APRIL 1 TO JUNE 3 0, 1929 



23 



80417 to 80421— Continued. 



by its very rough, fragrant leaves which 

 are sublaneeolate with a 1-sided rounded 

 margin at the base. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 50698. 



80422. CUCURBITA 



Cncurbitaceae. 



MAXIMA 



Duchesne. 

 Squash. 



From Doleib Hill, Nalakal, Anglo-Egyptian 

 Sudan, Africa. Seeds presented by H. B. 

 Gephardt, American Mission. Received 

 May 20, 1929. 



A pumpkin which requires a long grow- 

 ing season. It has a bard greenish rind 

 when ripe, is of fair quality, and is a good 

 keeper. 



80423 to 80433. 



From Newry, Ireland. Plants purchased 

 frc m T. Smith. Daisy Hill Nursery. Re- 

 ceived May 7. 1929. 



80423 to 80431. Cytisus spp. Fabaceae. 



Broom. 



80423. Cytisus aedoini Fourn. 



A low decumbent shrub less than a 

 foot high, with slightly grooved villous 

 branchlets. tiifoliolate leaves with obo- 

 vate villous leaflets about half an inch 

 long, and racemes of golden-yellow 

 flowers. It is native to the south- 

 eastern part of France. 



80424. Cytisus beanii Nichols. 



This hybrid between Cytisus ardoini 

 and C. purgans is a semiprostrate 

 shrub 1 to 2 feet high, with simple 

 linear pubescent leaves and clusters of 

 one to three deep-golden flowers. 



80425. Cytisus purpureus Scop. 



Variety incariiatus. A form with 

 flesh-colored flowers. 



80426 to 80431. Cytisus scoparius an- 

 dreanus Dipp. Paradise broom. 



80426. Prostratus. A prostrate form. 



80427. Daisy Hill. A variety bear- 

 ing red and cream-colored flowers. 



80428. Dragonfly. An upright shrub 

 with slender green branches, 

 small obovate leaflets, and flowers 

 an inch across in shades of crim- 

 son and old gold. 



80429. Fairy. An upright shrub with 

 slender green branches, small 

 obovate leaflets, and flowers an 

 inch across, which are cream and 

 pink. 



80430. Firefly. An upright shrub 

 with slender green branches, small 

 obovate leaflets, and scarlet and 

 yellow flowers an inch in diameter. 



80431. Newry Gold. An upright 

 shrub with slender green branches, 

 small obovate leaflets, and flowers 

 an inch across. 



80432. Daphne blagayana Fr.eyer. 



Thymelaeaceae. Balkan daphne. 



A low diffusely branched shrub native 

 to the mountains of southeastern Europe. 

 The obovate leaves, 1 to 2 inches long, 

 are crowded at the end of the branchlets, 

 and the yellowish-white fragrant flowers, 

 borne in heads, are followed by globose 

 pinkish-white fruits. 



For previous 

 40613. 



introduction 



No. 



80423 to 80433— Continued. 



80433. Daphne cneorum L. Thymelaea- 

 ceae. 



Variety major. A form having a more 

 vigorous growth than the type and also 

 larger flowers. 



80434 and 80435. 



From Angol, Chile. Seeds presented by 

 D. S. Bullock, Escuela Agricola de " El 

 Yergel." Received May 7, 1929. 



80434. Lapageria rosea Ruiz and Pav. 

 Liliaceae. Red Chile-bells. 



This, the national flower of Chile, has 

 been occasionally grown in northern 

 greenhouses. It is an evergreen climber 

 of slow growth, with slender, wiry 

 stems, alternate narrowly ovate leaves, 

 and bright-crimson, pendent tubular flow- 

 ers about 3 inches long in the axils of 

 the upper leaves or in terminal racemose 

 clusters. 



For previous introduction see No, 

 69168. 



80435. Lardizabala biternata Ruiz and 

 Pav. Lardizabalaceae. 



A shrubby evergreen climber with 

 ternate or biternate dark-green leathery 

 leaves 2 to 4 inches long which are 

 either entire or armed with one or two 

 spinelike teeth. The purple-brown flow- 

 ers are dioecious. The staminate ones, 

 about an inch across, are produced in a 

 dense drooping raceme, while the pistil- 

 late flowers are larger and solitary, de- 

 veloping into edible oblong fleshy fruits 2 

 or 3 inches long. Native to southern 

 Chile. 



For previous introduction see No, 

 35960. 



80436 to 80450. 



From Kirkee, Poona. Bombay, India. 

 Seeds presented by the Superintendent 

 of the Ganeshkhind Botanical Gardens, 

 through William H. Beach, American 

 Vice Consul in Charge, Bombay. Re- 

 ceived May 20, 1929. 



80436 to 80444. Citrullus vulgaris 

 Schrad. Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



80436. A black-seeded variety. 



80437. A white-seeded variety. 



80438. No. 4. The fruits are large and 

 long, with black skin, red flesh, and 

 brown seeds. 



80439. No. 5. A variety with small, 

 long fruits which have black skin, 

 red flesh, and black seeds. 



80440. No. 6. A variety producing 

 long, large fruits with grayish white 

 skin, red flesh, and black seeds. 



80441. No. 7. A variety producing 

 small, round fruits with grayish 

 white skin, rose-colored flesh, and 

 brown seeds. 



80442. No. 8. The fruits are large and 

 long, with black skin, red flesh, and 

 whitish seeds. 



80443. No 9. A variety with long, 

 white fruits which have red flesh 

 and black seeds. 



80444. No. 10. The fruits are large 

 and round, with white skin, red 

 flesh, and black seeds. 



