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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



65122 and 65123. Quercus mongolica 

 Fisch. Fagaceae. Oak. 



From Manchuria. Seeds collected by P. H. 

 Dorsett, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received October 15, 1925. 



65122. No. 4037. Ilsiaoling. August 28, 1925. 

 Obtained from small trees growing on the 

 mountain side southwest of Mr. PetrolT's 

 summer home. This oak is the hardest wood 

 In northern Manchuria and is used for floor- 

 ing, etc. The trees do not appear to grow 

 very large. 



65123. No. 4150. Mefun. September 11, 1925. 

 Mongolian oak, the hardest of the Man- 

 churian woods, obtained from the mountain 

 side. 



65124 and 65125. Gossypium peru- 

 vianum Cav. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Lima, Peru. Seeds presented by C. E. 

 Guyant, American consul in charge. Received 

 October 1, 1925. 



Full Rough Peruvian cotton. These seeds are 

 from the north of Peru. The plant grows from 10 

 to 12 feet high; about 5 per cent of the bolls are 

 brown, the rest being white. (Guyant.) 



65124. Light colored. 



65125. Dark colored. 



65126. Acacia sp. Mimosaceae. 



From Mandelieu, Alpes Maritimes, France. Seeds 

 presented by A. Richon, Horticulturist, Etab- 

 lissement Mogadette. Received October 8, 1925. 



This acacia, 30 feet high, and having green 

 leaves with very long, thin leaflets, is supposed to 

 be a chance seedling of Acacia decurrens, which is 

 nearly as hardy as A. dealbata. It is the best for 

 the production of cut flowers. The time of flower- 

 ing on the French Riviera is between the middle 

 of January and the middle of February. (Richon.) 



65127. Prunus avium L. Anrvgda- 

 laceae. Mazzard cherry. 



From Germany. Seeds presented by Dr. W. L. 

 Howard, acting director, University Farm, 

 Davis, Calif. Received October 10, 1925. 



Hartz Bird cherry. A tree with smooth, silvery 

 bark; the fruits are small, almost white, and with 

 colorless juice. Apparently this is grown only in 

 the Black Forest, Baden, and most of the trees are 

 wild. This type of mazzard is reputed to be very 

 resistant to trunk diseases and troubles like gum- 

 mosis and sunburn, and the roots are hardy and 

 long-lived. Some trees are said to be 200 years 

 old. (Howard.) 



65128 to 65131. Citrus spp. Rutaceae. 



From Catania, Sicily, Italy. Plants purchased 

 from Giardino Allegra. Received October 16, 

 1925. Notes from the 1924 catalogue of Giardino 

 Allegra. 



65128. Citrus auraxtium L. 



Sour orange. 



Chinotti. Fruit small, closely resembling the 

 mandarin; quite popular for candying. Plant 

 very productive. 



65129. Citrus bergamia Risso. Bergamot. 



Bergamotto. Fruit medium sized and some- 

 what spherical; not suited for eating, but is 

 excellent for the essential oil which it yields, the 

 extraction of which is an extensive industry. 



65130 and 65131. Citrus LIMONIA Osbeck. 



Lemon. 



65130. Spatafora. The best table variety, 

 very large, good shape, juicy, and of good 

 flavor. 



65131. Spatafora Peretto. Smaller than the 

 preceding [No. 65130] and abundantly 

 produced. 



65132. Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dak. 

 and Gibs. Malvaceae. 



From Manila, Philippine Islands. Seeds pre- 

 sented by S. Youngberg, acting director, Bureau 

 of Agriculture. Received October 16, 1925. 



A bushy herbaceous plant, commonly found in 

 the jungles of India, with palmately lobed, hairy 

 leaves about 5 inches across and yellow bell-shaped 

 flowers over 2 inches wide with crimson centers. 

 The plant is a near relative of Gossypium and is 

 introduced for the use of cotton specialists. 



For previous introduction, see No. 54550. 



65133 to 65155. Avexa spp. Poaceae. 



Oats. 



From Dookie, Victoria, Australia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by the Dookie Agricultural College. 

 Received October 19, 1925. 



65133 to 65145. Avexa sativa L. 



65133. Algerian. 65140. Early Ripe. 



65134. Ascot White. 65141. Fulguleum. 



65135. Belar. 65142. Golden. 



65136. Calcutta Cape. 65143. Great Xorthern. 



65137. Dookie No. 19. 65144. Grey. 



65138. Early Blonde. 65145. Lachlan, 



65139. Early. 



65146. Avexa xuda Hoejer. Naked oats. 



Laurel Skinless. 

 65147 to 65155. Avexa sativa L. 



65147. Mortgage Lifter. 65152. White Horse. 



65148. Mulga. 65153. White No. 1. 



65149. Sunrise. 65154. Yarran. 



65150. Sid. 3999. 65155. Bookie No. U. 



65151. Stable King. 



65156. Felicia bergeriana (Spreng.) 

 O. Hoffm. Asteraceae. 



From Ness, Neston, near Birkenhead, England. 

 Seeds presented by A. K. Bulley. Received 

 October 14, 1925. 



This is perhaps the loveliest thing I saw in South 

 Africa. It is an annual, with indescribable blue 

 flowers. (Bulley.) 



65157. Gossypium barbadexse L. 

 Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe. Seeds presented 

 by C. T. Allder, director. Station Agronomique. 

 Received October 20, 1925. 



This is the primitive cotton which grows spon- 

 taneously in Les Saintes, one of the dependencies 

 of Guadeloupe. (Allder.) 



65158. Coffea arabica L. Rubia- 

 ceae. Coffee. 



From Mayaguez, Porto Rico. Seeds presented by 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station through 

 O. F. Cook, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived October 13, 1925. 



Variety erecta. According to Bulletin No. 30 

 of the Porto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Mayaguez, this variety came originally from the 

 Botanic Gardens at Buitenzorg, Java, where it was 

 said to occur from time to time in plantations of 

 typical Coffea arabica and where it was considered 

 especially suited for situations exposed to heavy 

 winds. In Porto Rico it yielded in 1917 the maxi- 

 mum for Arabian coffee when treated with fertilizer. 

 Its productivity and vigorous growth recommend 

 it for further trial. 



