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80293. I'rifolium eesupinatum L. Fa- 

 baceae. Strawberry clover. 



From Teheran, Tersia. Seeds obtained from 

 Jalil K. Hasbimzade, Ministry of Public 

 Works, Department of Roads, through 

 Augustin Perrin, American Consul, 

 Teheran. Received April 30, 1929. 



Shuftal clover. 



For previous introduction see No. 67863. 



80294 to 80303. 



From Haifa, Palestine. Cuttings presented 

 by Ami-am Khazanoff, The Palestine Jew- 

 ish Colonization Association. Received 

 April 15, 1929. 



80294 to 80299. Ficus CARICA L. Mora- 

 ceae. Common fig. 



80294. Baidi. 



80295. Kharoobi. 



80296. Khedari. 



80297. Khurtmani. 



80298. Mozi. 



80299. Sultani. 



80300 to 80303. ViTlS vixifera L. Vita- 

 ceae. European grape. 



80300. Baidi. 



80301. Helicon i. 



80302. Jem da Hi. 



80303. Khedari. 



80304 to 80307. Rhododendron spp. 

 Ericaceae. 



From Leicester, England. Seeds purchased 

 from Rev. J. Farnworth Anderson. Re- 

 ceived April 13, 192!). 



80304. Rhododendron albrechtii Maxim. 



Azalea. 



A deciduous shrub, native to Japan, 3 

 to 5 feet high, with purple-brown branch- 

 lets, obovate leaves 2 to 6 inches long in 

 clusters of about five at the end of the 

 twigs, and clusters of three to five rotatc- 

 campanulate magenta flowers about 2 

 inches across. It is a handsome shrub 

 resembling Rhododendron slippcnbacMi, 

 but less showy ; the leaves turn yellow in 

 the autumn. 



80305. Rhododendron decorum Franch. 

 An evergreen shrub, native to western 



China, with oblong leaves 3 to 5 inches 

 long, glaucous beneath, and racemose 

 clusters of green-spotted white or pink 

 flowers 2 inches across. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79041. 



80306. Rhododendron mariesii Hemsl. 

 and Wils. Azalea. 

 A deciduous shrub up to 8 feet high, 



native to central China, and related to 

 Rhododendron rhomoieum. The ovate 

 leaves, 2 to 3 inches long, are silky 

 pubescent on the midrib beneath, and the 

 one to three rose-pink broadly campanu- 

 late flowers are 1 to 2 inches across. 



introduction see No. 



Rhododendron tschonoskii 

 Maxim. Azalea. 



A forest shrub, native to Japan, with 

 flaky bark, elliptic leaves one-third of an 

 inch long, and heads of one to four small 

 white flowers. 



For previous 

 79043. 



316—30 



80308 to 80339. 



From Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. 



Plants purchased from R. C. Notcutt. 



Received April 11, 1929. 



80308 to 80327. Cytisus spp. 



Fabaceae. 

 Broom. 



80308. Cytisus albus Hacquet. 



Pale broom. 



An upright shrub about 3 feet high, 

 with villous branches, leaves of three 

 oblong-ovate leaflets less than an inch 

 long, and clusters of three to six yel- 

 lowish white flowers. It is native to 

 southeastern Europe. 



80309. Cytisus austriacus L. 



A dwarf shrub about 3 feet high, na- 

 tive to southeastern Europe, with tri- 

 foliolate silky pubescent leaves and 

 headlike clusters of bright-yellow flow- 

 ers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76241. 



80310 and 80311. Cytisus bifloeus 

 L'Her. 



80310. A leguminous shrub 3 feet 

 high, with slender branches, leaf- 

 lets with silky lower surfaces, and 

 yellow flowers, single or in pairs, 

 which are borne during the 

 spiing [May]. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73536. 



80311. Variety versicolor prostrata. 

 A shrub of strong spreading 

 growth. The flowers are golden 

 yellow in the bud, opening to 

 fawn. 



80312. Cytisus dallimorei Rolfe. 

 This slender shrub, which is a gar- 

 den hybrid, is of moderate growth, 

 with trifoliolate leaves and axillary 

 and terminal clusters of reddish pur- 

 ple velvety flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76343. 



80313. Cytisus decumbens (Willd.) 

 Spach. 



A prostrate shrub, native to south- 

 ern Europe, less than a foot high, with 

 5-angled branchlets, simple oblong- 

 ovate sessile leaves, and axillary clus- 

 ters of one to three small bright- 

 yellow flowers. 



80314. Cytisus monspessulanus L. 

 (C. candicans DC). 



A strong, erect-growing shrub which 

 is evergreen in regions where the win- 

 ters are mild. It becomes 10 feet or 

 less high, with grooved branches, tri- 

 foliolate leaves having obovate leaflets 

 less than an inch long, and fragrant 

 bright-yellow flowers in 3-flowered to 

 9-floweied headlike racemes on leafy 

 branches. It is native to the Canary 

 Islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73539. 



80315. Cytisus multiflorus incarna- 

 tus Sweet. 



Variety Toome. A slightly flushed 

 form of the white Spanish broom which 

 is a shrub up to 10 feet high, native 

 to Spain and northern Africa, with up- 

 right slender branchlets bearing tri- 

 foliolate leaves below and simple ones 

 above. The flowers, in axillary clus- 

 ters of one to three, are produced very 

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