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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



78746. EULALIA fuiaa (II. Br.) Kuntze 

 (Pollinia fulva Benth.). Poaceae. 



Sugar grass. 



From Sydney, Now South Wales, Australia. 

 Seeds presented by G. D. Boss, Under- 

 secretary, Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived January 28, 1929. 



A fine-stemmed leafy grass, 3 feet high, 



native to Australia. It is said to be drought 

 resistant and of good seeding habit. ■ Be- 

 cause of its flavor it is called " sugar grass " 

 in parts of Australia, and cattle are very 

 fond of it. 



For previous introduction see No. 41754. 



78474 and 78748. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Bangkok. Siam. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. A. Kerr, director of the botanical sec- 

 tion of the Ministry of Commerce and 

 Communications. Received January 30, 

 1929. 



78747. Gossypium sp. 



A perennial cotton cultivated about 

 Bangkok. It is not grown as a regular 

 crop, and the floss is used only for 

 making string. 



78748. Gossypium sp. 



A perennial cotton grown from seeds 

 collected on Kaw Samui, one. of the is- 

 lands in the Gulf of Siam. 



78749 to 78816. 



From Tiflis, Caucasus, Russia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the director. Botanic Garden. 

 Received' February 4, 1929. 



78749 to 78752. Aegilops spp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



78749. Aegilops cylindeica Host. 



78750. Aegilops cylindeica Host. 



78751. Aegilops tauschii Coss. 



78752. Aegilops tbiuncialis L. 



A thickly branched annual grass with 

 ascending stems and flat rough leaves. 

 It is native to dry places in the Medi- 

 terranean region. 



78753 to 78755. Agbopyeon spp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



78753. Agbopyeon dagnae Hort. 



No place of publication for this name 

 has been found. 



The seeds closely resemble those of 

 Agropyron cristatum. 



78754. Agbopyeon oeientale (L.) 

 Roem. and Schult. 



An annual, much-branched grass, 

 prostrate-ascending in habit, native to 

 sandy places in Asia Minor and Turke- 

 stan. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64091. 



78755. Agbopyeon eepens glaucescens 

 Peterm. 



Said to be a glaucescent form of the 

 well-known quack grass. The seeds are 

 more like those of Agropyron cristatum. 



78756. Amygdalus geoegica Desf . 

 (Prunus nana georgica DC). Amyg- 

 dalaceae. 



78749 to 78816— Continued. 



A hardy bush, nativevto southern Rus- 

 sia, which closely resembles Amygdalus 

 nana, differing in its darker-colored flow- 

 ers and smaller leaves. 



For previous introduction see No. 



C790.J. 



78757. Amygdalus pen/liana X commu- 

 nis. Amygdalaceae. 



A cross between the almond (Amygda- 

 lus communis) and a closely related 

 species from the Caucasus. The latter 

 is a low. sometimes spiny tree, with nar- 

 row, grayish green leaves, small whitish 

 flowers, and fruits with scarcely any 

 flesh. 



78758. Akdropogon intermedius caucas- 

 icus (Trin.) Hack. Poaceae. Grass. 



78759. Andbopogon ischaemum L. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



78760. Aethbaxon hispidds crypta- 

 therus (Hack.) Honda. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



78761 to 78770. Astragalus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



78761. Astragalus ammophilus Kar. 

 and Kir. 



A leguminous annual with branched 

 prostrate stems, small pinnate leaves, 

 ;:nd minute flowers in small heads. It 

 is native to the mountains of Persia 

 and Turkestan. 



78762. Astragalus brachycarpus Bieb. 



A leguminous perennial, a foot or 

 more high, with purple flowers, nearly 

 an inch long, in lax ovoid racemes. 

 It is native to the Caucasus Mountains. 



78763. Astragalus falcatus Lam. 



An upright perennial, nearly 2 feet 

 high, with yellowish flowers in an elon- 

 gated cluster. It is native to south- 

 ern Russia and Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66517. 



78764. Astragalus glycyphyllos L. 



A prostrate, spreading herbaceous 

 perennial, native to Asia Minor. 



78765. Astragalus hamosus L. 



An annual gray-green hairy plant, 

 with prostrate or ascending stems 8 

 inches to a foot long. It is native to 

 sunny places in the Mediterranean 

 countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66540. 



78766. Astragalus kadshorensis 

 Bunge. 



A leguminous perennial, native to 

 the Caucasus, with short ascending 

 stems 2 to 3 inches high, pinnate 

 leaves, and rather large light bluish- 

 violet flowers. 



78767. Asteagalus mollis Bieb. 



A nearly stemless perennial with 

 hairy pinnate leaves and yellow flowers 

 in cylindrical racemes. It is native to 

 the arid deserts of Armenia and Cau- 

 casus. 



