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64166 to 64183— Continued. 



64168. Araujia megapotamica Don. As- 

 clepiadaceae. 



A shrubby evergreen climbing plant, 

 with opposite leaves and whitish or rosy 

 bell-shaped flowers. It is native to 

 Brazil and can be grown under glass or 

 in the open in summer. 



64169. Arctotis stoechadifolia Bergius. 

 Asteraceae. 



A bushy composite from' the Cape of 

 Good Hope, which according to Harvey 

 and Sonder (Flora Capensis, vol. 3, 

 p. 454) has long hairy branches with 

 whitish hairy leaves and large showy 

 orange-colored flower heads. 



64170. Argyrolobium linxaeanum Walp. 

 Fabaceae. 



A perennial cespitose half-woody legu- 

 minous plant, usually 4 to 8 inches high, 

 with trifoliolate leaves and terminal yel- 

 low flowers. It is native to the Mediter- 

 ranean regions. 



64171 to 64173. Citrus medica L. Ruta- 

 ceae. Citron, 



64171. Received as Citrus lumia, which 

 is now referred to as G. medica. 



64172. Lumus Valentino. 



64173. Var. Perettone. 



64174. Crotalaria tetragoxa Roxb. Fa- 

 baceae. 



An erect stiff shrub, often 6 feet in 

 height, which grows wild in the Hima- 

 layas of northeastern India, ascending 

 to an altitude of 3,500 feet. The thin 

 silky membranous narrow leaves are 

 sometimes a foot long, and the lemon- 

 yellow flowers are produced in lax ra- 

 cemes 6 inches or more in length. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 59321. 



64175. Eccremocarpus SCABER Ruiz and 

 Pav. Bignoniaceae. 



A Chilean relative of the Trumpet 

 creeper, which is a shrubby vine with 

 crimson and yellow flowers. It has bi- 

 pinnate leaves and becomes 10 feet or 

 more in length. 



64176. Eucalyptus algeriensis Trabut. 

 Myrtaceae. 



A hybrid between Eucalyptus rostrata 

 and E. rudis which bas become natural- 

 ized in North Africa and now covers 

 considerable areas of the hills around 

 Algeria. It differs from E. rudis by its 

 smootb trunk and its small flowers with 

 the hemispherical operculum not beaked, 

 and from E. rostrata by its buds, which 

 are white like those of E. rudis. 

 Eucalyptus rudis flowers in the spring, 

 while E. rostrata flowers in July and 

 August. (Note by David Fairchild under 

 S. P. I. No. 62666.) 



64177. Meibomia gyroides (DC.) Kuntze 

 (Desmodium gyroides DC). Fabaceae. 



A shrubby leguminous plant, 8 to 10 

 feet high, from the warmer parts of the 

 central and eastern Himalayas. It has 

 hairy leaves and terminal clusters of red 

 flowers. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 61613. 



64166 to 64183— Continued. 



64178. Meibomia pulchella (L.) Kuntze 

 (Desmodium pulchellum Benth.). 

 Fabaceae. 



An erect hairy shrub with trifoliolate 

 leaves and spikelike clusters of red 

 flowers. It is native to southeastern 

 Asia and is introduced chiefly for testing 

 as a forage plant. 



64179. Neptunia oleracea Lour. Mimo- 

 saceae. 



According to Ridley (Flora of the Ma- 

 lay Peninsula, vol. 1, p. 653), this float- 

 ing leguminous plant, with white fleshy 

 stems, is used as a potherb. The bi- 

 pinnate leaves are 3 inches long, and the 

 flower heads are yellow. 



64180. Oncocalamus sp. Phoenicaceae. 



Palm. 



The members of this tropical African 

 genus are climbing palms with long 

 stems and pinnate leaves. 



64181. Pancratium collinum Coss. and 

 Dur. Amaryllidaceae. 



A bulbous plant from Algeria, de- 

 scribed by Baker (Handbook of Amarylli- 

 deae, p. 118) as having five or six linear 

 leaves about 2 feet long and greenish 

 white fragrant flowers in 5 to 10 flow- 

 ered umbels. 



64182. Vernonia volkameriaefolia DC. 

 Asteraceae. 



A small stout tree with large leaves, 

 about a foot in length, and very nu- 

 merous whitish flower heads in terminal 

 panicles. The tree is native in the 

 mountainous districts of northeastern 

 India. 



64183. Zanthoxylum alatum plani- 

 spinum (Sieb. and Zucc.) Rehd. and 

 Wils. Rutaceae. 



According to the Revue Horticole (vol. 

 85, p. 17), this Japanese shrub is 7 to 

 13 feet high, much branched at the base, 

 sometimes with a short trunk. The dark- 

 brown spreading branches, drooping a lit- 

 tle at the tips, bear stout straight spines 

 in pairs and evergreen pinnate leaves, 

 dark green above and paler beneath. The 

 small red fleshy fruits are persistent and 

 emit a very agreeable aromatic odor when 

 bruised. The shrub should be more ex- 

 tensively planted as an ornamental ; in 

 addition it makes a very formidable 

 hedge. Propagation is by seeds or cut- 

 tings. 



64184 to 64195. 



From northern Africa. Collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received June 4, 

 1925. Notes by Doctor Fairchild. 



64184. Anchusa undulata L. Boragi- 

 naceae. 



April 27, 1925. Var. lamprocarpa. 

 Seeds of what appears to be one of R. 

 Maire's new subspecies which is native 

 to Morocco. As I saw it on the sand 

 land, about 14 miles north of Kenitra, 

 Morocco, it appeared to be a very attrac- 

 tive flowering perennial which should be 

 introduced into our gardens and improved 

 through selection. The dark-purple flow- 

 ers contrast strikingly with the red-purple 

 of the stiff inflorescence, which has a 

 great deal of style to it. 



