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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



82359 to 82383— Continued. 



82383. Viburnum utile Hemsl. 



Service viburnum. 



A handsome evergreen shrub of 

 rather open habit with dark glossy 

 green, leathery leaves and pure white 

 flowers produced in dense, terminal, 

 rounded trusses during the spring. 

 These are succeeded by oval, blue-black 

 berries. The shrub is native to west- 

 ern Cbina, where it is said to grow 

 on limestone soils. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66323. 



82384 to 82396. 



From Erfurt, Germany. Bulbs purchased 

 from Haage & Schmidt. Received Decem- 

 ber 16, 1929. 



82384 to 82394. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 



Allium atropureum Waldst, 

 and Kit. 



For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 82009. 



82385. Allium azureum Hort. 



A blue-flowered onion, to be grown 

 for identification. 



82386. Allium cyaneum Regel. 



A rather dwarf plant, less than a 

 foot high, with small heads of pendu- 

 lous bright-blue flowers. Native to 

 northern China. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 78979. 



82387. Allium giganteum Regel. 



One of the tallest members of the 

 genus, becoming 4 feet high. It is na- 

 tive to the Himalayas. The bulbs are 

 large, and the fleshy leay.es are about 

 18 inches long, lying close to the 

 ground. The bright-lilac flowers are 

 in heads 4 inches in diameter. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 78981. 



82388. Allium glaucum Hort. 



An onion with broad glaucous leaves 

 and small heads of rose-colored flowers 

 in September. 



82389. Allium narcissiflorum Vill. 

 For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 82016. 



82390. Allium ostrowskianum Regel. 

 For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see No. 82017. 



82391. Allium pendulinum Tenore. 

 An alpine, native to Italy, with 



linear keeled leaves and long-peduncled 

 nodding whitish flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 7S990. 



82392. Allium rosenbachiaxum Regel. 

 A bulbous perennial, native to 



Turkestan. with oblong lanceolate 

 leaves 8 inches high, and a large globu- 

 lar umbel of purple flowers on a scape 

 2 feet high. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 76209. 



82393. Allium schubertii Zucc. 



A large bulbous plant, native to 

 Asia Minor and Persia, with broadly 

 strap-shaped leaves, and huge sub- 

 globose rose-colored flower heads 

 which are at times a foot in diameter. 



82384 to 82396 — Continued. 



82394. Allium stipitatum Regel. 



A herbaceous perennial with linear- 

 lanceolate leaves, a stem 2 to 3 feet 

 high, and many-flowered hemispheric 

 umbels of rose-lilac fragrant flowers. 

 Native to central Asia. 



82395. NOTHOSCORDUM FRAGRANS (Vent.) 



Kunth. Liliaceae. 



A bulbous plant, native to tropical 

 America, closely related to the onion. 

 The bulb is round and yellowish white, 

 and the linear, obtuse leaves are 8 to 12 

 inches long. The fragrant flowers, white 

 flushed with pink, have purplish stamens 

 and anthers and are borne on a scape 20 

 inches high. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79175. 



82396. Roscoea purpurea J. E. Smith. 

 Zinziberaceae. 



Variety sikkimensis. A form with 

 more numerous flowers of a different 

 shade of purple from the type, which is 

 a herbaceous perennial a foot high with 

 lanceolate leaves and purple, pale-lilac, 

 or white flowers in a sessile spike. Na- 

 tive to the Himalayas in northern India. 



82397. Quercus suber L. Fagaceae. 



Cork oak. 



From Santa Olalla, Huelva, Spain. Acorns 

 presented by Edward E. Silvers, Arm- 

 strong Cork Co., Seville, through Frank 

 L. Goll, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived December 20, 1929. 



For previous introduction see No. 76019. 



82398. Ficus altissima Blume. Mora- 

 ceae. Lofty fig. 



From Oneco, Fla. Plants presented by 

 N. A. Reasoner, Royal Palm Nurseries. 

 Received November 4, 1929. 

 A large spreading tree native to the 



tropical Himalayas. It is said to yield as 



good caoutchouc as its relative, Ficus 



elastica. 



For previous introduction see No. 47843. 



82399. Butia capitata (Mart) Bec- 

 cari {Cocos capitata Mart.). Phoe- 

 nicaceae. Palm. 



From Nice. France. Seeds collected by Dr. 

 . H. S. Fawcett, College of Agriculture, 



University of California, Riverside, Calif. 



Received December 12, 1929. 



A large coconutlike palm, native to Ar- 

 gentina, with a spineless trunk, pinnate 

 leaves, and large bunches of small edible 

 fruits. It is said to be hardier than any 

 species of Cocos. 



For previous introduction see No. 77149. 



82400. Maltjs sylyestris Mill. (Pynts 

 mains L.). Malaceae. Apple. 



From Saonara, near Padua, Italy. Trees 

 purchased from Fratelli Sgaravatti. Re- 

 ceived December 14, 1929. 

 LiwonceUa. A winter apple producing 

 ovoid, medium-sized fruits with yellow skin 

 and tender flesh of exquisite flavor. 



82401 to 82403. 



From Heijo, Chosen. Seeds collected by 

 P. H. Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricul- 

 tural explorers. Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received December 16. 1929. 



