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64340 to 64420— Continued. 



64415. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodi- 

 aceae. Spinach. 



No. 2900. May 14, 1925. Locally 

 grown Chinese spinach, obtained from a 

 shop in the Chinese section of Harbin. 



64416. Trittcum aestivum L. (T. vul- 

 gare Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



No. 2911. May 15, 1925. Received 

 from R. C. Flory, Liaochou, Shansi. 



64417 to 64419. Vigna sinensis (Torner) 

 Savi. Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



64417. No. 2916-K. May 15, 1925. 

 Received from R. C. Flory, of Liao- 

 chou, Shansi, and according to him 

 they are very common. 



64418. No. 2916-L. May 15, 1925. 

 Received from R. C. Flory, Liaochou, 

 Shansi, who says they are very com- 

 mon. 



64419. No. 2984. May 19, 1925. Ma 

 cMan tou (mottled cowpea), from lo- 

 cally grown stock, obtained from a 

 grain dealer in the Chinese section of 

 Harbin. The cowpeas are creamy 

 at the base and have brownish red 

 markings. 



64420. Zea mays L. Poaceae. 



Corn. 



No. 2933. May 15, 1925. A small- 

 grained yellow corn received from R. C. 

 Flory, Liaochou, Shansi. He says this 

 is plentiful as food for both man and 

 beast. The people use it as a cake flour. 



64421. Citkus sp. Rutaceae. 



Prom Simla, India. Plants presented by 

 H. E. J. Peake, Khaltoo Fruit Orchards, 

 Solan Brewery. Received May 6, 1925. 



A wild lemon, indigenous to the Simla 

 Hills, which is ideal as a citrus stock. 

 (Peake.) 



64422 to 64428. 



From Morocco. Bulbs and seeds collected 

 by David Fairchild, agricultural explorer, 

 Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 June 29, 1925. Notes by Doctor Fair- 

 child. 



64422 and 64423. Narcissus spp. Ama- 

 ryllidaceae. 



A beautiful species accustomed to re- 

 main dormant as bulbs in the scorching 



64422 to 64428 — Continued. 



soils of the near desert for six month* 

 at least, and then, in the early spring, 

 when the rains come, to send up their 

 slender leaves and delicate flower stalks 

 with one to three white, almost trans- 

 lucent, nodding flowers. Found by Gra- 

 ham Fairchild on the outcropping of 

 rocks called the Socrat en Nemra, near 

 Boulhaut, northern Morocco. 



64422. Narcissus sp. 

 Bulbs. 



64423. Narcissus sp. 

 Seeds. 



64424. Narcissus sp. Amaryllidaceae. 



These bulbs were collected on the 

 mountain near Ouezzan. 



64425. Ornithogalum unifolium (L.) 

 Ker. Liliaceae. 



According to Prof. R. Maire, this is an 

 attractive species and worthy a place in 

 the amateur's collection. It occurs wild 

 in the region around Marchang and near 

 Rabat, Morocco. 



A tender bulbous plant, native to the 

 Mediterranean region, with greenish 

 flowers. It is about 6 inches high. 



64426. Romulea bclbocodium (L.) Se- 

 bast. and Mauri. Iridaceae. 



Bulbs from the plateau between Oujda 

 and Taza, Morocco. The Arab boys and 

 women dig the tiny corms, which are 

 good to eat and rather sweet, and tie 

 them into bundles. The baked clay soil 

 in this region is peppered with little 

 rosettes made by the slender grasslike- 

 leaves. 



For previous introduction see S. P. I. 

 No. 63482. 



64427 and 64428. Romulea engleri Be- 

 quinot. Iridaceae. 



The Romulea is somewhat like a small- 

 flowered crocus. Prof. R. Maire says 

 that this is one of the best. 



According to Engler's Botanische Jahr- 

 bucher (vol. 38, p. 324), the violet 

 flowers of this bulbous plant are borne 

 singly or in few-flowered clusters on 

 scapes about 20 inches high. The leaves, 

 which are longer than the scape, are- 

 flattened cylindrical. 



64427. Bulbs. 



64428. Seeds. 



