JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 



65733 to 65744. Oryza sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From Cawnpore, United Provinces, India. Seeds 

 presented by the economic botanist to the Gov- 

 ernment. Received March 1, 1926. 



Locally developed Indian varieties. 



65733. A-l. An early variety of fine quality. 



65734. A-2. An early variety of fine quality. 



65735. B-4. An early variety of medium qual- 

 ity. 



65736. ^4-57. A late short round -variety. 



65737. A-74. A late vigorous variety of fine 

 quality. 



65738. A-99. A late variety of coarse quality. 



65739. A-110. A late vigorous variety of fine 

 quality. 



65740. A-lll. A late vigorous variety of fine 

 quality. 



65741. A-112. A late variety of coarse quality. 



65742. C-15. A late variety of medium quality. 



65743. F-4. A late variety of coarse quality. 



65744. U-1S. A late variety of coarse quality. 



65745. Trifolium pratense L. Faba- 

 ceae. Red clover. 



From Paris, France. Seeds obtained from N. 

 Cherot, through A. J. Pieters, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received March 3, 1926. 



A locally developed French strain. 



65746 to 65748. Lespedeza spp. Fa- 

 baceae. 



From Fukuoka, Japan. Seeds presented by Dr. 

 Mitsunaga Fujioka, Kyushu Imperial Univer- 

 sity. Received March 3, 1926. 



65746. Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. 



A bushy herbaceous Japanese perennial 

 which flowers in early fall, bearing a profusion 

 of rosy purple flowers which practically cover its 

 drooping branches. These branches are some- 

 times 6 feet long. 



For previous introduction see No. 62382. 



65747. Lespedeza bicolor intermedia Maxim. 



A variety of the preceding, differing in minor 

 botanical characters. 



For previous introduction see No. 62862. 



66748. Lespedeza cyrtobotrya Miquel. 



A shrub about 6 feet high, resembling Lespe- 

 deza bicolor in habit, with oval-oblong leaflets 

 and dense clusters of purple flowers. Native 

 to Japan. 



For previous introduction see No. 62863. 



65749. Melilotus alba Desr. Faba- 

 ceae. White sweet clover. 



From Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Seeds 

 obtained from the Saskatchewan Registered 

 Seed Growers, through A. J. Pieters, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received March 5, 1926. 

 Canadian-grown seed. 



Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika Territory, 

 Afriea. Seeds presented by T. H. Marshall, 

 Tanganyika Department of Agriculture. Re- 

 ceived March 1, 1926. 

 A kidney cotton, received as Gossypium kirkii, 



but the seeds do not agree with the description of 



that species. 



65750. Gossypium sp. 



65751 to 65759. 



From Darjiling, India. Seeds presented by G. H. 

 Cave, Curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden. Re- 

 ceived March 4, 1926. 



65751. Abies spectabilis Lambert (A. webbi- 

 ana Lindl.). Pinaceae. Fir. 



An Asiatic fir which, as described by W. J. 

 Bean (Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British 

 Isles, vol. 1, p. 128), is a tree sometimes 150 feet 

 high in its native home in the Himalayas. 

 The dark-green leaves are arranged in two 

 opposite series so as to leave a v-shaped opening 

 along the top; the individual leaves are 1 to 2 

 inches long. The cones, about 5 inches long, 

 are violet-purple at first, becoming brown. 



For previous introduction see No. 64289. 



65752. Acer caudatum Wall. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



A large tree with dark-gray bark and five- 

 lobed red-stemmed leaves 2 l A to 5 inches long. 

 The shiny, compact, moderately hard wood is 

 white with a faint pink tinge. This maple is 

 found in the temperate Himalayas at altitudes 

 of 7,000 to 11,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see No. 56453. 



65753. Acer sikkimense Miquel. Aceraceae. 



Maple. 



A small tree with thin gray bark, native to 

 the eastern temperate Himalayas at altitudes 

 of 7,000 to 9,000 feet. The leaves are undivided 

 and up to 6 inches in length. The wood is a 

 shining gray with distinct annual rings and 

 numerous fine medullary rays. 



For previous introduction see No. 56456. 



65754 to 65756. Berberis spp. Berberidaceae, 



Barberry. 



65754. Berberis concinna Hook. f. 



A low bushy barberry which was dis- 

 covered in the mountains of Sikkim, India, 

 at an altitude of about 12,000 feet. It is of 

 compact habit, with obovate leaves shining 

 green above and white beneath. The deep- 

 yellow flowers are about one-half inch across, 

 and the red oblong berries are a little more 

 than half an inch long. 



For previous introduction see No. 5810L 



65755. Berberis umbellata Wall. 



A hardy subevergreen Himalayan shrub 

 about 3 feet high, with narrow leaves slightly 

 glaucuous beneath and umbellike racemes of 

 yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 53645. 



65756. Berberis wallichiana DC. 



A narrow-leaved evergreen barberry from 

 temperate regions in the Himalayas, where 

 it ascends to about 10,000 feet. The shining 

 black-purple berries are produced in dense 

 clusters. 



For previous introduction see No. 60639. 



65757. Betula utilis Don (B. bhojpattra Wall.). 

 Betulaceae. Birch. 



A tree 40 to 60 feet high, with reddish brown 

 trunk and branches and bark which peels off in 

 papery flakes. It is native to subtropical regions 

 of the Himalayas. The oval, coarsely toothed, 

 sharp-pointed leaves are dark green above and 

 paler beneath, and are 3 inches long. In winter 

 the orange-chocolate color of the twigs is very 

 striking. 



For previous introduction see No. 56400. 



