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78184 to 78236— Continued. 



A very dwarf stemless perennial which, 

 forms clumps of buttonlike growths, 

 each one of which consists of two ad- 

 pressed succulent leaves, surrounded and 

 partly covered by the scarious vestiges of 

 former leaves. Between them push up 

 the solitary rosy asterlike flowers, 

 nearly an inch in diameter. Native to 

 South Africa. 



78221. CONOPHYTUM WIGGETAE N. E. 



Brown. Aizoaceae. 



A very small buttonlike perennial, suc- 

 culent, native to South Africa, about one- 

 third of an inch high and half an inch 

 broad, elliptic to circular in outline, dull 

 green, thickly marked with blackish dots, 

 covered and surrounded by dry vestiges 

 of leafstalks. The solitary flower pushes 

 up through the central portion of the 

 body. 



78222. Conophytum sp. Aizoaceae. 



One of the dwarf buttonlike conophy- 

 tums, smaller in all dimensions than 

 Conophytum loigyetae [No. 78221]. 



78223. Glottiphyllum aekectdm N. E. 

 Brown. Aizoaceae. 



A low succulent with ascending light- 

 green nearly cylindrical leaves 2 to 3 

 inches long, in pairs, the pairs set 

 obliquely to one another. The bright- 

 yellow flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, are 

 nearly sessile and without odor. Native 

 to South Africa. 



78224. Heberoa tugwelliae L. Bolus. 

 Aizoaceae. 



A low succulent plant, native to arid 

 places in Cape Province, South Africa. 

 It forms irregular rosettes about 4 inches 

 across and nearly as high. The gray- 

 green irregularly shaped leaves are vari- 

 ously molded for mutual accommodation, 

 and the yellow asterlike flowers are about 

 an inch wide. 



78225. Mentocalyx muibii N. E. Brown. 

 Aizoaceae. 



A stemless perennial succulent con- 

 sisting usually of only one pair of oppo- 

 site, unequal leaves. When young, these 

 are erect and pressed together like an 

 eagle's beak ; when older they are 

 spreading, thick and flat, and the larger 

 i- about 2 inches long. The solitary pure- 

 white flower. 2 inches across, is borne in 

 front of the leaves. Native to South 

 Africa. 



78226. Faucabia tigrixa (Haw.) Schwan- 

 tes. Aizoaceae. 



A dwarf succulent forming close-tufted 

 rosettes of short stems not over 6 inches 

 high. The thick opposite leaves are 

 crowded and are conspicuous for the 

 flexible spines along the margins, giving 

 the effect of open jaws noted in the 

 name. The solitary yellow daisylike 

 flowers are about 1% inches across. 



78227. Rimabia heathii N. E. Brown. 

 Aizoaceae. 



A stemless succulent perennial, native 

 to arid regions in South Africa, which 

 forms a compressed-ovoid growth up to 2 

 inches in diameter and about an inch 

 high, surrounded and partly covered by 

 the remainder of former leaves. The 

 solitary white daisylike flower is about 

 1% inches across. 



78228. Senecio badicans (L. f.) Sohultz 

 Bip. (Kleinia radicans Haw.). As- 

 teraceae. 



78184 to 78236— Continued. 



A succulent with creeping wing-angled 

 stems 2 feet long, short erect branches, 

 fleshy lanceolate leaves an inch long, and 

 rayless flower heads. The leaves have a 

 taste of turpentine and are eaten by the 

 natives. Native to South Africa. 



78229. Stapelia sp. Asclepiadaceae. 



A dwarf perennial succulent, native to 

 South Africa. 



78230. Stapelia sp. Asclepiadaceae. 



A dwarf perennial succulent, native to 

 South Africa. 



78231. Strelitzia alba (L. f.) Skeels (S. 

 augusta Travenf.). Musaceae. 



A plant native to South Africa with 

 woody stems up to 18 feet high, a cluster 

 of oblong leaves 3 feet long, on petioles 

 6 feet long, at the summit of the stem, 

 and pure-white flowers protruding from a 

 purple spathe. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 31860. 



78232. Stbelitzia beginae Banks. Musa- 

 ceae. Bird-of-paradise flower. 



A plant, native to South Africa, with 

 a creeping rhizome from which grow the 

 bananalike leaves with petioles 4 feet 

 long and lanceolate blades 2 feet long. 

 The flowers are borne on a stalk 3 to 4 

 feet high and grow out from the margin 

 of a purple-edged bright-green bract 8 

 inches long. The orange-yellow lanceo- 

 late sepals are 3 to 4 inches long, and 

 the dark-blue arrow-shaped petals are 3 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76788. 



78233. (Undetermined.) 



78234. (Undetermined.) 



78235. (Undetermined.) 



78236. (Undetermined.) 



78237 to 78239. Rhododendron spp. 

 Ericaceae. Azalea. 



From Tunbridge Wells. England. Plants 

 purchased from R. Wallace & Co. Re- 

 ceived December 7, 1928. 



78237. Rhododendron sp. 

 Amoena pulchella. 



78238. Rhododendron sp. 

 Spectabilis rosea. 



78239. Rhododendron sp. 

 Sublanceolata. 



78240. Citrus nobllis deliciosa (Ten.) 

 Swingle. Rutaceae. 



Mandarin orange. 



From Johannesburg, South Africa. Cut- 

 tings presented by John Bell & Co. Re- 

 ceived December 8, 1928. 



A variety which is sweeter and contains 

 more juice than the tangerine. 



78241 to 78243. Soja max (L.) Piper 

 (Glycine hispida Maxim.). Faba- 

 ceae. ' Soybean. 



From Russia. Seeds presented by Prof. 

 J. A. Mirtoff, Director of the Russian 

 Bureau of Agricultural Information in 



