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60417. Agrostis capillaris L. Poa- 

 cese. Grass. 



From Wellington, New Zealand. Seeds presented 

 bv E. Brace Lew, Department of Agriculture- 

 Received June 28/1924. 



Rhode Island bentgrass, introduced for cultural 

 and comparison tests. 



60418 to 60420. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 Arthur W. Hill, director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 

 Received November 10, 1923. Numbered June, 

 1924. 



60418. Berberis sinensis Desf. Berberidaceae. 



Barberry. 



A slender-branched shrub 4 to 6 feet high, 

 with ovoid, purplish berries. Native to the 

 Caucasus. (Alfred Behder, Arnold Arboretum, 

 Jamaica Plain, Mass.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58118. 



60419. Berberis wilsonae Hemsl. Berberida- 

 ceae. Barberry. 



A handsome, sometimes partially evergreen 

 shrub, 2 to 4 feet high, with abundant, roundish, 

 coral-red berries, somewhat translucent. The 

 leaves assume brilliant tints in autumn. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 53647. 



60420. Clematis Montana rubens Wilson. 

 Ranunculaceae. 



A vigorous, hardy climber, native to the Him- 

 alayas; it often reaches a height of 15 to 20 feet; 

 the foliage is reddish, particularly when the 

 young leaflets are unfolding, and the sweet- 

 scented, pink flowers, about 2 inches across, are 

 produced several in each axil, opening in succes- 

 sion one at a time. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 52934. 



60421 to 60424. Mtjsa textilis Nee. 

 Musaceae. Abaca. 



From the south end of the island of Luzon, Philip- 

 pine Islands. Plants presented by James Zetek, 

 Ancon, Canal Zone. Received June 25, 1924. 



A collection of abaca varieties introduced for test- 

 ing by fiber specialists. 



60421. Camalig. 60423. Pula. 



60422. Horn. 60424. Putt. 

 60425. COTONEASTER FRIGIDA Wall. 



Malacese. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 Arthur W. Hill, director, Royal Bot?nic Gardens. 

 Received November 10, 1923. Numbered June, 



Var. vicarii. This is an improved form with 

 deep-green leaves, grayish beneath, and large clus- 

 ters of rich-red berries which are larger and brighter 

 than those of the typical form. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 58609. 



60426 and 60427. Vitex spp. Verbe- 

 nacese. 



From Mount Silinda, Southern Rhodesia. Seeds 

 presented by Dr. W. L. Thompson, American 

 Board Mission. Received June 30, 1924. 



The fruits of both of these species are eaten with 

 relish by the natives; we also enjoy them occa- 

 sionally. ( Thompson.) 



60426. Vitex cienkowskh Kotschy and Peyr. 



According to Thiselton-Dyer (Flora of Tropical 

 Africa) this species becomes a tree 50 feet high, 

 with leathery leaflets, dense axillary clusters of 

 yellowish brown flowers, and edible fruits the 

 size of cherries. 



60426 and 60427— Continued. 



60427. Vitex eylesh S. Moore. 



A large South African shrub with dense cymes 

 of small heliotrope flowers. 



60428 to 60437. Soja max (L.) Piper 



(Glycine hispida Maxim.) . Fabacese. 



Soy bean. 



From Fukuoka, Japan. Seeds presented by 

 Tyozaburo Tanaka, Kyushu Imperial Univer- 

 sity, through Dr. Mitsunaga Fujioka, Division 

 of Forestry, Kyushu Imperial University. Re- 

 ceived June 17, 1924. 



Introduced for testing by soy-bean specialist. 



From the Oita Prefectural Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station. (Tanaka.) 



60431. Bungo No. 5. 



60432. Bungo No. 6. 



60428. Bungo No. 1. 



60429. Bungo No. 2. 



60430. Bungo No. S. 



From the Miyazaki Prefectural Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. ( Tanaka.) 



60436. Kindaizu. 



60437. Sanryuiri. 



60433. Ameiro. 



60434. Aochi. 



60435. Ishiwara Daizu. 



60438 to 60440. 



From Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies. 

 Plants presented by F. E. Betheuser. Received 

 June 9, 1924. 



60438. Dillenia btjrbidgei (Hook, f.) Gilg. 

 Dilleniaceae. 



A handsome yellow-flowered shrub from north- 

 ern Borneo which may prove sufficiently hardy 

 for growing in southern Florida. The deep- 

 green leaves are 8 to 10 inches long, and the pale 

 golden-yellow flowers are about 3 inches in diam- 

 eter. (Adapted from Curtis's Botanical Maga- 

 zine, pi. 6531.) 



60439. Napoleona imperialis Beauv. 

 thidaceae. 



Lecy- 



An interesting ornamental tree from West 

 Africa with oblong leaves sometimes a foot and 

 a half long, and solitary, saucer -shaped, axillary 

 flowers which are dominantly reddish and bluish 

 and about 2 inches across. Probably tropical 

 in its requirements. 



60440. Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) T. 

 Anders. Acanthaceae. 



There are already a number of Thunbergias 

 which have earned popularity as ornamentals in 

 southern Florida, and this species, which is 

 native to southern India, will be of great interest 

 for that section if it proves hardy. It is a climber 

 with long slender stems, opposite, very narrow 

 leaves, and irregular racemes of handsome flowers, 

 yellow with deep-red borders. 



60441 and 60442. Crtptostegia spp. 

 Asclepiadacese. 



From Kew, England. Cuttings presented by Dr. 

 A. W. Hill, director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 

 Received June 25, 1924. 



Introduced for testing by rubber specialists. 



60441. Crtptostegia grandiflora R. Br. 



Palay 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. 



