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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



80681 to 80709— Continued. 



seven serrate-ovate leaflets 8 to 10 

 inches Ions', and the panicles of beau- 

 tiful golden-yellow tubular-campanu- 

 late flowers are borne in great pro- 

 fusion. 



80706. Tabebuia pentaphylla (L.) 

 Hemsl. 



Roble. From Monte Grande, at an 

 altitude of 600 feet. A handsome 

 tropical deciduous tree, about 35 feet 

 high, native to Central America. Dur- 

 ing its flowering period, from Janu- 

 ary to March, the numerous large 

 clusters of pink flowers make the tree 

 very attractive. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 73286. 



80707. Tabebuia sp. 



Cortez. From Monte Grande, at an 

 altitude of 600 feet. 



80708. Tribroma bicolor (Humb. and 

 Bonpl.) O. F. Cook (Theobroma bicolor 

 Humb. and Bonpl.). Sterculiaceae. 



Cacao pataste. From the market of 

 Solola. 



80709. Triplaris Americana L. Polyg- 

 onaceae. 



Mulato. From Caballo Blanco, at ah 

 altitude of 265 feet. A large tropical 

 timber tree with curious 3-angled woody 

 fruits. Native to Central America. 



For previous introduction see No. 



73287. 



80710 to 80712. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



From Soochow, Kiangsu, China. Seeds 

 presented by H. L. Reaves, American 

 Presbyterian Mission, South. Received 

 June 25, 1929. 



80710. Changshu soft corn. 



80711. No. 1. 80712. No. 2. 



80713 to 80717. 



From Nikolsk-Ussuriisk, Maritime Prov- 

 ince, Siberia, Union of Socialistic Soviet 

 Republics. Seeds presented by the Di- 

 rector of the State Russian Geographical 

 Society. Received June 10, 1929. 



80713. Fragaria orientalis A. Los. 

 Rosaceae. Strawberry. 



A wild strawberry, native to northern 

 Chosen, with erect hairy stems up to 8 

 inches high, broad coarsely serrate hairy 

 leaflets, and small red conical or spher- 

 oidal fruits. 



80714. Lonicera maximowiczii Maxim. 

 Caprifoliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



An ornamental shrub up to 10 feet 

 high, with purplish branchlets, ovate 

 leaves 1 to 3 inches long, smooth and 

 dark green above, lighter and pubescent 

 below, and violet-red flowers produced 

 in pairs, followed by red fruits. It is 

 native to the Amur region of Siberia. 



80715. Sambucus latipinna Nakai. Cap- 

 rifoliaceae. Elder. 



A low shrub with compound leaves 

 made up of three to five broadly elliptic 

 leaflets, and hemispheric clusters of 

 small white flowers followed by scarlet 

 or orange-red fruits. Native to Chosen. 



80713 to 80717— Continued. 



80716. Sambucus racemosa L. Caprifolia- 

 ceae. 



Variety Buergeriana. Received as 

 Sambucus buergeriana Blume, which ap- 

 pears to be a herbarium name that has 

 not been published. 



80717. Syringa wolfi C. Schneid. (S. ro- 

 busta Nakai). Oleaceae. Lilac. 



An ornamental shrub remarkable for 

 its peculiar foliage ; the elliptic oblong 

 leaves are up to 6 inches long, cuneate, 

 and grayish green beneath. The fra- 

 grant, dark-lilac flowers are in much- 

 branched panicles. Native to Manchuria 

 and Chosen. 



80718 to 80725. Avena spp. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



From Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. 

 Seeds presented by J. T. Pridham, Ex- 

 perimental Farm, through T. R. Stanton. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 June 27, 1929. 



80718. Avena sp. 

 Belar. 



80719. Avena sp. 

 Oidgee. 



80720. Avena sp. 

 Ouyra. 



80721. Avena sp. 

 Palestine. 



80722. Avena sp. 



No. 4385-C. (Red Sprig X Sunrise} 

 X Reid. 



80723. Avena sp. 



No. 4386-C. (Red Sprig X Sunrise) 

 X Reid. 



80724. Avena sp. 



No. 4387-C. (Red Sprig X Sunrise) 

 X Reid. 



80725. Avena sp. 



No. 4865-C. (Sunrise X Reid) X 

 Lachlan. 



80726 to 80759. Triticum spp. Poa- 

 ceae. 



From Afghanistan. Seeds collected by 

 Prof. N. I. Vavilov, Institute of Applied 

 Botany and New Cultures, Leningrad. 

 Received June 27, 1929. 



80726 to 80756. Triticum aestivum L. 

 (T. vulgare Vill.). Common wheat. 



80726. No. 12353. A spring wheat. 



80727. No. 12369. Mixture of spring 

 and winter wheat. 



80728. No. 12370. Spring wheat from 

 nonirrigated fields. 



80729. No. 12391. From the vicinity 

 of Gherat, Shankhai, at an altitude 

 of about 3,600 feet. Bearded pubes- 

 cent spring wheat. 



80730. No. 12481. From Akhalgaran, 

 at an altitude of about 7,800 feet. 

 Mixture of spring and winter wheat. 



80731. No. 12482. From Shakharah, at 

 an altitude of about 8,250 feet. In- 

 flatum forms of spring wheat for 

 irrigated fields. 



