SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



61776 and 61777— Continued. 



61777. Olea chrysophylla Lam. Olea- 



ceae. 



A small East African relative of the 

 cultivated olive : its chief ornamental 

 value lies in the golden color of the 

 under surfaces of the leaves. 



61778. Agati grandiflora (L.) Desv. 

 (Sesbania grandiflora Poir.). Faba- 

 cese. 



From Summit. Canal Zone. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Holger Johansen. Plant Intro- 

 duction Garden. Received October 17, 

 1924. 



A small, rapid-growing, soft-wooded tree, 

 15 to 20 feet in height, with pinnate leaves 

 and large pendulous white flowers, fol- 

 lowed bv long, sickle-shaped pods. The 

 fleshy petals are used in curries and 

 soups in the Indian Archipelago, where 

 this tree is native. The leaves and young 

 shoots are sometimes used as fodder. 



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

 57079. 



<3!779. Rubus sp. Pvosaceae. 



Blackberry. 



From Kew, England. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. J. Burtt Davy, Royal Botanic Gar- 

 dens. Received November 5, 1924. 

 Selected Dartmoor (Devonshire) black- 

 berries. The berries are large, full, and of 

 exceptionally good flavor. Found growing 

 wild in a hedge at Bag Tor, Ilsington, 

 South Devon, at 300 feet altitude. {Burtt 

 Davy.) 



61780 and 61781. Solantjm spp. Sola- 

 nacese. 



From Wolverhampton. England. Tubers 

 presented by F. W. Keav. Received Oc- 

 tober 24. 1924. 

 Of possible value for breeding purposes. 



61780. Solantm sp. 



A seedling of unknown parentage. 



61781. SOLANUM DEMISSUM X TUBEROSUM. 



Potato. 

 61782 to 61785. 



From Argentina. Seeds presented by A. K. 



Bulley, Ness, Neston, England. Received 



October 1. 1924. 



These seeds were sent to Mr. Bulley by 

 W. T. Goethe, who collected them while 

 in Argentina. 



61782 to 61734. Bbrbeeis spp. Berberi- 

 dacese. Barberry. 



61782. Berberis sp. 



No. 191. A yellow-flowered evergreen 

 shrub. (Goethe.) 



61783. Berberis sp. 

 No. 242. 



61784. Berberis sp. 



No. 271. Large fruits, of good color. 

 (Goethe.) 



61785. NOTHOFAGUS BETULOIDES (Mirb.) 



Oerst. Fagacese. 



No. 62. One of the principal trees 

 which make up the dense, dark forests 

 of Tierra del Fuego is this evergreen 

 species, according to the Gardeners' 

 Chronicle (ser. 3, vol. 33). In favorable 

 localities it becomes very large. It is 

 closely related to the beech (Fagus spp.), 

 but has small evergreen leaves. 



61786 to 61793. 



From Ness, Neston, England. Seeds pre- 

 sented by A. K. Bulley. Received Octo- 

 ber 1, 1924. 



61786. X Geum borisii Kellerer. Rosa- 

 cea*. 



According to a note in the Allgemeine 

 Botanische Zeitschrift (vol. 12, p. 91) 

 this interesting hybrid is the result of 

 a cross between Geum reptans L. and 

 G. bulgaricum Pane. It was discovered 

 by J. Kellerer on Mount Rilo, Bulgaria, 

 and has pendent, yellow flowers. 



61787. Meconopsis pseddointegrifolia 

 Prain. Papaveracea*. 



A stemless hairy plant from southwest- 

 ern Tibet, China, with narrow leaves 

 and one-flowered scapes ; the flowers are 

 bright yellow and up to 3 inches in di- 

 ameter. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 55302. 



61788. Meconopsis sinuata Prain. Pa- 

 paveracese. 



Var. latifolia. A horticultural form 

 which is generally similar to Meconopsis 

 aculeata, but the leaves are less lobed, 

 and the stigma is deep pink or orange 

 rather than green. The plant is 1 to 

 4 feet high, with spreading prickles, 

 oblong leaves about 6 inches long, and 

 blue flowers. Native to the Himalayas. 



61789 to 61792. Primula spp. Primula- 

 cese. 



61789. Primula chionamtha Balf. and 

 Forr. Primrose. 



Many interesting and attractive 

 primroses have been found in Yunnan, 

 China ; the one here considered was 

 found in that province by G. Forrest, 

 who collected it on the Chungtien 

 Plateau at an altitude of 13,000 feet. 

 It is described in Curtis's Botanical 

 Magazine (pi. 8816) as a stout her- 

 baceous plant 1 to 2 feet high, with 

 blunt, narrowly oval leaves, sulphur 

 mealy beneath, and clusters of white 

 flowers borne in a many-flowered um- 

 bel at the apex of a stout scape. It 

 appears to thrive best in rich, moist 

 soil and has proved perfectly hardy 

 at Kew, England. 



61790. Primula cockburxiana Hemsl. 



Primrose. 



A glabrous primrose from western 

 China, with membranous, oblong leaves 

 and yellow flowers borne on a slender 

 scape a foot or more in height. 



61791. Primula involucrata Wall. 



Primrose. 



A Himalayan primrose with leathery, 

 oval leaves and a long, slender scape 

 bearing many-flowered umbels of white 

 flowers. 



61792. Primula sp. 



Primrose. 



Red Hugh. A hybrid of Primula 

 beesiana. (Bulley.) 



61793. Roscoea cautleoides Gagn. Zin- 

 ziberacese. 



A perennial herbaceous, gingerlike 

 plant, 9 to 12 inches high, native to 

 China, with thick, fleshy roots, irislike 

 leaves, and primrose-yellow flowers borne 

 on many-flowered scapes. 



