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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



79150 to 79184 — Continued. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 6814s. 



79181. Sedum dasyphyllum L. Crassu- 

 laceae. Leafy stonecrop. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. 78953. 



79182 to 79184. Sbmpervivum spp. Cras- 

 sulaceae. 



79182. Sempervivum arachnoideum L. 



Spiderweb houseleek. 



A fleshy perennial, native to south- 

 ern Europe, with a barren rosette 

 about three-fourths incli in diameter, 

 composed of about 50 oblong wedge- 

 shaped, pale-green leaves. The bright- 

 red flowers are in a small dense panicle 

 on a stem 3 to 4 inches high. 



79183. Sempervivum arvernexse Lecoq 

 and Lamotte. Houseleek. 



A succulent perennial, native to 

 France, which forms barren rosettes 

 about 2 inches in diameter and is copi- 

 ously stoloniferous. The short thick 

 leaves are pale green, and the pale- 

 pink flowers are borne in a panicle 5 

 inches long and broad, on a stem about 

 5 inches high. 



79184. Sempervivum haworthii Salm- 

 Dyck. Houseleek. 



A succulent evergreen perennial with 

 a woody stem and yellow flowers. 

 Native to the Canary Islands. 



79185 to 79341. 



From ChSne-Bourg, Geneva, Switzerland. 

 Seeds purchased from Henry Correvon. 

 Floraire Nurseries. Received March 5, 

 1929. 



79185. Berberis farreri Hort. Berberi- 

 daceae. Barberry. 



79186 to 79198. Cyclamen spp. Primula- 

 ceae. 



79186. Cyclamen afbicanum Boiss. 

 and Reut. 



A summer-blooming tuberous peren- 

 nial with coarsely toothed kidney- 

 shaped or heart-shaped leaves dull and 

 pale green marbled above, and nearly 

 white, purple-tinged flowers an inch 

 long. It is native to Algeria. 



79187. Cyclamen atkinsii T. Moore. 



A hybrid between Cyclamen coum 

 and C. ibericum. The leaves are reni- 

 form and dark green, spotted white, 

 and the pale-rose or white flowers are 

 usually lined or spotted red. 



79188. Cyclamen balearicum Willk. 



A tuberous-rooted perennial with 

 long-stemmed oval, heartshaped leaves, 

 dark green and white mottled above. 

 The flowers, white and rose colored, 

 are about three-fourths inch long. It 

 is native to the Balearic Islands. 



79189. Cyclamen cilicicum Boiss. and 

 Heldr. 



A herbaceous perennial native to 

 Sicily. It closely resembles G. euro- 

 paeum, but the larger pale-rose flowers 

 are stained purple at the mouth. 



79190 and 79191. Cyclamen coum Mill. 



A spring-blooming tuberous-rooted 

 plant, native from southeastern Europe 



79185 to 79341— Continued. 



to Persia, about G inches high, with 

 ronnded-reniform uniformly green 

 leaves and small scentless purple 

 flowers. 



79190. 



79191. 



79192. Cyclamen europaeum L. 



European cyclamen. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 79053. 



79193. Cyclamen ghaecum Link. 



An autumn-flowering perennial with 

 obcordate irregularly dentate leaves 

 and white or light-rose flowers with a 

 deep-purple base. Native to southeast- 

 ern Europe. 



79194 and 79195. Cyclamen hederae- 



FOLIUM Ait. 



79194. A herbaceous perennial with 

 a large black tuber, hastate or kindey- 

 shaped leaves with wavy edges, and 

 pink or rarely white flowers. It is 

 native to southwestern Europe. 



79195. Variety album. A white- 

 flowered form. 



79196. Cyclamen ibericum Stev. 



A dwarf herbaceous perennial, native 

 to the Caucasus region, with oval- 

 rounded leaves zoned with white above 

 and purple flowers with darker colored 

 throats. 



79197. Cyclamen jovis Hildebrand. 



A low herbaceous perennial with a 

 large black tuber, native to Asia Minor. 

 The leaves vary in shape from hastate 

 to rounded-reniform, and the slender 

 flowers are pink or rarely white. 



79198. Cyclamen repandum Sibth. and 

 Smith. 



A spring-flowering tuberous-rooted 

 plant with cordate undulate-lobed 

 leaves and showy purple flowers. 

 Native to the Mediterannean countries. 



79199 to 79213. Daphne spp. Thymelaea- 



79199. Daphne acutiloba Render. 



A shrub, native to western China, 

 about 5 feet high, with leathery 

 lanceolate leaves 1 to 3 inches long 

 and fragrant white flowers one-half 

 inch long in few-flowered heads. 



79200. Daphne alpina L. 



Alpine daphne. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 79056. 



79201. Daphne mezereum L. 



February daphne. 



Variety autumnalis. A form with 

 large purple flowers, often blooming in 

 the fall. 



79202. Daphne oleoides Schreb. 

 (Daphne buxifolia Vahl). 



Olive daphne. 



An evergreen shrub, native to south- 

 eastern Europe, up to 3 feet high, with 

 pubescent branches, hairy obovate- 

 lanceolate leaves, and white or pale- 

 lilac flowers in few-flowered heads. 



79203. Daphne caucasica Pall. 



Caucasian daphne. 



