INVENTORY 1 



77596. Rhus trilobata Nutt. Ana- 

 cardiaceae. 



From Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada. 

 Seeds presented by Norman Ross, chief 

 of the tree-planting division of the For- 

 est Nursery Station, through Knowles A. 

 Rverson, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived October 8, 1928. ' 



An upright shrub, 2 to 4 feet high, native 

 to Canada and the northern United States. 

 It has three crenately lobed leaflets, in- 

 consDicuous yellowish flowers, and short 

 panicles of bright-red fruits. These seeds 

 w«re collected on a dry exposed hillside. 



77597. Clematis tangutica (Maxim.) 

 Korsh. Ranunculaceae. 



Golden clematis. 



From Dropmore, Manitoba, Canada. Seeds 

 presented bv F. L. Skinner. Received 

 October 9, 1928. 



A woody vine, climbing to 10 feet, native 

 to northwest China, with once or twice 

 pinnate leaves having lanceolate-serrate, 

 bright-green leaflets and usually solitary 

 bright-yellow flowers 4 inches across. 



For previous introduction see No. 63353. 



77598. Avexa sativa L. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



From Sporen, Germany. Seeds presented 

 by Alfred Griesing. Received October 9, 

 1928. 



Original Griesingx Sporen Winterhafer. 



77599. Citrus miaray Wester. Ruta- 

 ceae. Miaray. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 

 Agriculture. Received October 9, 1928. 



A handsome ornamental Philippine tree 

 suggested as a stock for cultivated citrus 

 fruits. It has slender drooping willowy 

 branches, dark-green leaves, and fruits re- 

 sembling the lime in appearance and flavor. 



For previous introduction see No. 46732. 



77600 to 77606. 



From New Plymouth, New Zealand. Seeds 

 purchased from Duncan & Davies. Re- 

 ceived October 8, 1929. 



indivisa Willd. 



Ra- 



77600. Clematis 

 nunculaceae. 



A large woody climber, native to New 

 Zealand, with three coriaceous ovate 

 leaflets 4 inches long, and axillary pani- 

 cles of large white flowers 4 inches 

 across. 



77601. Corokia cheesemanii H. Carse. 

 Cornaceae. 



A slender twiggy evergreen New Zea- 

 land shrub up to 12 feet high, with 

 spreading branches, oblong leaves an inch 

 long, silvery tomentose beneath, small 

 e.ustors of yellow flowers, and broadly 

 oblong bright-red fruits a quarter of an 

 inch long. The whole plant is somewhat 

 like an evergreen Cornus mas. 



77602. Corokia cotoneiaster Raoul. Cor- 

 naceae. 



A dense shrub, 4 to 8 feet high, native 

 to New Zealand, with rigid tortuous 

 branches, evergreen orbicular leaves an 

 inch across suddenly narrowed into broad 

 flat petioles, clusters of small yellow flow- 

 ers, and red fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 72251. 



77603. Elaeocarpus dentatus (Forst.) 

 Vahl. Elaeocarpaceae. 



A round-headed New Zealand tree up 

 to 60 feet high, with a straight trunk 

 sometimes 3 feet in diameter, alternate 

 oblong coriaceous leaves 4 inches long, 

 silky racemes of drooping white flowers 

 half an inch across, and small ovoid 

 purplish-gray fruits. 



arborescens R. Br. 



77604. Entelea 

 Tiliaceae. 



A New Zealand shrub or small tree 20 

 feet high, with the growing parts covered 

 with soft stellate hairs. The alternate 

 cordate leaves, nearly a foot across, are 



1 It should be understood that the names of horticultural varieties of fruits, vegetables, 

 cereals, and other plants used in this inventory are those under which the material was 

 received when introduced by the Office of Foreign Plant Introduction, and. further, that 

 the printing of such names here does not constitute their official publication and adoption 

 in this country. As the different varieties are studied, their entrance into the American 

 trade forecast, and the use of varietal names for them in American literature becomes 

 necessary, the foreign varietal designations appearing in this inventory will be subject to 

 change with a view to bringing the forms of the names into harmony with recognized* 

 horticultural nomenclature. 



It is a well-known fact that botanical descriptions, both technical and economic, seldom 

 mention the seeds at all and rarely describe them in such a way as to make possible 

 identification from the seeds alone. Many of the unusual plants listed in these inventories 

 are appearing in this country for the first time, and there are no seed samples or herba- 

 rium specimens with ripe seeds with which the new arrivals may be compared. The only 

 identification possible is to see that the sample received resembles seeds of other species 

 of the same genus or of related genera. The responsibility for the identifications, there- 

 fore, must necessarily often rest with the person sending the material. If there is any 

 question regarding the correctness of the identification of any plant received from this 

 office, herbarium specimens of leaves and flowers should be sent in, so that definite iden- 

 tification can be made. 



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