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77989 to 77992— Continued. 



flowers ; the latter are 3 to 4 inches 

 across, borne in an umbel on a scape 

 1 to 3 feet high. 



For previous introduction see No 

 775S6. 



77990. Lycokis eadiata (L'Her.) Herbert. 



A Japanese bulbous perennial with 

 bright-red flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 45527. 



77991. Lycokis sanguinea Maxim. 



A Japanese bulbous perennial with 

 linear leaves which die down before the 

 red flowers appear in an umbel on a 

 scape 12 to 18 inches high. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 775S7. 



77992. Lycoris squamigera Maxim. 



A Japanese bulbous perennial with 

 linear leaves which die down before the 

 appearance of the rosy lilac fragrant 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 7758S. 



77993 to 77995. 



From China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, 

 National Geographic Society, Washington, 

 D. C. Received November 19, 1928. 



77993. Prdnds sp. Amygdalaceae. 



No. 16139. A very common species on 

 the hillsides of Muli, below Muli Monas- 

 ters, southwestern Szechwan, at altitudes 

 between 9,000 and 9,600 feet. It is a 

 shrub 6 to 8 feet high, branching from 

 the base, with long whiplike branches. 

 The large white flowers, very ornamental 

 when in full bloom, are borne during 

 May, and the oval red fruits are pro- 

 duced in August. 



77994. Prdnus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



No. 17227. A species found wild in 

 Yungning Territory, east of the Yangtze 

 River, on the slopes of Gouwua, Yunnan, 

 at an altitude of 9.000 feet. It is a tree 

 15 to 20 feet high, with oblong-serrate 

 leaves and small edible brick-red fruits 

 which are produced during May. It may 

 prove to be a good stock plant. 



77995. Rubds sp. Rosaceae. 



No. 17278. A species found in forests 

 of fir and larch at an altitude of 13,500 

 feet on the snow mountain called La 

 Chou Chou K'ha, south of Chungtien, 

 September. 1928. It is a shrub 3 feet 

 high, producing fairly large orange-red 

 to red fruits which are edible and sweet. 



77996. Ficus bellengeei C. Moore. 

 Moraceae. Fig. 



From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 

 Seeds presented by Dr. G. P. Darnell- 

 Smith, Director, Botanic Gardens. Re- 

 ceived November 23, 1928. 



A tall tree, native to New South Wales, 

 with leathery ovate leaves 6 inches long, 

 dark green above and light green beneath, 

 and reddish fruits 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 



77997. COKYNOCAEPUS LAEVIGATA Forst. 



Corynocarpaceae. Karaka. 



From Lisbon, Portugal. Seeds presented by 

 Joaquim Rasteiro, Instituto Superior de 

 Agronomia. Received December 4, 1928. 



77997— Continued. 



An ornamental tree, native to New Zea- 

 land, with a round crown and oblong ever- 

 green leaves up to 7 inches in length. The 

 small white flowers are in erect panicles 

 about 4 inches high, and the oblong orange 

 fruits are about an inch long. The flesh 

 of the fruits is extremely poisonous, but the 

 kernel is not ; it was one of the staple arti- 

 cles of diet of the Maoris, the original in- 

 habitants of New Zealand. 



For previous introduction see No. 77184. 



77998. DlGITARIA ERIANTHA STOLONIF- 



era Stapf. Poaceae. Grass. 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. 

 Plants presented by Dr. I. B. Pole 

 Evans, chief of the Division of Botany, 

 Horticulture, and Entomology of the 

 Department of Agriculture, through H. 

 N. Vinall, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received October 30, 1928. 



Woolly finger grass, a native of South 

 Africa, is essentially a dry-land grass ; it 

 prefers a loose sandy soil, but is also 

 found in the hard red soil and occasionally 

 in black turf. It does not do well in lo- 

 calities that have very moist winter con- 

 ditions and does not take kindly to 

 irrigation, except in localities where the 

 rainfall is very low. This Digitaria is 

 very palatable to stock of all kinds, equally 

 so in winter and summer. In the summer 

 it makes a mass of succulent green herbage 

 and provides sufficient moisture and nour- 

 ishment for stock ; in the winter it be- 

 comes dried and sun cured, but the nour- 

 ishment is still there, and, with the addi- 

 tion of a few cactus leaves for moisture, 

 animals will keep in good condition on it 

 throughout the dry frosty season. 



77999. Ampelocissus martini Planch. 

 Vitaceae. 



From Mindoro, Philippine Islands. Seeds 

 presented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of 

 Agriculture, Manila. Received December 

 5, 1928. 



Variety Mindorensis. An ornamental 

 vine, native to the Philippine Islands, 

 which should do well in the sandy soils 

 in southern and central Florida. It makes 

 a large tuberous root, and the vines, which 

 are covered with stiff hairs, die annually 

 after fruiting. The grapelike fruits make 

 excellent jelly. 



78000 to 78002. Avena sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Oats. 



From Cambridge, England. Seeds pre- 

 sented by F. C. Hawkes, assistant direc- 

 tor, National Institute of Agricultural 

 Botany. Received December 4, 1928. 



78000. No. 830. Plentiful. 



78001. No. 1038. Viking. 



78002. No. 1052. Quite Content. 



78003 to 78031. Castanea crenata 

 Sieb. and Zucc. Fagaceae. 



Japanese chestnut. 



From Japan. Seeds obtained by R. K. 

 Beattie, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived October and November, 1928. 



Wild varieties unless otherwise stated. 



78003. No. 703. Collected in Shizukuishi 

 Mura, Iwate Gun, Iwate Ken, by Sai- 

 chi Tanito, and forwarded by the 

 Morioka National District Forest Bu- 

 reau. 



