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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



63827 and 63828— Continued. 



63827. LlLIDM dauricum Ker. 



A plant about 3 foet in height, with 

 a smooth or slightly furrowed stem 

 which is green or tinged with brown or 

 purple. The 20 to 50 horizontal leaves 

 arc 3 to 5 inches long, and the flowers, 

 one to five In a cluster and '■', to 5 inches 

 across, are orange-red, slightly spotted 

 with purplish black, and tinged with 

 yellow in the center. The anthers are 

 red. 



For previous introduction see S. F. I. 

 No. 5S553. 



83828. LlLIUM MARTAGON L. 



The Martagon lily grows wild from 

 central and southern -Europe to south- 

 western Siberia. The stem is 3 to 6 

 feet high, often purple spotted, with 

 horizontal deep-green leaves 3 to 6 inches 

 long and dull claret-purple flowers, 

 spotted purplish black, with red anthers. 

 From 3 to 20 flowers are produced at one 

 time, usually in late June and July. 



63829. COIX LACRYMA - JOBI MA -YUEN 



(Rom.) Stapf. Poaceae. Adlay. 



From Lamao, Bataan, Philippine Islands. 

 Seeds presented by S. Youngberg, acting 

 director. Bureau of Agriculture, Manila. 

 Received June 11, 1925. 



La Union. 



The ma-yuen, or adlay, has attracted 

 considerable attention as a cereal for trop- 

 ical regions. According to P. J. Wester, 

 it is better than upland rice for tropical 

 agriculture in being more drought resistant, 

 a heavier yielder, and much less expensive 

 to cultivate. The seeds can be used largely 

 in the same manner as corn. 



63830 to 63836. 



From Tibet. China. Seeds collected by 

 Capt. F. Kingdon Ward and presented by 

 Maj. Lionel de Rothschild, London, Eng- 

 land. Received April 23, 1925. Notes 

 by Captain Ward. 



Collected in the Tsangpo Valley during 

 April and May. 1924. 



63830. Iris 



Iridaceae. 



No. 5719. A purple-flowered plant. 9 

 inches in height, which grows in sandy 

 soil in open alpine pastures at an alti- 

 tude of 13,000 feet. 



63831. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 6428. A plant, 2 to 3 feet high, 

 which grows on very steep, well-drained, 

 grass-clad slopes in fine sandy soil, under 

 pine trees, etc. It bears a single termi- 

 nal flower. 



63832. Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 5688. A shrub, 6 feet high, which 

 grows in thick spruce forests and which 

 requires ample water and deep shade. 

 The foliage and fruit are ornamental. 

 The flowers were not seen. 



63833. Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 5753. A dwarf twiggy shrub, 1 to 

 1% feet in height, growing in peaty soil 

 on open slopes among dwarf rhododen- 

 drons. The flowers are small and yellow, 

 and the berries large, scarlet, and trans- 

 lucent. 



63830 to 63836— Continued. 



63834. Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 5776. A shrub, 6 to 8 feet high, 

 requiring shade and ample water, found 

 along streams in the forests. The leaves 

 are dark green, the flowers yellow with 

 large papery bracts, and the fruits are 

 scarlet. It is very floriferous and par- 

 ticularly striking when in fruit. 



63835. Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 5872. A shrub, 2 to 3 feet high, 

 bearing flowers of a purple-plum color 

 and large blue-black berries. It grows 

 on steen, sheltered, rocky slopes, in peaty 

 soil with rhododendrons, etc. 



63836. Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 6106. A pale-yellow flowered bush 

 or tree, 15 to 20 feet high, with orange- 

 scarlet berries. The foliasre is pale sea- 

 green, almost glaucous. This species is 

 found in fairly dry regions, in sandy 

 soil, and in open meadows or thickets. 



63837 to 63839. 



From Kwangtung Province, China. Pur- 

 chased by F. A. McClure,, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived May 7, 1925. Notes by Mr. Mc- 

 Clure. 



63837. Colocasia sp. Araceae. 



No. 113. Village of Heunglokeuk. 

 March 14, 1925. Fa Vau oo. This va- 

 riety, of moderate size and oblong in 

 shape, is considered by the Chinese to be 

 of excellent quality and flavor. Tubers. 



63838. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea- 

 ceae. Yam. 



No. 116. Village of Heunglokeuk. 

 March 13, 1925. Taai hung shue. A 

 red-fleshed yam of good quality and 

 flavor. Tubers. 



63839. Zinziber sp. Zinziberaceae. 



No. 114. Village of Heunglokeuk. 

 March 13, 1925. SJiaan Iceung. Culti- 

 vated and used in the village of Heung- 

 lokeuk as a condiment, as is the ginger 

 commonly grown around Canton. Rhi- 

 zomes. % 



63840. Rubus sp. Rosaceae. 



From Stavanger, Norway. Plants pre- 

 sented bv Thoralf Bryne. Received May 

 7, 1925. 



Paradise berry. A large red raspberry, 

 almost as large as the largest variety 

 known in cultivation, which is the English 

 variety, the Royal. (Bryne.) 



For previous introduction see S. P. L 

 No. 56145. # 



63841 to 63845. Gossypium spp. Mal- 

 vaceae. Cotton. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds presented by 

 the University of Nanking, through T. 

 H. Kearney, Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received May 2, 1925. 



63841 to 63843. Gossypium Nanking 

 Meyen. 



The " Chinese " cotton of commerce is, 

 according to' Watt (Wild and Cultivated 

 Cottons of the World) an annual or 

 perennial bush, with delicate, sparsely 

 branched stems and imperfectly cordate 

 leaves. The irregular-shaped seeds are 

 densely coated with rufous velvet and 



