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95504 to 95515 — Continued. 



95509. G O R D O N I A CHRYSANDRA Hort. 



Theaceae. 



No. 15559. A name for which a place 

 of publication and a description have not 

 been found. 



95510. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 

 A wild apricot. 



95511. Prunus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



Men's No. 520. A wild plum with 

 crimson or purple edible fruits. 



95512. Laurocerasus sp. Amygdalaceae. 



A tree 40 feet high with large black 

 fruits. 



95513. Styrax langkongensis W. W. 

 Smith. Styracaceae. Snowbell. 



Men's No. 570. An ornamental shrub 

 1 to 2 feet tall, which grows in arid re- 

 gions at 7,500 feet altitude. The flowers 

 are large white and drooping, with rich 

 red-brown calyxes. 



For previous introduction see 56018. 



95514. Thea pitardii (C. Stuart) Reh- 

 der (T. speciosa Pitard). Theaceae. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 95396. 



95515. Thea sp. Theaceae. 



No. 29960. A form with white flowers. 



95516. Eucalyptus algeeiensis Tra- 

 but. Myrtaceae. 



From Algeria. Seeds presented by Dr. H. 

 Maire, University of Algiers. Received 

 December 18, 1931. 



A hybrid between Eucalyptus rostrata 

 and E. rudis which has become naturalized 

 in North Africa and now covers consid- 

 erable areas on the hills in Algeria. It 

 differs from E. rudis by its smooth trunk 

 and its small flowers with the hemispheri- 

 cal operculum not beaked ; and from E. 

 rostrata by its buds, which are white like 

 those of E rudis. E. rudis flowers in the 

 month of December. E. algeriensis flowers 

 in the spring, while E. rostrata flowers 

 in July and August. 



For previous introduction see 64176. 



95517. Obyza latieolia Desv. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From Cuba. Seeds purchased from Juan 

 T. Roig. Pinar del Rio. Received De- 

 cember 18, 1931. 



For previous introduction and descrip- 

 tion see 95364. 



95518 and 95519. Tigridia pavonia 

 (L. f.) Ker. Iridaceae. 



Common tigerflower. 



From Ireland. Bulbs purchased from 

 T. Smith, Daisy Hill Nursery, Newry. 

 Received December 19, 1931. 



A tender bulbous plant over 2 feet tall, 

 with several sword-shaped strongly plicate 

 long-pointed leaves and very large showy 

 flowers. 5 to 6 inches across, produced in 

 succession through the warm season. 



95518. Alba immaculata. A spotless 

 white variety, a sport from variety 

 alba. 



95519. Cattariensis. A pale-yellow flow- 

 ered form. 



95520 to 95533. Sidalcea spp. Malva- 

 ceae. 



From the Netherlands. Plants purchased 

 from B. Ruys (Ltd.), Royal Moerheim 

 Nurseries, Dedemsvaart. Received De- 

 cember 21, 1931. 



95520. Sidalcea Candida A. Gray. 



White prairiemallow. 



An erect herbaceous perennial, 2 to 3 

 feet high, native to tie Rocky Moun- 

 tains. The radical leaves are broadly 

 cordate with crenate margins and are 

 4 to 6 inches across, while the stem 

 leaves are 5-parted to 7-parted, with the 

 divisions narrow and notched. The 

 white flowers, more than an inch across, 

 are borne in a spikelike raceme. 



95521 to 95532. Sidalcea hybrida Hort 

 Prairiemallow. 



The sidalceas are hardy perennials 

 with stipular palmately cleft leaves. The 

 showy pink, white, or purple flowers are 

 in terminal racemes or spikes. 



95521. Bertram Park. A rich rose- 

 pink novelty, one of the finest. 



95522. Crimson King. One of the 

 darkest in color ; the brown-crimson 

 flowers, though not large, are 

 densely placed on the elegant 

 spikes. 



95523. Interlaken. A form with fine 

 silvery pink flowers. 



95524. Monarch. A late-flowering 

 novelty whose large wide open semi- 

 double flowers are rich self rosy 

 crimson and borne on loosely ar- 

 ranged spikes. 



95525. Mr. Lindbergh. An excellent 

 novelty with dark rubin-red flowers, 

 the best of this color class. 



95526. Page Roberts. A form with 

 soft pink flowers. 



95527. Rose Beauty. Earlier, dwarfer, 

 and deeper in color than Rose 

 Queen. 



95528. Rose Queen. Dark-pink flowers. 



95529. Rosy Gem. Very free flower- 

 ing spikes of soft pink flowers. 



95530. Ruby. A new form with rich 

 ruby-red flowers. 



95531. Scarlet Beauty. A very fine 

 free-flowering variety whose flowers 

 vary from deep amaranth pink to 

 red. 



95532. Sussex Beauty. A very free- 

 flowering seedling from Rosy Gem, 

 with clear satiny pink flowers. 



95533. Sidalcea malvaeflora (DC) A. 

 Gray. Checkerbloom. 



A tall herbaceous perennial, native to 

 California, with stems up to 6 feet high. 

 The lower leaves are incised-crenate 

 and the upper are five cleft with narrow, 

 nearly entire segments. When fully ex- 

 panded the purple flowers of the wild 

 form are about 2 inches across. 



Variety rubra. A form with rose-red 

 flowers. 



95534 and 95535. 



From Washington. Bud wood presented 

 by G. E. Kastengren, superintendent, 

 Sanborn Map Co., Seattle. Received De- 

 cember 21, 1931. 



