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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



58732 to 58802— Continued. 



5879S and 58799. Vicia faba L. 



58793. (No. 294. 

 ber 11, 1923.) 

 maize field. 



58799. (No. 321. 

 ber, 1923.) 



Fabaceae. 



Broad bean. 



Modjo, Abyssinia. Novem- 

 Plants found scattered in a 



Modjo, Abyssinia. Novem- 



Vigna cylindrica (Stiekm.) Skeels. Fa- 

 bacea?. Cafcjang. 



(No. 300. Modjo, Abyssinia. November 11, 

 1923.) An especially beavily seeded bean. 



58801 and 58802. Zea mays L. Poacea?. Corn. 



58801. (No. 301. Modjo, Abyssinia. Novem- 

 ber 11, 1923.) 



58302. (No. 332. Modjo, Abyssinia, Novem- 

 ber, 1923.) 



58803 to 58808. 



From Edinburgh, Scotland. Seeds presented by 

 William Wright Smith, regius keeper. Royal 

 Botanic Garden. Received March 12, 1924. 



Introduced for horticulturists experimenting 

 with small fruits. 



58803. Berberis vieescens Hook. f. Berberi- 

 dacese. Barberry. 



The outstanding features of this Himalayan 

 barberry are its elegant habit and the red tinge 

 of its stems in winter. It is a deciduous shrub 

 6 to 9 feet in height, with smooth, reddish, shining 

 branches, slender spines sometimes three-fourths 

 of an inch in length, bright-green leaves, pale 

 sulphur-yellow flowers, and slender reddish 

 berries. 



58804. Ribes petraeum Wulf. Grossulariacea?. 



Var. biebersteini. This variety of red currant 

 is from the Caucasus, where it forms an upright 

 shrub about 8 feet in height, with 5-lobed. heart- 

 shaped leaves, reddish flowers, and red or dark- 

 purple, acid fruits. 



For previous introduction, see S.P.I. No. 52708. 



58805. Ribes WAESZEWiczn lancz. Grossulari- 



This Siberian species is closely allied to the 

 northern red currant (Ribes rubrum) and bears 

 large, purplish black, very acid fruits. It is an 

 unarmed shrub about 5 feet high, with pinkish 

 flowers in pendent racemes 2 inches in length. 



58806. Rubus idaeus L. Rosacea?. Raspberry. 



Var. leesi. A simple-leaved form of the Euro- 

 pean red raspberry. 



58807. Vibuenum burejaeticum Regel and 

 Herd. Caprifoliaceae. 



A northern Chinese species allied to the Way- 

 faring tree (Viburnum lantana); the flowers are 

 produced in dense cymes 2 inches across, and the 

 fruits are ovoid and bluish black. 



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

 57366. 



58808. Viburnum RHYTiDOPHYLLUMHemsl. Cap- 

 rifoliaceae. 



A hardy evergreen shrub about 10 feet in height, 

 which is one of the most striking of all the vibur- 

 nums because of its bold, wrinkled, shining leaves 

 and red fruits. The leaves are sometimes over 

 7 inches in length, and the dull-white flowers are 

 in large terminal clusters 4 to 8 inches across. 

 Native to central and western China. 



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

 53750. 



58809. Prtjnus armeniaca L. Amyg- 

 dalacese. Apricot. 



From Tripoli, Libia, North Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by E. O. Fenzi. Received March 13, 

 1924. 



Ain thor (bull's eye); also bergsam. A very 

 large tree, taller and more vigorous than any other 

 kind; leaves thin, irregularly toothed; fruit glob- 

 ular, with hardly any groove, weight 40 grams, 

 diameter 40 millimeters; skin scarcely tomentose, 

 reddish yellow, adhering closely tc the flesh; flesh 

 more juicy than that of any other kind, with flavor 

 more like that of a plum than an apricot, adhering 

 closely to the smooth stone. Not common. 

 (Fenzi.) 



insularis Griseb. 

 Cuban walnut. 



58810. Juglans 

 Juglandacese. 



From Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba. Seeds presented 

 by Prof. Gonzalo M. Fortun, acting director, 

 Estacion Experimental Agronomiea. " Received 

 March 13, 1924. 



Nuts collected in our arboretum from trees grown 

 from seeds obtained near Trinidad, San Juan de 

 Letran. (Fortun.) 



This interesting Cuban tree is found in the moun- 

 tainous sections of the island, sometimes at con- 

 siderable elevations. I have seen it in the moun- 

 tains near Trinidad, on the south coast, at an 

 elevation of about 2,000 feet, growing among numer- 

 ous other trees along the banks of a small stream. 

 It seems, however, to be comparatively rare and 

 does not occur in great numbers. It is erect and 

 slender in habit, growing to a height of 40 or more 

 feet, with foliage somewhat finer than Juglans nigra 

 of the United States. The nuts resemble those of 

 J. nigra in size and appearance, though sometimes 

 smaller. The kernels, however, are removed with 

 difficulty, the septa? being very thick and woody. 

 In its present wild state the Cuban walnut, as it is 

 called, does not seem of great horticultural value. 

 but with a little improvement by selection it might 

 become an excellent nut for tropical regions. It 

 has been suggested that it might serve as a stock 

 for the Persian walnut, making possible the culture 

 of this species in Cuba and other tropical regions 

 where it is not now successfully grown. (Wilson 

 Popenoe, Bureau of Plant Industry.) 



For illustrations of the tree and fruit, see the 

 Journal of Heredity, vol. 6, p. 561, December, 1915. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 43G52. 



58811 to 58813. 



From Paris, France. Seeds presented by Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux & Co. Received March 13, 1924. 

 Introduced for horticulturists engaged in small- 

 fruit breeding. 



58811. Ribes sp. Grossulariacea?. 

 No. 2706. Hers. From China. 



58812. Viburnum buddleifolium C. H. Wright. 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



A deciduous shrub about 6 feet high, with 

 narrowly oblong, shallow-toothed leaves, downy 

 beneath. 3 to 5 inches long; white, funnel-shaped 

 flowers in cymes about 3 inches wide, and oval. 

 black fruits about one-third of an inch long. 

 Native to central Chiha. 



58813. ViBVRxrMRHYTir.oPHYLLUMlIemsl. Cap- 

 rifoliaceae. 



For previous introduction and description, 

 see S. P. I. No. 588C8. 



58814. Trifolium pratexse L. Fa- 

 bacese. Red clover. 



From Warsaw, Poland. Seeds presented through 

 Leo J. Keena. American consul general. Re- 

 ceived March 15, 1924. 



Locally grown seeds introduced for clover spe- 

 cialists. 



