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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



85534 and 95535 — Continued. 



95534. Malus sylvesteis Mill. {Pyrus 

 malus L.). Malaceae. Apple. 

 A seedling apple growing on land that 



was logged off more than 30 years ago. 

 The apples keep until the following April 

 without special care. 



95535. Prunus armeniaca L. Amygdala- 

 ceae. Apricot. 



A large freestone apricot of beautiful 

 color and fine fragrance and flavor. 



95536. Cencheus bifloetts Roxb. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



Prom Australia. Seeds presented by F. 

 J. S. Wise, agricultural adviser, Broome, 

 Western Australia. Received December 

 22, 1931. 



A perennial grass native to southern 

 Asia and Africa. The simple stems are 6 

 to 24 inches high, and the linear-lanceolate 

 leaves are 3 to 10 inches long. It is con- 

 sidered one of the most nutritious grasses 

 and excellent both for grazing and for hay. 

 In Florida and along the Gulf Coast it suc- 

 ceeds well and tends to spread naturally, 

 but the growth is sufficient only for graz- 

 ing, as on sandy soil the grass grows only 

 6 to 12 inches high. 



For previous introduction see 49514. 

 95537 to 95539. Citeus spp. Rutaceae. 



From the West Indies. Scions presented 

 by Edmund H. Twight, specialist in 

 fruits, Department of Agriculture and 

 Commerce, Rio Piedras. Puerto Rico. Re- 

 ceived December 23, 1931. 



95537. Citrus sp. 



Rico No. 1, Mayaguez. A smooth 

 deep-yellow slightly obovoid very juicy 

 seedless orange with deep-yellow, very 

 tender flesh of excellent quality. 



95538. Citrus sp. 



Rico No. 2, San Sebastio?i. A smooth 

 deep-yellow navel orange ; the deep-yel- 

 low flesh is solid, tender, with a fine dis- 

 tinctive flavor. 



95539. Citrus sp. 



Rico No. 6, Sabana Grande. A smooth 

 deep-yellow orange with a tendency to 

 flatness like a Marsh grapefruit, also a 

 few seeds. The deep-yellow acid flesh is 

 tender, of exceptionally fine flavor, and 

 very juicy (3% oranges produced over a 

 pint of juice). 



95540 to 95543. 



From Japan. Seeds purchased from the 

 Chugai Shokubutsu Yen, Yamamoto, 

 Kawabegun, near Kobe. Received De- 

 cember 28, 1931. 



95540. Acer carpinipoltum Sieb. and 

 Zucc. Aceraceae. Hornbeam maple. 



A tree up to 30 feet high with ob- 

 long sharp-pointed doubly serrate leaves 

 3 to 5 inches long, short racemes of 

 greenish flowers, and glabrous fruits 

 about an inch long. The bright-green 

 hornbeamlike leaves turn bright brown- 

 ish yellow in autumn. Native to Japan. 



For previous introduction see 91957. 



95541. Acer nikoense (Miquel) Maxim. 

 Aceraceae. Maple. 



A tree up to 50 feet high, native to 

 Japan and central China, with attrac- 

 tive foliage somewhat like the boxelder, 

 which becomes brilliant red or purple in 

 the autumn. 



For previous introduction see 91242. 



95540 to 95543— Continued. 



95542. Rhododendron reticulatum D. 

 Don {Azalea rhombica Hort.). Erica- 

 ceae. 



A much-branched deciduous Japanese 

 shrub up to 25 feet high belonging to 

 the section Sciodorhodion. The branch- 

 lets are yellow brown, the reticulate 

 broadly ovate leaves, 2 to 3 inches long, 

 are in clusters of two or three, and the 

 slightly 2-lipped rotate-campanulate 

 flowers appearing before the leaves are 

 rose purple to magenta. There are two 

 forms — the ordinary form with 10 

 stamens, often called R. rhombicum, and 

 a form with 5 stamens called R. 

 dilatatum. 



For previous introduction see 91246. 



95543. Iris rossii Baker. Iridaceae. 



A beardless iris with a creeping 

 rhizome, linear green grasslike leaves, 

 4 to 6 inches long, and a very short 

 stem with a single lilac flower 1 inch 

 across. It is native to Chosen and 

 northern China. 



For previous introduction see 91257. 



95544. Phletjm peatense L. Poaceae. 



Timothy. 



From Norway. Seeds presented by Haakon 

 Foss, Statens forsoksstasion for fjell- 

 byadene, Valdress. Received December 

 29, 1931. 



Seeds collected from individual plants 

 for a department specialist. 



95545 to 95547. 



From Japan. Seeds purchased from the 

 Chugai Shokubutsu Yen, Yamamoto, 

 Kawabegun, near Kobe. Received De- 

 cember 30, 1931. 



95545. Acer barbinerve Maxim. Acera- 

 ceae. Maple. 



A shrubby maple, native to Man- 

 churia, with coarsely toothed 5-lobed 

 leaves. 



For previous introduction see 90651. 



95546. Acer cissifolium (Sieb. and 

 Zucc.) Koch. Aceraceae. Maple. 



A Japanese maple of compact, rounded 

 habit, becoming 30 feet or more high, 

 with leaves composed of three leaflets up 

 to 4 inches long. The minute flowers 

 are produced in May with the leaves, 

 and the keys, about 1 inch long, occur 

 in long racemes. In autumn the foliage 

 turns red and yellow. 



For previous introduction see 91240. 



95547. Disanthus cercidifolia Maxim. 

 Hamamelidaceae. 



A handsome shrub, native to Japan, 

 with cercislike leaves which turn to 

 crimson red suffused with orange in the 

 autumn. The dark-purple flowers, re- 

 sembling those of witch-hazel and about 

 three-fourths inch across, appear in 

 October. 



95548. Citeullus vulgaeis Schrad. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 



From India. Seeds presented by D. C. Seth 

 & Sons, Anderson & Templer Orchards 

 and Nurseries, Sargodha. Arifwala, Pun- 

 jab. Received December 28, 1931. 



Hvndkcana melon. 



