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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



64244. Leucojum autumnale L Ama- 

 ryllidaceae. 



From Morocco. Bulbs collected by David 

 Fairchild, agricultural explorer. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. Received June 4, 

 1925. 



April 17. 1925. Collected in tbe forest of 

 Mamora, about 9 miles from Rabat. (Fair- 

 child.) 



For introduction of seeds and description, 

 see S. P. I. No. 64191. 



64245 to 64272. 



From Tibet. Cbina. Seeds collected by F. 

 Kingdon Ward and presented by Maj. 

 Lionel de Rotbscbild. London. England. 

 Received Mav 22. 1925. Notes by Cap- 

 tain Ward. 



Collected in tbe Tsangpo Valley during 

 tbe spring of 1924. 



64245. Acer sp. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



No. 5832. A tree 20 to 30 feet high, 

 growing in a mixed forest. 



64246 to 64249. Berberis spp. Berberid- 

 aceae. Barberry. 



64246. Berberis sp. 



No. 5773. A busb, 6 feet in height, 

 with glaucous foliage which turns pur- 

 ple in the autumn. The flowers are 

 yellow and the berries coral red. 



64247. Berberis sp. 



No. 5936. This bush. 6 feet in height, 

 has scarlet foliage during the autumn. 

 The bright-yellow flowers are very nu- 

 merous, "and the berries are scarlet. 



64248. Berberis sp. 

 No. 5962. 



64249. Berberis sp. 



No. 6233. A small shrub, 1 to 1% 

 feet in height, growing on sunny 

 grassy slopes ip peaty soil among 

 dwarf rhododendrons. The pendent 

 berries are coral red. 



84250. Caragaxa 



Fabaceae. 



No. 6267. A bush. 2 to 3 feet high, 

 growing in alpine regions on open slopes 

 facing the south. The flowers are 

 pink (?). 



64251. Cassiope sp. Ericaceae. 



Nos. 5663 and 5770. Grows in peaty 

 soil on alpine meadows. 



64252. Clematis sp. Ranunculaceae. 

 No. 6290. 



64253. Cotoxeaster sp. Malaceae. 

 No. 6400. 



64254. Exkiaxthus sp. Ericaceae. 



No. 6254. A shrub. 6 to 10 feet high, 

 found in thickets and on the margins of 

 forests. The leaves are scarlet and 

 orange in the autumn ; the flowers were 

 not seen. 



64255. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly, 



No. 6249. An evergreen undershrub 

 about 1 foot high, with scarlet berries 

 resembling those of the holly. Grows 

 among dense shrub growth and bowlders 

 in peaty .-soil. 



64245 to 64272— Continued. 



64256. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 

 No. 5783. 



64257. Iris sp. Iridaceae. 



64258 to 64260. Lilium spp. Liliaceae. 



Lily. 



64258. Lilium sp. 



No. 5809. A lily, with maroon flow- 

 ers, which grows 3 to 6 inches high, 

 in peaty meadows, among dwarf rhodo- 

 dendrons. 



64259. Lilium sp. 



No. 5893. Plant 3 feet high, found 

 on sheltered banks among shrubs on 

 granite rock and in loamy soil, at an 

 altitude of 13,000 feet. 



64260. Lilium sp. 



No. 6272. 



64261 to 64263. Loxicera spp. Capri- 

 foliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



64261. Loxicera sp. 



No. 5775. A bush 6 to 8 feet high 

 found in forests. It bears white or 

 pale-cream pendent flowers and hand- 

 some cherry-red translucent berries 

 which are good to eat. 



64262. Loxicera sp. 



No. 5S22. A shrub or small tree up 

 to 20 feet high, found in heavily 

 shaded forests. The leaves are glossy 

 and the flowers maroon colored. The 

 pendent fruits, scarlet and the size of 

 small cherries, are produced on pedicels 

 which are 2 inches in length. 



64263. Loxicera sp. 



No. 5918. A dwarf shrub, 1 foot 

 high, with yellow flowers and blue- 

 black stems and berries. It grows in 

 peaty soil among dwarf rhododendrons 

 on alpine meadows. 



64264. Nomocharis sp. Liliaceae. 



No. 6232. A plant 8 to 12 inches high, 

 found on alpine meadows in loam and 

 sand. The flowers were not seen. 



64265, Oxosma sp. Boraginaceae. 



No. 5965. A plant having decumbent 

 stems and bright-blue flowers which ap- 

 pear from July to September. It grows 

 in pure sand, gravel, or grit in open, 

 dry. sunny situations and should make 

 a good rock plant. 



64266, Populus sp. Salicaceae. Poplar. 



No. 5675. A golden poplar tree 100 

 feet high, found in villages by the river. 



64267. Rheum sp. Polygonaceae. 



No. 5805. Plant 6 feet high growing 

 anions alpine granite bowlders at an alti- 

 tude of 15.000 feet. 



64268. Rosa sp. Rosaceae. 



Rose. 



No. 5834. A bush, 6 to 12 feet high, 

 or scrambling from 15 to 20 feet, found 

 in thickets, forests, hedges, etc. The 

 flowers are rose, hips scarlet and flask- 

 shaped. 



64239 to 64271. Salix spp. Salicaceae. 



Willow. 

 64269. Salix sp. 



No. 5755. A shrub 10 to 15 feet 

 high, with large bright-colored starni- 

 nate and pistillate catkins. Grows in 

 open situations. 



