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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



65751 to 65759— Continued. 



65758. Buddleia colvilei llook. f. Loganiaceae. 



With its large loose terminal clusters of crim- 

 son flowers and smooth dark-green leaves this 

 Himalayan relative of the well-known butterfly 

 bush has been called by some authorities the 

 handsomest of the genus. It is a shrub or small 

 tree, 30 to 40 feet high, and has proved hardy in 

 some parts of England and Scotland. 



For previous introduction see No. 58904. 



65759. Castanopsis hystrix A. DC. Fagaceae. 



Evergreen chinquapin. 



"A lofty tree 80 to 100 feet tall, with trunks 

 3 feet in diameter, found in pine forests in south- 

 western China, at an altitude of 6,000 feet. The 

 • smooth fawn-colored bark is flaky, and the 

 straight ascending branches give the tree an 

 oblong appearance. The burs are in long 

 densely packed spikes, and the involucres are 

 covered with long soft green spines. The small 

 nuts are borne singly or in twos. This is one of 

 the finest forest trees of the region. According 

 to the natives, the wood is very durable and 

 never attacked by insects." (J. F. Rock, under 

 No. 56768.) 



65760 to 65765. Oryza sativa L 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From Vercelli, Italy. Seeds presented by Professor 

 Novelli, director, Stazione Sperimentale di 

 Kisicoltura, through Asher Hobson, American 

 delegate, International Institute of Agriculture, 

 Rome. Received March 5, 1926. 



65760. Bertone. 



65761. Chinese Originario. 



65762. Nero Vialone. 



65763. Precoce Vittoria. 



65764. Sancino. 



65765. P-6. 



65766 to 65775. 



From Nogent sur Vernisson, Loiret, France. 

 Seeds presented by L. Parde, directeur des 

 Ecoles des Barres. Received March 5, 1926. 



65766. Chionanthus retusa Lindl. Oleaceae. 



Chinese fringe-tree. 



A beautiful deciduous hardy ornamental tree 

 bearing in spring a multitude of white deliciously 

 fragrant flowers with handsome fringed petals, 

 followed in the fall by masses of blue berries 

 resembling wild grapes. It is superior to the 

 Virginia fringe tree (Chionanthus virginica) be- 

 cause of the whiteness and fragrance of its 

 flowers and its more graceful habit. 



For previous introduction see No . 41259. 



65767. CoRNUSWALTERiWangerin. 



Cornaceae. 

 Dogwood. 



A Chinese dogwood which, as described by 

 Sargent (Plantae Wilsonianae, Vol. 2, p. 576) is 

 a tree 40 feet high, with white flowers and blue- 

 black fruits, growing in woodlands at 900 to 

 2,000 feet altitude in western Hupeh, China. 



For previous introduction see No. 52702. 



65768. Corylopsis willmottiae Rehd. and 

 Wils. Hamamelidaceae. 



A deciduous shrub, up to 12 feet high, native 

 to central China. The leaves, 1 to 3 inches long, 

 are oval or somewhat heart-shaped with sinuate 

 margins, and the yellow fragrant flowers, which 

 appear in early spring, are in racemes about 3 

 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No 34591. 



65766 to 65775— Continued. 



65769. Exochorda giraldii wilsonii Rehder. 

 Rosaceae. 



A slender spreading shrub about 10 feet high, 

 native to central China. The leaves are oblong- 

 elliptic, occasionally serrate, and the pure-white 

 flowers, 2 inches across, are in 6-flowered to 10- 

 flowered racemes. 



65770. Ligustrum acutissimum Koehne. Olea- 

 ceae. Privet. 



A much-branched shrub, 10 feet or less in 

 height, with spreading and curving branches 

 and very narrow sharp-pointed leaves about 2 

 inches long. The white flowers are borne in 

 dense nodding panicles about an inch long. 

 This privet is native to Japan and China. 



For previous introduction see No. 43852. 



65771. Lonicera ferdinandi Franch. Capri- 

 foliaceae. Honeysuckle. 



A robust deciduous free-flowering shrub, of 

 spreading, open habit, attaining ultimately a 

 height of 8 or 9 feet. The oval dull-green leaves, 

 up to 4 inches long, are hairy on both sides. The 

 yellow flowers are produced in pairs during June, 

 and the fruit is red. The shrub is native to 

 Mongolia. 



For previous introduction see No. 43696. 



65772. Lonicera koehneana 

 foliaceae. 



Rehder. Capri- 

 Honeysuckle. 



A western Chinese honeysuckle, generally 

 similar to the Manchurian species (Lonicera 

 maackii), but readily distinguished by the 

 slender and much longer yellow flowers. The 

 western species is a vigorous grower, with dia- 

 mond-shaped leaves 3 or 4 inches long. 



65773. Rhamnus sp. Rhamnaceae. 



M. V.6909. 



65774. Rosa beggeriana Schrenk. 



Rosaceae. 

 Rose. 



A bush 4 to 8 feet tall with prickly, pinnate 

 leaves; the leaflets, usually seven to nine, are 

 elliptic to oblong, smooth and deep green above, 

 generally thickly hairy and bluish green below. 

 The inflorescences are 1 to nearly 50 flowered; 

 the flowers are white, cream colored, or more 

 rarely red. The fruits are very dark red. 



For previous introduction see No. 52458. 



65775. Sophora davidh (Franch.) Komarow 

 (S. viciifolia Hance). Fabaceae. 



A Chinese shrub about 6 feet high, of light and 

 graceful habit, bearing clusters of white and blue 

 flowers. It appears to do well in limestone soil. 

 (Note by David Fairchild, under No. 63382.) 



65776 and 65777. Mepicago sativa 

 L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 



From Pretoria, Union of South Africa. Seeds pre- 

 sented by R. W. Thornton, secretary for agri- 

 culture. Received March 5, 1926. Notes by 

 Mr. Thornton. 



65776. No. 1. A standard South African variety, 

 typical of what we are now exporting to the 

 United States, Australia, and New Zealand. 

 It is generally known as Cape Provence, being 

 a variety of common lucern developed in the 

 Cape Province and originating from seed of 

 the Provence variety imported from France. 



65777. No. 2. Groolfontein Chinese, a variety 

 which, though still in the experimental stage, 

 has given very promising results and may in 

 some cases replace Cape Provence, which is 

 the variety at present commonly grown here. 



