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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



58483 to 58487. 



From Echo, Kirin Province, Manchuria. Bud- 

 wood presented by A. D. Woeikoff, director, 

 experimental farm. Received March 3, 1924. 



58483. Populus maximowiczh A. Henry. Sali- 

 caceae. Poplar. 



A handsome, stately, Manchurian poplar, 

 which is said to reach enormous size in its native 

 country. According to John Dunbar, assistant 

 superintendent, department of parks, Rochester, 

 N. Y.. it thrives on dry gravelly soil, where 

 Norway spruce and white ash fail to survive, and 

 is one of the few large deciduous exotic trees 

 which can be recommended for general planting 

 in the Northern States. It is a rapid grower, in- 

 creasing in height 3 to 5 feet a year for the first 

 eight years, and has rugose leaves resembling 

 those of Rosa rugosa. The foliage appears about 

 10 days before that of other trees, and in Man- 

 churia it remains green throughout the summer. 



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

 51877. 



58484. Populus suaveolens pbzewalskii 

 (Maxim.) C. Schneid. Salicacese. Poplar. 



This is a rather common tree in the towns and 

 villages throughout northern China; it is easily dis- 

 tinguished by its close, compact habit. ( Woeikoff.) 



For hot, dry climates this poplar is said to be 

 especially valuable; although it is comparatively 

 slow growing, eventually it becomes a large tree 

 and it also has distinct merit as an ornamental. 

 The rather small, oval leaves are prominently 

 whitened beneath. 



58485 to 58437. Salix spp. Salicaceae. Willow. 



58485. Salix rorida Lacksch. 



This is a giant among willows. In the 

 river valleys of Manchuria it reaches a height 

 of 150 feet, with an enormous circumference. 

 ( Woeikoff.) 



58486. Salix sp. 



A hybrid of Salix rorida. ( Woeikoff.) 



584S7. Salix sp. 



A small willow up to 30 feet in height, grow- 

 ing on rocky slopes. ( Woeikoff.) 



58488 to 58495. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by G. H. 

 Cave, curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. Received 

 February 1, 1924. 



58488. Corylus ferox Wall. Betulaceae. Hazel. 



A wild hazel from Sikkim, India, whose small 

 nuts, closely resembling the common hazelnut in 

 taste, are much prized by the natives. The tree, 

 20 feet in height, grows at altitudes of 8,000 to 

 10,000 feet. The wood is pinkish white, even 

 grained, and moderately hard. 



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

 49626. 



58489. Fragaria daltoniana J. Gay. Rosacea?. 



Himalayan strawberry. 



A wild relative of the cultivated strawberries 

 which comes from alpine pastures of the Sikkim 

 Himalayas at altitudes of 10,000 to 15,000 feet. It 

 is a stoloniferous perennial with solitary white 

 flowers and bright-scarlet, insipid fruits an inch 

 long and half as broad. 



Introduced for testing by strawberry specialists. 



For previous introduction, sec S. P. I. No. 52679. 



58490. Lilium thomsonianum (D. Don.) Lindl. 

 (L. roseum Wall.). Liliaceae. Lily. 



A lily of unusual appearance, suggesting in 

 habit Fritillaria, Ornithogalum, and Hosta. The 

 erect stem is a foot and a half high, and the nar- 



58488 to 58495— Continued. 



row, grasslike leaves are mostly crowded at the 

 base of the stem. The pale mauve or rosy bell- 

 shaped drooping flowers, with deep-purple an- 

 thers, are an inch and a half long and are in a 

 terminal raceme containing 8 or 10 flowers. The 

 species is native to mild-wintered regions of the 

 Himalayas from western China to northern 

 India. 



58491. Malus sikkimensis (Hook, f.) Koehne 

 (Pyrus sikkimensis Hook. f.). Malaceae. 



The Sikkim crab is a small tree, rather bushy 

 in habit, which grows wild in the interior of 

 Sikkim, India, at altitudes up to 10,00G feet. The 

 narrowly oval leaves are very woolly beneath, 

 and the white flowers, rosy in the bud, are about 

 an inch across and are borne very freely in 4 to 

 8 flowered clusters. The pear-shaped fruits are 

 dark red with paler dots and are about half an 

 inch wide. This species is distinguished from 

 the Siberian crab (Malus baccata) by its low, 

 spreading habit, excessive development of spurs 

 on the stems, the more woolly leaves, and the 

 smaller fruits. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52684. 



58492. Panax pseudoginseng Wall. (Aralia 

 pseudoginseng Benth.). Araliaces. 



An herbaceous perennial from the subtropical 

 mountainous regions of Nepal. The tuberlike 

 rootstock is mucilaginous and slight!}* aromatic,, 

 and the erect, purplish stem bears three or four 

 palmate radical leaves and a number of roughly 

 hairy upper leaves. The small, white flowers, in 

 umbellate heads, are followed by globose berries 

 which are half black, half red, or entirely red. 

 The above note is taken from Wallich, Plantx 

 Asiaiicse Pariores, vol. 2, p. SO. 



For previous introduction, seeS. P.I. No. 49644. 



58493. Prunus rufa Hook. f. Amygdalaceae. 



A Himalayan wild cherry tree 15 to 20 feet high, 

 with small pink flowers and red, ellipsoid, fleshy 

 fruits. 



Introduced for pomologists engaged in the 

 breeding of stone fruits. 



58494. Ribes griffithii Hook. f. and Thorns. 

 Grossulariacese. 



A wild currant from the subtropical Hima- 

 layas, where it grows at altitudes of 10,000 to 

 13,000 feet, forming an erect shrub about 8 feet in 

 height. The leaves are broadly heart-shaped and 

 5-lobed, and the red, sour berries are in long, 

 pendent clusters about 9 inches in length. 



Introduced for pomologists engaged in small- 

 fruit breeding. 



For previous introduction, see S.P.I. No. 49651 . 



58495. Rubus calycinus Wall. Rosaceae. 



A wild raspberry from the temperate slopes of 

 the Himalayas and of the Khasi Hills, India, 

 where it grows as a creeping herbaceous perennial 

 with kidney-shaped leaves and small scarlet fruits 

 containing normally but a few drupelets. 



Introduced for pomologists engaged in small- 

 fruit breeding. 



For previous introduction, see S. P.I. No. 41675. 



58496. Ecdysanthera UTins Hay. 

 and Kaw. Apocynaceae. 



From Taihoku, Taiwan, Japan. Seeds presented 

 by R. Kanehira, director, experimental station of 

 forestry. Received March 19, 1924. 



This plant, a climbing shrub of northern Taiwan, 

 does not appear to be very well known outside of 

 its native habitat. If its value may be judged by 

 the results of an analysis made at the Imperial 

 Institute, London, of a sample of rubber from that 

 region, it would appear to be a promising acquisi- 



