JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 



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65906 to 65961— Continued. 



65951. No. 4793. Btchou lau tou, No. 180. 

 An almost round black and brown bean, 

 of good size. 



65952. No. 4794. Lu tuiang tou, No. 100. A 

 large green roundish bean. 



65953. No. 4795. PJieo litchin tou, No. 104. 

 A medium-sized dark-green, almost 

 round bean with a black eye. 



65954. No. 4796. Tha lau za tou, No. 143. A 

 medium-sized brown bean, almost round, 

 with a lighter colored eye. 



65955. No. 4797. Tchali teller Tiuang tou, No. 

 80. An oblong yellow bean of good size, 

 with a brown eye. 



65956 to 65958. Triticum aestivum L. (T. vulgar e 

 Vill.). Poaceae. Common wheat. 



November 21, 1925. From the Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Harbin. 



65956. No.. 4775. Sapporo, No. 80. An at- 

 tractive hard wheat. 



65957. No. 4778. Tafogin, No. 81. 



65958. No. 4777. Muriya X KMpli. 



65959. Viburnum burejaeticum Regel and 

 Herd. Caprifoliaceae. 



No. 4765. November 21, 1925. A northern 

 Chinese species allied to the Wayfaring tree 

 ( Viburnum lantana) ; the flowers are produced 

 in dense cymes 2 inches across, and the fruits 

 are ovoid and bluish black. 



For previous introduction see No. 58807. 



65980. Vitis amurensis Rupr. Vitaceae. 



Amur grape. 



No. 4750. November 21, 1925. A strong- 

 growing deciduous vine somewhat similar in 

 habit to Vitis vinifera. It is worth growing as an 

 ornamental for its vigorous habit and for the 

 fine crimson and purple autumn hues of its 

 foliage. It is native to Chosen (Korea) and 

 northeastern China. 



For previous introduction see No. 57367. 



65981. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 



No. 4803. November 22, 1925. A hard red 

 flint corn, with a yellow tip, from the Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, Harbin. 



65962. Genista sphaerocarpa Lam. 

 Fabaceae. 



From Demnat, Morocco. Seeds presented by 

 Sergent Prot, Bureau des Renseignements, 

 at the request of David Fairchild, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry, with the 

 Allison V. Armour expedition. Received 

 January 12, 1926. 



A charming, drooping, desert shrub covered with 

 delicate, brilliant yellow flowers somewhat resem- 

 bling small orchids. 



For previous introduction see No. 64927. 



65963. Phytolacca dioica L. Phyto- 

 laccaceae. Ombu. 



From Santa Barbara, Calif. Seeds presented by 



E. O. Orpet, superintendent of parks. Received 



January 14, 1926. 



An evergreen tree, native to South America, 

 which develops eventually a thick trunk and a 

 large crown. The slender-stemmed leaves are 

 elliptic to oval, and the small, greenish white, in- 

 conspicuous flowers are in pendulous racemes. 

 The chief value of this tree is as an ornamental and 

 for shade; in its native country it is called bella 

 sombra (handsome shade). It has proved hardy 

 at Santa Barbara, Calif., not even losing its leaves 

 in cold weather. 



For previous introduction see No. 48975. 



65964. Oryza latifolia Desv. Poa- 

 ceae. Rice. 



From Assam, India. Seeds obtained from the 

 director of agriculture, Assam, through Rai 

 Sahib L. Jai Chand Luthra, officiating economic 

 botanist to the Punjab Government, Lyallpur. 

 Received January 16, 1926. 



A perennial wild rice distributed through parts 

 of tropical Asia, Africa, and America. The tufted 

 stems become 6 to 8 feet high, and the plant is said 

 to flower and produce seeds throughout the year. 

 The smooth leaves are 1 or 2 feet long and about an 

 inch wide, and the erect spike is 2 to 4 inches long. 



For previous introduction see No. 50491. 



65965. Trifolium pratense L. Fa- 

 baceae. Red clover. 



From "Warsaw, Poland. Seeds purchased through 

 R. Y. Jar vis, American consul. Received Janu- 

 ary 16, 1926. 



Locally produced seeds from Poland. 

 65966 to 65970. 



From Spain. Seeds collected by M. Sharpe, Vaca- 

 ville, Calif. Received January 18, 1926. 

 Locally developed strains, collected along the 



Andarrax River in the Province of Almeria. 



Amygdalus communis L. (Prunus 

 amygdalus Stokes). Amygdalaceae. 



Almond. 



65967. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



i. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. 

 A winter melon. 



Melon. 



. Daucus carota L. Apiaceae. 

 A black carrot. 



Carrot. 



85970. Raphanus sativus L. Brassicaceae. 



Radish. 

 A huge radish of fine quality. 



65971. Lilium centifolium Stapf. Li- 

 liaceae. lily. 



From Ardgowan, Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland. 



Bulb presented by Lady Alice Shaw Stewart. 



Received January 21, 1926. 



This Chinese lily was originally discovered by 

 Reginald Farrer in a little garden at Siku, Kansu, 

 in 1914, according to the Botanical Magazine (pi. 

 8960). It is described as follows: The stem, densely 

 leafy and somewhat glaucous, is up to 7 or 8 feet 

 high, arising from a slightly depressed bulb about 

 3 inches in diameter. The numerous leaves are 

 dark green above and paler below, linear or linear- 

 lanceolate, and up to 18 inches long. The sweet- 

 scented flowers, 6 to 18 in number, are arranged in a 

 short almost umbellike raceme. The individual 

 flowers are 6 inches long and about 4 inches across 

 the mouth. Within, the perianth is pure white, 

 blending into lemon yellow in the throat; the outer 

 segments are richly flushed with dark purple, while 

 the broader inner segments are greenish with deep 

 brownish purple midribs. The anthers are rusty 

 red. 



For previous introduction see No. 61748. . 



65972 to 66001. 



From Saonara, Padova, Italy. Plants purchased 

 from Fratelli Sgaravatti. Received January 21, 

 1926. Notes fromFratelli Sgaravatti's catalogue. 



65972 to 65979. AMYGDALUS PERSICA NECTARINA 



Ait. Amygdalaceae. Nectarine. 



65972. Lord Napier. Large, red and green, 

 with juicy greenish subacid flesh of first 

 quality. Ripens in July and August. 



65973. Bianca. Medium sized, white or 

 sometimes pinkish; flesh white, melting, 

 sugary, aromatic. Ripens in August 



