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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOKTED 



59701 to 59764— Continued. 



59756. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11385 (fruit) , 9185 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A shrub 7 to 8 feet high found on the 

 alpine meadows of Litiping, Mekong-Yangtze 

 Divide, at 12,000 feet altitude. The oval 

 glabrous leaves are subcordate, and the pale 

 pink flowers are slightly spotted. 



59757. Rhododendron" nd?hargum Balf. f. and 

 Ward. 



Nos. 11386 (fruit) , 9174 (flowers) . November, 

 1923. A shrub 10 feet high found in fir forests 

 of Litiping, Mekong- Yangtze Divide, at 

 12,000 feet altitude. The oblong leaves are 

 silvery beneath, and the flowers are deep rich 

 pink. 



59758. Rhododendron sp. 



Nos. 11387 (fruit), 9186 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A shrub 7 to 8 feet high found in the 

 mountains of Litiping, Mekong-Yangtze 

 Divide, at 12,000 feet altitude. The oval leaves 

 are glossy green and paler beneath; the flowers 

 are bluish purple. 



59759. Rhododendron glischrum Balf. f. and 

 Smith. 



Nos. 11388 (.fruit),' 9178 (flowers). Novem- 

 ber, 1923. A tree 15 to 18 feet high found in fir 

 forests on the Litiping Mountains, Mekong- 

 Yangtze Divide, at 12,000 feet altitude. The 

 large leaves are rich green above; beneath they 

 are brown hirsute as are also the petioles, 

 inflorescence, and capsules; the flowers are rich 

 pinkish purple. 



59760. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11410. November, 1923. A small shrub 

 2 feet high found on the Sanhaitze Road on the 

 rocky slopes of the Likiang Snow Range at an 

 altitude of 11,000 feet. The small oval-ellip- 

 tical leaves are whitish and punctate beneath; 

 the flowers are pink. 



59761. Rhododendron sp. 



No. 11421. November, 1923. A shrub 8 feet 

 high found on the alpine slopes of the Likiang 

 Snow Range at from 13,000 to 14,000 feet alti- 

 tude. The oval-oblong leaves are covered with 

 fine brownish tomentum beneath, and the large 

 flowers are pink. 



59762. Rhododendron sp. 

 Seeds unaccompanied by notes. 



59763. Roscoea sp. Zinziberaceaa. 



No. 11443. November, 1923. A plant 1 to 2 

 feet high found in meadows and scrub forest on 

 the drier slopes of the Likiang Snow Range at 

 from 10,000 to 11,000 feet altitude. This hand- 

 some species has linear leaves and large yellow 

 flowers. 



59764. Saussurea sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 11433. November, 1923. A curious plant 

 found at 17,000 feet altitude among limestone 

 rocks on the Likiang Snow Range. It has pal- 

 matisect leaves, and the oblong flower heads are 

 covered and hidden with a cottony substance. 



59765. Cucumis sativtjs L. Cucurbi- 

 tacese. Cucumber. 



From Basingstoke, Hants, England. Seeds pre- 

 sented by G. W. Schroeder, Cedar Nurseries. 

 Received May 24, 1924. 



Butcher's "Disease Resister." Introduced for 

 trial in comparison with the commonly cultivated 

 American cucumbers. 



59766. Asclepias subulata Decaisne. 

 Asclepiadaceae. 



From Bard, Calif. Seeds presented by Harry A. 

 Gunning, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 June 5, 1924. 



The milky juice of many milkweeds contains a 

 small percentage of rubber, and this species has been 

 secured for testing by rubber specialists. It is an 

 erect perennial, native to northwestern Mexico, 

 with very narrow, subulate leaves. 



59767. Urochloa brachyura Stapf. 

 Poacese. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa. 

 Seeds presented by I. B. Pole Evans, chief, 

 Division of Botany. Received June 5, 1924. 



Introduced for forage-crop specialists. 



An annual tufted grass, 4 feet or more in height, 

 native to the eastern and western parts of South 

 Africa. It is said to be the one grass most sought 

 after by wild game and domestic animals of the 

 regions where it grows. 



59768. Phyllocarpus septentriona- 

 lis Donn. -Smith. Caesalpiniacese. 



From the city of Guatemala, Guatemala. Seeds 

 purchased through the American consul. Re- 

 ceived May 26, 1924. 



A handsome flowering tree of eastern Guatemala, 

 where it occurs in the Motagua Valley at eleva- 

 tions of 1,000 to 2,000 feet. It is usually of spread- 

 ing habit, up to 40 feet in height, with small, light- 

 green, compound leaves, and small crimson-scarlet 

 flowers, which are borne in great profusion during 

 the latter part of the dry season, at which time the 

 tree is deciduous. It is a striking thing when it 

 is in full bloom and is worthy of trial throughout 

 the Tropics. It is probably no more frost resistant 

 than the royal poinciana. At Naples, Fla., plants 

 several years old give promise of being successful. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 56906. 



59769. Erythrina monosperma Gaud. 

 Fabacese. 



From Honolulu, Hawaii. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 H. L. Lyon, in charge, department of botany 

 and forestry, experiment station of the Hawaiian 

 Sugar-Planters' Association. Received May 24, 

 1924. 



The wiliwili is a handsome tree of spreading 

 habit which inhabits the dry regions of all of the 

 islands of the Hawaiian Archipelago. According 

 to J. F. Rock, in "The Leguminous Plants of 

 Hawaii," it becomes 30 feet high, with a short 

 trunk and thin, yellowish bark. A few prickles 

 are scattered along the trunk and branches. The 

 rounded heaft-shaped leaflets are about 2 inches 

 long, and the brick-red, orange, or pale-yellow 

 flowers are in terminal clusters. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 54897. 



59770 to 59774. 



From South America. Seeds collected by Fred D 

 Richev. of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and 

 Prof. R. A. Emerson, of Cornell University. 

 Received May 20, 1924. 



59770 and 59771. Helianthus annuus L. As- 

 teracese. Sunflower. 



To be tested for seed production. 



59770. From Gorbea, Chile. 



59771. Light sulphur. 



