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91793 to 91835— Continued. 



91813. Echeveria pulchella Berger. 



A small fleshy succulent, spreading 

 by means of rhizomes, with a rosette 

 of 20 to 50 ovate leaves and a flower 

 stalk 12 to 18 inches high, bearing 

 light-red campanulate flowers half an 

 inch long. 



91814 and 91815. Erica vagans L. Eri- 

 caceae. Cornish heath. 



A low shrub, native to Europe, 1 foot 

 or more high, with the leaves in whorls 

 of four or five and bearing pale purplish- 

 red flowers. 



For previous introduction see 85854. 



91814. Kevcrnensis or St. Keverne. A 

 variety with large flower trusses of 

 clear rose pink without a shade of 

 blue. 



91815. Leucantha. 

 form. 



A white - flowered 



S1816 to 91818. Escallonia spp. Escal- 

 loniaceae. 



91816. Escallonia virgata (Ruiz and 

 Pav.) Pers. (E. philippiana Mas- 

 ters). 



An evergreen bush with an abun- 

 dance of fragrant white flowers borne 

 in the summer. Native to Peru. 



91817. Escallonia pterocladon Hook. 



A shrub of erect growth, G to 10 feet 

 high, with white flowers borne on long 

 spikes. It is native to southern Ar- 

 gentina. 



For previous introduction see 78343. 



91818. Escallonia punctata DC. 



A very scarce shrub, 4 to 5 feet 

 high, with neat evergreen foliage and 

 bright-red flowers which are distinct 

 from all others. It is native to Chile. 



For previous introduction see 78345. 



91819. Fuchsia bacillaris Lindl. Ona- 

 graceae. 



A shrub up to 10 feet high, with short- 

 jointed branches, lanceolate to elliptic 

 leaves 2 to 4 inches long, and small 

 drooping flowers with rosy flaring 

 mouths. It is native to Mexico. 



91820. Hemerocallis p l i c a t a Hort. 

 Liliaceae. Daylily. 



A perennial herb with linear leaves 

 and large lilylike orange flowers. 



For previous introduction see 85857. 



91821. Iris sintenisii Janka. Iridaceae. 



A beardless iris of the same general 

 type as Iris graminea, with tufted ever- 

 green leaves about 12 inches long and 

 flower stalks little higher than the leaves. 

 The flowers are blue purple, with red 



Surple on the style branches and hafts, 

 ative to southeastern Europe and Asia 

 Minor. 



For previous introduction see 78863. 



i.i.822. Kalanchoe bentii C. H. Wright 

 {K. tcretifolia Deflers, not Haw.). 

 Crassulaceae. 



A succulent with dull olive-green stems 

 about 3 feet high, thick fleshy spreading 

 and recurved terete leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long, and panicles of erect tubular white 

 flowers half an inch long, the buds be- 

 ing pink. It is native to Arabia. 



91793 to 91835— Continued. 



91823. Ophiopogon intermedius D. Don. 

 Liliaceae. 



A hardy perennial, indigenous to Cey- 

 lon, with grasslike leaves and white flow- 

 ers. It reaches a height of about 1 foot 

 and is suited to moist shady places. 



For previous introduction see 47743. 



91824. Ophiopogon jaburan (Siebold) 

 Lodd. Liliaceae. Jaburan. 



A stemless Japanese perennial belong- 

 ing to the lily family, with a stolonifer- 

 ous rhizome and erect narrowly linear 

 leaves about 2 feet high. The flowers, 

 varying in color from white to lilac, are 

 in racemes 3 to 6 inches long, borne on 

 a scape up to 2 feet high. It is likely 

 to prove tender for outside growing in 

 the northern United States. 



For previous introduction see 62288. 



91825. Ornithogalum ecklonii Fisch. 

 and Mey. Liliaceae. 



A bulbous perennial, native to tropical 

 and southern Africa, with linear leaves 

 12 to 18 inches long, a slender flower 

 stalk as high as the leaves, and a dense 

 raceme 4 to 6 inches long of pure white 

 flowers keeled with green. 



91826. Passiflora edulis Sims. Passi- 

 floraceae. Purple granadilla. 



This passionflower is extensively grown 

 in Australia and thrives in the warmer 

 portion of the United States, although 

 not well known. The fruit is the size 

 and shape of an egg. and contains a 

 pulp of exceedingly good flavor ; the pulp 

 is eaten with a spoon after cutting off 

 one end of the fruit. The pulp is also 

 used as a flavoring for cakes, ice cream, 

 and drinks, and in fruit salads. The 

 vine grows well in any ordinary soil with 

 abundant fertilizer. The rich-green 

 foliage is very ornamental. 



For previous introduction see 49475. 



91827. Passiflora suberosa L. Passi- 

 floraceae. Cork passionflower, 



Several of the small-fruited passi- 

 floras are valued as ornamental plants, 

 and this woody climber from the West 

 Indies is one of the little-known species 

 which properly comes under that class. 

 The flowers are greenish yellow, and the 

 fruit is a small ovoid berry. Coming 

 from the Tropics, this vine will probably 

 endure little or no frost. 



For previous introduction see 60312. 



91828. Pavonia spinifex (L.) Cav. 

 Malvaceae. 



A slender shrub, sometimes 20 feet 

 high, with hairy oval heart-shaped leaves 

 and handsome large yellow flowers. It is 

 native to southern South America, and 

 yields a fiber said to be of fine texture 

 and excellent quality. 



For previous introduction see 64044. 



91829. Primula apoclita Balf. and Forr. 

 Primulaceae. Primrose. 



A Tibetan primrose of the section 

 Muscarioides, with a rosette of papery 

 oblong-spatulate leaves, and purplish 

 blue flowers borne on a scape 6 inches 

 high. 



For previous introduction see 79097. 



