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63668 and 63669 — Continued. * 



was presented by J. Paulian, manager of 

 the Doniaine Ste. Marguerite, who is de- 

 lighted with it as a green feed for cattle. 



63670 to 63672. 



From Algeria. Collected by David Fair- 

 child, agricultural explorer, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received April 6, 1925. 

 Notes by Doctor Fairchild. 



63670. Cotula cinebea Delile. Astera- 

 ceae. 



In France and Algeria it is the custom 

 to take various kinds of so-called 

 " tisanes," herb teas made of infusions 

 of aromatic herbs. Doctor Trabut has 

 presented these seeds with the recom- 

 mendation of his own experience. 



63671. Cucdrbita moschata Duchesne. 

 Cucurbitaceae. Cushaw. 



Seeds of the Courge Bedouin or " Be- 

 douin squash," purchased in a market in 

 Algiers. The seeds of this variety are 

 confined to one end of the elongated 

 fruit, the other end being solid flesh. In 

 shape it resembles a short club. 



63672. Koeleria sexacea (Pers.) DC. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



These roots are from the driest rocky 

 clay soils of the mountains near Bou 

 Saada, where this grass forms small 

 patches of compact tufts, dark green in 

 color. During the summer the plants 

 must have been subjected to an intense 

 heat and completely dried out. 



63673 to 63675. Tkifolium spp. Fa- 

 baceae. 



From Ayr, Scotland. Seeds purchased from 

 McGill & Smith. Received April 9, 1925. 



Locally grown seeds. 



63673 and 63674. Trifolium pratense L. 

 Red clover. 

 63673. Montgomery. 



63674. Vale of Clwyd. 

 63675. Trifolium repens L. 

 Danish Morso. 



White clover. 



63676 to 63688. 



From Paris, France. Plants purchased 

 from Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., through 

 David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 April 16, 1925. 



63676. Abies koreana Wilson. Pinaceae. 



A newly discovered fir from Chosen, 

 which is described by E. H. Wilson 

 (Journal of the Arnold Arboretum, vol. 1, 

 p. 188) as a tree 30 to 50 feet high, 

 with a trunk 4 to 10 feet in circum- 

 ference, and characterized by its pyrami- 

 dal habit and deeply fissured rough bark. 

 It is an alpine species, growing abun- 

 dantly above 3,000 feet in Chosen. It 

 is densely branched, and the lustrous- 

 green leaves with white undersurfaces 

 make the tree very striking. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 63328. 



63677. Bdddleia alternifolia Maxim. 

 Loganiaceae. 



According to Mottet (Arbres et Ar- 

 bustes d'Ornament de Pleine Terre, p. 

 359), this was introduced from China 



63676 to 63688 — Continued. 



in 1920. It is distinguished by its lilac 

 flowers, which are very small and ar- 

 ranged in many-flowered sessile masses 

 along the flowering branches. It flowers 

 in June and July and has an elegant 

 habit. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 62283. 



63678. Callicarpa giraldiana Hesse. 

 Verbenaceae. 



The dense clusters of round, berry- 

 like violet fruits produced by this Chinese 

 shrub in late autumn make it of great 

 ornamental value. It has membranous 

 light-green leaves and many-flowered 

 cymes of pink flowers, and has proved 

 hardy in southern Massachusetts, al- 

 though little known elsewhere in the 

 United States. 



63679. Carpixus turczaninovii Hance. 

 Betulaceae. 



A hardy, shrubby Chinese hornbeam 

 with oval sharp-pointed leaves 1 to 2 

 inches long. It is said to resemble 

 Carpdnus polyneura, also a Chinese spe- 

 cies, and may have value as an orna- 

 mental plant. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 63346. 



63680. Corylds CHiNENSis Franch. Be- 

 tulaceae. 



The Chinese hazelnut is closely allied 

 to the tree hazelnut (Oorylus colurna), 

 differing in leaf and stem characters. 

 It becom'es a tall tree, sometimes over 

 100 feet high, with heart-shaped leaves 

 about 7 inches long. The nuts are borne 

 in dusters of four to six. Native to 

 western China. 



63681. Hemiptelea davidii (Hance) 

 Planch. (Zelkova davidii Hemsl.). 

 Ulmaceae. 



A shrubby, spiny, elmlike tree, na- 

 tive to Chosen and northern China, which 

 has merit as an ornamental tree because 

 of its handsome dark-green foliage ;, the 

 leaves are oval or oblong, deeply toothed, 

 and about 2 inches long. Because of its 

 spines, the tree may be useful for tall 

 hedges. 



63682. Larix dahurica principis-rup- 

 prechtii (Mayr) Rend, and Wils. 

 Pinaceae. 



A hardy Chinese larch which makes a 

 handsome tree, sometimes as much as 70 

 feet in height, with attractive bright- 

 green foliage and shiny cones over an 

 inch long. 



63683. Larix eurolepis Henry. Pin- 

 aceae. 



A hybrid between Larix decidua (L. 

 europaea) and L. leptolepis ; it is said 

 to be a tree of vigorous growth. 



63684. Paeonia mlokosewitschi Loma- 

 kin. Ranunculaceae. 



This is the most handsome of the yel- 

 low-flowered peonies, according to Cur- 

 tis's Botanical Magazine (pi. 8173). It 

 is a herbaceous perennial with stout 

 stems, blue-green biternate leaves with 

 red nerves and margins, and sulphur- 

 yellow flowers. It appears to be as hardy 

 as the other herbaceous peonies and as 

 easily cultivated. It is native to the 

 western part of the central Caucasus. 



