APRIL 1 TO JUNE 30, 1929 



80076 to 80088— Continued. 



. Ilex insignis Hook, f. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. Holly. 



An attractive holly native to the Sik- 

 kiru Himalayas, where it grows at an al- 

 titude of 7.000 feet. It forms a small 

 tree or shrub with thick, grooved 

 branches which are purplish when young. 

 The dark-green leathery leaves are pin- 

 nately lobed, with the lobes spine tipped 

 and alternately raised and depressed, so 

 that there appears to be a double row of 

 spiny lobes on each side. This holly has 

 proved hardy in Ireland and may be 

 suited for growing in the Gulf States and 

 southern California. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 65256. 



80084. Iris clarkei Baker. Iridaceae. 



Clarke iris. 



A curiously local iris native to the 

 Himalayas in a circumscribed area in the 

 Sikkim and Bhutan region at altitudes 

 between 6,000 and 11,000 feet, in ground 

 that is swampy half the year and frozen 

 hard under snow during most of the re- 

 maining months. The narrow leaves, 2 

 feet long, droop at the tips ; the upper 

 surface is polished and shiny, the under 

 side glaucescent. The solid stem is 2 

 feet long, and bears one or two lateral 

 heads. The falls are blue-purple, blotched 

 with white, and are reflexed laterally. 

 The upper part of the haft is marked 

 with yellow. The reddish purple, lan- 

 ceolate standards are poised almost hori- 

 zontally. The styles form the highest 

 point of the flowers ; they are keeled, 

 very convex, and 1% inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76251. 



80085. Meibomia tiliaefolia (D. Don) 

 Kuntze (Desmodium tiliaefolium Don). 

 Fabaceae. 



A large deciduous shrub native to the 

 Himalayas at altitudes ranging from 

 3.000 to 9,000 feet. It has slender terete 

 branches, thick green trifoliolate leaves 

 about 4 inches long, and red flowers in 

 lax racemes often a foot long. The bark 

 yields an excellent fiber extensively em- 

 ployed in rope making ; the leaves are 

 good fodder ; and the roots are used 

 medicinally as a tonic and diuretic. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 47726. 



80086. Melothria odorata Hook. f. and 

 Thorn's. Cucurbitaceae. 



A climbing herbaceous plant, native to 

 the northwestern Himalayas at an alti- 

 tude of 7,000 feet, with more or less 

 heart-shaped leaves, white axillary flow- 

 ers, and white indehiscent fruits. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 47729. 



80087. Styrax hookeri C. B. Clarke. 

 Styracaceae. Snowbell. 



A tree often 40 feet high, native to 

 Sikkim and Bhutan at altitudes ranging 

 from 6,000 to 7,000 feet. The white flow- 

 ers, an inch long, are tomentose outside, 

 and the young branches are stellately 

 pubescent. The wood is white, close- 

 grained, and moderately hard. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 60656. 



80076 to 80088— Continued. 



80088. Tsuga dumosa (D. Don) Eichler 

 (T. brunoniana Carr.). Pinaceae. 



Hemlock. 



A tall evergreen tree, sometimes 120 

 feet high, native to northeastern India, 

 but said to be not quite hardy in Eng- 

 land. It has spreading branches and 

 pendulous branchlets. The wood is soft 

 and white, and the bark is used for roof- 

 ing. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 47819. 



80089. Amygdalus peesica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Peach. 



From China. Seeds obtained through Guy 

 M. Walker, Laurel, Miss. Received May 

 9, 1929. 



From the Imperial Peach Orchards. The 

 fruits are pale green when ripe, with none 

 of the blush or yellow that is peculiar to 

 other peaches ; the flavor is delicious. 



80090 and 80091. 



From Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil. Seeds 

 presented by B. H. Hunnicutt, Instituto 

 Gammon. Received May 10, 1929. 



80090. DOLICHOLDS PHASEOLOIDBS 



(Swartz) Kuntze (Rhynchosia phaseo- 

 loides DC). Fabaceae. Rosarybean. 



A slender climber with trifoliolate 

 leaves, borne upon slender wiry stems, 

 which suggest those of the common bean 

 (Phaseolus). The plant is of interest 

 chiefly for the small, bright-red seeds 

 with a black eye which are strikingly 

 similar to those of Abrus precatorius, the 

 crab's eye of the West Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 51027. 



80091. Ormosia monosperma (Swartz) 

 Urban. Fabaceae. Necklacetree. 



The necklacetree is so called because 

 its beans are the size of large beads, 

 three-fourths of an inch long, and of a 

 brilliant scarlet blotched with the deep- 

 est brown. The tree comes from tropical 

 South America and fruits during the 

 winter months. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79542. 



80092. Sacchaeum officinaeum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugarcane. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by Robert L. Davis, Agronomist of 

 the Porto Rico Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. Received May 15, 1929. 



Mayaguez 51. 



80093. Teifolium peatense L. Faba- 

 ceae. Red clover. 



From Kief, Ukraine, Union of Socialistic 

 Soviet Republics. Seeds presented by A. 

 Kol, Chief of the Bureau of Introduction, 

 Institute of Applied Botany, Leningrad. 

 Received May 18, 1929. 



No. 93776. An early-maturing variety 

 from the Kief Experiment Station. 



