JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1926 



37 



66422 to 66481 — Continued. 



66469. Lilium giganteum Wall. Liliaceae. 



Giant lily. 



"This majestic lily is common in the damp 

 . thick forests of the Himalayas. The bulb grows 

 close to the surface, in rich black mold, at alti- 

 tudes of 7,500 to 9,000 feet, where it is covered with 

 snow from November to April. The smooth 

 hollow stems are commonly from 6 to 9 feet high, 

 and are used for musical pipes. The handsome 

 cordate leaves, shining dark green above and 

 paler below, are 10 to 12 inches long on petioles of 

 equal length; both become smaller near the apex. 

 In the large fragrant white flowers, 12 to a raceme, 

 the perianth tube is slightly greenish and the 

 inner surfaces of the segments are tinged with 

 deep purple." (Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 

 pi. 4f.7S.) 



For previous introduction see No. 49641. 



66470. Lilium martagon L. Liliaceae. 



Martagon lily. 



Var. dalmaticum. A Dalmatian form of the 

 Martagon lily which becomes 7 feet high, with 

 five to seven whorls of leaves and 12 to 40 flowers 

 of a deeper purple, almost black. 



66471. Muscari armeniactjm Leichtl. Lilia- 

 ceae. Grape hyacinth. 



A handsome hardy bulbous plant, native to 

 Armenia, with many linear leaves overtopping 

 the racemes of deep-violet flowers. One of the 

 last of the grape hyacinths to flower. 



66472. Nicotiana rustica L. Solanaceae. 



Aztec tobacco. 



For previous introduction see No. 56614. 



66473. Ornithogaltjm satjndersiae Baker. 

 Liliaceae. 



A South African bulbous plant with lanceo- 

 late leaves up to a foot long and white or yellow 

 flowers borne in a dense raceme on a scape a foot 

 or more high. 



For previous introduction see No. 31854. 



66474. Pisum formosum Alef. Fabaceae. Pea. 



A low herbaceous perennial, with a slender 

 creeping rhizome and rather large pink flowers. 

 Native to Asia Minor. 



66475. Pisum jomardi Schrank. Fabaceae. 



Pea. 



A hardy annual white-flowered pea about 3 

 feet high, native to Egypt. 



66476 to 66480. Rhododendron spp. Ericaceae. 



66476. Rhododendron ponticum L. 



**ontic rhododendron. 



A shrub 10 feet high, with elliptic or oblong 

 leaves 3 to 5 inches long and many-flowered 

 clusters of purple flowers, spotted brownish 

 within. Native to Asia Minor and Spain. 



63477. Rhododendron pseudo-yanthinum 

 Hort. 



66478. Rhododendron smirnowi Trautv. 



A shrub or small tree, about 20 feet high, 

 with dark-green leaves, grayish hairy beneath, 

 and compact heads of rosy red flowers, each 

 about 3 inches across. Native to the Cau- 

 casus. 



66479. Rhododendron yanthinum Bur. and 

 Franch. 



A western Chinese shrub about 10 feet 

 high, with oval-elliptic leaves and small 

 clusters of purple, sometimes white, funnel- 

 shaped flowers. 



66422 to 66481 — Continued. 



66480. Rhododendron yunnanense- 

 Franch. 



A low shrub, 6 feet or less high, with nar- 

 rowly elliptic, somewhat hairy leaves, and 

 few-flowered clusters of broadly funnel-shaped 

 flowers, white with the upper lobes spotted 

 blood red. Native to Yunnan, China. 



66481. Rosa banksiopsis Baker. Rosaceae. 



False Banksian rose. 



An erect shrubby rose, common in western 

 Hupeh, China, where it is found on mountain 

 slopes at altitudes of from 4,000 to 7,000 feet. The 

 flowers are rose red, and the fruits are coral red. 



For previous introduction see No. 50427. 



66482 to 66485. Oryza sativa L. 

 Poaceae. Rice. 



From Valencia, Spain. Seeds presented by Rafael 

 Font de Mora, director, Estacion Arrocera de 

 Sueca. Received March 19, 1926. 



Spanish varieties of rice. 



66482. Amonquilli. 



66483. BenllocJi. 



66486 to 66503. 



From Ayr, Scotland. Seeds purchased from 

 McGill &. Smith. Received March 22, 1926. 



Locally grown seeds. 



66486 to 66489. Avena sativa L. Poaceae. 



Oats, 



66486. Castleton. 



66487. Dala. 



66488. Early Fellow. 



66489. Tarn Finlay. . A pure-line stock which 

 we are putting out this year for the first 

 time. {McGill & Smith.) 



66490 to 66503. Trifolium spp. Fabaceae. 



66490 to 66498. Trifolium pratense L. ' 



Red clover, 



66490. Alpine. 



66491. Brittany broad-leaved. 



66492. English broad-leaved early. 



66493. English late- How ering. 



66494. Montgomery. 

 ). Mountain. 



66484. Bomba. 



66485. Sueca. 



66496. Norwegian. We found in our trials 

 that this is possibly the best late- 

 flowering red clover. (McGill & Smith.) 



66497. Swedish late " Her snap." 



66498. Vale of Clwyd late-fiow ering. 



66499 to 66503. Trifolium repens L. 



White clover. 

 Danish Morso. 



66500. English. 



66501. New Zealand. 



66502. Wild New Zealand. 



66503. Wild English X Thent. 



66504. COLVILLEA RACEMOSA Boj. 



Caesalpiniaceae . 



From Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies. 

 Seeds presented by W. G. Freeman, director of 

 agriculture. Received March 23, 1926. 



For previous introduction and description see 

 No. 66151. 



