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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



58673 and 58674. 



From Perth, Western Australia. Seeds presented 

 by S. L. Kessell, conservator of forests. Received 

 March 1, 1924. 



58673. Boronia hegastigma Nees. Rutaceae. 



A very slender bushy shrub about 2 feet high, 

 from the swampy regions of Western Australia. 

 The rather scanty foliage consists of small com- 

 pound leaves having very narrow leaflets; the 

 numerous axillary flowers are very fragrant, 

 maroon-purple on the outside and greenish yellow 

 within. (Adapted from Curtis' s Botanical Maga- 

 zine, pi. 60^6.) 



58674. Leschenaultia biloba Lindl. Goodeni- 

 aceae. 



A low shrub, 2 to 3 feet high, with slender, 

 scattered leaves half an inch in length. The 

 flowers are either in small clusters in the upper 

 axils or else borne in a large, leafy, terminal cluster. 

 The corolla, about an inch long, has spreading, 

 dark-blue wings marked with parallel, trans- 

 verse veins, and the sepals are narrow like the 

 leaves. This species is native to Western Aus- 

 tralia, (Adapted from Benfham, Flora Aus- 

 traliensis, vol. 4, p. 4.2.) 



58675 to 58691. Allium spp. Lilia- 

 ceae. 



From Nancy, France. Seeds presented by Prof. 

 Edmond Gain, director, botanic garden. Received 

 February 28, 1924. 



Introduced for horticulturists studying the food 

 possibilities of the genus. 



58675. Allium angulosum L. 



A rather variable species, distributed from 

 eastern Europe through Siberia in dry rocky 

 places. It is usually a low plant, with narrow 

 leaves and a hemispherical head of lilac-purple 

 flowers. 



58676. Allium carinatum L. 



The leaves of this European species are nar- 

 rowly linear, and the lilac-purple flowers are 

 produced in a comparatively large head. It is 

 found throughout southern Europe, especially in 

 the Alps. 



58677 and 58678. Allium cepa L. Onion. 



58677. Common onion. 



58678. Var. bulbellifera. A form which has 

 bulbels in the place of flowers. 



58679. Allium fistulosum L. 



Welsh onion. 



A Siberian species which differs from the 

 common onion in having no distinct bulb, but 

 only an enlarged base or crown; the leaves are 

 usually more clustered. 



58680. Allium globosum Bieb. 



The bulbs of this species are almost cylindrical, 

 with an oblique base, and the very narrow, 

 almost filiform leaves are shorter than the scape, 

 which is 8 to 12 inches high. The petals are pink 

 or white marked with a red middle stripe. Na- 

 tive to southeastern Europe. 



58681. Allium molt L. 



A bulbous species with broad, glaucous leaves 

 and scapes 10 to 15 inches high. The bright- 

 yellow flowers are in compact heads. Native to 

 southern Europe. 



53682. Allium narcissiflorum Vill. 



An elegant Italian species about 9 inches high- 

 with nodding heads of beautiful rose-colored 

 flowers. 



58633. Allium nutans L. 



A Siberian species with narrow leaves, all 

 radical, and two nodding flower heads. 



58675 to 58691 — Continued. 



58684. Allium obliquum L. 



A species cultivated in Siberia as a substitute 

 for garlic. 



58685. Allium poerum L. 

 586S6. Allium sativum L. 



Leek. 

 Garlic. 

 Chives. 



58687. Allium schoenoprasum L. 



A European species with numerous, slender, 

 awl-shaped leaves and a globular head of light- 

 purple flowers. 



58688. Allium scorodoprasum L. 



Rocambole. This species grows wild in Greece 

 and was formerly cultivated in England for the 

 same purposes as garlic. Its bulbs are smaller 

 than those of garlic, milder in taste, and are pro- 

 duced at the tip of the stem as well as at the base. 



58689. Allium spurium Don. 



A rather variable species, distributed from 

 eastern Europe through Siberia in dry rocky 

 places. It is usually a low plant, with narrow 

 leaves and a hemispherical head of lilac-purple 

 flowers. 



58680. Allium l t rsinum L. 



A wild European onion .which grows in large 

 masses in the open woods. When in flower it is 

 very effective, clothing the ground with its broad 

 green leaves, above which the numerous umbels 

 of white flowers are borne on scapes a foot high. 



58691. Allium victorialis L. 



One of the most distinct species of European 

 Alliums, with stems about a foot and a half high 

 and leaves resembling those of the lily-of-the- 

 valley. The white or greenish white flowers are 

 produced in May. 



58692 to 58718. 



From Paris. France. Seeds presented by Prof. D. 

 Bois, Museum of Natural History. Received 

 February 29, 1924. 



A collection of leguminous plants and grasses 

 obtained for forage-crop specialists. 



to 58694. Astragalus spp. Fabaeeae. 



53692. Astragalus alofecuroides L. 



An erect, pubescent. Siberian species 2 to 

 5 feet in height, with narrowly oval leaves and 

 yellow flowers produced in thick, oblong spikes. 



58693. Astragalus boeticus L. 



An upright, often stout annual, with com- 

 pound leaves usually composed of 9 to 15 pairs 

 of very narrow leaflets, and 6 to 15 pale- yellow 

 flowers in a crowded raceme. Native to the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



58694. Astragalus ponticus Pall. 



A hairy stemmed species with dense, axillary 

 flower heads. Native to southern Russia. 



58695. BRACHvrODlUM IUSTACHTUM (L.) Beauv. 

 Poacese. Grass. 



A low, tufted annual grass, native to the Medi- 

 terranean countries, which deserves trial in the 

 Pacific Coast States. 



58696. Campylotropis macrocarpa (Bunge) 

 Rehder (Lespedeza macrocarpa Bunge). Fa- 

 bacese. 



A Chinese shrub closely allied to the Lespedezas, 

 which becomes 6 feet in height, with long-stalked 

 leaves, oval leaflets, and many-flowered racemes 

 of purple flowers. 



For previous introduction, see S. P.I. No. 43679. 



