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58851. Cryptostegia grandiflora R. 

 Br. Asclepiadaceae. Palay rubber. 



Growing at the Chapman Field Plant Introduction 

 Garden, Coconut Grove, Fla., under P. I. G. 

 No. 514. Numbered March, 1924. 



Introduced for trial as a source of rubber. 



An erect, woody climber of unknown nativity, 

 but now cultivated in many places in the Tropics 

 of both hemispheres as an ornamental, and occa- 

 sionally growing as an escape from cultivation. 

 The flowers, reddish purple becoming pale pink, 

 are about 2 inches across and are produced in short 

 spreading cymes. In India the plant is called palay 

 and is cultivated for the rubber obtained from the 

 juice. 



58852 and 58853. 



From Brooklyn, N. Y. Seeds presented by the 

 curator of plants, Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived March 20, 1924. 



58852. Lotus requieni Mauri. Fabaceae. 



A hairy leguminous perennial, of erect or as- 

 cending habit, native to Italy, introduced for 

 forage-crop specialists. 



58853. Phalaris arundinacea L. Poaceae. 



Ribbon grass. 



Var. picta. The typical form of this species has 

 proved a promising forage grass for wet land in 

 the northern Pacific Coast States and also in the 

 western Rocky Mountain region. This variety 

 has been obtained for forage-crop specialists. 



58854. Trifolium fragiferum L. Fa- 

 baceae. 



From Sydney, New South Wales. Seeds presented 

 by A. J. Bristol, Takoma Park, D. C, through 

 A. J. Pieters, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived August, 1922. Numbered March, 1924. 



Shearman's clover was accidentally discovered 

 at Fullerton Cove near New Castle. New South 

 Wales, by a man named Shearman. The Australian 

 literature gives the information that it is a very rap- 

 idly growing plant and does well in moist situa- 

 tions. It appears to be a sport from Trifolium fragi- 

 ferum, at least all its morphological characters point 

 to such a conclusion. The variety is largely sterile, 

 although not wholly so, since some seeds have been 

 found at the Arlington Farm, Va.. and in Oregon 

 and Idaho. 



The probable use of this plant will be as a legumi- 

 nous grazing crop in permanent pastures. The lack 

 of an abundant seed supply will prevent its use as 

 a rotation crop. (Pieters.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 56551. 



58855 to 58858. Trifolium pratense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Warsaw, Poland. Seeds presented through 

 Leo J. Keena, American consul general. Re- 

 ceived March 27, 1924. 



Locally grown seeds introduced for clover spe* 

 cialists. 



58855. From Pultusk, near Warsaw. 



58858. From Nowo Radomskie. 



58857. From BonsMe. 



58858. From Lomzynskie. 



58859 to 58862. TrifoliumIpratense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Seeds presented 

 by Dr. Rudolf Kuraz, agricultural attache, 

 Czechoslovak Legation, Washington, D. C. 

 Received March 20, 1924. 



Locally grown strains introduced for clover spe- 

 cialists. 



58859 to 58862— Continued. 



58859. From Hrotovicko. 



58860. From Trebic. 



58861. From Pribor. 



58862. From Mor. Budejovice. 



58863 to 58865. 



From Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. Seeds presented 

 by the director, Royal Botanic Gardens. Re- 

 ceived March 20, 1924. 



Introduced for forage-crop specialists. 



Erodium trichomanefolium L'Her. Ge- 

 raniaceae. 



A low herbaceous perennial, 4 to 6 inches high, 

 native to hilly places in Syria. The narrowly 

 oblong leaves are deeply cut, and the flowers are 

 flesh colored, marked with darker veins. 



58864. Erodium sp. Geraniaceae. 



Received as Erodium willhominianum, for which 

 a place of publication has not been found. 



58865. Piptanthus nepalensis (Hook.) Sweet. 

 Fabaceae. 



A fairly hardy evergreen climber, native to 

 southwestern China and northeastern India, 

 which becomes about 10 feet in height, with deep- 

 green trifoliolate leaves and handsome yellow 

 flowers an inch or more in length. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 49645. 



58866 to 58898. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. 



Arthur W. Hill, director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 



Received March 20, 1924. 



Introduced for agronomists experimenting with 

 crop plants. 



58866. Agropyron pungens (Pers.) Roem. and 

 Schult. Poaceae. Grass. 



A wide-creeping grass, with stout, white run- 

 ners and stems about a foot high. The leaf blades 

 are compact and often bristly. Native to sandy 

 places along the seacoast of southern Europe. 



58867. Agrostis sp. Poacese. Grass. 



The genus Agrostis contains a number of species 

 important as forage grass. This species was re- 

 ceived as Agrostis canina, but does not agree with 

 material in the National Herbarium; it will be 

 tested by department agronomists. 



58868 to 58886. Allium spp. Liliaceae. 



A collection of Alliums introduced for depart- 

 ment horticulturists studying food possibilities 

 of wild members of the genus. 



58868. Allium albopilosum C. H. Wright. 



A Transcaspian species which has probably 

 the largest flowers of the genus. The bulbs are 

 large, and the strap-shaped leaves, 18 inches in 

 length, have longitudinal lines of white hairs 

 beneath and on the edges. The scape is nearly 

 2 feet high and bears large heads 9 inches across, 

 each composed of from 60 to 80 deep-lilac flowers . 



58869. Allium canadense L. 



The well-known wild garlic, native to tem- 

 perate North America. Because of its great 

 variability and its rare seeding in the United 

 States, seeds have been obtained from a foreign 

 source. 



58870. 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. 



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

 58679. 



