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92735 to 92762— Continued. 



92753. Variety nana. Qiasnevin va- 

 riety. This is quite distinct from 

 the foregoing [No. 92752]. 



92754. A handsome evergreen suitable 

 for shrubberies. 



92755. The true Lavender Water spe- 

 cies. 



92756. Prunus sargentii Rend. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Sargent cherry. 



One of the loveliest of the Japanese 

 cherries. The large deep-toned, single 

 pink flowers appear in April. The young 

 foliage is reddish and turns to a deep 

 ruby red in the autumn. 



92757. Sorbus aucuparia L. Malaceae. 



European mountain-ash. 



Variety Wilsonii. The large fruited 

 mountain-ash. The pink berries become 

 almost white, and the large leaves color 

 well in the autumn. 



92758. Malls STLVHSTBIS Mill. (Pyrus 

 inalu8 L.). Malaceae. Apple. 



Variety Marshal Oyama. An orna- 

 mental apple with medium-sized, rich 

 crimson fruit. 



92759. Sarcococca hookeriana digxna 

 Franch. Buxaceae. 



An evergreen shrub with black fruits. 

 native to western Szechwan. It grows 

 well in the shade. 



92760. Sarcococca s align a (D. Don.) 

 Muell. Arg. (S. pruniformis Lindl.). 

 Buxaceae. 



An evergreen shrub, 2 to 3 feet high, 

 with smooth erect stems. The smootn, 

 glossy, narrow-lanceolate leaves, 3 to 5 

 inches long and over 1 inch wide, have 

 a long drawn-out point and a marginal 

 vein on each side extending all around 

 the leaves. The greenish-white flowers 

 are in short axillary racemes, opening in 

 winter and spring. The small purple 

 fruits, less than 1 inch long, are egg- 

 shaped. 



For previous introduction see 42628. 



92761. Teucrium massiliense L. Men- 

 thaceae. 



A herbaceous perennial with small yel- 

 lowish-green leaves, uotched and deeply 

 veined. The minute pink flowers are 

 produced in the leaf and bract axils and 

 form a terminal spike to the growth. 



VlNCA DIFFORMIS POUIT. ApOCy- 



naceae. 



A trailing semishrub which dies down 

 in the winter. The pale lilac-blue flow- 

 ers are produced in November and 

 December. 



92763 to 92769. 



From Africa. Plants and scions presented 

 by H. Brayard, directeur, Ferme Experi- 

 mentale, Marrakech, Morocco. Received 

 April 11, 1931. 



92763. Amygdalus persica L. (Prunus 

 persica Stokes). Amygdalaceae. Peach. 



Plants of the wild peach of this region. 



92764. Pyrus mamorensis Trabut. Ma- 

 laceae. Pear. 



Plants of a native Morocco pear which 

 grows well in the dry, sandy, noncalcare- 



92763 to 92769 — Continued. 



ous soils. The fruits are rather large 

 and the seeds very large. It may be a 

 good stock. 



For previous introduction see 66167. 



92765 to 92769. Vitis vinifera L. Vita- 

 ceae. European grape. 



92765. Abbo. Scions of a very vigorous 

 vine bearing large round black 

 grapes which ripen in September 

 and remain in good condition on the 

 vines until mid-November. 



92766. Asserin. Scions of a vine with 

 large black round berries which 

 ripen rather early. 



92767. Bezzoult el Aouda or Sebra el 

 Benet. Scions of a white table 

 grape of medium size, ellipsoidal ; 

 the skin is thick and pulp firm but 

 juicy ; cluster conical and compact. 



92768. Hadari. Scions of a large dull 

 juicy pinkish grape which usually 

 has just one seed and a not very 

 thick skin. The cluster is medium to 

 large winged ; loose, short peduncle. 

 The leaf is glabrous above and cob- 

 webby below, the petiolar sinus is 

 narrow, lateral sinuses overlapping. 

 The vine is very fruitful. 



92769. Le Oouz. Scions of a very early 

 white grape. The berries are large, 

 elongate, and rather firm. 



92770 to 92776. 



From France. Seeds presented by Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux & Co., Verrieres-le-Buis- 

 son, Seine-et-Oise. Received April 13, 

 1931. 



92770. Berberis morrisonicola Hort. 

 Berberidaceae. Barberry. 



A name for which a place of publica- 

 tion and a description have not been 

 found. 



92771 to 92774. Clematis spp. Ranuncu- 

 laceae. 



92771. Clematis texensis X simsii 

 (G. coccinea X pitcheri). 



A climbing shrub, more vigorous 

 than either of its parents, with slen- 

 der reddish stems. The leaves are 

 pinnate with four pairs of orbicular- 

 deltoid, glaucous-green leaflets. The 

 numerous axillary purplish-violet 

 flowers, woolly white within, emit an 

 odor of vanilla. This hybrid origi- 

 nated with F. Morel, a horticulturist 

 of Lyon, France. 



92772. Clematis fargesii Franch. 



A woody climber up to 20 feet high, 

 with bipinnate leaves made up of five 

 to seven 3-foliolate or incisely serrate 

 ovate leaflets. The pure white 

 flowers, 1 to 2 inches across, are soli- 

 tary or in 3-flowered clusters and are 

 borne on a peduncle 4 to 8 inches 

 long. Native to western China. 



For previous introduction see 82360. 



92773. .Clematis gladca angustifolia 

 Ledeb. 



A slender woody climber with the 

 leaflets three parted into narrowly 

 linear-lanceolate segments. The nod- 

 ding, bell-shaped yellow flowers, 1 to 2 

 inches across, are borne in few-flowered 

 axillary cymes. It is native to Mon- 

 golia. 



