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78871 to 78914— Continued. 



78871. Alstroemeria aurantiaca D. 

 Don. Yellow alstroemeria. 



A Chilean plant 2 to 4 feet high, 

 with about 50 thin leaves 3 to 4 inches 

 long and bright-yellow flowers, spotted 

 brown within, in a compound umbel. 



78872. Alstroemeria chilensis Lem. 



Chilean alstroemeria. 



A stout tuberous-rooted plant 2 to 



4 feet high, with scattered obovate or 



spatula te leaves and large rosy red or 



whitish flowers in pairs. Native to 

 Chile. 



78873 and 78874. Alstroemeria au- 

 rantiaca D. Don. 



Yellow alstroemeria. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78871. 



78873. Variety flava. 



78874. Variety major. 



78875. Rhododendron luteum Sweet 

 (Azalea pontica L.). Ericaceae. 



Pontic azalea. 



A deciduous shrub 8 to 12 feet high, 

 native to the Caucasus region, with hairy 

 oblong leaves and a profusion of funnel- 

 form fragrant yellow flowers 2 inches 

 across. 



78876. Berberis buxifolia Lam. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Magellan barberry. 



An erect bushv, partially evergreen bar- 

 berry, 6 to 8 feet high, with hard leathery 

 oblong-obovate leaves up to an inch long, 

 small solitary amber-yellow flowers, and 

 globular dark-purple fruits. Native to 

 southern Chile. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 58099. 



78877. Berberis 

 Berberidaceae. 



empetrifolia Pers. 

 Crow barberry. 



A low densely branched barberry, 1 or 

 ? feet high, with linear, bright-green 

 leaves, and bluish-black fruits. Native 

 to southern South America. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73532. 



78878. Bruckentiialia sficulifolia 

 Reichenb. Ericaceae. Spikeheath. 



A low evergreen shrub which forms 

 large tufts of slender shoots with small 

 needle-shaped leaves and short terminal 

 racemes of nodding rosy pink flowers. 

 Requires gritty acid soil. Native to 

 southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. 



78879. Bulbinella hookeri (Colenso) 

 Cheeseman (Clirysobactron hooTceri 

 Colenso). Liliaceae. 



A New Zealand herbaceous perennial 

 related to the asphodels, varying in size 

 from 2 to 4 inches up to 3 feet. The 

 numerous glaucous-green leaves are lin- 

 ear, and the loose racemes of bright-yel- 

 low flowers are on slender scapes up to 

 10 inches high. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77547. 



78880. Cyananthus lobatus Wall. Car£f- 

 panulaceae. 



A herbaceous perennial with more or 

 less prostrate shoots up to 2 feet high 

 with ovate-oblong lobed leaves an inch 

 long and single blue flowers somewhat 



78871 to 78914— Continued. 



like a periwinkle, sometimes an inch 

 across, appearing in late summer. 

 Native to the Himalayas. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 41615. 



78881 to 78892. Cytisds SCOPARIUS an- 

 dreanus Dipp. Fabaceae. 



Paradise broom. 



The paradise brooms are upright shrubs 

 with slender green branches, small obo- 

 vate leaflets, and flowers an inch across, 

 of various shades of yellow and red. 



78881. Dragon fly. Flowers crimson 

 and old gold. 



78882. Fairy. Flowers cream and 

 pink. 



78883. Firefly. Flowers scarlet and 

 yellow. 



78884. Fulgens. Flowers very dark 

 crimson. 



78885. A late flowering form. 



78886. Mayfly. Flowers copper and 

 yellow. 



78887. Moonlight. Flowers pale cream 

 colored. 



78888. Xcicry gold. 



78889. Newry Seedling. Flowers cream 

 ami rose colored. 



78890. Red Admiral. 



78891. Rosy Moonlight. Flowers cream 

 colored, tinged with rose. 



78892. Praecox. Flowers cream col- 

 ored, appearing early. 



78893 to 78899. Ekica spp. Ericaceae. 



78893. Erica arborea L. Tree heath. 



A bushy shrub or small tree, at times 

 20 feet high, with linear, whorled 

 leave s and very fragrant whitish flow- 

 ers borne in great profusion in early 

 spring. Native to the Mediterranean 

 countries. 



78894. Erica ciliaris L. 



Fringed heath. 



A straggling shrub, up to a foot 

 high, with long prostrate stems from 

 which the. flowering branches spring 

 erect in dense masses. The oval 

 whorled leaves are green above and 

 whitish beneath. The rosy flowers are 

 in whorls of three on erect terminal 

 racemes 2 to 5 inches long appearing 

 in late summer. Native to southwest- 

 ern Europe. 



78895 to 78897. Erica cinerea L. 



Twisted heath. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78680. 



78895. i?o.se Queen. A variety with 

 6-inch sprays of clear rose-colored 

 flowers. 



78896. Variety purpurea. A variety 

 with purple flowers. 



78897. Variety rosea. A variety 

 with rose-colored flowers. 



78898. Erica .stricta Donn. 



Corsican heath. 



A woody perennial about 2 feet high, 

 with rigid branches, whorled leaves, 

 and rosy purple flowers. Native to 

 Corsica. 



