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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



58074 to 58085— Continued. 



58077. (No. 259.) 



58078. (No. 262.) 



58079. (No. 264. Duenas.) 



58080. (No. 267. Ameyugo.) 



58081. (No. 270. Villacostin.) 



58082. (No. 272. Monasterio de Bodilla.) 



58083. (No. 277. Uzguiano.) 



58084. (No. 283. Villar de Arnero.) 



58085. (No s 286. Alagon.) 



58086. Cicer arietinum L. Faba- 

 cese. Chick-pea. 



From Gizeh, Egypt. Seeds purchased from the bo- 

 tanical section, Ministry of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived October 31, 1923. 



Seeds of the small-seeded chick-pea, introduced 

 for forage-crop specialists. 



58087. Maltjs sp. Malacese. Apple. 



From Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. 

 Rock, National Geographic Society, Washington, 

 D. C. Received October 31, 1923. 



(Likiang. August, 1923.) A tree about 30 feet 

 high growing wild in the Likiang district. The 

 small, attractive, uniformly red, oblong, cherry- 

 like fruits have yellowish white acid flesh and are 

 sold in the markets of Likiang. (Rock.) 



58088 to 58090. Berberis spp. Ber- 

 beridacese. Barberry. 



From Rochester, N. Y. Cuttings presented by 

 W. L. G. Edson, in charge of the herbarium, 

 Highland Park. Received November 9, 1923. 



Introduced for pathologists studying leaf rusts. 



58088. Berberis acuminata Franch. 



An evergreen shrub of open spreading habit 

 with bright-red young growth and stout 3-parted 

 spines 3 to 6 inches long. The brownish yellow 

 flowers, three-quarters of an inch broad, are in 

 clusters of four to eight in the axils of the previous 

 year's shoots. The oblong black fruits are half 

 an inch long. Native to central China. 

 (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in 

 the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 23b.) 



58089. Berberis concinna Hook. f. 



A low, bushy barberry which was discovered in 

 the mountains of Sikkim, India, at an altitude of 

 about 12,000 feet. It is of compact habit, with 

 obovate leaves shining green above and white 

 beneath. The deep-yellow flowers are about half 

 an inch across, and the red oblong berries are a 

 little more than half an inch long. (Adapted 

 from Bean, Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 1, p. 2S8.) 



3. Berberis crataegina DC. 



A deciduous shrub 5 feet high with 6 to 10 

 flowered racemes 1 to 2 inches long and bluish 

 black fruits. Native to Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see S. P, I. No. 53089. 



58091 and 58092. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by P. J. Wester, agricultural adviser, 

 Bureau of Agriculture. Received November 9, 

 1923. Notes by Mr. Wester. 



58091. Capsicum annuum L. Solanaceae.!?- gg 



Red pepper. 



.., A long, slender, very hot pepper found in Siasi, 

 Sulu Archipelago. It is said to be grown on a 

 commercial scale near Singapore. It is very pro- 

 ductive and might be useful for chili growers in 

 the United States. 



58091 and 58092— Continued. 



. Flacourtia euphlebia Merr. Flacour« 

 tiaceae. 



Lanagon. A small tree, native to these islands, 

 bearing in profusion fruits very similar in appear- 

 ance and flavor to those of Flacourtia cataphracta. 

 They can probably also be used for jelly making. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. No. 54691. 



58093 to 58126. Berberis spp. Ber- 

 beridacese. Barberry. 



From the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 

 Cuttings collected by H. C. Skeels, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received October 31, 1923. 



A collection of barberries introduced for patholo- 

 gists studying leaf rusts. 



58093. Berberis aemulans C. Schneid. 



A purple-twigged shrub 3 or 4 feet high, with 

 oval-oblong leaves, yellow flowers, and yellowish 

 berries. Native to western Szechwan, China. 

 (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, 

 vol. S, p. 484.) 



58094. Berberis aggregata C. Schneid. 



A Chinese shrub 3 to 5 feet high which has 

 yellowish brown spines, small oblong leaves, 

 yellow flowers in dense racemes, and salmon-red 

 fruits. (Skeels.) 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. No. 54061. 



. Berberis aggregata prattii C. Schneid. 



A hardy shrub 6 to 10 feet in height, with 

 slender 3-parted spines, oval leaves, narrow 

 panicles of yellow flowers, and egg-shaped salmon- 

 red fruits about one-fourth of an inch in length. 

 It is a native of western China and grows very 

 freely under cultivation at Kew, England. 

 (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, pi. 

 8549.) 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. No. 55071. 



58096. Berberis aggregata recurvata C. 

 Schneid. 



A variety differing from the type only in having 

 the fruiting pedicels recurved. (Adapted from 

 Sargent, Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 3, p. 448.) 



58097. BERBERlsTBRACHYPODAl'Maxim. 



A shrub from western China, 4 to 7 feet high, 

 with ovate, serrate leaves, long slender panicles 

 of yellow flowers, and scarlet fruits often half an 

 inch in length. (Skeels.) 



For previous introduction see S.jP. I. No. 54064. 



58098 and 68099. Berberis buxifolia Lam. 



58098. A barberry 1 to 3 feet high; with wedge- 

 shaped leaves, solitary orange-yellow flowers 

 on long stems, and blackish purple berries. 

 Native to Chile. 



. Var. nana. A variety which forms com- 

 pact tufts about a foot high. 



68100. Berberis circumserrata C. Schneid. 



A bush from central China, up to 7 feet high, 

 with roundish oval leaves having very numerous 

 slender spine-tipped serrations. The spines are 

 3-parted, about half an inch long, and the bright- 

 yellow flowers, half an inch wide, are solitary or 

 in twos or threes on a common stalk. The scarlet 

 fruits are oblong, slightly bloomy, and nearly 

 half an inch long. In autumn the leaves turn 

 scarlet. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wil- 

 sonianae, vol. 1, pt. 3, p. 364, and from Rehder, in 

 Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 1, 

 p. 491.) 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. No. 43819. 



58101. Berberis concinna Hook. f. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 S. P. I. No. "" 



