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91609. Trifolium pratense L. Faba- 

 ceae. Red clover. 



From England. Seeds purchased from 

 Clover Growers (Ltd.), Montgomery. 

 Received February 16, 1931. 



Certified Montgomery Late Flowering. 



91610. Arachis hypogaea L. Faba- 

 ceae. Peanut. 



From northern Nigeria, Africa. Seeds 

 presented by the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment of Nigeria, through Fred H. Hull, 

 Assistant Agronomist, Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Gainesville, Fla. Re- 

 ceived February 13, 1931. 



A large groundnut, native to Bin, 

 Bornu, northern Nigeria. 



91611. Prunus incisa Thunb. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Mame cherry. 



From Philadelphia, Pa. Scions presented 

 by J. C. Wister. Received February 17, 

 1931. 



An ornamental Japanese cherry which is 

 usually a large compact shrub, occasionally 

 a small tree about 25 feet high. The 

 flowers, three-fourths of an inch across, 

 appear in drooping clusters before the 

 deeply serrate leaves, and are white or 

 rosy, with bright-red calyxes and bright- 

 yellow anthers. The petals fall early, but 

 the calyxes, which gradually grow 

 brighter, remain on the young fruits for 

 some time and are quite showy. 



For previous introduction see 77855. 



91612. Andropogon intermedius R. Br. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



From St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Seeds 

 presented by J. B. Thompson, Director, 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived February 18, 1931. 



Variety acidulus. A perennial grass 

 with a short, hard rhizome and erect or 

 ascending stems 3 feet or more high. The 

 linear leaves are 3 to 8 inches long, pale 

 green or with a reddish tinge, and the 

 obovoid panicle is 2 to 3 inches long. It is 

 native to western tropical Africa and has 

 been introduced into the West Indies. 



91613 to 91617. Prunus armeniaca L. 

 Amygdalaceae. Apricot. 



From Algeria, Africa. Seeds presented by 

 Julien Brichet, Chief of the Horticul- 

 tural Service in Algeria, through Fred- 

 eric T. Bioletti, College of Agriculture, 

 Berkeley, Calif. Received February 18, 

 1931. 



91613. From Anis, in the Aures Moun- 

 tains. 



91614. From Arbou, Souman Valley, Djud- 

 jura Mountains. 



91615. From M'Sila Oasis. 



91616. From Menaa. in the Aures Moun- 

 tains. 



91617. From Menaa, in the Aures Moun- 

 tains. 



91618 and 91619. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected bv C. O. 

 Erlanson and Max Souviron, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received February 19, 

 1931. 



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91618 and 91619— Continued. 



91618. Ceiba sp. Bombacaceae. 



From Jesus G. Ortega, Mazatlan, 

 Siualoa. The fruits of this tree are 

 mostly spherical. 



91619. Ceiba acuminata (S. Wats.) Rose. 



Bombacaceae. Pochote. 



No. 30. A tree 40 feet high found 

 at 400 feet altitude, in the foothills be- 

 tween Mazatlan and Modesto, Sinaloa, 

 February 4, 1931. 



91620 to 91622. Annona cherimola 

 Mill. Annonaceae. Cherimoya. 



From Chula Vista, Calif. Scions presented 

 by William H. Sallmon. Received Feb- 

 ruary 19, 1931. 



Scions of new varieties propagated by 

 Mr. Sallmon. 



91620. Byerson. 



91621. Sallmon No. 1. 



91622. Sallmon No. 2. 



91623. Prunus subhirtella Miquel. 

 Amygdalaceae. Higan cherry. 



From Jamaica Plain, Mass. Scions pre- 

 sented by J. G. Jack. Arnold Arboretum. 

 Received February 19, 1931. 



Arnold Arboretum No. 3674. The so- 

 called typical form of the Higan cherry, 

 which is "not known in the wild state, forms 

 a rather low ^wide-spreading tree with 

 smooth gray bark. In early spring, before 

 the leaves appear, the tree is hidden in a 

 dense mass of very light-pink flowers, 

 slightly larger than those of other Higan 

 cherries. The small black fruits follow 

 early in the summer. 



For previous introduction see 77707. 



91624 to 91631. 



From Germany. Seeds purchased from 

 Heinr. Mette, Quedlinburg. Received 

 February 20, 1931. 



91624. Antigonon leptopus Hook, and 

 Arn. Polygonaceae. Rosa-de-montana. 



No. 11424. A handsome summer- 

 blooming climber, native to Mexico, and 

 adapted for greenhouse culture or for 

 growing out-of-doors in the far South. 

 The flowers, with colored sepals, are in 

 many-flowered racemes. 



For previous introduction see 62907. 



91625 to 91627. Eremurus spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



91625. Eremurus bdngei Baker. 



Desertcandle. 



No. 18452. Variety perfectus. A 

 low herbaceous perennial with a rosette 

 of linear leaves 1 foot long and bright- 

 yellow flowers in a dense raceme 4 to 

 5 inches long on a scape 1 foot high. 

 It is native to Persia. 



91626. Eremurus himalaicus Baker. 



Himalayan desertcandle. 



No. 18453. A tall herbaceous per- 

 ennial with lanceolate leaves 1 to 2 

 feet long in a rosette at the base of 

 the stem which rises to 6 feet and 

 bears a spike, 2 to 3 feet long, of 

 white flowers. It is native to India. 



For previous introduction see 69356. 



