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66002 to 66019— Continued. 



66010. Ononis salzmanniana Boiss. and Reut. 

 Fabaceae. 



Collected near Algeciras, Spain, June 27, 

 1925. An annual, erect, herbaceous, legu- 

 minous plant, with simple or trifoliolate light- 

 green leaves and dense spikes of pink flowers. 



66011. Periploca laevigata Ait. Asclepia- 

 daceae. 



Collected north of Mogador, Morocco, June 

 3, 1925. An attractive evergreen shrub, native 

 to the Canary Islands, with glossy dark-green 

 foliage and dull-colored fragrant flowers. 



66012. Rumex lunaria L. Polygonaceae. 



From Barranco de las Augustias, above the 

 town of Los Llanos, Palma, Canary Islands, 

 July 16, 1925. This perennial herb seems to be 

 common on rocky places all over the island and 

 is said to form goat forage of considerable impor- 

 tance. 



66013. Thapsia garganica L. Apiaceae. 

 From an Arab cemetery beyond Amismiz, 



south of Marrakesh, in the Great Atlas Moun- 

 tains, Morocco, May 29, 1925. A yellow-flow- 

 ered herbaceous perennial, native to southern 

 Europe. The fleshy root is said to have medici- 

 nal virtues. 



66014. Tricholaena rosea Nees. Poaceae. 



Natal grass. 



Obtained from Juan Bolinaga, director del 

 Jardin de Aclimatacion, Orotava, Teneriffe, 

 Canary Islands, July 12, 1925. According to Mr. 

 Bolinaga, this variety is thought to be indige- 

 nous. It is a very important forage crop in Tene- 

 riffe and makes a remarkable growth. 



For previous introduction see No. 61692. 



66015. Triticum ovatum (L.) Rasp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



From a roadside between Casa Blanca and 

 Marrakesh, Morocco, May 13, 1925. An annual 

 densely branched grass, with ascending stems 

 about a foot long. Native to dry places in the 

 Mediterranean region. 



For previous introduction see No. 56520. 



66016 to 66019. Vicia sativa L. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



66016. Collected at Piste, near Amismiz, 

 Morocco, May 19, 1925. 



66017. Collected along an oued or stream, 

 near the Pont des Espagnols, on the road 

 between Casa Blanca and Foukhala, 

 Morocco. 



66018. From Piste, beyond Amismiz, 

 Morocco, May 19, 1925. 



66019. Collected on the road to Mogador, near 

 Marrakesh, Morocco, May 17, 1925. 



66020 to 66026. Gossypium spp. 

 Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Villaggio Duca Abruzzi, Italian Somaliland, 



Africa. Seeds presented by the direttore. 



Agrario e Zootecnico della Sais. Received 



January 18, 1926. 



Cotton varieties of native origin or introduced, 

 which have become acclimated in Italian Somali- 

 land. 



66020. Gossypium barbadense- L. 

 No. 4. Var. Sakellaridis. 



66021. Gossypium herbaceum L. 

 No. 7. Var. Somala di XJaressk. 



73936—28—3 



66020 to 66026— Continued. 



66022 to 66025. GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L. 



66022. No. 1. Var. Durango; Australian. 



66023. No. 2. Var. Russell big boll; Austra 

 lian. 



No. 3. Var. Uganda. 

 No. 5. Var. Agordat; Eritrea. 

 66026. Gossypium sp. 



No. 6. Var. Somala di Audegle. 



66027. Gossypium sp. Malvaceae. 



Cotton. 



From Buitenzorg, Java. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. P. J. S. Cramer, director, general experiment 

 station, Department of Agriculture, Industry, 

 and Commerce. Received January 12, 1926. 



A native cotton from Sumatra. 



66028. Ilex sp. Aquifoliaceae. Holly. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds presented by M. L. 

 Hancock, University of Nanking. Received 

 January 19, 1926. 



A "red evergreen privet" which is a species of 

 Ilex with shiny spineless evergreen leaves and red 

 berries. Collected at Nanking. (Hancock.) 



66029 to 66035. Trifolium pratense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Aberystwyth, Wales. Seeds presented by 

 R. G. Stapledon, director, Welsh Plant Breeding 

 Station. Received January 23, 1926. Notes by 

 Mr. Stapledon. 



Locally grown varieties. 



66029 to 66031. From Leightons Ltd., Newcastle. 



66029. Station No. 1212. (Cambridge No. 92.) 



66030. Station No. 1210. (Dorsett No. 194.) 



66031. Station No. 1211. (Hertfordshire No. 



85.) 



66032. Station No. 1206. Dorsett Marlgrass 

 clover, from H. H. Dunn, Dunns Farm Seeds 

 (Ltd.), Salisbury. 



66033 to 66035. From Leightons Ltd., Newcastle. 



66033. Station No. 1208. (Oxfordshire No. 

 49.) 



. Station No. 1209. (Oxfordshire No. 

 180.) 



Station No. 1207. (Shropshire No 

 118.) 



66036 to 66038. Castanea spp. Fa- 

 gaceae. Chestnut. 



From Nanking, China. Seeds purchased from Prof. 

 J. H. Reisner, College of Agriculture and For- 

 estry, University of Nanking. Received at the 

 United States Plant Introduction Garden, 

 Chico, Calif., January 22, 1926. 



66036. Cassanea henryi (Skan) Rehd. and 

 Wils. 



A Chinese chestnut which, as described in 

 Plantae Wilsonianae (vol. 3, p. 196), is a decidu- 

 ' ous tree 25 to 90 feet tall, with oblong-lanceolate, 

 long-acuminate leaves, green on both sides. The 

 burs are either solitary or two or three in a 

 bunch and contain usually but one nut. 



For previous introduction see No. 65450. 



