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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



85726 to 85729. 



From Sicily and Tunisia. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. H. S. Fawcett, University of Cali- 

 fornia. Received February 8. 1930. 



.85726 to 85728. Citrus aurantium L. 

 Rutaceae. Seville orange. 



*5726. No. 43. Palermo. Sicily. Janu- 

 ary 13. 1930. Seeds of large fruits 

 from an especially healthy tree. 50 

 to 75 years old. growing in clav 

 soil at 1.000 feet altitude. 



85727. No. 44. From Menzel bon Zelf, 

 east of Tunis. January 16. 1930. 

 A large healthy tree said to be from 

 80 to 100 years old. growing in an 

 Arab's orchard. 



85728. No. 45. From Nabeul, south- 

 east of Tunis. January 16, 1930. 

 This tree differs from the ordinary 

 sour orange in its habit of growth, 

 its flattened type of fruit, and the 

 smallness of the leaf petiole. In 

 the south of France its flowers are 

 especially prized for their fragrance. 



85729. Citrus sinensis (X.) Osbeck. Ru- 

 taceae. Orange, 



No. 46. Beldi, meaning in Arabic 

 " fruit of the land." From Menzel bon 

 Zelf. east of Tunis. January 16. 1930. 

 Said to be the original variety cultivated 

 by the Arabs. Tree said to be 120 to 

 140 years old : fruits round with a high 

 color, but probably lack sufficient acid 

 for the American 'taste. 



85730 to 85740. 



From Japan. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett and W. J. Morse, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received in November and December, 

 1929. Numbered in January. 1930. 



85730. Ampelopsis breyipedunculata 

 maximowiczii Rehder. Yitaceae. 



No. 1410. Shiraoi. Hokushu. Septem- 

 ber 29, 1929. A vigorous climbing, de- 

 ciduous grapelike, woody vine with 

 broadly cordate, deeply 3-lobed to 5-lobed 

 leaves, which are coarsely serrate; dark 

 green above and lighter beneath. The 

 cymes of inconspicuous flowers are fol- 

 lowed by fruits about a quarter of an 

 inch across, changing from pale lilac 

 to verdigris color and finally to bright 

 blue. Native to eastern Asia. 



85731. Aralia elata (Miquel) Seem. 

 Araliaceae. 



No. 1099. Near Nikoro, Hokushu, Sep- 

 tember 24. 1929. A small hardy Man- 

 cburian tree resembling Aralia spinosa 

 (Hercules-club) but more treelike, with 

 few spines. It does not form many 

 branches, but the large bipinnate leaves 

 cast a good shade. The greenish white 

 flowers are borne in large panicles, and 

 the berries are dark red when ripe, 

 producing a very pleasing effect. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75670. 



85732. Celtis sinensis Pers. Ulmaceae. 



Chinese hackberry. 



No. 1447. Chiaki Park, Akita. October 

 11. 1929. A tree native to China and 

 Japan, which grows to a height of 60 

 feet. The broadly ovate leaves. 2 to 4 

 inches long, are cordate at the base and 

 acuminate at the apex, with a serrate- 

 dentate margin. The dull orange-red 



85730 to 85740— Continued. 



fruits are borne on stout pedicels. This 

 tree has proved hardy at the Arnold 

 Arboretum. 



85733. Cocculus xrilobus (Thunb.) DC. 

 Menispermaeeae. Japanese snailseed. 



No. 1453. Chiaki Park, Akita. October 

 11, 1929. A shrubby vine bearing round 

 clusters of purple fruits. 



For previous introduction see 

 J2420. 



No. 



85734. Euonymus oxtphtllus Miquel. 

 Celastraceae. 



No. 1097. Near Nikoro. Hokushu, Sep- 

 tember 24, 1929. A Japanese shrub or 

 small tree with ovate pointed leaves and 

 many-flowered cymes of dark-red ribbed 

 fruits and bright-red seeds. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 75673. 



857S5. Ilex serrata Thunb. Aquifolia- 

 ceae. 



No. 1450. Chiaki Park, Akita. October 

 11. 1929. A slender ornamental, decidu- 

 ous Japanese shrub about 15 feet high, 

 with oval, finely serrate leaves and small 

 bright-red berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77832. 



85736. Tilia japonica Simonk. Tiliaceae. 



Japanese linden. 



No. 1446. Chiaki Park, Akita. October 

 11, 1929. A tree up to 60 feet high with 

 sharply serrate, broadly cordate leaves 

 2 to 4 inches long, which are light bluish 

 green and pubescent on the veins beneath. 

 Native to Japan. 



85737. Vitis thunbergii Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Yitaceae. Grape. 



No. 1474. Near Kawazoe, October 12. 

 1929. A slender woody vine with rusty- 

 tomentose angled branches, cordate, 

 deeply 3-lobed to 5-lobed and irregularly 

 toothed leaves often 7 inches across, 

 turning crimson in autumn. The pani- 

 cles of black fruits with purplish bloom 

 are made up of berries nearly half an 

 inch in diameter. Native to Japan and 

 China. 



85738. Hydrangea petiolaris Sieb. and 

 Zucc. (H. scande7is Maxim., not Ser.). 

 Hydrangeaceae. Climbing hydrangea. 



No. 3400. Tokyo. January 19, 1930. A 

 handsome climbing shrub, up to 75 feet, 

 clinging to walls and tree trunks by 

 aerial roots. The broadly cordate, ser- 

 rate leaves 2 to 5 inches long, are dark 

 green and lustrous above, and the 

 corymbs of white flowers are often 10 

 inches across. Native to Japan and 

 China. 



85739. Syrixga oblata dilatata (Nakai) 

 Rehder. Oleaceae. Lilac. 



No. 3393. Near Kobe, January 19, 1929. 

 A loosely branched shrub up to 12 feet 

 high, with ovate, long-pointed leaves 6 

 inches long, and loose clusters of pale 

 purple4ilac flowers. Native to Chosen. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 78412. 



85740. Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb. 

 Vacciniaseae. 



No. 3396. An evergreen shrub 3 to 5 

 feet high, with remotely serrulate, ellip- 

 tic loaves, 1 to 3 inches long and leafy 



