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78975 to 79052— Continued. 



For previous introduction se( 

 65599. 



No. 



79003. Berberis lecomtei C. Schneid. 



A shrub up to 7 feet high, with 

 slender yellowish-brown spines one- 

 half inch long, thin lanceolate leaves, 

 and small yellow flowers. Native to 

 southwestern China. 



79004. Berberis ltcidm Royle. 



A half-evergreen shrub, 10 feet high, 

 with narrow bright-green leaves and 

 pale-yelicw flowers followed by ovoid 

 violet berries. It is native to northern 

 India. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76215. 



79005. Berberis orthobotrts Bienert. 



A semievergreen barberry with very 

 large crimson berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66688. 



79006. Berberis polyaxtha Hemsl. 



A practically evergreen shrub 6 to 

 10 feet high, somewhat like B. aggre- 

 gata. with slender simple or o-pronged 

 thorns, obovate leaves mostly rounded 

 at the apex, and yellow flowers; which 

 are produced during June and July in 

 large drooping panicles. The red ber- 

 ries are quickly destroyed by frost. 

 Native to China. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 58140. 



79007 to 79011. Brassica spp. Brassica- 

 ceae. Mustard. 



79007. Brassica balearica Pers. 



A wild perennial mustard, native to 

 the Balearic Islands, about 2 feet hi.^h, 

 with a woody base. 



79008. Brassica campestris L. 

 Rulabaga. 



79009. Brassica erucastrum L. 



A wild perennial mustard with yel- 

 low flowers, native to the mountains 

 of southern Europe. 



79010. Brassica laevigata Lag. 



An annual mustard up to 8 inches 

 high, with pinnatifid leaves in a basal 

 rosette and small white flowers. 



79011. Brassica xigra (L.) Koch. 



Black mustard. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 45001. 



79012. Citi sus spachianus (Webb) 

 Kuntze. 



A Canary Island shrub. 6 to 8 feet 

 high, with elongated racemes of fragrant 

 bright-yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76246. 



79013. Diaxthus requiexii Godr. Pink. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial up to 10 

 inches high, rather stiff linear leaves, 

 and a solitary bright-red flower. Native 

 to the Pyrenees. __ 



79014 to 79016. Dimorphotheca spp. 

 Asceraceae. 



78975 to 79052— Continued. 



79014. Dimorphotheca auraxtiaca DC. 



Winter cape-marigold. 



A South African perennial, some- 

 what shrubby at times, with thickish 

 oblong or spatulate leaves and large 

 heads of orange-yellow flowers. 



79015. Dimorphotheca hvbrida (L.) 

 DC. Cape-marigold. 



A South African composite of vari- 

 able size and habit. The hairy obovate 

 leaves are 1 to 3 inches long, and the 

 flowers, about 2 inches across, are 

 white above and purple beneath. 



79016. Dimorphotheca pluvialis (L.) 

 Moench. Cape-marigold. 



An erect or diffuse, simple or 

 branched annual from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. The oblong or obovate leaves 

 are hairy, and the flowers, white above 

 and purple beneath, are in terminal 

 heads. 



79017 to 79020. Erica sop. Ericaceae. 



Heath. 



79017. Erica australis L. 



An evergreen shrub 2 to 3 feet high, 

 native to Portugal, with small rose- 

 purple flowers. 



79018. Erica scoparia L. Besom heath. 



An evergreen southern Europe shrub, 

 10 feet high, with upright branches, 

 small lustrous dark-green linear leaves 

 in whorls of three or four, and long 

 cylindrical spikes of greenish-white 

 tlowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 78681. 



79019. Erica stricta Donn. 



Corsican heath. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78898. 



79020. Erica tetralix L. 



Crossleaf heath. 



A low shrub with its leaves in 

 whorls of four and umbellate clusters 

 of rosy flowers. Native to western 

 Europe. 



79021 to 79028. Gextiaxa spp. Gentiana- 

 ceae. Gentian. 



79021. Gextiaxa asclepiadea L. 



Milkweed gentian. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78858. 



79022. Gextiaxa asci.epiauea I.. 



Milkweed gentian. 



Variety alba. A white-flowered form. 



79023. Gextiaxa cruciata L. 



Cross gentian. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 78931. 



79024. Gextiaxa fetisowii Regel and 

 Winkler. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial, native 

 to Turkestan, about 6 inches high, with 

 small deep-blue flowers. 



79025. Gentiana freyniaxa Borunr. 



A vigorous species rather close to 

 Gentiana septemftda, requiring similar 



