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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



91793 to 91835— Continued. 



91830. Primula leucophtlla Pax. 

 Primulaceae. Primrose. 



A stemless herbaceous perennial with 

 coriaceous oblong to elliptic rugose leaves, 

 densely white tomentose beneath, and 

 scapes 4 to 8 inches high, bearing umbels 

 of rather small yellow flowers. It is 

 native to Austria. 



91831. Rubus lambertiands Seringe. Ro- 

 saceae. 



A bramble with long slender square 

 evergreen stems, simple or 3-lobed to 

 5-lobed leaves, bright green above and 

 lighter beneath, terminal clusters of small 

 white flowers and red or yellow fruits. 

 It is native to China. 



91832. Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. 

 Rosaceae. Wineberry. 



A tall subscandent Japanese bramble 

 with slender branches. The peduncles 

 and calyxes are covered with close-set 

 stiff red-purple hairs, which in the lower 

 parts of the stem are glandless and mixed 

 with slender straight or recurved prickles. 

 The trifoliolate leaves are 5 to 7 inches 

 long. The leaflets are green and glab- 

 rous above and covered with snow-white 

 tomentum beneath. The small flowers 

 have rose-pink pet^s and spreading, nar- 

 rowly lanceolate red-purple sepals 1 inch 

 long. The ovoid-oblong fruits are scarlet 

 droops, three-fourths of an inch long 

 and edible, but without much flavor. 



For previous introduction see 52949. 



91833. Steinga tomentella Bur. and 

 Franch. (8. adamiana Balf. and 

 Smith). Oleaceae. Felty lilac. 



A bushy shrub, about 10 feet high, 

 with elliptic leaves which are hairy be- 

 neath and loose long-branched spikes of 

 fine mauve-pink flowers, produced in late 

 May and early June. It is native to 

 western China. 



For previous introduction see 85863. 



91834. Steinga yunnanensis Franch. 

 Oleaceae. Yunnan lilac. 



A handsome shrub of open spreading 

 growth, related to Syringa wilsonn, but 

 with pale-pink flowers in large panicles, 

 produced in June. The downy leaves 

 have a distinct red midrib, the color be- 

 ing continued through the leafstalk. It 

 is native to China. 



For previous introduction see 85864. 



91835. Zephyeanthes veeecunda Herb. 

 Amaryllidaceae. Zephyrlily. 



A bulbous perennial with narrowly 

 lanceolate leaves and funnel-shaped flow- 

 ers, 1 to 2 inches long, greenish white, 

 tinged with rose on the outside. It is 

 native to the highlands of central 

 Mexico. 



91836 and 91837. Soianum melongena 

 L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



From Algiers, Algeria, Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. Rene Maire, Jardin Botan- 

 ique, University of Algiers. Received 

 March 5, 1931. 



Algerian-grown seed, introduced for the 

 use of specialists who are trying to breed 

 a variety immune from the eggplant wilt. 



91836. Aubergine longue violette. 

 91887. No. 1588. 



91838. Vitis vtnifera L. Vitaceae. 



European grape. 



From England. Cuttings presented by 

 Fred J. Chittenden, Director, Royal 

 Horticultural Society's Gardens, Wislev, 

 Ripley, Surrey. Received March 5, 1931. 



Princess of Wales. 



91839 and 91840. Pistacia vera L. 

 Anacardiaceae. Pistache. 



From Quetta, India. Seeds purchased 

 from the Quetta Fruit Agency. Re- 

 ceived March 6, 1931. 



91839. Kandhari or Jierati variety. 



91840. A thin-shelled variety. 



91841. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae. Beet. 



From the Netherlands. Seeds presented 

 through Dr. L. A. H. Peters, the Nether- 

 lands Legation. Washington, D. C. Re- 

 ceived March 6, 1931. 



Eureka. A variety used for stock feed. 



91842. Mespilus germanica L. Mala- 

 ceae. Medlar. 



From Bulgaria. Seeds presented by J. G. 

 Dickson, United States Department of 

 Agriculture. Received March 6, 1931. 



Collected in northwestern Bulgaria, Oc- 

 tober 26, 1930. This so-called wild apple 

 is acrid and much like a quince until it 

 turns brown, when it has a delicious flavor 

 and aroma. It is collected by the natives 

 and sold in the markets. 



For previous introduction see 41803. 



91843 and 91844. Triticum aestivuxc 

 L. (T. vulgare Vill.). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Rabat, Morocco. Seeds presented 

 by the Station de Selection et d'Essai 

 de Semences. Received March 6, 1931. 



Two varieties of soft wheat. 



91843. No. 422. 



91844. No. 335. 



91845. Paspalum fimbriatum H. B. K. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



From St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by J. B. Thompson, Director, 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. Re- 

 ceived March 6, 1931. 



A grass which makes a thrifty growth 

 under very dry conditions. It is less palat- 

 able than some other grasses, but stock eat 

 it wben pasturage is sparse. In the Virgin 

 Islands it grows in mixture with other 

 grasses and rarely if ever is seen to occupy 

 the principal place in the grass flora. 



91846 to 91945. 



From Bulgaria. Seeds collected by J. G. 

 Dickson, United States Department of 

 Agriculture. Received March 9, 1931. 



91846 to 91848. Abelmoschus esculen- 

 tus (L.) Moench. (Hibiscus esculentus 

 L. ) . Malvaceae. Okra. 



91846. No. 494. 



91847. No. 495. 



91848. No. 496. 



