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66532 to 66615 — Continued. 



66570. Genista pilosa L. Fabaceae. 



Silky-leaf broom. 



A dwarf procumbent or ascending legumin- 

 ous shrub with dark-green leaves, hairy beneath, 

 and axillary yellow flowers. Native to Europe 

 and western Asia. 



66571. Helianthemum foemosum (Curt.) 

 Dunal. Cistaceae. Sun rose. 



An upright spreading hairy shrub, about 

 3 feet high, with oval leaves, white-hairy when 

 young, and small clusters of flowers which are 

 yellow, spotted purple at the base, and 2 inches 

 across. Native to Spain. 



For previous introduction see No. 40181. 



66572. Hemerocallis citrina Baroni. Lilia- 

 ceae. Citron day lily. 



A tall growing, very fragrant bulbous plant 

 with lemon-yellow flowers; native to China. 



66573. Hemerocallis nana Forrest and Smith. 

 Liliaceae. Day lily. 



A perennial bulbous plant, native to south- 

 west China, which grows in several-headed 

 clumps 4 to 10 inches high. The green linear 

 leaves are about 6 inches long, and the flowers, 

 orange flushed with red, are borne singly or in 

 pairs on a stem about 5 inches long. 



66574. Hyacinthus amethystinus L. Lilia- 

 ceae. Hyacinth. 



A slender graceful Spanish hyacinth with 

 short racemes of light-blue flowers 6 inches or 

 less high. 



66575 to 66578. Iris spp. Irida'ceae. 



66575. Iris chrysographes Dykes. 



Goldvein iris. 



One of the handsomest of the Siberian 

 irises; the velvety dark-purple flowers are 

 brightened by golden reticulations at the 

 throat. 



66576. Iris foetidissima L. 



Gladwin iris. 



An iris, native to the Mediterranean 

 countries, with leaves a foot long, and bright - 

 blue flowers borne on a stem about 2 feet high. 



For previous introduction see No. 63410. 



66577. Iris forrestii Dykes. Yunnan iris. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 63410. 



66578. Iris milesii Baker. Himalayan iris. 



A large Himalayan iris, with seven or 

 eight leaves, 2 to 3 feet long, on the stem; 

 the latter is branched and bears about four 

 heads of bright-lilac flowers. 



66579. Lathyrus venosus Muhl. Fabaceae. 



A stout perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with purple 

 flowers; native to the eastern United States. 



66580. Ligustrum insulense Decaisne (L. 

 insular e Decaisne). Oleaceae. Privet. 



A shrub, closely related to the common privet 

 (Ligustrum vulgar e), becoming 6 feet high, with 

 yellowish green, often pendulous leaves and 

 rather large flower panicles. Country of origin 

 unknown. 



66581. Ligustrum yunnanense 

 Oleaceae. 



L. 



Henry. 

 Privet. 



A shrub 12 feet or less in height, with thick, 

 narrowly oblong leaves 2 to 5 inches long. Na- 

 tive to Yunnan, China, 



66532 to 66615— Continued. 



66582. Lonicera chrysantha Turcz. Capri- 

 foliaceae. Coralline honeysuckle. 



A shrubby honeysuckle from Japan, up to 12 

 feet high, with upright stems, somewhat 

 rhombic leaves 2 to 5 inches long, and yellowish 

 white flowers three-fourths of an inch long. It 

 is particularly handsome in autumn with its 

 bright coral-red berries. 



For previous introduction see No. 42315. 



66583. Lonicera trichosantha Bur. and 

 Franch. Caprifoliaceae. 



Slender honeysuckle. 



A robust deciduous shrub 8 feet high, native 

 to Szechwan, China. The whole plant has a 

 rounded, dense, leafy habit and a pale grayish 

 aspect. The dull gray-green leaves are paler 

 beneath, and the pale-yellow flowers fade to a 

 deeper shade. The berries are red. 



For previous introduction see No. 53716. 



66584. Magnolia parviflora Sieb. and Zucc. 

 Magnoliaceae. Oyama magnolia. 



A small Japanese magnolia with oblong 1 

 4 to 6 inches long and fragrant white cup-shaped 

 flowers 3 to 4 inches across, with large pink sepals 

 and crimson stamens. 



66585 to 66589. Muscari spp. Liliaceae. 



Grape hyacinth. 



68585. Muscari argaei Hort. 



Said to be an extra good variety resembling 

 M. neglectum (No. 66589). 



66586. Muscari armeniacum Leichtl. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 66471. 



66587. Muscari compactum (Jord. and Four.) 

 Baker. 



A species of uncertain status, said to have 

 flowers which are nearly black with whitish 

 teeth. 



66588. Muscari maweanum Leichtl. 



A hardy bulbous plant about 6 inches 

 high, with pale-blue and white flowers. 

 Native to Armenia. 



66589. Muscari neglectum Guss. 



A low bulbous plant, native to the Medi- 

 terranean countries, with numerous strap- 

 shaped leaves up to a foot in length and fra- 

 grant dark-blue flowers. 



66590. Narcissus bulbocodium L. Amarylli- 

 daceae. . Petticoat daffodil. 



A small slender plant with very slender 

 leaves and one flower ascending or horizontal, 

 usually bright yellow throughout. Native to 

 southern France and Morocco. 



66591. Nicotiana rustica L. Solanaceae. 



Aztec tobacco. 



66592. Osmanthus delavayi Baill. Oleaceae. 



Delavay osmanthus. 



A beautiful evergreen shrub from south- 

 western China, with dense axillary clusters of 

 pure white flowers. The dark-green, ovate 

 leaves are an inch long and have serrate margins. 



For previous introduction see No. 52685. 



66593 to 68598. Paeonia spp. Ranunculaceae. 



Peony. 



