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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



78749 to 78816— Continued. 



and stems 1 to 2 feet high. It is native 

 to dry stony places throughout central 

 Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 63992. 



78800. Phleum paniculatum Huds. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



An erect or ascending annual grass, 4 

 to 1G inches high, native to the Mediter- 

 ranean countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 74171. 



78801. Pisum elatius Bieb. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



A hardy annual, about 5 feet high, 

 with leaves composed of one to three 

 pairs of narrow leaflets and with purple 

 liowers. It is native to the woods and 

 thickets in the alpine regions of Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 67925. 



78802 to 78805. Poa spp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



78802. Poa annua L. 



78803. Poa bulbosa ViviPARA Koel. 



78804. Poa longifolia planifolia 

 Somm. and Lev. 



78805. Poa nemoralis L. 

 Variety latifolia. 



78806. Prunus cerasifera divaricata 

 (Ledeb.) C. Schneid. Amygdalaceae. 



The wild form of the myrobalan plum. 

 It is a small spreading tree with more 

 slender branches than the type, smaller 

 flowers, and yellowish fruits about an 

 inch long. Native to Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see No. 43865. 



78807. Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Lam.) 

 Spach (P. caucasica Meyer). Jug- 

 landaceae. 



A handsome spreading tree, 60 feet or 

 less high, with attractive dark-green pin- 

 nate leaves about a foot long. It is na- 

 tive to the Caucasus and will probably 

 not be hardy north of Massachusetts. 



For previous introduction see No. 74596. 



CAMPESTRE 



78808. TBI FOLIUM 



Fabaceae. 



Scbreb. 

 Clover. 



A biennial or annual clover up to 20 

 inches high, prostrate or ascending, with 

 bright-yellow flowers. It is native to 

 central Europe. 



78809 to 78814. Triticum spp. Poaceae. 



78809. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vul- 

 gare Vill.). Common wheat. 



78810 and 78811. Triticum durum 

 Desf . Durum wheat. 



78810. Variety apuUcum. 



78811. Variety hordeiforme. 



78812 and 78813. Triticum persicum 

 Aitch. and Hemsl. Persian wheat. 



78812. Variety fuliginosum. 



78813. Variety rubiginosum. 



78814. Triticum turgidum L. 



Poulard wheat. 



78815 and 78816. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Common wheat. 



78815. Variety cinereum. 



78816. Variety erythrospermum. 



78817. VlTis 

 Vitaceae. 



davidii (Carr.J Foex. 

 Brier grape. 



From Yokohama, Japan. Cuttings purchased 

 from the Yokohama Nursery Co. Re- 

 ceived February 13, 1929. 



Koshiu. A variety growing in Koshiu, 

 Yamanashi Ken, a region which is very 

 hilly and surrounded by high mountains. 

 The highest temperature in the summer is 

 about 90° F. This is a very late grape 

 and is said to be the best in Japan in 

 both flavor and appearance. The bunches 

 weigh up to 2Vt pounds. 



For previous introduction see No. 55098. 



78818. Cavanillesia plataxifolia H. 

 B. K. Bombacaceae. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds presented 

 by J. E. Higgins. Plant Introduction 

 Garden. Received May 7, 1928. Num- 

 bered in March, 1929. 



A Colombian tree up to 100 feet high, 

 with a large thick trunk, smooth pale bark, 

 large shallowly 5-lobed to 7-lobed leaves, 

 and red flowers an inch long. The coarse 

 soft pithlike wood is white or yellowish 

 and is used for making canoes and rafts. 



78819 to 78826. Avena spp. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



From Sydney. New South Wales. Australia. 

 Seeds presented by W. Wenholz, director 

 of plant breeding, Department of Agri- 

 culture, Svdney. Received February 12, 

 1929. 



Varieties of oats which have shown re- 

 sistance to crown rust under field conditions 

 in New South Wales. 



78819 and 78820. Avena byzantina Koch. 



78819. Algerian (G'28 A-18). 



78820. Algerian (G'28 8al8). 



78821. Avena strigosa Schreb. 



Variety glabrescens. (G'28 29a [1.28/ 

 7639].) 



78822. Avena sp. 

 Buddali (G'28 17a J7 ). 



78823. Avena sp. 



Bucldah (single plant No. 991). 



78824. Avena sp. 



Mulga (selection 4107 [G'28 21a M ]). 



78825. Avena sp. 



(Sunrise X Victory) 9 G'28. 



78826. Avena sativa L. 

 From Ruakura (G*28 15ai 7 ). 



78827. Phaseolus ltjnattjs L. Faba- 

 ceae. Lima bean. 



From China. Seeds presented by Dr. W. H. 

 Dob-on, Forman Memorial Hospital, 

 Yeoungkong, Kwangtung, China. Re- 

 ceived February 12, 1929. 

 A variety grown locally. 



78828 and 78829. Triticum aestivum 

 L. (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Baghdad. Irak. Seeds presented by 

 J. F. Webster. Inspector General of Ag- 

 riculture. Received February 13. 1929. 



78828. Punjab B 8. 



78829. Xijngan 3. 



