JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 19 2 9 



80911 to 80931. 



From Twyford, Berks, England. Plants 

 purchased from John Waterer Sons & 

 Crisp. Received April 9, 1929. 



80911. Chrysanthemum maximum Ra- 

 mond. Asteraceae. 



Pyrenees chrysanthemum. 



Phyllis Smith. A very fine Shasta 

 daisy, 2y 2 feet high, hearing an abun- 

 dance of beautiful lustrous white flowers 

 on long wiry stems. The ray flowers are 

 deeply cut. which gives the flower heads 

 a ruffled appearance. 



80912. Daphne hybrida Lindl. Thyme- 

 laeaceae. 



An evergreen garden hybrid closely re- 

 sembling Daphne odora, with elliptic- 

 oblong leaves 2 to 4 inches long and 

 very fragrant violet or reddish purple 

 flowers. 



80913 to 80931. Erica spp. Ericaceae. 



80913 to 80921. Erica carnea L. 



Spring heath. 



80913. A shrub a foot high, with 

 soft green foliage, and bearing rosy 

 white sweet-scented flowers be- 

 tween December and May. 



80914. Alba. A white-flowered form. 



80915. Gracilis. A variety with rich 

 pink flowers borne during mid- 

 winter. 



80916. King George V. An early va- 

 riety bearing dark-red flowers. 



80917. Mrs. 8. Doncaster. A variety 

 bearing light-pink flowers during 

 midwinter. 



80918. Queen Mary. A varietv bear- 

 ing beautiful rich pink flowers 

 during midwinter. 



80919. Queen of Spain. A variety 

 bearing light-pink flowers during 

 the early spring. 



80920. Thomas Kingscote. A variety 

 bearing pale-pink flowers during 

 the early spring. 



80921. Winter Beauty. A variety 

 bearing rosy-pink flowers during 

 midwinter. 



80922. Erica ciliaris L. Fringed heath. 



An evergreen shrub about a foot 

 high, bearing large rosy-purple bells be- 

 tween June and September. Native to 

 southern England. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79155. 



Erica mediterranea L. 



Biscay heath. 



A large evergreen shrub 3 to 4 feet 

 high, bearing pale-pink flowers between 

 March and May. Native to the Medi- 

 terranean countries. 



80924. Erica scorARiA L. Heath. 



Xana. A very decorative Mediter- 

 ranean shrub about 2 feet high, with 

 light-green evergreen foliage and long 

 cylindrical spikes of greenish white 

 flowers. It is excellent for edging 

 beds. 



80925. Erica stricta Donn. 



Corsican heath. 



An evergreen shrub of compact up- 

 right habit, about 2 feet high, with 



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whorled leaves and rosy-pink flowers 

 which are borne during the summer. 

 Native to southern Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79061. 



80926 to 80928. Erica tetralix D. 



Crossleaf heath. 



o*\j. An evergreen shrub about a 

 foot high, bearing rose-purple bells 

 during the early autumn, gener- 

 ally August and September or 

 later. Native to England. 



For previous introduction see 

 No. 79157. 



80927. Alba. A white-flowered form. 



80928. Mollis. A form with grayish 

 white foliage. 



80929 to 80931. Erica vagans L. 



Cornish heath. 



80929. An evergreen shrub 12 to 18 

 inches high, bearing mauve-pink 

 bells between August and October. 

 Native to southern England. 



For previous introduction see 

 No. 79991. 



8C930. Alba. A variety about 18 

 inches high, bearing pure white 

 flowers between August and Oc- 

 tober. 



80931. Rosea. A pale rose-flowered 

 variety which begins bearing in 

 July and continues throughout the 

 season. 



80932. Cracca toxic aria (Pers.) 

 Kuntze (Tcphrosia toxicaria Pers.). 

 Fabaceae. 



From Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. Seeds 

 presented by S. Sahal, Director. Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station. Received July 

 25, 1929. 



A shrub up to 7 feet high, with nine or 

 more oblong leaflets and racemes of white 

 and pink flowers. Parts of the plant are 

 crushed and thrown in the water to poison 

 fish. Native to Peru. 



80933. Geonoma sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



From Cali. Colombia. Seeds presented by 

 M. J. Rivero, through O. F. Cook, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received July 24, 

 1929. 



The Geonomas are native to tropical 

 America. They have reedlike ringed stems, 

 entire or pinnately lobed leaves, and glo- 

 bose black fruits. 



80934 to 80950. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived July 25, 1929. 



80934. Brassica rapa L. Brassicaceae. 



Turnip. 



No. 704. • From the specially selected 

 and grown stock of the Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Department of Agriculture, Kyoto 

 Imperial University, July 2, 1929. Suigu- 

 kina rnaldno. A variety used for pickling. 



