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78749 to 78816— Continued. 



78768. Astragalus monspessulanus L. 



A leguminous perennial with a woody 

 rootstock, a very short stem, and a 

 rosette composed of bright-green com- 

 pound leaves intermingled with the re- 

 mains of the previous year's leaves. 

 The small flowers are purplish violet. 

 Native to southern Europe. 



78769. Astragalus pseudonobrychis 

 Hort. 



A legume of possible value as a green 

 manure. 



78770. Astragalus sanguinolentus 

 Bieb. 



A perennial leguminous plant with 

 small pinnate leaves and small white 

 flowers, with red keels, in headlike 

 racemes. It is native to the Caucasus 

 Mountains. 



78771. Brachypodium sylvaticum 

 (Huds.) Beauv. Poaceae. Grass. 



A grass native to the woods and 

 thickets throughout Europe and east- 

 ward through northern Asia to the 

 Provinces of Sinkiang and Hupeh, 

 China. 



For previous introduction see No. 53134. 



78772. Bromus albidus Bieb. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



78773. Bromus rubens L. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



78774 to 78776. Coroxilla spp. Fabaceae. 



78774. CORONILLA CAPPADOCICA Willd. 



A yellow-flowered leguminous peren- 

 nial with ascending stems and pinnate 

 leaves. Native to rocky places in Asia 

 Minor. 



78775. CORONILLA SCORPIOIDES (L.) 



Koch. 



An erect yellow-flowered herbaceous 

 perennial, about 8 inches high, native 

 to the Mediterranean countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 69850. 



78776. Coronilla varia L. Crownvetch. 



A prostrate or ascending leguminous 

 perennial, about 4 feet high, with a 

 thick rootstock, compound leaves, and 

 pinkish flowers in dense umbels. It is 

 native to central Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 53607. 



78777. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Po- 

 aceae. Bermuda grass. 



78778. Echinaria Capitata (L.) Desf. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



78779. Erianthus ravennae (L.) Beauv. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



78780. Fbstuca ovina sulcata Hack. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



78781 to 78786. Hordeum spp. Poaceae. 



78781. Hordeum bulbosum L. Grass. 



78782. Hordeum distichon palmella 

 Harlan. Two-rowed barley. 



78783. Hordeum murinum L. (H. lepo- 

 rinum Link). Grass. 



78749 to 78816— Continued. 



78784. Hordeum murinum L. (H. lepo- 

 rinum Link). Grass. 



Forma nigracans. 



78785. Hordeum vulgare nigrum 

 (Willd.) Beaven. Six-rowed barley. 



78786. Hordeum vulgare pallidum 

 Seringe. Six-rowed barley. 



78787. Koeleria gracilis Pers. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



78788. Tulipa schmidtii Fomin. Lilia- 

 ceae. Tulip. 



A wild tulip, native to the Caucasus, 

 with a bulb about 2 inches in diameter, 

 oblong-lanceolate obtuse leaves, and red 

 flowers 3 inches long. 



78789. Lathyrus roseus Stev. Fabaceae. 



An erect much-branched perennial, 2 

 or 3 feet high, with ovate leaflets and 

 rose-colored flowers. Native to Asia 

 Minor. 



78790. Medicago sativa glutinosa 

 (Bieb.) Urban. Fabaceae. 



78791. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



78792. Melica micrantha Boiss. and 

 Hohen. Poaceae. Grass. 



78793. Melica picta Koch. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



78794 to 78796. Melilotus spp. Faba- 

 ceae. 



78794. Melilotus alba Desr. 



White sweetclover. 



78795. Melilotus neapolitana Ten. 



Sweetclover. 



An annual, mostly upright plant, up 

 to 15 inches high, branched from the 

 base, with obovate to roundish hairy 

 leaflets and small bright-yellow flowers. 

 It is native to the Mediterranean coun- 

 tries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 43595. 



78796. Melilotus officinalis (L.) 

 Lam. Sweetclover. 



78797. Oryzopsis holciformis (Bieb.) 

 Hack. Poaceae. Grass. 



A perennial grass with a thick, short 

 rhizome and stems 3 feet or more high. 

 The panicles are a foot or more long. It 

 is native to southern and southeastern 

 Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64095. 



78798. Oryzopsis paradoxa virescens 

 (Trin.) Richter. Poaceae. Grass. 



A perennial, densely cespitose grass 

 with rough stems up to 4 feet high and 

 spreading panicles about 8 inches high. 

 It is native to southern Europe and Asia 

 Minor. 



For previous introduction see No. 64096. 



78799. Phleum phleoides (L.) Karst. 

 (P. boehmeri Wibel). Poaceae. 



Timothy. 



A perennial, gray-green, loosely cespi- 

 tose grass with short, creeping rhizomes 



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