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PLAXT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



introduction see No. 



79034. Muscabi 

 Liliaceae. 



Szovitsiandm Baker. 

 Grape-hyacinth. 



A bulbous perennial, native to Persia, 

 with leaves 6 inches long and several 

 scapes 5 inches high, bearing clusters of 

 slightly fragrant bright-blue flowers. 



79035 to 79038. Paeonia spp. Ranuncula- 

 ceae. Peony. 



79035. Paeonia anomala L. 



A strong-growing, wild Siberian peony 

 1 to 2 feet high, found on well-drained 



78975 to 79052— Continued. 



conditions and making a good garden 

 plant with Qne bright-blue, bell-shaped 

 flowers in hue summer. 



79026. Gentiana fbigida Haenke. 



An alpine perennial, native to central 

 Europe, scarcely 3 inches high, with 

 opposite lanceolate, somewhat fleshy 

 leaves about 1 inch long and terminal 

 white flowers marked with blue. • 



79027. Gentiana gbombezewskii Hort. 



A place of publication or description 

 for this name has not been found. 



79028. Gentiana tibetica King. 



Himalayan gentian. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 78930. 



79029. Ibis chbysogbaphes Dykes. Iri- 

 daceae. Goldvein iris. 



One of the handsomest of the Siberian 

 irises ; the velvety dark-purple flowers are 

 brightened by golden reticulations at the 

 throat, running into a signal patch in the 

 blade. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73545. 



79030. Ibis milesii Baker. Iridaeae. 



A semievergreen Himalayan iris related 

 to Iris tectorum with seven or eight 

 leaves 2 to 3 feet long on the tall flower 

 stem ; the latter is branched and bears 

 about four heads of small rosy lilac 

 flowers, more or less spotted with darker 

 magenta. 



For previous 

 67265. 



79031. Kalmia clneata Michx. Erica- 

 ceae. Kalmia. 



An erect deciduous shwib with slender 

 straggling stems up to 3 feet long and 

 oblong-oval leaves. The creamy white 

 flowers, with a red band within, are in 

 small lateral umbels. Native to the 

 southeastern United States. 



79032. Kalmia polifolia Wang. (K. 

 glauca Ait. ) . Ericaceae. Bog kalmia. 



A hardy evergreen shrub, native to 

 Newfoundland, with opposite, narrow- 

 oblong leathery leaves and a terminal 

 corymb of purple flowers. 



79033. Muscabi abmeniacum Leichtl. 

 Liliaceae. Grape-hyacinth. 



A handsome hardy bulbous plant, native 

 to Armenia, with many linear leaves over- 

 topping the racemes of deep-violet flowers. 

 One of the last of the grape-hyacinths to 

 flower. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66586. 



78975 to 79052— Continued. 



hillsides. Flowers large and of a pale- 

 rose color ; foliage somewhat coarse. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66593. 



79036. Paeonia arietina Anders. 



A European herbaceous peony about 

 3 feet high, with 5-lobod or ' G-lobed 

 leaves and a large solitary dark-red 

 flower. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 ♦ 17044. 



79037. Paeonia delavayi Franch. 



A very attractive vigorous shrub 4 

 feet high, growing on steep slopes 

 among limestone bowlders and in al- 

 pine meadows at altitudes of 10.000 to 

 13.000 feet. The deep-crimson flowers 

 are 3 inches in diameter. Native to 

 southwestern China. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 55994. 



79038. Paeonia lutea Delavay. 



Golden peony. 



A shrubby Chinese peony with a short, 

 woody stem 1 or 2 feet high and deep- 

 2;reen leathery 3 parted leaves, white 

 beneath, and about a foot in length.. 

 The golden-yellow single or slightly 

 double flowers are 2% inches across. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67048. 



79039. Pettebia bamextacea (Sieber) 

 Presl. (Cytisus weldeni Vis.). Faba- 

 ceae. 



An upright leguminous shrub. 6 feet or 

 less in height, with trifoliolate leaves and 

 dense upright racemes of fragrant yellow 

 flowers. Native to southern Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 66599. 



79040. Sobbus folgxebi (C. Schneid.) 

 Rehder ( Py rtt s folgneri Lev eille). Mala- 

 ceae. Mountain-ash. 



A handsome Chinese tree with grace- 

 fully spreading branches and oval leaves, 

 dark-green above and white-hairy be- 

 neath. The ovoid red berries are about 

 one-half inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 61990. 



79041 to 79043. Rhododendeon spp. Eri- 

 caceae. 



79041. Rhododendron decorum 

 Franch. 



A western Chinese shrub with gla- 

 brous leaves, glaucous beneath, and 

 broadly bell-shaped white or pink 

 flowers 2 inches across. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 53729. 



79042. Rhododendeon smibnowi 

 Trautv. Smirnow rhododendron. 



A shrub or small tree, reputed to be 

 hardy, about 20 feet high with dark- 

 green leaves, grayish hairy beneath, 

 and compact heads of rosy red flowers, 

 each about 3 inches across. Native 

 to the Caucasus. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67373. 



79043. Rhododendeon tschonoskii 

 Maxim. 



