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Allium spp. 



59340 and 59341. 

 Liliaeese. 



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

 Bois, Museum of Natural History. Received 

 April 26, 1924. 



Introduced for horticulturists investigating the 

 food possibilities of the genus Allium. 



59S40. Allium obliquum L. 



A species cultivated in Siberia as a substitute 

 for garlic. It has a narrowly egg-shaped bulb 

 and a stem up to 3 feet in height. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58684. 



59341. Allium subhirsutum L. 



A white-flowered species from the warmer sec- 

 tions of the Mediterranean countries. It becomes 

 about a foot high, with narrow, hairy margined 

 leaves. 



59342 to 59345. Diospyros kaki L. f. 

 Diospyracese. Kaki. 



From Okitsu, Japan. Scions presented by Prof. T. 

 Onda, director, Government Horticultural Ex- 

 periment Station. Received May 2, 1924. Notes 

 by C. C. Thomas, Bureau of Plant Industry. 



These are said to be unusually hardy varieties. 



59342. A large oblate persimmon, equatorial di- 

 ameter 3 inches, longitudinal diameter V/i 

 inches, prominently quadrangular with four 

 furrows extending upward from the blossom 

 end. Flesh yellow, almost seedless; skin orange. 



59343. An oblong conical persimmon, resembling 

 Hachiya in shape, with a longitudinal diameter 

 of about 3 inches and an equatorial diameter 

 of 2V2 to 3 inches. Flesh and skin lemon 

 yellow; seeds present. 



59344. The fruit of this variety is oblate and 

 noticeably quadrangular with four prominent 

 furrows extending from the blossom end up- 

 ward toward the angles. The equatorial diam- 

 eters are about equal, 3 by 3 inches; the longitu- 

 dinal diameter is IK to 2 inches. Seeds are 

 present. The flesh is yellow and the skin orange. 



59345. A large, oblate persimmon somewhat 

 angular. The equatorial diameter is 4 inches 

 and the longitudinal 2 inches. The flesh is 

 seedless and yellow; the skin is orange. 



59346 to 59351. Allium spp. Lilia- 

 cese. 



From Dorpat, Estonia. Seeds presented by the 

 director, Botanical Garden, University of Dor- 

 pat. Received April 30, 1924. 



A collection of Alliums secured for horticulturists 

 investigating the food possibilities of the genus. 



59346. Allium albidum Fisch. 



A species with clustered oblong bulbs, very 

 narrow semiterete leaves, and white or yellowish 

 white flowers. Native to southern Russia. 



59347. 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. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58675. 



59348. Allium libani Boiss. 



A species with very narrow, wavy leaves and 

 a dense umbel of straw-colored flowers. It is 

 about 4 inches in height and grows wild in the 

 mountains of southern Palestine. 



59349. Allium line are L. 



A Siberian species with very narrow flat leaves 

 and yellowish white flowers. 



59346 to 59351— Continued. 



59350. Allium sacculiferum Maxim. 



An erect, red-flowered species, 2 feet or more in 

 height, with triangular, sharp-pointed leaves., 

 Native to the southern Amur region, Siberia. 



59351. 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. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58691. 



59352 to 59355. 



From Cambridge, England. Seeds presented by 

 the director of the Botanical Garden, University 

 of Cambridge. Received April 26, 1924. 



Introduced for the use of forage-crop specialists. 



59352. Astragalus chinensis L. f. Fabaceae. 



An erect, herbaceous plant, native to China, 

 with smooth slender stems, elliptic-obtuse leaf- 

 lets, and pendulous, few-flowered racemes. 



59353. Brachypodium japonicum Miquel. Po- 

 aceae. Grass. 



A tall coarse grass with rough leaves and large 

 flower spikes about 6 inches long. Native to 

 sandy places in Japan. 



59354. Panicum bulbosum H. B. K. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



A bulbous-rooted, cespitose Mexican grass with 

 erect stems 3 or 4 feet in height and narrow long- 

 pointect- leaves. 



59355. Soja max (L.) Piper (Glycine hispida 

 Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



59356. Spondogona salicifolia (L.) 

 House (Dipholis salicifolia A. DC). 

 Sapotacese. 



From San Manuel, Oriente, Cuba. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Dr. Mario Calvino, Estacion Experi- 

 mental y Escuela Agricola. Received April 26, 

 1924. 



Cuya, or Jocuma blanca. This is a beautiful, 

 showy, evergreen, native tree; it is drought re- 

 sistant, thrives in calcareous soils, and is a rapid 

 grower. I consider it an excellent ornamental and 

 shade tree for tropical regions. {Calvino.) 



59357. Vicia michauxii Spreng. Fa- 

 baceae. Vetch. 



From Ariana near Tunis, Tunisia, Africa. Seeds 

 presented by F. Boeuf, chief, Botanical Service. 

 Received April 30, 1924. 



A creeping or climbing annual vetch, native to 

 Syria, with very narrow leaflets, light-yellow 

 flowers, and hairy pods about an inch long. Se- 

 cured for department agronomists for trial as a 

 green-manure and forage plant. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 55547. 



59358 to 59360. 



From Groningen, Netherlands. Seeds presented 

 by the director, Botanical Gardens. Received 

 April 26, 1924. Introduced for trial by forage- 

 crop specialists. 



59358. Arrhenatherum erianthum Boiss. and 

 Reut. Poaceae. Grass. 



A tall, perennial grass, native to Spain, with 

 flat leaf blades and dense erect panicles. 



59359. Calamagrostis lanceolata Roth. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



A perennial, moisture-loving grass, 2 to 4 feet 

 high, with limp, very narrow leaves, drooping 

 panicles, and creeping rhizomes with long stolons. 

 Native to western Europe. 



