JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1924 



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61101 to 61198— Continued. 



61196 to 61198. Var. muroiense. 



61196. No. 6897. Province of Sa- 

 mara. From the experiment sta- 

 tion of Krasny-Kut. 



61197. No. 6901. Province of Sa- 

 mara. From the experiment sta- 

 tion of Krasny-Kut. 



61198. No. 6905. Province of Fergan, 

 Turkestan. 



61199. Medtcago sativa L. Fabacese. 



Alfalfa. 



From Argentina. Seeds collected by H. L. 

 Westover, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived July 14, 1924. 



April 19, 1924. Procured from the high- 

 est point reached by the Trans-Andean Rail- 

 road, at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. 

 (Westover.) 



61200. Citrus medica L. 



Rutaceae. 



Citron. 



From the island of Corsica. Cuttings re- 

 ceived August 1, 1924. 



For testing by horticulturists engaged in 

 citrus-breeding experiments. 



61201 to 61223. 



From the Union of South Africa. Collected 

 by H. L. Shantz, Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try. Received July and August, 1924. 

 Notes by Doctor Shantz. 



61201. Maranta arundinacea L. Araceaa. 



Bermuda arrowroot. 



No. 292. Livingstonia, Nyasaland. 

 April 30, 1924. Arrowroot grown by the 

 natives on the highlands above Nyasa. 



61202. Disa sp. Orchidacese. 



No. 289. Livingstonia, Nyasaland, 

 April 29, 1924. A beautiful blue terres- 

 trial orchid, growing abundantly in moun- 

 tain grassland west of Nyasa and said to 

 be one of the most beautiful flowers here. 



61203. Ornithogalum sp. Liliacese. 



No. 453. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. Lilylike bulbs from the 

 desert at the edge of the karoo. 



61204. (Undetermined.) 



No. 446. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16. 1924. A handsome lilylike plant 

 with yellow-tipped, red flowers. Net only 

 is the flower of this plant attractive but 

 the foliage is also somewhat variegated. 



61205. Cotyledon sp. Crassulacese. 



No. 444. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. This forms a fleshy, tree- 

 like plant, reaching a height of 6 feet or 

 more. It is leafless during the dry period, 

 but the whole plant stem usually remains 

 soft and green. At the beginning of 

 growth it develops a bulbous stem which 

 reminds one of true bulbous plants. 



61206. (Undetermined.) 



No. 445. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. Bulbs of a liliaceous plant 

 about 6 inches in diameter, which usually 

 is very abundant throughout this section. 

 The plant has a curious habit of forming 

 a new bulblet at the base of each of the 

 leaves when the old bulb dies. It is pro- 

 duced in great abundance at the edge of 

 t' 1 ^ karoo. 



61201 to 61223— Continued. 



61207. (Undetermined.) 



Same as No. 445 [S. P. I. No. 61206], 

 but has- small bulblets. 



61208. (Undetermined.) 



No. 446a. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. A lilylike plant with at- 

 tractive, yellow-tipped, red flowers. 



61209. Babiana sp. Iridacese. 



No. 447. Deedorns, Cape Province, 

 June 16, 1924. A very attractive irida- 

 ceous plant growing over a large portion 

 of South Africa. 



61210. (Undetermined.) 



No. 448. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. A bulbous plant similar 

 in general character to Massonia. 



61211. (Undetermined.) 



No. 449. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. A bulbous plant similar 

 in general character to Massonia. 



61212. (Undetermined.) 



No. 452. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. A small liliaceous plant. 



61213. Buphane disticha (L. f. ) Herbert. 

 Amaryllidaceos. 



No. 459. Cape Town, Cape Province, 

 June 22, 1924. A plant, typically South 

 African, with a very large bulb and 

 stems a foot in diameter. It contains a 

 very powerful toxic alkaloid called haeman- 

 thine, and was one of the sources of ar- 

 row poison used by the bushmen. The 

 bulb sends up a large head of small 

 flowers. 



61214. Cotyledon sp. Crassulacese. 



No. 444a. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. This is a fleshy, tree- 

 like plant, reaching a height of 6 feet 

 or more. It is leafless during the dry 

 period, but the whole plant stem usually 

 remains soft and green. At the begin- 

 ning of growth it develops a thickened 

 stem which reminds one of true bulbous 

 plants. 



61215. Gladiolus sp. Iridaeese. 



No. 287. Livingstonia, Nyasaland. 

 April 29, 1924. A fine, large type, prob- 

 ably yellow flowered. 



61216. Gladiolus sp. Iridacese. 



No. 288. April 29, 1924. From the 

 west escarpment above Nyasa near Liv- 

 ingstonia. A beautiful, small, pink, frail 

 gladiolus ; flowers few but large. 



61217. Bulbine sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 286. Livingstonia, Nyasaland. 

 April 29, 1924. A fine, tall, wild type, 

 with deep-blue to purple flowers ; abun- 

 dant throughout the grassland. 



61218. (Undetermined.) 



No. 290. Livingstonia, Nyasaland. 

 Said to have very attractive flowers. 

 These lilies grow in a heavy clay 

 (lateritic) soil in a region where drought 

 occursi but is not very severe. 



61219. (Undetermined.) 



No. 455. Deedorns, Cape Province. 

 June 16, 1924. From the karoo. 



