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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



97493 to 97517— Continued 



97505. ACER OBLONGUM Wall. 



A subtropical maple which becomes 

 40 to 50 feet high, witb a trunk 1 to 

 2 feet in diameter and dark-green ob- 

 long entire leaves up to 7 inches long. 

 The reddish wood is used for making 

 agricultural implements. 



For previous introduction see 93172. 



97506. Acer rubrum 

 Kirch. 



TOMENTOSUM 



Red maple. 



A form of the red maple, with 5- 

 lobed leaves, pubescent beneath, and 

 bright-red flowers. 



97507. Acer tetramerum betulifo- 

 lium (Maxim.) Rehder. 



A form distinguished from the type 

 by its glabrous, slightly lobulate, ovate 

 to oblong-ovate leaves and by the 

 broader wings of the fruits. It is 

 native to China. 



97508. Acer tetramerum tiliifolium 

 Rehder. 



A form distinguished from the type 

 by the cordate leaves, five-nerved at the 

 base, and resembling those of a small- 

 leaved linden. It is native to Szech- 

 wan, China. 



97509. Acer triflorum Komarov. 



A tree up to 25 feet high, with 

 glabrous branchlets. The leaves are 

 made up of three oblong-lanceolate 

 leaflets with entire or coarsely toothed 

 margins, and the flowers, in groups of 

 three, are followed by densely pubescent 

 fruits having wide-spreading, nearly 

 straight wings about 2 inches long. 

 It is native to Chosen and Manchuria. 



For previous introduction see 90655. 



97510. Eucryphia glutinosa. (Poepp. and 

 Endl.) Focke (E. pinnatifolia Gay). 

 Eucryphiaceae. 



An evergreen shrub from 3 to 10 feet 

 high, which is particularly attractive be- 

 cause of its large white flowers. 2 to 3 

 inches across, not unlike a large single 

 rose with a tuft of stamens in the center. 

 It does best in rather moist situations 

 protected from the strongest rays of the 

 sun. 



For previous introduction see 6200S. 



97511 to 97513. Lonicera spp. Caprifoli- 

 aceae. Honeysuckle. 



97511. Lonicera thibetica Bur. and 

 Franch. Tibetan honeysuckle. 



A shrub up to 5 feet high, with wide- 

 spreading slender, often-procumbent 

 branches. The oblong-lanceolate leaves, 

 1 to 2 inches long, dark green and 

 glossy above and white tomentose be- 

 neath, are usually opposite, but some- 

 times are in whorls of three. The pale- 

 purple tubular-funnelform fragrant 

 flowers are about half an inch long 

 and are followed by red fruits. It is 

 native to Tibet and western China. 



97512. Lonicera 

 and Franch. 



TRICHOSANTHA Bur. 



Slender honeysuckle. 



A robust deciduous shrub 8 feet 

 high, native to Szechwan, China. The 

 whole plant has a rounded dense leafy 

 habit and a pale grayish aspect. The 

 dull gray-green leaves are paler be- 

 neath, and the pale-yellow flowers fade 

 to a deeper shade. The berries are red. 



For previous introduction see 66583. 



97493 to 97517— Continued 



97513. Lonicera deflexicalyx xero^ 

 calyx (Diels) Rehder. (L. xerocalyx 

 Diels). 



A rare shrub 15 to 20 feet high with 

 horizontal branches, narrow leaves of 

 rich green, and large rich golden-yellow 

 flowers which appear in May and June. 

 It is an exceedingly handsome species 

 with small tomato-red fruits. 



For previous introduction see 55956. 



97514 to 97516. Prdnds serrulata Lindl. 

 Amygdalaceae. Oriental cherry. 



97514. Benifugen. 



97515. Fugenzo. 



97516. Albo-Pleno. 



97517. SORBDS ADCDPARIA EDULIS Dieck. 



Malaceae. European mountain ash. 



A nearly glabrous form having pur- 

 plish petioles and the leaflets serrate usu- 

 ally only above the middle. The larger 

 fruits have a slightly acid agreeable fla- 

 vor and are used for preserves. 



For previous introduction see 81712. 

 97518 and 97519. 



From Algeria. Scions presented by David 

 Lalou, Laghoust, through Oscar S. Heizer, 

 American consul, Algiers. Received Feb- 

 ruary 25, 1932. 



97518. Malus sp. Malaceae. 



Apple. 



A small yellow apple from the garden 

 of Mr. Lalou. 



97519. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. 



Pear. 



A wild pear from the garden of Mr. 

 Lalou. 



97520. Punica granatum L. Punica- 

 ceae. Pomegranate. 



From Palestine. Cuttings presented by 

 Asaph Grasovsky, senior horticultural 

 officer. Department of Agriculture, For- 

 ests and Fisheries, Jerusalem. Received 

 February 25, 1932. 



Red Absotdj Asmais. From the Jericho 

 Horticultural Station. A variety bearing 

 dark-purple or black fruits which are 

 rather attractive in appearance but inferior 

 in quality. 



97521. Podophyllum emodi Wall. Ber- 

 beridaceae. Himalayan mayapple. 



From India. Seeds presented by the cura- 

 tor, Indian Museum. Industrial Section, 

 Calcutta. Received February 27, 1932. 



Collected by the divisional forest officer, 

 Kashmir Division, Knantnag, Kashmir. A 

 perennial herb about a foot high, native to 

 India. It is much like our native species, 

 with leaves 5- to 7-lobed, marbled and 

 shaded with deep bronze in spring. The 

 flowers are pale rose to white and are 

 followed by egg-shaped fruits of deep red- 

 dish color.' 



For previous introduction see 94294, 



97522 to 97532. 



From the West Indies. Material collected 

 by David Fairchild and P. H. Dorsett, 

 agricultural explorers, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, with the 1931-32 Allison V. 

 Armour expedition. Received February 

 23, 1932. 



