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80542 and 80543. Canna edulis Ker 

 Cannaceae. Edible canna. 



Front Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe, French 

 West Indies. Tubers presented by C. 

 Holnian P. Williams, Directeur, Station 

 Agronoinique. Received May 23, 1929. 



A close relative of the ornamental can- 

 nas, cultivated for its edible tubers. 



For previous introduction see No. 78852. 



80542. Jaune. 80543. Rouge. 



80544 to 80549. Rosa spp. Rosaceae. 



From Ottawa, Canada. Plants presented 

 by W. T. Macoun, Dominion Horticul- 

 turist of the Central Experimental Farm. 

 Received May 3, 1929. 



80544 to 80547. Rosa haeisonii Rivers. 

 Harison's yellow rose. 



80544. Antcnor. A moderate grower 

 bearing double apricot-colored flowers 

 which fade to cream. 



80545. Lucasia. A moderate grower 

 bearing large, single, cream-colored 

 flowers. 



80546. Orinda. A vigorous variety 

 which keeps its foliage until late in 

 the season and beats deep-cream 

 semidouble flowers. Suckers are 

 produced freely. 



80547. SiVvander. A moderate grower 

 bearing single yellow flowers. 



80548 and 80549. Rosa SPINOSISSIMA L. 

 Scotch rose. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see No. S0289. 



80548. A variety bearing large flowers. 



80549. A strong-growing seedling of the 

 Scotch rose which suckers freely 

 and requires no pruning. The foli- 

 age is like a hybrid perpetual, and 

 the flowers are very double, flat. 

 and fragrant, but inclined to ball 

 badly in wet weather. 



80550. Gbewia occidextalis L. Tilia- 

 ceae. 



From Kirstenbosch, Newlands, near Cape 

 Town, Union of South Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by R. H. Comptc n. Director of the 

 National Botanic Gardens. Received 

 May 24, 1929. 



The younger parts of this evergreen 

 shrub are covered with rusty tomentum. 

 The dentate cordate leaves are 1 to 2 

 inches long, and the small flowers, in axil- 

 lary or terminal cymes, are followed by 

 purplish 4-lobed fruits the size of small 

 peas. Native to Ethiopia and also the cape 

 region. 



For previous introduction see No. 51147. 



80551. Inodes mexicana (Mart.) 

 Standi. (Salal mexicana Mart.) 

 Phoenicaceae, Palmetto. 



From Georgetown, Demerara, British Gui- 

 ana. Seeds presented by J. S. Dash. Di- 

 rector of the Department of Agriculture. 



* Received June 5, 1929. 



A tall palm up to 60 feet high, with 

 palmate leaves divided into linear segments 

 having numerous long threads on the mar- 

 gins. The inflorescence is short, dense, and 

 recurved, and the fruits are flattened glo- 

 bose and black. It is native to Oaxaca, 

 Mexico. 



80552 and 80553. Persea Americana 

 Mill. (P. gratissima Gaertn. f.) 

 Lauraceae. Avocado. 



From Habana, Cuba. Bud wood obtained 

 through Alfred F. Butler, Horticulturist, 

 Research Department of the United Fruit 

 Co.. Tela, Honduras. Received June 6, 

 1929. 



Large summer varieties of the Pollock 

 type. The varieties were selected by Sena- 

 tor Menocal. Habana, Cuba, who named 

 them Wilson Popenoe and Raul Arango. 

 Unfortunately, during shipment to Tela, 

 He nduras, the labels w y ere lost, and it is 

 therefore impossible to determine which is 

 which. 



80552 



80553 



80554. Ulmus japonica Sarg. Ulma- 

 ceae. Japanese elm. 



From Nikolsk-Ussuriisk, Maritime Province, 

 Siberia. Union of Socialistic Soviet Re- 

 publics. Seeds presented by the Director 

 of the State Russian Geographical So- 

 ciety. Received June 6, 1929. 



A large handsome hardy elm occasionally 

 90 feet high. Native to northeastern Asia. 



For previous introduction see No. 76469. 



80555. Artocarpus communis Forst. 

 Moraceae. Breadnut. 



From Summit, Canal Zone. Seeds pre- 

 sented by J. E. Higgins, Agronomist in 

 Charge of the Plant Introduction Gar- 

 dens. Received June 10, 1929. 



A form of the breadfruit in which the 

 seeds are fully developed. These are about 

 the size of chestnuts and are roasted and 

 eaten. 



80556 to 80565. 



From Cape Town, Union of South Africa. 

 Bulbs presented by W. S. Duke & Co. 

 Received June 10, 1929. 



80556. Agapanthus sp. (Abumon sp.). 

 Liliaceae. 



A dwarf blue-flowered species. 



80557 to 80559. Arum spp. Araceae. 



80557. Arum sp. 



A red-flowered species. 



80558. Arum sp. 



A yellow-flowered species. 



80559. Arum sp. 



A yellow-flowered seedling. 



80560. Gladiolus sp. Iridaceae. 

 Painted Ladies. 



80561. Nerine sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



80562 to 80564. Ornithogalum spp. Li- 

 liaceae. 



80562. Ornithogalum sp. 



Chincherichee. A late - flowering 

 species. 



80563. Ornithogalum sp. 



Chincherichee. A yellow-flowered 

 form. 



80564. Ornithogalum sp. 



Chincherichee. A white - flowered 

 form. 



