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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



63392 to 63400— Continued. 



63399. IlKLIANTIIL'S TU13EROSUS L. Aster- 



aceae. Jerusalem artichoke. 



This is said to be a most unusually 

 vigorous strain of the common Jerusalem 

 artichoke, producing long, fusiform tu- 

 bers instead of the round, irregular ones. 



63400. HORDEDM VDLGARB PALLIDUM Se- 



ringe. Poaceae. Six-rowed barley. 



A new variety of 6-rowed barley with 

 silky awns which should make it a dis- 

 tinct advantage in harvesting. 



sargenti Koehne. 



63401. Viburnum 

 Caprifoliaceae. 



From Elstree. Herts, England. Seeds pre- 

 sented by Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House 

 Gardens. Received February 20, 1925. 



Although similar to the Highbush cran- 

 berry {Viburnum americanum) of North 

 America, this handsome, hardy shrub from 

 northern China is more upright and denser 

 in habit. The leaves are thick, pubescent 

 beneath, and the sterile flowers are about 

 1% inches across. The round scarlet ber- 

 ries are usually in upright clusters. 



63402 and 63403. 



From Paris. France. Purchased from Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux & Co., through David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received March 19, 

 1925. Notes by Doctor Fairchild. 



63402. Schizandra rubriflora (Franch.) 

 Rehd. and Wils. Magnoliaceae. 



One of Wilson's Szechwan species 

 which is hardy here. The red flowers 

 appear when the shrub is quite young. 

 Should be introduced as a climbing shrub 

 for trellises, etc. 



63403. Schizophragma integrifolia Oli- 

 ver. Hydrangeaceae. 



A climbing shrub, closely related to 

 the hydrangeas, native to rocky places 

 in central China. . It reaches about 15 

 feet in height, and has broadly oval, 

 bright-green leaves about 5 inches long. 

 The inflorescence consists of loose termi- 

 nal clusters of small, white flowers, with 

 large and showy sterile flowers at the 

 margins of these clusters. This shrub is 

 hardy as far north as southern Massa- 

 chusetts. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. 

 No. §2280. 



63404 to 63408. 



From Algeria. Collected by David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received March 21, 

 1925. Notes by Doctor Fairchild. 



63404. Arundo plinii Turra. Poaceae. 



Cuttings. It is this species of Arundo, 

 and not Arundo donax, which is so 

 much used for windbreaks and all sorts 

 of shading mats by the vegetable grow- 

 ers of the Algerian coast. It is very 

 different in habit from A. donax, having 

 upright leaves instead of pendent ones, 

 and, being smaller, is therefore useful 

 for a wider variety of purposes. 



63405. Beta vulgaris L. Chenopodia- 

 ceae. 3eet. 



Cape Matifou. February 27, 1925. 

 Var. maritima. Plants collected by Doc- 

 tor Trabut and myself. A form occur- 

 ring on the headlands of the African 



63404 to 63408— Continued. 



coast, with exceedingly thick, fleshy, 

 brittle leaves. This should furnish the 

 start for the production of a fleshy 

 leaved variety of beet for use as a pot- 

 herb. 



63406. Casimiroa edulis Llave. Ruta- 

 ceae. White sapote. 



Cuttings of an Algerian strain. 



63407. Diospyros sinensis Hemsl. Dios- 

 pyraceae. 



Cuttings of a species which I believe 

 is the one Frank Meyer found south of 

 Shanghai years ago and of which we 

 lost the material. He found that it was 

 being used there as a stock for Diospy- 

 ros kaki and the trunk, below the graft, 

 had white bark. Trees of this species 

 are growing at Fonduk, Algeria ; these 

 originally came from the Jardin d'Es- 

 sais du Hamma many years ago. 



63408. Euonymus sp. Celastraceae. 



Cuttings of an extremely dwarf 

 species used as a border for flower beds 

 in the same way as box is used, to 

 separate the beds from the gravel walk. 



63409. Vitis vinifera L. Vitaceae. 



European grape. 



From Algiers, Algeria. Cuttings presented 

 by Dr. L. Trabut. Received February 14, 

 1925. 



An unnamed Algerian variety. 



63410 to 63426. 



From Paris. France. Purchased from Vil- 

 morin-Andrieux & Co., through David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received March 19, 

 1925. Notes by Doctor Fairchild. 



63410. Iris foetidissima L. Iridaceae. 



Seeds of a rank-growing iris which 1 

 saw only in fruit. The deep-green leaves 

 attracted my attention, and its red ber- 

 ries, Doctor Trabut says, constitute its 

 chief attraction. 



63411. Morus kagayamae Koidzumi. Mo- 

 raceae. Mulberry. 



A handsome Japanese mulberry which 

 thrives in Algeria. The leaves are readily 

 eaten by silkworms. 



63412. Orchis robertiana Loisel. Or- 

 chidaceae. 



Plants from the Hamez Barrage near 

 Algiers, where it occurs wild. A tall 

 orchid with rather attractive greenish 

 purple flowers, over half an inch across. 

 According to Doctor Trabut this terres- 

 trial orchid is easily grown in good gar- 

 den soil and will persist for many years 

 if once transplanted. When grown in 

 good soil it will grow to a height of 

 several feet. 



63413. Oreopanax epremesnilianum An- 

 dre. Araliaceae. 



Cuttings from a tree in the Botanic 

 Gardens of Mustapha which is an object 

 of striking beauty. This is a shade tree 

 of tropical American origin, having large, 

 palmate leaves of a shining dark green. 



63414. Papaver atlanticum Ball. Papav- 

 eraceae. Poppy. 



Seeds of a perennial poppy, 1 to 2 feet 

 high, covered throughout with copious 

 hairs. The orange-red or scarlet flowers 

 are 2 to 3 inches wide. 



