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SEED- AXD PLANTS IMPORTED 



58646. X Populus generosa A. Hen- 

 ry. Salicaceae. Poplar. 



From Dublin, Ireland. Cuttings presentedbyDr. 

 Augustine Henry, College of Science for Ireland. 

 Received March 22, 1924. 



This hybrid poplar is, according to its originator, 

 Augustine Henry, intermediate in characters 

 between its parents (Populus angulata and P. 

 trichocarpa). The leaves are coarsely serrate and 

 pale gray beneath. The tree is a rapid grower and 

 unusually vigorous. 



58647 to 58658. 



From Paris, France. Plants purchased from 

 Vilmorin-Andrieus & Co. Received February 

 20, 1924. 



53647. Ampelopsis megalophylla Diels and 

 Gilg. (Vitis megalophylla Veitch.j. Vitacese. 



A vigorous, hardy, very interesting vine, be- 

 coming 20 to 30 feet in length, with long-stemmed, 

 deeply lobed leaves often more than 3 feet in 

 diameter. The bluish black fruits are in loose 

 cymes. This species is native to western Hupeh. 

 China, where it grows at an altitude of about 

 4,000 feet. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. Xo. 39569. 



Cheiraxthts mutabilis L'Her. Brassi- 



A half- woody ornamental from Madeira, about 

 3 feet high, with very narrow, pointed leaves. 

 The flowers are white, cream colored, or yellow- 

 ish, becoming darker 3nd striped. 



53349. Eoscecon chioxantha Hance. Papav- 

 eraceae. 



A hardy, herbaceous perennial, native to east- 

 ern China. The pearly white flowers. 2 inches 

 across, are borne in a many-flowered cluster on a 

 reddish scape a foot or more high. The c; 

 of the white flowers with the pale-green i 

 is very striking. The root stalks run freely 

 underground and increase rapidly. 



53650. Lavateka olbia L. Malvaceae. 



A shrubby perennial, native to southern 

 Europe, about 6 feet in heig"ht. The 3-lobed or 

 5-lobed oblong leaves are softly hairy, and the 

 solitary, reddish purple flowers are sometimes 

 over 2 inches 



58631. Rubus FLA'iELurLORrs Focke. Rosaces. 



A climbing, evergreen, shrubby Rubus fiom 

 central ani western China, wh arid at 



an altitude of about 6,000 feet. The slend-r, 

 graceful stems become 5 or 6 feet, long in one 

 season: when young they are covered with a 

 whitish felt through which are scattered small 

 recurved prickles. The broadly oval, long- 

 pointed leaves are sometimes 7 inches long, with 

 the lower surfaces covered with thick, yellowish 

 felt . The shining black fruits, half an inch thick, 

 are edible. 



53652. Rubus trieipus Thunb. Rosacea?. 



An erect, woody. Japanese species. 7 to 10 feet 

 high, with large, palmately ribbed, serrate leaves, 

 and medium-sized, scarlet, edible berries. Be- 

 cause of its bright autumn foliage this is some- 

 times called the "fire raspberry." 



53533. Salvia dichroa Hook. f. Menthaceae. 



This perennial is considered by some authori- 

 ties as one of the most beautiful of the more 

 hardy sages. It comes from the Atlas Moun- 

 tains in Morocco. The plant grows about 3 feet 

 high, and the deeply cut leaves are 6 to 8 inche.s 

 long. The flowers are very striking, with the 

 upper lip bright blue, the lateral lobes light blue, 

 and the pendulous midlobe white. The many- 

 flowerei racemes are a foot or more in length. 



58647 to 58658— Continued. 



53654. SiSTBixcHiUM striatum J. E. Smith. 

 Iridacese. 



A hardy, herbaceous perennial, 1 to 3 feet high, 

 which is native to Chile and Argentina. It has 

 sword-shaped leaves and lemon-yellow flowers 

 in sessile clusters on long spikes. Each tuft de- 

 velops 20 to 30 flower spikes, and throughout 

 July this makes a very striking garden orna- 

 mental. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 33818. 



53655. Sphaeraixea muxroaxa (Dough, > Spach. 

 Malvaceae. 



A very attractive herbaceous perennial, 1 or 

 2 feet in height, found on dry plains in British 

 Columbia and southward. The leaves are faintly 

 3-lobed, sometimes incised, and the scarlet or 

 rose-colored flowers, an inch across, are in many- 

 flowered terminal or axillary panicles. 



53656. Thladiaxtka oltveri Cogn. Cucurbi- 

 taceae. 



A vigorous herbaceous vine, with annual, 

 softly hairy stems sometimes 30 feet long and 

 large, heart-shaped leaves about 8 inches long 

 Clusters of yellow, bell-shaped flowers an inch 



across appear in the leaf axils from July to Sep- 

 tember, making the vine very attractive, ice 

 native home of this species is central China. 



53657. Yaccixtum urceolatum Hemsl. Vaccin- 

 iacese. 



A handsome bush, 2 to 6 feet in height, com- 

 mon on red sandstone rocks in western Szechwan, 

 China. It has leathery, narrowly oval leaves 

 2 to 4 inches long, small pink flowers in racemes, 

 and small, black, urn-shaped I 



58655. Yeebascum weidemaxniaxum Fisch. and 

 Mey. Serophulariaceae. 



A hardy herbaceous biennial. 1 to 3 feet high. 

 covered with cobwebby, woolly hairs. The radi- 

 cal leaves are oblong and about 4 inch- 

 the stem lea 1 : snu U rht 



purplish lilac flowers over an inch wide are either 

 solitary or in a simple raceme or slightly branched 

 panicle. This species is native to the Caucasus. 



58659. Castaxea mollissima Biume. 

 Fagacese. 



From Yihsien, Shantung, China. Seeds presented 

 -: M. Gordon, South Shantung Industrial 



I of the American Presbvterian M 

 (North). Received March 29, 1924. 



These nuts, unusually sweet in flavor, came 

 from the village of Yangchialou, about 3 miles 

 north of Yihsien. (Gordon.) 



The Chinese hairy chestnut has been introduced 

 into this country several times and has been quite 

 generally distributed. It is a promising immi- 

 grant, as the nut more closely resembles our Amer- 

 ican sweet chestnut than any other foreign s 

 Our own chestnut is rapidly disappearing. :. 

 of the chestnut blight which was introduced from 

 the Orient about 20 years ago. Costarica m<:'.: 

 is resistant to blight and has other characters that 

 would seem to make it worthy of cultivation and 

 study. 



58660. Carica sp. Papayaceae. 



From Lima, Peru. Seeds presented by Ing. Miguel 

 U. Reategui, Lima, through Dr. Mario Calvino. 

 San Manuel. Oriente, Cuba. Received March 

 19, 1924. 



Papaya aromatica. An unidentified species from 

 the highlands of Peru, which will be used in papaya- 

 breading experiments in southern Florida. 



