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77819 to 77870— Continued. 



77864. LOXICERA WEBBIANA Wall. 



A stout shrub about 10 feet bigb, 

 native to southeastern Europe and 

 Afghanistan. The yellowish flowers, 

 tinged with red, are followed by 

 scarlet fruits. 



77865. Sorbl's matsumueana Koehne. 

 Alalaceae. 



An ornamental shrub or small tree, 

 native to Japan, with compound leaves 

 composed of 9 to 13 oblong dark-green 

 leaflets and loose clusters of globular 

 red fruits. 



77866. Stewaetia pseudo-camellia 

 Maxim. Theaceae. 



A handsome tree, native to Japan, 

 up to 50 feet high, with erect branches 

 and red bark. The thickish obovate- 

 lanceolate loaves are bright green, and 

 the large white flowers which resemble 

 single camellias are borne in summer. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75003. 



77867. Tilia miqikliaxa Maxim. Tili- 

 aceae. 



A tree up to 40 feet high, cultivated 

 as a shade tree in Japan. The oval- 

 triangular, obliquely cordate, dark- 

 green leaves are 2 to 5 inches long. 



77868. Tilia oliveri Szyszyl. Tiliaceae. 



A trees 50 feet high, with dark- 

 green orbicular ovate leaves, white 

 tomentose beneath, and small globose 

 fruits. The pendulous cymes contain 

 7 to 20 small white flowers. Native to 

 central China. 



77869. Zaxtiioxylum buxgei Planch. 

 Rutaceae. 



An ornamental deciduous shrub or 

 small tree up to 20 feet high, armed 

 with stout prickles about half an inch 

 long. The shining green compound 

 leaves consist of 7 to 11 oblong leaf- 

 lets, and the small fruits are reddish. 

 Native to northern and central China. 



77870. Zanthoxvllm schixifolium 

 Sieb. and Zucc. Rutaceae. 



A graceful shrub, native to Japan, 

 with attractive compound leaves and 

 rather conspicuous clusters of greenish 

 or brownish fruits in autumn. 



77871. Saccharum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From La Manuelita, Palmira, Colombia. 

 Cuttings obtained from E. L. Anderson. 

 Received November 22, 1928. 



77872. Trema orientalis (L.) Blume. 

 Ulmaceae. 



From Taiwan. Seeds collected by R. K. 

 Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived November 9, 1928. 



No. 728. Obtained from the Taihoku For- 

 est Office, October 11, 1928. A small ever- 

 green tree, native to southern Asia, with 

 cordate-lanceolate crenate leaves 6 inches 

 long, silvery pubescent beneath, and small 

 clusters of inconspicuous flowers followed 

 by small dry fruits. This tree is said to 

 be of high tannin content. 



77873. Hordeum bogdain Hort Poa- 

 ceoe. Grass. 



77873 — Continued. 



From Kharkof, Russia. Seeds presented by 

 Prof. D. C. Vilensky. Ukraine Institute 



Vilensky, Ukraine Institute 

 of Applied Botany. Received November 5, 

 1928. 



Saline 'barley. A new species of grass 

 related to barley, which seems to be suited 

 to saline conditions. 



77874 and 77875. 



From Valki, Kharkof, Russia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the agronomist in charge of 

 alfalfa investigations, Station de 

 l'Ukraine. Received November 14, 1928. 



77874. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



Variety from Kharkof. 



77875. Oxobkichis vulgaris Hill (O. 

 viciaefolia Scop.). Fabaceae. 



Sanfoin. 



Variety from Ukrainia. 



77876 to 77878. Amygdaltjs persica L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



From Pistoria, Tuscany, Italy. Plants pur- 

 chased from Martino Bianchi. Received 

 November 27, 1928. 



These peaches are a cross between a 

 hardy, late free-flowering Chinese peach and 

 a variety Teton de Venus, originated in 

 Tuscany, which ripens about the middle of 

 August. 



The trees are vigorous and bear heavy 

 crops of fruit 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 

 The flesh is greenish white, sweet and juicy, 

 colored with carmine near the pit, from 

 which it is easily removed. 



77876. Tos-China. No. 1. Fruits ripen 

 the last of September and continue 

 through the first 10 days or so of 

 October. 



77877. Tos-China. No. 2. Fruits ripen 

 during October. 



77878. Tos-China. No. 3. Fruits ripen 

 during November. 



77879 to 77883. Avena sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Oats. 



From SvalOf, Sweden. Seeds presented by 

 A. Akerman, Sveriges Utsiidesforening. 

 Received November 23, 1928. 



77879. Seger (victory). 



77880. Och eko (echo). This variety 

 was not bred at Svalof, but came 

 from the firm of W. Weibull, at 

 Landskrona. 



77881. G-uldregn I (Goldenrain I). 



77882. Stjarn (star). 



77883. Guldregn II (Goldenrain II). 



77884 to 77951. 



From Madagascar. Seeds collected by 

 Charles F. Swingle. Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, and Dr. Henri Humbert. Uni- 

 versity of Algiers, Algeria. Received in 

 November. 1928. 



77884. Acacia morondavensis Drake. 

 Minrosaceae. 



No. 5073. Upper Valley of Fiheren- 

 ana, August 2, 1928. A tropical orna- 

 mental tree about 65 feet high. 



