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64616 to 64646— Continued. 



64631. Lolium perbnne L. Poaceae. 



Perennial rye grass. 



Received as Lolium linicolom, which 

 is now referred to L. perenne. 



64632. Lolium rigiddm Gaud. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



An annual gray-green bushy grass 

 with ascending stems 1 or 2 feet 

 long. Native to southern and central 

 Europe. 



64633. Lotus hispidus Desf. Fabaceae. 



A deeply rooted annual plant with 

 usually prostrate stems, native to the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



64634. Mbdicago falcata L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



64635. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Alfalfa. 



64636. MlSCANTHUS SACCHARIFLORUS 



(Maxim.) Hack Poaceae. Grass. 



A stout perennial grass with long flat 

 leaves and terminal spreading panicles. 

 Native to southeastern Siberia. 



64637. Onobrychis caput-galli (L.) Lam. 

 Fabaceae. 



An annual or biennial prostrate or as- 

 cending plant with stems up to 3 feet 

 in length. Native to dry situations in 

 the Mediterranean region. 



64638. Ornithopus pi nn at us (Mill.) 

 Druce (O. eoracteatus Brot.). Faba- 

 ceae. 



An attractive annual leguminous 

 plant about a foot and a half high, 

 with spreading or prostrate stems. Na- 

 tive to tbe Mediterranean region. 



64639. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fabaceae. 



- Common bean. 

 Locally grown beans. 



64640. Pisum elatius Bieb. Fabaceae. 



A hardy annual, about 5 feet high, 

 with leaves composed of one to three 

 pairs of narrow leaflets and purple 

 flowers. Native to woods and thickets 

 in the alpine regions of Europe. 



For previous introduction, see S. K I. 



No. 58707. 



64641. Soja max (L.) Piper (Glycine his- 

 pida Maxim.). Fabaceae. Soybean. 



64642. Tricholaena rosea Nees. Poa- 

 ceae. Natal grass. 



Received as Tricholaena grandiflora, 

 which is now referred to T. rosea. 



64643 to 64645. Tripolium spp. Fabaceae. 



64643. Tripolium maritimum Huds. 



Clover. 



An annual erect or decumbent 

 branching clover from Asia Minor, 

 where it grows in fields and along the 

 sea coasts. The flowers are white or 

 pale flesh color. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. 

 I. No. 59370. 



64644. Trifolium PRatense L. 



Red clover. 



Received as Trifolium nivale, which 

 is now referred to T. pratense. 

 Locally grown seeds. 



64616 to 64646— Continued. 



64645. Trifolium stellatum L. 



An annual upright clover, up to a 

 foot high, native to the Mediterranean 

 region. 



64646. Trigonella caerulea (L.) Se- 

 ringe. Fabaceae. 



An annual upright plant, usually 

 about a foot high and mostly un- 

 branched, with bright-blue flowers hav- 

 ing the same odor as the fenugreek 

 (Trigonella foenum-graecum) . Native 

 to the Mediterranean region. 



64647. Gladiolus sp. Iridaceae. 



From Old Umtali, Rhodesia, Africa. 

 Seeds presented by E. H. Greeley. Re- 

 ceived September 4, 1925. 



A native species of possible value for 

 plant breeders. 



64648. Peunus aemeniaca L. Amyg- 

 dalaceae. Mikado apricot. 



Prom Jamaica Plain. Mass. Bud sticks pre- 

 sented by E. H. Wilson, Arnold Arbore- 

 tum. Received September 14, 1925. 



A Japanese apricot under the name of 

 " Mikado," a form of the common apricot 

 (Prunus armeniaca), has been grown in the 

 arboretum for several years, where it makes 

 a small tree with erect branches and. flow- 

 ering freely every spring, has proved here 

 one of the handsomest and most satisfac- 

 tory plants of its class. (Wilson.) 



64649. Pentzia incana (Thunb.) 

 Kuntze (P. virgata Less.). Aster- 

 aceae. 



From Middleburg, Cape Province, Union of 

 South Africa. Seeds presented by the 

 principal, Grootfontein School of Agri- 

 culture. Received September 10, 1925. 



A low-growing, spreading bush which lay- 

 ers naturally when the tips of its branches 

 arch over and touch the ground. In the 

 eastern province of Cape Colony, where the 

 rains occur in summer but where long, se- 

 vere droughts are frequent, this is one of 

 the most valuable of all the karoo plants 

 for fodder purposes. It is especially good 

 for sheep and goats, which eat it down 

 almost to the ground. (David Fairohild.) 



64650. Vitis vinifeea L. Vitaceae. 



Grape. 



From Bay Saint Louis, Miss. Cuttings pre- 

 sented by George E. Murrell, horticul- 

 turist. Southern Railway. Received July 

 6, 1925. 



From the Ransecar farm, about 1% miles 

 from Bay Saint Louis ; owned by Mr. Hoff- 

 man. This grape was planted by R. R. 

 Ware, who formerly owned the farm, and, 

 according to George C. Husmann, Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, it closely resembles the 

 Listan variety. (Murrell.) 



64651 and 64652. Bougainvillea sp. 

 Nyctaginaceae. 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West 

 Indies. Presented by W. G. Freeman, 

 director of agriculture. Received July 11. 

 1925. 

 A pink variety originally brought from 



Ecuador. (Freeman.) 



