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77540 to 77582— Continued. 



77576. Pittospobum dallii Cheesemaii. 

 Pittosporaceae. 



A round-topped tree up to 18 feet high, 

 native to New Zealand, with sharply 

 toothed oblong leathery leaves 2 to 4 

 inches long and dense terminal compound 

 clusters of fragrant white flowers half an 

 inch broad. 



77577. POMADEBBIS APETALA Labill. 



Rhamnaceae. 



A shrub or small tree up to 15 feet 

 high, native to New Zealand and Aus- 

 tralia, with oblong-ovate crenulate leaves 

 4 inches long, having gray or whitish 

 stellate pubescence beneath and axillary 

 and terminal panicles 3 to 7 inches long 

 of small flowers without petals. The foli- 

 age is said to be eaten readily by stock. 



For previous introduction see No. 57935. 



77578. Rhipogonum scandens Forst. 

 Smilacaceae. 



A tall climbing New Zealand shrub 

 with oblong coriaceous leaves 3 to 5 

 inches long, small greenish flowers in ax- 

 illary and terminal clusters, followed by 

 bright-red globose berries. The long 

 tough elastic stems have been used to 

 make baskets. 



77579. Senecio elaeagnifolius Hook. f. 

 Asteraceae. 



A spreading shrub 4 to 10 feet high, 

 native to New Zealand, with ovate leath- 

 ery leaves, 2 to 5 inches long, pale buff 

 tomentose beneath, and stout branched 

 terminal panicles of small flower heads. 



77580. Senecio pebdicioides Hook. f. 

 Asteraceae. 



A round-topped New Zealand shrub 2 

 to 6 feet high, with toothed oblong leaves 

 2 inches long and leafy corymbs of top- 

 shaped yellow flower heads. 



77581. Veronica traversii Hook. f. 

 Scrophulariaceae. 



A small compact New Zealand shrub 2 

 to 5 feet in diameter, with spreading 

 leathery oblong leaves an inch long and 

 racemes of small white flowers at tbe 

 tips of the branches. 



77582. Veronica sp. Scrophulariaceae. 



A subalpine veronica of which there are 

 more than 100 species native to New 

 Zealand, varying from creeping vines to 

 small trees, with flowers in axillary or 

 terminal racemes, spikes, or panicles. 



77583. Ilex corntjta Lindl. and Paxt. 

 Aquifoliaceae. Chinese holly. 



From Washington, D. C. Plants grown from 

 cuttings collected by Paul Russell, Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry. Received Sep- 

 tember 5, 1928. 



A form of the Chinese holly with nearly 

 spineless leaves. These cuttings were taken 

 from a pistillate shrub about 9 feet high, 

 growing in the National Botanic Garden. 



77584 to 77594. 



From Rhenock, Sikkim State, India. Seeds 

 and bulbs presented by R. B. and D. S. 

 Pradhans, the Chandra nursery. Received 

 September, 1928. 



77584 to 77594— Continued. 



77584. Cinchona succieubra Pavon. Ru- 

 biaceae. 



Seeds of a Peruvian tree up to 40 feet 

 high, with broad leaves. It is suitable 

 for cultivation on hillsides in frost-free 

 regions. The bark is used in the manu- 

 facture of quinine. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 60293. 



77585. Lilium giganteum Wall. Lilia- 

 ceae. Giant lily. 



Seeds of a Himalayan lily which 

 grows at altitudes between 7,500 and 

 9,000 feet, close to the surface in rich 

 black mold, where it is covered with 

 snow from November to April. The 

 smooth hollow stems, 6 to 9 feet high, 

 are sometimes used for musical pipes. 

 The handsome cordate leaves, shining 

 dark green above and paler beneath, are 

 10 to 12 inches long on petioles of equal 

 length ; both become smaller near the 

 apex. In the large white fragrant flow- 

 ers, often 12 to a raceme, the perianth 

 tube is slightly greenish and the inner 

 surfaces of the segments are tinged with 

 deep purple. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76902. 



77586 to 77588. Lycoris spp. Amaryllida- 

 ceae. Cluster-amaryllis. 



77586. Lycoris aurea (L'Her.) Her- 

 bert. 



A Chinese bulbous perennial with 

 sword-shaped leaves which die down 

 before the appearance of the golden- 

 yellow flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, 

 borne in an umbel on a scape 1 to 3 

 feet tall. 



77587. Lycoris sanguinea Maxim. 



A Japanese bulbous perennial with 

 linear leaves dying down before the 

 red flowers appear in an umbel on a 

 scape 12 to 18 inches high. 



77588. Lycoris sqdamigbra Maxim. 



Hardy cluster-amaryllis. 



A Japanese bulbous perennial with 

 linear leaves which die down before 

 the appearance of the rosy lilac fra- 

 grant flowers. 



77589. Merendera sobolifeba Fisch. and 

 Mey. Melanthiaceae. 



Bulbs of a small fragile perennial, na- 

 tive to Asia Minor and Persia, with 

 three linear leaves and one to three lilac 

 flowers 1 to 2 inches across. 



77590 to 77592. Nebine spp. Amaryllida- 

 ceae. 



77590. Nebine flexuosa (Jacq.) Her- 

 bert. 



Variety alba. A white form of this 

 South African bulbous perennial with 

 four to six bright-green linear leaves 

 a foot long and a scape 2 to 3 feet 

 high, bearing an umbel of 10 to 20 

 pale-pink flowers an inch long. 



77591. Nebine pudica Hook, f. 



A South African bulbous perennial 

 with four to six glaucous-linear leaves 

 8 inches long and a scape 12 to 18 

 inches high, bearing an umbel of fout 

 to six white flowers. 



