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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



58093 to 58126— Continued. 



58124. Berberis triacanthophora Fedde. 



An evergreen shrub, up to 5 feet high, with very 

 narrow leaves, which are sometimes spiny 

 toothed, and black ovoid berries. Native to cen- 

 tral China. 



58125. Berberis vernae C. Schneid/*^ 



A low shrub, native to Kansu, China, with 

 spatulate leaves in small fascicles and small yellow 

 flowers followed by round red berries one-fourth 

 of an inch in diameter. (Adapted from Sargent, 

 Plantae Wilsonianae, vol. 1, p. 872.) 



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

 54074. 



58126. Berberis verruculosa Hemsl. and Wils. 

 This attractive Chinese barberry is found as an 



evergreen shrub in western Szechwan, where it 

 becomes 3 or 4 feet in height. The yellow flowers 

 and ovoid purplish blue fruits are borne among 

 the small, very spiny leaves. (Adapted from 

 Curiis'8 Botanical Magazine, vol. 138, pi. 8454.) 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. No. 49129. 



58127. Eucalyptus delegatensis P. 

 T. Baker. 



From Hobart, Tasmania. Seeds presented by L. 

 A. Evans, Secretary of Agriculture, Agricultural 

 and Stock Department. Received December 3, 



ft/These seeds were produced at Tyenna, which has 

 an altitude of over 700 feet and an annual rainfall of 

 over 40 inches. (Evans.)l 



"The gum-topped stringybark is an erect tree, often 

 assuming the largest dimensions. The branches are 

 usually short and ascending, and the bark is thin 

 and fibrous." (L. Rodway, Tasmanian Eucalypts, 

 P. 15.) 



58128. Teichilia emetica Vahl. 

 Meliacese. 



From Uganda, British East Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Frank H. Rogers, through H. L. 

 Shantz, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 November 9, 1923. 



These seeds are known in Mozambique under the 

 native names Umkuhlu, Marba, Marwa-Maawa, 

 Quande, Mafoureira, Mafura, or Mafurrera, where 

 they have long been known as the source of Mafura 

 tallow, a vegetable fat used by the natives for 

 greasing the skin. The fat consists of about 55 per 

 cent oleic acid and 45 per cent palmitic acid and has 

 been used in the manufacture of soap. ( W. W. 

 Stockberger, Bureau of Plant Industry.) 

 For previous introduction see S. P. I. No. 52811. 



58129. Holcus sorghum L. (Sorghum 

 vulgare Pers.) Poacese. Broomcorn. 



From Assam, Jorhat, India. Seeds presented by 

 8. K. Mitra, economic botanist to the Govern- 

 ment of Assam. Received November 15, 1923. 

 This broomcorn was picked out as a mutant in 



my standard broomcorn plat. I received the seed 



from the United States Department of Agriculture 



in 1921. (Mitra.) 



58130. Pentagonia physalodes (L.) 

 Hiern. (Nicandra physaloides 

 Gaertn.) Solanacese. 



From Ures, Sonora, Mexico. Seeds presented by 

 Roberto A. Morales, forest inspector. Received 

 November 15, 1923. 

 A blue-flowered solanaceous plant with the fruit 



fnclosed in the husk, as in Physalis. The cam- 



{>anulate flowers, an inch or more in diameter, are 

 ight blue with a lighter throat; they are produced 

 singly in the axils of the leaves. 

 For previous introduction see S. P. I. No. 48922. 



58131 to 58135. 



From Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Seeds presented 

 by the director, Royal Botanic Gardens. Re- 

 ceived November 8, 1923. 



58131 to 58133. Berberis spp. Berberidacese. 

 Wt fr l Barberry. 



58131. Berberis aetnensis Presl. 



A low, dense, deciduous shrub with numer- 

 1E bus spines, from Sicily. 



58132. Berberis alksuthiensis Hort. 

 [Place of publication of name not yet found.] 



58133. Berberis thibetica C. Schneid. 



A decidous shrub 3 to 4 feet tall, with pur- 

 plish glaucous branches, entire leaves which are 

 whitish beneath, and yellow flowers, followed 

 by red berries. Native to China. (Adapted 

 from Schneider, Handbuch der Laubholzkunde, 

 vol. 2, p. 920.) 



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

 53642. 



58134. COTONE ASTER EARROVIANA Wilson. 



Malacese. 



An evergreen shrub with a loose, spreading 

 habit, about 6 feet in height, with shining, dark- 

 green, bristle-tipped leaves, dense corymbs of 

 white flowers, and red fruits. Native to Yunnan, 

 China. (Adapted from Bean, Trees and Shrubs 

 Hardy in the British Isles, vol. 1, p. 410.) 



58135. Hemerocallis forrestii Diels. Lilia- 

 cese. 



A very handsome plant about 2 feet high, with 

 a thick rootstalk, narrow lanceolate leaves, and 

 deep golden orange tubular flowers, 2 to 3 inches 

 long, borne in many-flowered spikes. It flowers 

 only in very early spring and is suited only for 

 pure limestone soil. (J. F. Rock, note under 

 S. P. I. No. 5.5938.) 



58136 to 58152. 



From Kew. England. Seeds presented by Dr. 

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

 Received November 10, 1923. 



58186 to 58143. Berberis spp. Berberidaceae. 



Barberry. 



58136. Berberis aggregata pratth C. 

 Schneid. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see S. P. I. No. 58095. 



58137. Berberis beaniana C. Schneid. 



A shrub with vigorous shoots, yellow spines, 

 small yellow flowers, and purple plum-shaped 

 fruits. (Adapted from Sargent, Plantae Wil- 

 sonianae, vol. 8, p. 489.) 



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

 49925. 



58138. Berberis gagnepaini C. Schneid. 



An evergreen shrub 3 to 6 feet high, with 

 leathery leaves, spiny on the margins, and 

 delicate yellow flowers on red pedicels. The 

 ellipsoid berries are glaucous purple. Native 

 to China. 



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

 53634. 



58139. Berberis lycium Royle. 



A shrub native to the western Himalayas at 

 altitudes of 3,000 to 9,000 foot, with narrow 

 bright-green leaves and pale-yellow flowers, fol- 

 lowed bv ovoid violet berries. (Adapted from 

 Collett, Flora Simlensis, p. 22.) 



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

 53636. 



