when gathered. 



77402. Passiflora liguearis Juss. Pas- 

 sifloraceae. Sweet granadilla. 



From Peru. Seeds presented by Gale H. 

 ('alter. Grace Line, New York City, N. 

 Y. Received September 1, 1928. 



These granadilla seeds are especially se- 

 lected from the common variety which 

 grows in the district of Lima. 



For previous introduction see No. 54035. 



77403. Ananas magdalenae (Andre) 

 Standi. Bromeliaceae. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds pre- 

 sented by J. E. Higgins, Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden. Received July 7, 1928. 



Pita de Colombia. A wild tropical 

 American pineapple with bright-red sub- 

 globose fruits 6 inches in diameter on long 

 stalks. The long leaves contain a fiber 

 used for rope and twine, and the acid 

 fruits are eaten either raw or cooked. 



77404 to 77411. Pkuntjs spp. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Seeds pre- 

 sented by E. II. Wilson, Arnold Arbore- 

 tum. Received July 11, 1928. 



77404. Peunus concinna Koehne. 



A small upright shrub, native to the 

 mountains of central China. The single 

 light-pink flowers with deeper pink 

 calyxes, about an inch across, are pro- 

 duced in great abundance and form a 

 pleasing combination with the deep-green 

 young foliage and gray bark. 



87918—30 2 



77404 to 77411— Continued. 



77405. Peunus incisa Thunb. 



Mame cherry. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 77261. 



77406. Peuxus incisa seerata Koidz. 



Differs from the typical form chiefly 

 in having leaves with almost simple ser- 

 rations and long aristate teeth. 



' 77407. Prunds nipponica Mats. 



A bushy tree, up to 20 feet high, with 

 oval, long-pointed doubly serrate leaves 

 1 to 3 inches long and single, light-pink 

 flowers an inch across, solitary or in 

 twos or threes. It is a handsome cherry 

 Avhen in full bloom. 



77408. Teuxus seerulata sachalixensis 

 (Schmidt) Makino (P. sargenti Rehder). 



Sargent cherry. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 77318. 



77409. Peuxus seeeulata spontanea 

 (Maxim.) Wilson. 



This is the Yamazakura [mountain 

 cherry] of southern Japan. It is a 

 rather common wild tree in thickets from 

 the extreme south to about the central 

 portion in the vicinity of Nikko. Under 

 favorable conditions it becomes a spread- 

 ing tree 60 feet or more in height, and 

 differs from Print us scrrulata sachalinen- 

 sis in having smaller flowers. Its chief 

 value appears to be as an understock for 

 the cultivated varieties of flowering 

 cherries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 55717. 



77410. Peunus subhietella Miquel. 



Higan cherry. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 77266. 



77411. Peunus subhietella autumnalis 

 Makino. 



Jugatsuzahura r October cherry; liter- 

 ally tenth-month cherry]. Tree spread- 

 ing, with a rounded crown, about 20 feet 

 high : flowers rosy pink, semidouble. about 

 half an inch in diameter, abundantly pro- 

 duced early in October, with a smaller 

 crop of flowers in the spring ; sometimes 

 the heavier crop of flowers is borne in 

 the spring. 



For previous 

 69091. 



introduction see No. 



77412. Citkus aurantifolia (Christm.) 

 Swingle. Rutaceae. Lime. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester. Bureau of 

 Agriculture, through W. T. Swingle, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received July 

 7. 1928. 



Mindoro. A Philippine variety with juicy 

 thin-skinned fruits which are the size and 

 shape of a small lemon and very precocious. 



77413. Merremia peltata (L.) Merr. 

 Convolvulaceae. Morning-glory. 



From Los Banos, Laguna Province, Philip- 

 pine Islands. Seeds collected by O. W. 

 Pflueger, Los Banos School of Forestry, 

 and presented by P. J. Wester. Bureau 

 of Agriculture, Manila. Received July 9, 

 1928. 



