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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



60335 to 60352 — Continued. 

 . Stipa pennata L. 



60349. Stipa pennata lessingiana (Tr. and 

 Rupr.) Richter. 



No. 1. 



60350. Stipa pennata lessingiana (Tr. and 

 Rupr.) Richter. 



No. 2. 



60351. Trifolium fragiferum L. Fabaceae. 

 From the shores of the Tobol River, Province 



of Kustanai. 



Strawberry clover has proved, in Australia, to 

 be suitable as a pasture plant for wet, marshy 

 ground. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58854. 



60352. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



From the Province of Akmolinsk, District of 

 Atbasar. 



60353. Asclepias stellifera Schlech- 

 ter. Asclepiadacese. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal, Union of South Africa. 

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

 Division of Botany. Received May 24, 1924. 

 A low, narrow-leaved, purple-flowered milkweed 

 introduced from South Africa for the use of special- 

 ists seeking new sources of rubber. 



60354. Passiflora sp. Passiiloracese. 



From Para, Brazil. Seeds presented by Godfrey 



Davidson. Received June 13, 1924. 



This is a very choice hybrid granadilla and is the 

 best of two hundred varieties which I am growing 

 here. I believe the seeds will come nearly true to 

 type. The fruit is large, yellow, and sweet, and 

 the plant bears throughout the year. (Davidson.) 



60355 and 60356. 



From Gatun, Canal Zone. Seeds presented by 

 Joseph A. Close. Received June 11, 1924. 



60355. Carica papaya L. Papayacese. Papaya, 

 A large papaya of very good flavor. ( Close.) 



60356. Passiflora vitifolia H. B. K. Passi- 

 floraceae. 



A tropical climber, native to Panama, where 

 it is known as sandia del monte, or wild water- 

 melon. The plant is a vigorous grower, with 

 handsome red flowers which give it ornamental 

 value. The fruit, though edible, is not of good 

 quality. For trial in southern Florida and 

 tropical regions. 



60357 to 60359. 



From Nice, France. Seeds presented by Dr. A. 

 Robertson Proschowsky. Received June 12, 

 1924. 



60357. Euonymus fimbriatus Wall. Celastra- 



The chief value of the various species of Euony- 

 mus lies in the beauty of the fruits and the 

 autumnal coloring of the foliage. This particular 

 species, native to the more temperate portions of 

 the Himalayas at altitudes of 8,000 to 12,000 feet, 

 is apparently unknown horticulturally. It is a 

 shrub or small tree, with deeply cut, dark-green 

 leaves, small white flowers, and fruits about the 

 size of cherries. 



80358. Helleborus foetidus L. Ranuncula- 



ceae. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial from western 

 Europe which is valued chiefly for the orna- 

 mental character of its handsome leathery foliage. 

 The inconspicuous flowers are greenish or bor- 

 dered with purple. 



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

 53146. 



60357 to 60359— Continued. 



60359. Ruscus hypoglossum L. Convallari- 

 aceae. 



A handsome evergreen shrub 1 to 2 feet high, 

 which is very attractive in the fruiting condi- 

 tion, when the large orange-scarlet berries con- 

 trast pleasingly with the long dark-green leaves. 

 It is native in southern Europe, and thrives best 

 in shady, moist situations. 



60360 and 60361. 



From Kirstenbosch, Newlands, Cape Province, 

 South Africa. Seeds presented by the director 

 of the National Botanic Gardens. Received 

 June 9, 1924. 



60360. Callitris cupressoides (L.) Kuntze. Pi- 



An evergreen South African shrub about 10 

 feet high, with opposite linear leaves closely 

 pressed against the branchlets like scales. It is 

 probably best suited for growing in the Gulf 

 States and California. 



60361. Gladiolus callistus Bolus f. Iridaceae. 



As an ornamental for the Southern States and 

 for breeding purposes this South African gladi- 

 olus may be of value. It is described in the July, 

 1917, number of the Annals of the Bolus Her- 

 barium as a tall plant, 30 to 40 inches high, with 

 four to seven narrow, sword-shaped basal leaves 

 1 to 2 feet long and two stem leaves. The flowers, 

 white suffused with pink and 9 to 12 in number, 

 are produced on 1 to 3 branches. 



60362. Berberis koehneana C. 

 Schneid. Berberidaceae. Barberry. 



From Dehra Dun, India. Seeds presented by the 

 botanist, Department of Agriculture. Received 

 May 21, 1924. 



A shrubby barberry from northern India, which 

 is described by C. K. Schneider (Bulletin VHerbier 

 Boissier, ser. 2, vol. 5, p. 814) as having purplish 

 branches, brownish spines in clusters of one to three, 

 and oblong-acute leaves, light green above and ashy 

 beneath. 



60363 to 60366. 



From Ventimiglia, Italy. Seeds presented by S. 

 W. McLeod Braggins, superintendent, La Mor- 

 tola Botanic Garden. Received June 16, 1924. 



These three grasses and the unnamed tomato 

 variety have been obtained for specialists who are 

 testing all available strains of these crop plants in 

 the effort to discover superior types for growing in 

 the United States. 



60363. Brachypodium distachyum (L.) Roem. 

 and Schult. Poaceae. Grass. 



A very stiff, densely branched annual grass 4 to 

 12 inches high, upright or ascending in habit, 

 found in cultivated fields and along roadsides, 

 often in chalky soil, in the Mediterranean coun- 

 tries. 



60364. Brachypodium ramosum (L.) Roem. and 

 Schult. Poaceae. Grass. 



A blue-green, perennial, creeping grass, much 

 branched at the base, found in the warmer por- 

 tions of the Mediterranean countries, especially 

 on chalky soil and in dry, rocky places. 



60365. Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Sola- 

 naceae. Tomato. 



An unnamed variety. 



60366. Phalaris nodosa L. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



A perennial grass with ascending stems, found in 

 sunny, grassy places along roadsides and on the 

 edges of fields in the Mediterranean countries. It 

 is often propagated by means of the swollen root- 

 stocks which are situated just below the surface 

 of the ground. 



