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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



93226 to 93233— Continued. 



Eucalyptus capitellata J. E. 

 Smith. 



Stringy lark. A large tree, native 

 to Australia, with dark-gray, furrowed, 

 fibrous bark and thick, shining, sword- 

 shaped leaves 3 to 6 inches long. The 

 small sessile flowers are in axillary 

 clusters of 5 to 10, and the depressed- 

 globose fruits, nearly half an inch in 

 diameter, have a prominent reflexed 

 rim. 



93230. Eucalyptus melliodoka A. 

 Cunn. Honey gum. 



Yellow box gum. A spreading tree 

 up to 150 feet high, with drooping 

 branches, narrow lanceolate leaves 3 to 

 5 inches long, and small flowers partic- 

 ularly rich in nectar. The timber is 

 used in Australia by wheelwrights and 

 shipbuilders. 



93231. Eucalyptus sp. 



Ash gum. 



Exocarpus cupressiformis La- 

 bill. Santalaceae. 



Usually a tree about 20 feet high, with 

 very numerous, green, rigid, wiry, appar- 

 ently leafless branches ; the leaves are 

 reduced to minute scales. The flowers 

 are very small, appearing in short spikes ; 

 usually only one of these flowers is ferti- 

 lized, and the small, roundish nut, borne 

 on a red, succulent stem, is eaten by the 

 natives. The close-grained, handsome 

 wood is used by cabinetmakers and for 

 tool handles. It is native throughout 

 Australia. 



For previous introduction see 56568. 



93233. Hakea saligna (Andrews) 

 Knight. Proteaceae. 



An evergreen shrub, about 8 feet high, 

 native to Australia, with oblanceolate 

 leaves 3 to 6 inches long. The small 

 white flowers are in dense clusters. 



93234 and 93235. Vitis vinifera L. 

 Vitaceae. European grape. 



From Corsica. Cuttings presented by F. 

 . Durazzo, Sartene, through Niels Nielsen, 

 agricultural commissioner, American con- 

 sulate, Marseille, France. Received April 

 27, 1931. 



93234. Montanaccio. 



93235. Sciaccarello (Sciuchitajolo) . 



93236 and 93237. 



Prom England. Seeds purchased from 

 Thompson & Morgan, Ipswich. Received 

 April 28, 1931. 



LlBERTIA GRANDIFLORA (R. Br.) 



Sweet. Iridaceae. 



A densely tufted herbaceous perennial, 

 native to New Zealand, with stiff leath- 

 ery linear leaves up to 3 feet long and 

 a flowering stem as tall as the leaves, 

 bearing a branching panicle of white 

 flowers each an inch broad. 



For previous introduction see 77563. 



93237. Ruscus aculeatus L. Conval- 

 lariaceae. Butchersbroom. 



A rigid evergreen shrub, native to Eu- 

 rope, 2 to 4 feet high, with branching 

 grooved stems and sessile ovate cladodes 

 replacing the leaves. The small white 

 flowers are borne in the axil of a bract in 



93236 and 93237— Continued. 



the middle of each cladode and are fol- 

 lowed by ovoid red berries half an inch 

 in diameter. 



For previous introduction see 79180. 



93238 and 93239. Medicago sativa L. 

 Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



From the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- 

 lics. Seeds presented by L. P. Bordacoff, 

 Kubanskaia, Institute of Applied Botany, 

 North Caucasus Experiment Station, 

 Otrada, Armavir District, through H. L. 

 Westover, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received April 28, 1931. 



93238. From the North Caucasian station 

 of the Bureau of Applied Botany, 

 Otrado-Kubanskaia, Asia Minor. Crop 

 of 1929, collected in 1930. 



93239. No. 14344. Beba. Kashgarian 

 blue alfalfa. 



93240. Aleueites Montana (Lour.) 

 Wilson. Euphorbiaceae. Mu-oil tree. 



A tree with oil-producing nuts which is 

 allied to the tung-oil tree. Native to south- 

 ern China. 



For previous introduction see 71177. 



93241 and 93242. Tbiticum aestivum 

 L. (T. vulgare Villi). Poaceae. 



Common wheat. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by W. L. 

 Waterhouse, University of Sydney. Re- 

 ceived April 29, 1931. 



From the New Plant Breeding Branch 

 of the New South Wales Department of 

 Agriculture. Introduced for the use of 

 department specialists. 



93241. Thew. These grains are the prog- 

 eny of a single plant. 



93242. Thew. These grains were grown 

 on another single plant. 



93243. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From Germany. Seeds collected by J. G. 

 Dickson, United States Department of 

 Agriculture. Received April 29, 1931. 



Introduced for the use of department 

 specialists who are working with corn. 



93244 to 93255. Hibiscus bosa-sinen- 

 sis L. Malvaceae. Chinese hibiscus. 



From the Canal Zone. Cuttings presented 

 by J. E. Higgins, Director, Canal Zone 

 Experiment Gardens, Summit. Received 

 April 30, 1931. 



93244. Coral. 



93245. Dark red. 



93246. Double orange. 



93247. Large orange red. 



93248. Large yellow. 



93249. Orange with red centers. 



93250. Pink. 



93251. Pink with dark-red centers. 



93252. Yellow. 



93253. Yellow. 



93254. Yellow with red centers. 



93255. Velvet red. 



