JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1931 



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92314 to 92319. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



From England. Seeds purchased from R. 

 Wallace & Co. (Ltd.). Tunbridge Wells. 

 Received March 30, 1931. 



92314. Iris bulleyana Dykes. 



Hollowstem iris. 



An iris from western China with a hol- 

 low unbranched stem. The narrow leaves 

 are glossy above and glaucous beneath. 

 The stem, 15 to 18 inches long, bears a 

 single head of one to two flowers. The 

 falls have a greenish-yellow oblong haft, 

 veined and dotted with purple. On the 

 obovate blade the coloring becomes clearer 

 and consists of broken veins and blotches 

 of bright blue purple on a creamy ground. 

 The extremity is a uniform blue purple, 

 paler at the edges. The oblanceolate 

 channeled standards are pale blue pur- 

 ple with deeper veins and diverge at an 

 angle of about 60°. The keeled dark- 

 purple styles are held high above the 

 falls. 



For previous introduction see 67364. 



92315. Iris chrysographes Dykes. 



Goldvein iris. 



One of the handsomest of the beard- 

 less irises ; the velvety dark-purple flow- 

 ers are brightened by golden reticulations 

 at the throat, running into a signal patch 

 on the blade. 



For previous introduction see 79029. 



92316. Iris clarkei Baker. Clarke iris. 



A curiously local Himalayan iris, na- 

 tive to a circumscribed area in the Sikkim 

 and Bhutan region at altitudes between 

 6,000 and 11,000 feet, in ground that is 

 swampy half the year and frozen hard 

 under snow during most of the remaining 

 months. The narrow leaves. 2 feet long, 

 droop at the tops ; the upper surface is 

 polished and shiny, the under side glau- 

 cescent. The solid stem is 2 feet long 

 and bears one or two lateral heads. The 

 falls are blue purple blotched with white 

 and are reflexed laterally. The upper part 

 of the haft is marked with yellow. The 

 reddish-purple lanceolate standards are 

 poised horizontally. The styles form the 

 highest point of the flower ; they are 

 keeled, very convex, and 1\' 2 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 86681. 



92317. Iris graminea L. Grass iris. 



A dwarf beardless iris with strongly 

 ribbed linear leaves 12 to 18 inches long 

 and flowers with lilac outer segments 

 having a yellow claw and erect red- 

 purple style branches and inner segments. 

 The plant is of value chiefly for its free- 

 sialike scent. Native to central and 

 southern Europe. 



For previous introduction see 81821. 



92318. Iris milesii Baker. 



Himalayan iris. 



A semievergreen Himalayan iris, re- 

 lated to Iris tectorum, with seven or 

 eight leaves 2 to 3 feet long on the tall 

 flower stem ; the latter is branched and 

 bears about four heads of small rosy 

 lilac flowers, more or less spotted with 

 darker magenta. 



For previous introduction see 79030. 



92S19. Iris wilsoni Wright. Wilson iris. 



A western Chinese iris 2 feet high, 

 with yellow flowers having falls veined 

 with purple. 



For previous introduction see 76252. 



92320. Trifolium pratense L. Faba- 

 ceae. Red clover. 



From Austria. Seeds presented by Fred E. 



Kies, Jackson, Mo. Received March 30, 



1931. 



An early-flowering strain, said to be 

 resistant to drought. 



92321 to 92325. Acacia spp. Mimosa- 



ceae. 

 From San Remo, Italy. Plants presented 



by Dr. Mario Calvino. Received May 27, 



1931. 



A collection of acacias grafted on A. flori- 

 bunda for winter blooming. 



92321. Acacia sp. 



Bon Accueil. Improved No. 561. One 

 of the best varieties. 



92322. Acacia sp. 



Bon Accueil. Improved F No. 1796. 

 One of the best varieties. 



92323. Acacia sp. 



Gaulois. Considered the best for the 

 cut-flower industry. 



92324. Acacia sp. 



Mont aid o. A cross between Acacia 

 podalyriaefoUa and A. dealbata. It is 

 better than A. hanburyana. 



92325. Acacia sp. 



Rustica. One of the best-flowered va- 

 rieties. 



92326 to 92332. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by F. 

 W. Fricke, Melbourne, through H. E. 

 Magill, Pasadena, Calif. Received 

 March 31, 1931. 



92326 to 92331. Acacia spp. Mimosa- 

 ceae. 



92326. Acacia buxifolia A. Cunn. 

 For previous introduction and de- 

 scription see 90838. 



92327. Acacia baileyana F. Muell. 



Cootamundra wattle. 



A shrub or small tree with com- 

 pound leaves made up of two to three 

 pairs of pinnae having about 20 pairs 

 of small leaflets arranged spirally 

 around the branchlets and nearly con- 

 cealing them. The small flowers are 

 in heads arranged in racemes 2 to 4 

 inches long. It is native to Australia. 



92328. Acacia hemolophera Hort. 



A name for which a place of pub- 

 lication and a description have not 

 been found. 



92329. Acacia mollissima Willd. 



Black wattle. 



A tree up to 50 feet high with red- 

 dish bark showing under the fissures. 

 The compound leaves are made up of 

 8 to 20 pairs of pinnae each having 

 30 to 60 pairs of small, closely crowd- 

 ed leaflets. The small heads of pale- 

 yellow flowers are in racemes and ap- 

 pear profusely in June and intermit- 

 tently at other times. It is native to 

 Australia. ■ 



92330. Acacia retinodes Schlecht. 



A tall shrub or small tree, native 

 to Australia, with feathery foliage 

 and dense yellow flower heads. 



For previous introduction see 

 68836. 



