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SEEDS ANT> PLANTS IMPORTED 



5 8513. Telopea speciosissima (J. E 

 Smith) R. Br. Proteacese. Waratah." 



From Victoria, Australia. Seeds presented by 

 "William Laidlaw, acting director, Melbourne 

 Botanic Gardens. Received February 28, 1924. 



A very striking, evergreen Australian shrub, 

 about 8 feet high, with irregularly toothed, dark- 

 green leaves 6 inches lcmg, and deep crimson, tubular 

 flowers about an inch long, borne in a dense, glob- 

 ular head surrounded by blood-red bracts 2 or 3 

 inches in length. The waratah, as this shrub is 

 known in its native land, has come to be recognized 

 as the State flower of New South Wales. 



58514 to 58516. Trifolium pratexse 

 L. Fabacese. Red clover. 



From Bucharest. Rumania. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. D. Andronescu, directia fermelor, Ministerul 

 Agriculturii, through Ely E. Palmer, American 

 consul. Received February 28, 1924. Notes by 

 Doctor Andronescu. 



Introduced for testing by clover specialists. 



These seeds came from the Government farms in 

 Transylvania, the best clover region in the country 



58514. From Sercaia, District of Fagaras. 



58515. From Comana, District of Fagaras. 



58516. From Boiu, District, of Tarnava Mica. 



58517. Laxdolphia owARiExsisBeauv. 

 Apocynacese. 



From Easantu, Belgian Congo. Seeds presented by 

 Frere J. Gillet. Received February 28, 1924. 



An enormous tropical creeper, found throughout 

 the Belgian Congo, which attains a length of over 

 300 feet and a stem diameter of about 15 inches. The 

 wedge-shaped elliptic leaves are 2 to 4 inches long. 

 While the rubber-producing latex obtained from 

 this species is often of good quality, frequently indi- 

 vidual specimens yield latex which is practically 

 useless. (Adapted from Wildeman and Genttt, 

 Lianes Caoutchoutiferes du Congo.) 



Introduced for testing as a source of rubber. 

 58518 to 58548. 



From Kansu, China. Seeds presented by R. C. 

 Ching. Received February 16, 1924. 



These seeds were collected on a botanical expe- 

 dition into Kansu, northwestern China. (Ching.) 



58518. Acer sp. Aceraceae. Maple. 



No. 1009. 



58519 to 58522. Bebberis spp. Berberidaeeae- 



Barberry. 



58519. Bebberis sp. 



No. 86. 



58520. Berbebis sp. 

 1 No. 961. 



58521. Bebbebis sp. 

 No. 1029. 



58522. Bebbebis sp. 



58523. Cobylus sp. Betulaceae. Hazel. 

 No. 1023. 



58524. Cotoneastebsp. Malaceae. 

 No. 52. 



58525. Cotoxeasteb sp. Malaceae. 

 No. 1004. 



58526. Cbataegus sp. Malaceae. 

 No. 1017. 



58518 Jo 58548— Continued. 



58527. Daphne sp. Thymeliaceae. 

 No. 794. 



58528. Elaeagnts sp. Elaeagnaeeae. 

 No. 179. 



58529. EuoxTiirs sp. C elastracea?. 

 No. 1039. 



58530. HoBDETif vclgabe coeleste L. Poaceae. 



Naked barley. 



The Tibetan barley is very hardy and is usually 

 grown at an altitude of more than 10,000 feet, 

 where other cereal crops do not thrive. It is 

 sown in early April and harvested at the end of 

 September, and is the staple cereal crop of the 

 inhabitants of the Kansu-Tibet border. ( Ching.) 



58531. Ibis sp. Iridaeeae. Iris. 

 No. 993. 



58532. JrxiPEBrs sp. Pinaceae. Juniper. 

 No. 993. 



58533. Lontceba sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



Honeysuckle. 

 No. 996. 



58584 to 58536. Mali's spp. Malacea?. Apple. 



58534. Maixs sp. 

 No. 997. 



58535. Malcs sp. 

 No. 1007. 



58536. Malcs sp. 

 No. 1038. 



58587. Mecoxopsis sp. Papaveraceae. 

 No. 818. 



58588. Pints abmaxdi Franch. Pinaceae. Pine. 

 No. 1039. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58367. 



58539. Pblxsepia sp. Amygdalaceae. 

 No. 1033. 



58540. Prunvs sp. Amygdalaceae. Plum. 

 No. 832. 



58541. Prlnus sp. Amygdalaceae. Cherry. 

 No. 1002. 



58542. Pybus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 

 No. 966. 



58543. Rosa sp. Rosacea?. Rose. 

 No. 1018. 



58544. Sambvccs sp. Caprifoliaceae. Elder. 

 No. 967. 



58545. Sobbabia sp. Rosaces?. 

 No. 504. 



58546. Sobbus sp. Malaceae. 

 No. 751. 



58547. Sobbus sp. Malaceae. 

 No. 920. 



58548. Tbiticum tvbgit)VM L. Poaoea?. 



Poulard wheat. 

 The Sinkiang wheat has just been introduced 

 into western Kansu, and its yield has been much 

 greater. I was told, than the native varieties 

 The head is somewhat triangular, being broad at 

 the base. This variety is now growing in a very 

 limited area at an altitude of about 7.000 feet 

 and is sown either in the spring or fall. ( Ching.) 



