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57079. Agati grandiflora (L.) Desv. 

 (Sesbania grandifioraVoiT.) Fabacese. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. H. L. Lyon, in charge, department of 

 botany and forestry, experiment station of 

 the Sugar Planters' Association. Received 

 May 22, 1923. 



A small, rapid-growing, soft-wooded tree 15 to 20 

 feet in height, with pinnate leaves and large pendu- 

 lous white flowers, followed by long sickle-shaped 

 pods. The fleshy petals are used in curries and 

 soups in the Indian Archipelago, where this tree is 

 native. Theleaves and young shoots are sometimes 

 used as fodder. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of 

 the Economic Products of India, vol. 6, pt. 2, p. 54.4.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54928. 



57080. Juniperus cedrus Webb. Pin- 

 aceae. Juniper. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 A. W. Hill, director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 

 Received May 22, 1923. 



A Canary Island relative of the common juniper, 

 differing only in minor botanical characters and 

 also in being less hardy. Dr. Georges Perez, of 

 Orotava, Canary Islands, reports trees of this 

 species with trunks a yard or more in diameter. 

 The leaves are uniformly awl shaped and in whorls 

 of threes. The wood is very pleasantly perfumed. 

 (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the 

 British Isles, vol. 1, p. 669.) 



57081 to 57088. 



From Ichang, China. Seeds presented by Al- 

 bert S. Cooper, American Church Mission. 

 Received May 22, 1923. Quoted notes by 

 Mr. Cooper except as otherwise stated. 



"Collected on the mountains back of Patung, 

 Hupeh, at altitudes of 6,000 to 8,000 feet." 



57081. Berberis sp. Berberidaceae. 



Barberry. 



57082. Celastrus sp. Celastraceas. 



57083. Cotoneaster sp. Malaceae. 



"An evergreen growing prostrate on rocky 

 surfaces." 



57084. Delphinium sp. Ranunculaceae. 



Larkspur. 



57085. Ilex sp. 



"A small-leaved holly." 



57086. Ilex sp. 



"This bore an especially abundant lot of 

 berries." 



57087. Prlnsepia sinensis Oliver. Amygda- 



" Prinsepia sinensis is a species which has 

 been comparatively unknown to horticul- 

 turists until recent times. It is quite distinct 

 from P. utilis, which yields a cooking oil com- 

 mon in India, but is closely similar to P. uni- 

 flora, which has been introduced by this office 

 several times. Like P. uniflora, it is a Chinese 

 ornamental shrub with gray or whitish bark 

 and small gray spines. But while P. uniflora 

 has white flowers, dark-purple fruits, and 

 thick linear -lanceolate leaves, P. sinensis is 

 distinguished by yellow flowers, deep-red 

 fruits, and thin ovate-lanceolate leaves. The 

 shrub is said to be somewhat hardier than P. 

 uniflora. The plant is of striking habit, and 

 the clusters of large bright-yellow flowers 

 must make it a brilliant sight on its native 

 Mongolian hills from Mukden to the Yaboo. 

 It is early blooming, but at the Arnold Ar- 

 boretum it bears only a few fruits." (D. C. 

 Peattie.) 



For previous introduction, see S P. I. No. 

 55711. 



57081 to 57088— Continued. 



57088. Thea sasanqua (Thunb.) Nois. 

 . (Camellia sasanqua Thunb.) Theaceae. 



A large, wide-spreading ornamental shrub 

 or small tree common throughout the warmer 

 parts of Japan. The branches are very 

 slender, and in the wild plant the flowers are 

 always white. It is a popular garden shrub; 

 and, under cultivation, forms with pink and 

 rose-colored flowers are common. The seeds 

 contain an inferior sort of oil used by the 

 Japanese women for dressing their hair. 

 (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae. 

 vol. 2, p. 394.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 

 50646. 



57089 to 57091. 



From Hankow, China. Seeds presented by 

 Rev. William Ruhl, Minhsien, Kansu, 

 through P. S. Heintzleman, consul general. 

 Received May 23, 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. 

 Heintzleman. 



57089. HORDEUM VULGARE COELESTE L. 



Poaceae. Barley. 



"This is planted about the middle of April 

 and harvested the first week in August." 



57090. Pisum sativum L. Fabacese. 



Pea. 



"These are planted about the end of April 

 and harvested the latter part of September." 



57091. ViciafabaL. Fabaceae. Broad bean. 



"These are planted about the end of April 

 and harvested the latter part of September." 



57092. Triplaris ctjmingiana Fisch. 

 and Mey. Polygonaceee. 



From Balboa Heights, Canal Zone. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Holger Johansen, agronomist. Re- 

 ceived May 24, 1923. 



"A native tree about 20 feet in height, generally of 

 pyramidal habit, which prefers moist situations, 

 such as the borders of lakes and streams. From 

 February until the middle of April it is ablaze with 

 red, produced by the bracts surrounding the cap- 

 sules, and forms an exceedingly striking object in 

 the landscape. As a beautiful ornamental tnis tree 

 is well worthy of further distribution." (Johansen.) 



57093. TlTHONIA DIVERSIFOL1A 



(Hemsl.) A. Gray. Asteracese. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. J. Wester, Bureau of Agricul- 

 ture. Received May 24, 1923. 



"A perennial composite with large yellow flowers 

 which are produced in great abundance during the 

 autumn and early winter months. It should there- 

 fore be a good ornamental for southern Florida 

 during the tourist season." (Wester.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54461. 



57094 to 57210. 



From Tiflis, Transcaucasia. Seeds presented 

 by L. Dekaprelevitch, director, Plant-Breed- 

 ing Department, Botanic Garden. Received 

 May, 1923. Quoted notes by Mr. Dekaprele- 

 vitch. 



Local varieties of cereals introduced for depart- 

 ment specialists. 



57094 to 57114. Hordeum spp. Poaceae. 



Barley. 



57094 and 57095. Hordeum distichon 

 palmella Harlan. 



57094. No. 1. 



57095. No. 2. 



