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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81692 to 81723— Continued. 



81716. Fbagaeia canadensis Michx. Rosa- 

 cea e. Northern wild strawberry. 



No. 110. From Herb Lake, Manitoba. 



81717. Lepargyraea canadensis (L.) 

 Greene. Elaeagnaceae. 



Russet buffaloberry. 



No. 10. From The Pas, Manitoba. . 



81718 to 81723. Prunes spp. Amygdala- 

 ceae. 



81718 to 81720. Peunus pennstlva- 

 nica L. Pin cherry. 



81718. No. 66. From Bare Rock 

 Falls, Manitoba. 



81719. From Herb Lake, Manitoba. 



81720. No. 44. From Second Cran- 

 berry Lake, Manitoba. 



81721. Peunus pumila L. Sand cherry. 



No. 146. From Red Deer River, Sas- 

 katchewan, about 5 miles from Hudson 

 Bay Junction. 



81722 and 81723. Peunus tirginiana 

 L. Common chokecherry. 



From Blodgen's Nursery, Dauphin. 

 Manitoba. Practically nonastringent 

 types. 



81722. No. 169. Chokeless No. 1, 



81723. No. 170. Chokeless No. 2. 



81724. Pa^daxus paevl's Ridley. Pan- 

 danaceae. Screwpine. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. W. M. Docters van Leeuwen, Direc- 

 tor, Botanic Gardens. Received Novem- 

 ber 12, 1929. 



A low slender screwpine, about 3 feet 

 high, with linear-oblong, thin leaves, and 

 very small spines. Native to the East 

 Indies. 



For previous introduction see No. 72605. 



81725. ARrxDiNAEiA hindsii Munro. 

 Poaceae. Ramrod bamboo. 



From Jacksonville, Fla. Plants and rhi- 

 zomes presented by Mrs. J. D. Holmes, 

 Jacksonville, through J. H. Wells, Bald- 

 win, Fla. Received November 15, 1929. 



An erect bamboo usually reaching 6 to 12 

 feet, but sometimes having canes about 18 

 feet high. The dark olive-green stems are 

 about an inch thick, the branches are in 

 dense clusters, and the leaves, mostly erect, 

 are 8 to 10 inches long and less than an 

 inch broad. Native to China and Japan. 



81726 to 81760. 



From Japan. Seeds, plants, and cuttings 

 collected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. 

 Morse, agricultural explorers, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received in October and 

 November, 1929. 



81726. Acer diabolicum Blume. Acera- 

 ceae. Devil maple. 



No. 1421. A tree up to 30 feet high 

 with 5-lobed leaves 4 to 8 inches across, 

 the broadly ovate lobes being coarsely 

 and remotely dentate. The racemes of 

 yellow flowers are followed by winged 

 fruits with bristly nutlets. It is native 

 to Japan and closely resembles A. fran- 

 cheti of central China. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 63331. 



81726 to 81760— Continued. 



81727. Asteagalus SINICUS L. Fabaceae. 



Milkvetch. 



No. 1542. From the Gifu Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, October 17, 1929. 

 A red-flowered variety quite common in 

 the farming area about Tokyo, where it 

 is said to be used for forage and green 

 manure. It is a winter crop, being 

 planted early in the fall. 



previous introduction see No. 



For 

 80533. 



81728 to 81730. Avena sativa L. Poa- 

 ceae. Oats. 



From the Hokushu Experiment Station, 

 Kotoni, October 7, 1929. 



81728. No. 1532. Shiro kataho (white 

 one side of spike). 



81729. No. 1533. Victory No. 1. 



81730. No. 1534. Belgium No. 12, 



81731. Ceaxaegus sanguinea Pall. Mala- 

 ceae. Hawthorn. 



No. 1154. From the Sapporo Botanic 

 Garden. Sapporo, Hokushu, October 7, 

 1929. A shrub or small tree up to 20 

 feet high, with spreading branches and 

 short thorns. The broadly ovate, ser- 

 rate leaves are 2 to 3 inches long, and 

 the corymbs of rather large white flowers 

 with purple anthers are followed by 

 bright-red fruits half an inch across. 

 Native to eastern Siberia. 



For previous introduction see No. 68414. 



81732. Diervilla sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 1478. Growing wild in a field along 

 the road near Kawazoe, October 12, 1929. 



81733 and 81734. Euontmus spp. Cela- 

 straceae. 



81733. Euontmus sp. 



No. 1180. From trees along the trail 

 up Moiwavama, near Sapporo. Hoku- 

 shu, August 28, 1929. 



81734. Euontmus sp. 



No. 1454. From Chiaki Park, Akita, 

 October 11. 1929. An ornamental 

 shrub having a spread of about 8 feet 

 and about 8 feet high. 



81735. Celastrus aeticulatus Thunb. 



Bittersweet. 



No. 1503. From Sapporo. Hokushu, Oc- 

 tober 3, 1929. A leafless vine with small 

 clusters of fruit. The husk is parted and 

 of a golden-yellow color, opening out and 

 showing a 3-parted deep orange-red fruit. 



81736. Euontmus sp. 



No. 1504. From Sapporo, Hokushu, Oc- 

 tober 3. 1929. A beautiful shrub, densely 

 covered wtih leaves which vary in color 

 from green to deep red. The husk of the 

 single orange-red fruit is red. 



81737 and 81738. Fagoptbum esculen- 

 tum Moench. Polygonaceae. 



Buckwheat. 



From the Hokushu Experiment Station, 

 Kotoni, October 7, 1929. 



81737. No. 1535. Zairai shu (original 

 variety). 



81738. No. 1536. Botan saba, 



