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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



66126 and 66127. Trifolium pratense 

 L. Fabaceae. Red clover. 



From Valence sur Rhone, France. Seeds pur- 

 chased from T£zier Freres. Received February 

 10, 1926. Notes by Tfzier Freres. 



Local varieties. 



66126. From Loire. 



66127. Seeds from plants grown in dry calcareous 

 soil in the neighborhood of 'Forcalquier in the 

 Department of Basses-Alpcs, at an altitude of 

 2,000 feet. In our opinion this strain is more 

 winter hardy than the strains from southern 

 France. 



66128 and 66129. 



Juglandaceae. 



JUGLANS REGIA L. 



Walnut. 



From Ainsdale, Southport, England. Seeds pre- 

 sented bv Howard Spence, The Red House. 

 Received February 13, 1926. 



Seeds from trees growing in the vicinity of 

 Ranikhet, Kumaon, United Provinces, India. The 

 nuts are very thick shelled and of little value, 

 but I believe* the trees may be of value as stocks. 

 (Spence.) 



66128. No. 1. 



66129. No. 2. 



66130. Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck 

 (C. decumana Murr.). Rutaceae. 



Grapefruit. 



From Singapore, Straits Settlements. Seeds pre- 

 sented bv O. H. Reinking, Botanic Gardens. 

 Received February 13, 1926. 



Seeds of the Thong Dee Siamese Pummelo. 



66131. Pyrus sp. Malaceae. Pear. 



From Arlington Experiment Farm. Rosslyn, Va. 

 A hybrid seedling pear originated by M. B. 

 Waite, Bureau of Plant Industry, at the Arling- 

 ton farm. Numbered February, 1926, for con- 

 venience in distribution. 



Kieffer Cross 38-12. (A cross made several years 

 ago between Kieffer and a European variety of 

 unknown parentage.) Tree moderately vigorous, 

 erect to spreading. Fruit pyriform, 3 to 4 inches 

 long by 2 to 2% inches wide, yellow, fairly smooth, 

 with numerous small gray or yellowish lenticels. 

 Flesh white, tender, not quite so buttery in texture 

 as Bartlett, but with few stone cells. Rather highly 

 flavored, mildly acid, apparently well suited to 

 cooking and canning purposes as well as for dessert 

 use. Appears to possess good handling and keeping 

 qualities, not breaking down at the core. ( Waited) 



66132. Artabotrys uncinatus (Lam.) 

 Merr. (A. odoratissimus R. Br.). 

 Annonaceae. 



From Canton, China. Seeds collected by F. A. 

 McClure, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received February 18, 1926. 



No. 318. Near Uenpui. December 25, 1925. 

 Ying chaau fa; ying chaau laan. A half-scandent 

 shrub with long, slender, drooping branches and 

 greenish flowers. The fruits are ovoid with a 

 pointed, slightly curved apex and yellowish when 

 ripe. This plant is very highly esteemed by the 

 Chinese because of the rich fragrance of the flowers 

 and fruits. It is commonly cultivated in monas- 

 teries. 



66133. Saccharum officinarum L. 

 Poaceae. Sugar cane. 



From Herradura, Cuba. Cuttings presented by 

 F. S. Earle, through E. W. Brandes, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received February 12, 1926. 



B. 208. 



66134. Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. 

 Vacciniaceae. 



From Stockholm, Sweden. Seeds presented by 

 Dr. Robert E. Fries, director, Botanic Garden. 

 Received February 13, 1926. 

 For previous introduction and description see 



No. 66107. 



66135 to 66141. 



From Rabat, Morocco. Seeds collected by David 

 P'airchild, agricultural explorer, Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. Received February 11, 1926. 



66135. Cytisus linifolius (L.) Lam. Fabaceae. 



Broom. 



From the Forest of Mamora, near Rabat. 

 April 19, 1925. A low shrub, 3 feet or less high, 

 with erect, silky hairy branches and very narrow 

 shining-green leaflets with silvery lower surfaces. 

 The bright-yellow flowers are in short compact 

 clusters. Native to the Mediterranean coun- 

 tries. 



66136. Lotus sp. Fabaceae. 



From a roadside near the seed-selection sta- 

 tion, Rabat, April 17, 1925. 



66137. Medicago sp. Fabaceae. 



Collected near the seed-selection station, 

 Rabat, April 17, 1925. 



66138. Medicago sp. Fabaceae. 



Found on a roadside between Meknes and 

 Rabat, April 7, 1925. 



66139. Medicago sp. Fabaceae. 



Collected on the road between Eienitra and 

 Ouezzan, April 25, 1925. 



66140. Ornithopus isthmocarpus Coss. Faba- 

 ceae. 



Collected in sandy land north of Kenitra on 

 the road to Ouezzan, April 25, 1925. A slender 

 annual leguminous herb, about 2 feet high, with 

 small hairy pinnate leaves, pinkish flowers, and 

 narrow, constricted pods about an inch long. 

 Native to the Mediterranean region. 



66141. Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



Collected April 29, 1925. Cultivated by" E. 

 Miege at the experiment station in Rabat, 

 Morocco. 



66142 to 66147. Hedysarum spp. Fa- 

 baceae. 



From Oran, Algeria. Seeds presented by Herbier 

 A. Faure, through David Fairchild, agricultural 

 explorer, Bureau of Plant Industry. Received 

 February 11, 1926. 



66142 and 66143. Hedysarum capitatum Desf. 



An annual, ascending leguminous plant, with 

 purple flowers. Native to the Mediterranean 

 countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 64553. 



- 66142. A. 66143. B. 



66144. Hedysarum humile L. 



A decumbent perennial leguminous plant, 

 about a foot and a half high. Native to the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



66145 and 66146. Hedysarum pallidum Desf. 



A perennial procumbent leguminous plant, 

 native to northern Africa, where it thrives on 

 steep hillsides. 



For previous introduction see No. 64554. 

 66145. A. 66146. B. 



