JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1929 



78570 to 78573. Trifolium pkatense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Helsingfors, Finland. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. K. Linkola, director of the botan- 

 ical institute and gardens of the Uni- 

 versity of Helsingfors. Received January 

 5, 1929. 



Wild varieties. 



78570. No. 1. 



78571. No. 2. 



78572. No. 3. 



78573. No. 4. 



78574. Artocarpus champeden 

 (Lour.) Spreng. (A. polyphenm 

 Pers. ) . Moraceae. 



From Singapore. Straits Settlements. Seeds 

 presented by R. E. Holttum, Curator, 

 Botanic Garden. Received January 10, 

 1929. 



A handsome East Indian shade tree bear- 

 ing small elongated fruits which are rather 

 smooth skinned. The arillus has a peculiar 

 sweet flavor. 



For previous introduction see No. 68018. 



78575 to 78577. Ficus spp. Moraceae. 



Fig. 



From the island of Guam. Seeds presented 

 by C. W. Edwards, Director, Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. Received January 9, 

 1929. 



78575. Ficus mabiannensis Merr. 



A tropical plant, native to Guam, which 

 starts as an epiphyte and eventually be- 

 comes a tall tree. The alternate, ob- 

 long-elliptic, entire leaves are up to 

 about 5 inches long, and the axillary 

 fruits are about two-fifths of an inch in 

 diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 74591. 



78576. Ficus philippinensis Miquel. 



A climbing woody epiphytic strangling 

 fig. native to the Philippine Islands, 

 which sends down aerial roots and even- 

 tually kills the host plant. It has tri- 

 angular branches, oval-oblong, leathery, 

 long-pointed leaves, and axillary fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 74592. 



78577. Ficus sp. 



78578 and 78579. Quercus cerris L. 

 Fagaceae. European Turkey oak. 



From near Cambridge, England. Plants 

 presented by R. C. B. Gardner. Received 

 January 11, 1929. 



78578. An ornamental tree, native to 

 southeastern Europe, up to 100 feet 

 high and 6 feet in diameter, with a 

 broad spreading top, handsome dark- 

 green pinnately lobed leaves which 

 turn brown in the autumn, and slender 

 acorns, 1 to 2 inches long, about half 

 inclosed in a cup with recurved awl- 

 shaped scales. 



78579. Variety laciniata. Leaves deeply 

 pinnatifid with acute, usually dentate, 

 lobes. 



78580 to 78583. 



From Paget East, Bermuda. Seeds pre- 

 sented by J. C. Nauen, horticulturist of 



78580 to 78583— Continued. 



the agricultural station of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. Received January 

 10, 1929. 



78580. Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) Sims. 

 Bignoniaceae. 



A West Indian timber tree with thin 

 oblong-lanceolate leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long and terminal panicles of crisped 

 campanulate white flowers. 



78581. Leptospermum scoparidm Forst. 

 Myrtaceae. Manuka. 



An evergreen shrub, one of the most 

 abundant in New Zealand, of compact 

 bushy habit, sometimes 30 feet high. The 

 hard, leathery, sharp-pointed leaves are 

 very aromatic, and for this reason they 

 have sometimes been used for making tea. 

 The flowers, borne in great profusion, are 

 white or pink and about three-fourths of 

 an inch across. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73090. 



78582. Yucca aloifolia D. Liliaceae. 



A West Indian plant with a thick stem 

 6 to 8 feet high, bearing a crown of dag- 

 gerlike leaves, spreading above, deflexed 

 below, and a large panicle of waxy white 

 flowers often tinged with purple. 



78583. Zephyranthes atamasco (L.) 

 Herb. Amaryllidaceae. Atamasco lily. 



A bulbous perennial with bright-green 

 linear leaves a foot long, and a scape, 6 

 to 12 inches high, bearing a flower 3 

 inches long, which is usually white, but 

 may have a purplish tinge or be light 

 purple. The flowers usually appear in 

 the spring, but may also appear again 

 in the fall. 



78584 to 78588. Avena sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Oats. 



From SvalOf, Sweden. Seeds presented by 

 the director, Sveriges Utsadesforening, 

 Svalof. Received January 14, 1929. 



78584. Golden Rain No. 1. 



For previous introduction see No. 



77881. 



78585. Golden Rain No. 2. 



For previous introduction see No. 



77883. 



78586. Echo. 



For previous introduction see No. 



77880. 



78587. Star. 



For previous introduction see No. 



77882. 



78588. Viktory. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77879. 



78589 to 78593. Pyrtjs spp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



From Fruitland Park, Fla. Scions pre- 

 sented by Louis P. Bosanquet. Received 

 January 17, 1929. 



Varieties said to be blight resistant. 



78589. Pteus sp. 

 Games. 



