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91274 to 91289— Continued. 



91289. Thalictrum dipterocabpum 

 Franch. Ranunculaceae. 



Yunnan meadowrue. 



An erect perennial Chinese herb with 

 large rose-colored flowers and pale-green 

 leaflets, glaucous below. 



For previous introduction see 53111. 



91290. Magnolia schiedeana Schlecht. 

 Magnoliaceae. 



From Mexico. Plant and cuttings collected 

 by C. O. Erlanson and Max Souviron, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 January 24. 1931. 



No. 22. Collected near the Los Promon- 

 torias mine, near Alamos, Sonora, at 3,000 

 leer altitude. A large evergreen tree up 

 to 45 feet higb, native to Mexico, with 

 finely reticulated, oval to elliptical leaves 

 5 to 8 inches long and creamy wbite flowers 

 4 to 6 inches across. 



91291. Medicago sativa L. 



Fabaceae. 

 Alfalfa. 



From Algeria. Seeds presented by the 

 Gouvernement General de l'Algerie. Re- 

 ceived January 24, 1931. 



A variety from Jamacine, near Fougouit. 



91292. Rosa odorata gigantea (Col- 

 lett) Rend, and Wils. Rosaceae. 



Giant tea rose. 



From Calcutta, India. Seeds presented by 

 the superintendent of tbe Royal Botanic 

 Gardens. Sibpur, near Calcutta. Re- 

 ceived January 24, 1931. 



A strong climbing, evergreen rose, native 

 to Burma, with creamy white single flowers 

 4 to 6 inches across. It resembles the 

 Cherokee rose, but is hardy only in the 

 far south. 



For previous introduction see 77272. 



91293 to 91295. 



From Gladwyne, Pa. Plants presented by 

 Mrs. J. Norman Henry. Received Janu- 

 ary 26, 1931. 



91293. Spiraea mollifolia R e h d e r . 

 Rosaceae. Spirea. 



A shrub 6 to 8 feet high with arching, 

 strongly angled branches and purplish, 

 pubescent branchlets. The ovate to ob- 

 long leaves, 1 inch long, are slightly 

 toothed near the apex and silky pubescent 

 on both sides. The small white flowers 

 are in pubescent umbels 1 inch across. 

 It is native to western China. 



91294. Pratia angulata (Forst f.) Hook, 

 f. Campanulaceae. 



A slender creeping herbaceous perennial 

 forming broad matted patches. The 

 stems are 2 to 7 inches long, the rather 

 fleshy ovate to orbicular leaves less than 

 half an inch long are sinuate-dentate, 

 and the axillary flowers, less than 1 inch 

 long, are white with purple streaks. It is 

 native to New Zealand. 



91295. Parochetus communis Buch.- 

 Ham. Fabaceae. Shamrock-pea. 

 A half-hardy perennial trailing vine 



with shamrocklike leaves, each leaflet 

 marked at the base with a brown cres- 

 cent. The pea-shaped flowers, nearly 1 

 inch across, have cobalt-blue standards 

 and pink wings. It is native to tropical 

 Asia. 



91296. Beta vulgaris L. 

 ceae. 



Chenopoclia- 

 Sugar beet. 



From Praha, Czechoslovakia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by J. Zapotil. Received January 

 26, 1931. 



Zapotil-original. 

 91297 and 91298. 



From Juan Fernandez Island. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Seuor Rene Durand. through 

 Waldo L. Scbmitt, Curator of Marine In- 

 vertebrates, Smithsonian Institution, 

 Washington, D. C. Received January 28, 

 1931. 



91297. Juania austealis (Mart.) Drude. 

 Phoenicaceae. Palm. 



A pinnate-leaved palm of moderate size, 

 native to Juan Fernandez Island. The 

 leaves are 4 to 5 feet long, with linear- 

 acuminate pinnae, and the slender trunk 

 is unarmed. 



91298. Dexdroseris litoralis Skottsb. 

 Cichoriaceae. 



A treelike plant 4 to 7 feet high, with 

 large feathery dark-green broadly oval 

 leaves up to 10 inches long and saffron- 

 yellow flowers in terminal heads 2 inches 

 across. Native to Juan Fernandez Island. 



91299 and 91300. Lilium spp. 

 ceae. 



Lilia- 

 Lily. 



From England. Seeds purchased from 

 Watkins & Simpson (Ltd.), London. Re- 

 ceived January 28, 1931. 



91299. Lilium moxadelphum Bieb. (L. 

 szoicit.zianum Fisch. and Lallem.). 



Great Caucasian lily. 



A variety with reddish-brown anthers 

 and lemon-yellow flowers, which are large 

 and thickly purple dotted. 



For previous introduction see 75734. 



91300. Lilium philippinexse formosa- 

 NDM (Baker) YHlson. 



A form of the Benquet lily native to 

 Taiwan, characterized by long narrow 

 leaves and vinous purple-tinged flowers. 



For previous introduction see 90527. 

 91301 and 91302. 



From Tahiti. Society Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Harrison W. Smith. Received 

 January 28, 1931. 



91301. Muxtixgia calabura L. Elaeo- 

 carpaceae. 



A tropical American tree with a 

 spreading crown, pinnate leaves, and 

 small white flowers. The small yellow 

 berries make good tarts or jam, and the 

 leaves are used for tea. 



For previous introduction see 67936. 



91302. Sicana odorifera (Veil.) Naud. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Casabanana. 



A subtropical ornamental cucurbitace- 

 ous vine producing large fruits a foot or 

 more long which are edible but insipid. 



For previous introduction see 80701. 



91303 and 91304. Solanum melongena 

 L. Solanaceae. Egg-plant. 



From Japan. Seeds presented by Y. 

 Kakizaki, Saitama Agricultural Station, 

 Urawa, Saitama. Received January 29, 

 1931. 



