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88681 — Continued. 



From Lima, Peru. Seeds presented by J. 

 Gaudron, Estacion Central Agronomica. 

 Received July 28, 1930. 



A wild tomato from near Lima, Peru. 



88682 and 88683. Citeus aueantitjm L. 

 Rutaceae. Seville orange. 



From Naples, Italy. Seeds collected by 

 David Faircbild, agricultural explorer, 

 with the Allison V. Armour expedition. 

 Received July 28, 1930. 



88682. No. 3616. Variety myrtifolla. 

 From the Botanic Garden, July 14, 

 1930. A dwarf tree bearing small 

 fruits not over 2 inches in diameter 

 and with myrtlelike leaves. May be 

 an attractive addition to the gardens 

 of southern Florida. 



88683. No. 3617. Variety salicifolia. 

 From the Botanic Garden, July 14, 

 1930. A small-sized tree with wil- 

 lowy branches and narrow willowlike 

 leaves. Fruits small and rather dry 

 with a bitter flavor. 



88684. Rhus oxyacantha Schousb. 

 Anacardiaceae. 



From Algeria. Seeds presented by the 

 Gouvernement General de 1' Algerie, 

 Service Botanique, through David Fair- 

 child. Received July 28, 1930. 



A shrub with gnarled, spiny branches, 

 ternately compound glabrous leaves having 

 sligbtly dentate, obovate leaflets, and ter- 

 minal racemes of inconspicuous flowers fol- 

 lowed by smooth, shiny, globose fruits half 

 an inch long. It is native to northern 

 Africa and western Asia near the Mediter- 

 ranean. 



For previous introduction see No. 74187. 

 88685 and 88686. 



From Sicily, Italy. Seeds presented by 

 Giardino Allegra, Catania. Received July 

 31, 1930. 



88685. Aradjia sericifera Brot. Ascle- 

 piadaceae. 



A twining vine with nearly glabrous 

 oblong-acuminate leaves 3 inches long 

 and cymes of faintly odorous salver- 

 shaped white flowers which are pale rose 

 in bud. It is native to southern Brazil. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 33920. 



88686. Genista aetxexsis (Bivona) DC. 

 Fabaceae. Aetna broom. 



An attractive shrub, 6 feet or less in 

 height, with nearly leafless, slender 

 branches and fragrant, yellow flowers in 

 loose terminal racemes. Native to Sicily 

 and Sardinia. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 63359. 



88687 to 88702. 



From the Mediterranean region. Seeds and 

 bulbs collected by David Fairchild, agri- 

 cultural explorer, with the Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received August 2, 

 1930. 



88687 to 88690. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



Onion. 

 88687 and 88688. Allium sp. 



No. 3600. Collected June 21, 1930, 

 on Monte del Propheta at Station Slia, 



88687 to 88702— Continued. 



island of Rhodes. Found growing on 

 the rocks under the pines and cypress 

 trees. 



88687. Bulbs. 



88688. Seeds. 



88689. Allium sp. 



No. 3591. Collected June 25, 1930, 

 near Spikho, Cyprus. The seed-bear- 

 ing stems, 2 feet high, were found 

 growing in dry baked soil of a stubble 

 field. 



88690. Allium sp. 



No. 35S8. Collected June 25, 1930, 

 Nicosia, Cyprus. Tiny-flowered species 

 found on the dry plains of central 

 Cyprus. 



88691. Astragalus sp. Fabaceae. 



Milkvetch. 



No. 3584. Presented June 25, 1930, by 

 the Department of Agriculture of Cyprus. 

 A species of milkvetch growing wild at 

 Nicosia, Cyprus. 



88692. Cistus sp. Cistaceae. Rockrose. 



No. 3603. Collected June 29, 1930, 

 Messara, Crete. A small-leaved species 

 with very woolly leaves and apparently 

 with many flowers on long peduncles. 

 Gathered on the road along the moun- 

 tains overlooking the valley. 



88693. Ebexus sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 3602. Collected June 30, 1930, 

 in Crete, en route to Phestos. Legu- 

 minous shrub, with heads like clover, 

 that forms patches of considerable size 

 on the dry mountain slopes of Crete, at 

 an altitude of 1,000 feet. 



88694. Orxithogalum sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 3589. Collected in June, 1930, 

 near Spikbo, Cyprus. 



88695. Orxithogalum sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 3597. Collected in June, 1930, 

 at Spikho, Cyprus. 



88696. Vicia bithyxica L. Fabaceae. 



No. 3583. Presented June 25, 1930, 

 by the inspector of Nicosia, Cyprus. 



88697. Prosopis stephaxiaxa (Bieb.) 

 Kunth. M'imosaceae. 



No. 3572. Collected June 25, 1930, 

 Agriculture Department of Cyprus. A 

 deep-rooted shrubby legume which grows 

 abundantly on dry lands in the interior 

 plain of Cyprus. Sheep and cattle 

 browse on it, and the bees make good 

 honey from its abundant flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 49481. 



88698. Pruxus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



No. 3601. Obtained in the market, 

 Mytilene Island, Greece, June 15, 1930. 

 A small sweet plum of greenish-red color 

 and good flavor. The species occurs wild 

 on the island. 



88699. Trigoxella sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 3564.' Collected June 19, 1930, 

 on the island of Cos. A low-growing, 

 yellow-flowered species which, on drying, 

 has the odor of fenugreek very strongly 

 developed ; found in stubble field, on a 

 terrace. 



