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78036 — Continued. 



posite on the stem, alternate on the 

 branches, and are covered with minute 

 white papillae. 



For previous introduction see No. 75853. 



78037. Viburnum paucifloeum Raf. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



From Alaska. Obtained from Charles H. 

 Flory, Commissioner of Alaska, through 

 G. M. Darrow, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received December 7, 1928. 



Collected near Sea Beach, Lynn Canal, 

 Tongass National Forest, in October, 1928. 

 A straggling Alaskan shrub, 3 to 5 feet 

 high, with suborbicular 3-lobed leaves, 

 cymes of white flowers, and edible red 

 fruits. It is closely related to the Euro- 

 pean cranberrybush, V. opulus. and to the 

 American cranberrybush, V. trilotonm. 



78038. Eremochloa zeylanica Hack. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



From Peradeniya, Ceylon. Seeds presented 

 by the Director, Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Received December 11, 1928. 



A perennial grass, native to Ceylon, 12 

 to 18 inches high, with narrow leaves and 

 slender spikes. Of possible value for lawns 

 and pastures. 



78039. Carica papaya L. Papayaceae. 



Papaya. 



From Nairobi, Kenya Colony, Africa. Seeds 

 presented by H. E. A. Durham, office of 

 the chief accountant, General Post Office, 

 through L. W. Kephart. Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received December 11. 1928. 



Seeds taken from a fruit weighing 5 

 pounds, the approximate weight of each 

 fruit on the tree. The tree has been grown 

 in the coldest place in this vicinity, so 

 that the seeds would have the best chance 

 for success in the United States. 



78040 to 78111. 



From Orleans, France. Plants purchased 

 from E. Turbat & Co. Received Novem- 

 ber 17, 1928. 



78040 to 78050. Buxus spp. Buxaceae. 



Box. 

 78040. Buxus balearica Willd. 



An evergreen shrub. 10 to 15 feet 

 his:h, native to the Balearic Islands. 

 The oblong leaves are 1 to 2 inches 

 long and more than half an inch wide. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76557. 



78041 and 78042. Buxus microphylla 

 japoxica (Mnell. Arg.). Rehder. 



Japanese box. 



An evergreen shrub, native to Japan, 

 up to 6 feet high with spreading 

 branches and light-green, rounded- 

 obovate cuneate leaves an inch or less 

 long. 



78041. Variety aurea. 



78042. Variety rotundifolia macro- 

 phylla. 



78043 to 78050. Buxus sempervirens L. 

 Common box. 



78043. AngustifoHa. Lanceolate-ob- 

 long leaves. 



78044. Aurea variegata. Leaves va- 

 riegated with yellow or entirely 

 yellow. 



78040 to 78111— Continued. 



78045. Elegantissima variegata. 



78046. Glauca. Leaves glaucous, oval. 



78047. Handsworthii. Shrub of up- 

 right habit with large dark-green 

 leaves. 



78048. Navicularis. 



78049. Pyramidalis variegata. Up- 

 right pyramidal habit, with varie- 

 gated foliage. 



78050. Salicifolia elata. Spreading 

 habit and • narrow willowlike 

 leaves. 



78051 to 78066. Ceanothus spp. Rham- 

 naceae. 



78051. Ceanothus sp. 



Albert Pittet. Pink flowers. 



78052. Ceanothus sp. 

 Albu s plenus. 



78053. Ceanothus sp. 

 Bijou. Clear lilac pink. 



78054. Ceanothus sp. 

 Ceres. Pink flowers. 



78055. Ceanothus sp. 



Coquetterie. Brilliant rose-carmine 

 flowers. 



78056. Ceanothus sp. 



George Simon. Lilac-rose flowers. 



78057. Ceanothus sp. 

 Gladiateur. 



78058. Ceanothus sp. 



Gloire de Plantidres. Azure-blue 



flowers. 



78059. Ceanothus sp. 



Gloire de Versailles. Deep azure- 

 blue flowers. 



78060. Ceanothus sp. 

 Itois rose. 



78061. Ceanothus sp. 

 Indigo. Indigo-blue flowers. 



78062. Ceanothus sp. 



Marie Simon. Flesh-colored flowers. 



78063. Ceanothus sp. 



Pole rose. Carmine-rose flowers. 



78064. Ceanothus sp. 



Pinguet Guindon. A vigorous sort 

 with erect branches, large green leaves, 

 and dense pyramidal trusses of dark 

 carmine-lilac flowers which have deep- 

 carmine pedicels. 



78065. Ceanothus sp. 



Rich esse. Pure-rose flowers. 



78066. Ceanothus sp. 



Rosens carmineus. Carmine-pink: 

 flowers. 



78067 to 78076. Chaenomeles lagenaria 

 (Lois.) Koidz. {Cydonia japonica 

 Pers.). Malaceae. Japan quince. 



78067. Alba Plena. 



78068. Boule de Feu. 



