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66532 to 66615— Continued. 



66615. Vicia pyrenaica Pourr. Fabaceae. 



Vetch. 



A perennial prostrate or ascending vetch, 

 native to southwestern France, with stems up 

 to a foot in length and large solitary purplish 

 flowers. 



66616 to 66622. 



From Cluj, Rumania. Seeds presented by Dr. Al. 

 Borza, director, botanic garden of the University 

 of Cluj. Received March 27, 1926. 



66616 to 66819. Crepis spp. Cichoriaceae. 



Introduced for genetic studies of the genus 

 Crepis. 



66616. Crepis biennis L. 



A biennial composite with pinnately 

 hastate leaves, native to southern Europe. 



66617. Crepis rubra L. 



An annual red-flowered plant, native to 

 southern Europe. 



66618. Crepis setosa Hall. f. 



An erect annual herb, much branched, 

 native to Asia Minor. 



66619. Crepis taraxactfolia Thuill. 



A biennial, hairy, spreading composite 

 with yellow flowers; native to France. 



66620. Gladiolus gandavensis Van Houtte. 

 Iridaceae. 



A late-flowering hybrid gladiolus (<?. psit- 

 tacinus X cardinalis); the flowers, in long spikes, 

 are red and reddish yellow, variously streaked 

 and penciled. 



86621. Nicotiana rxjstica L. Solanaceae. 



Aztec tobacco. 



!. Trifolium pratense L. Fabaceae. 



Red clover. 



£6623 to 66646. 



From Nancy, France. Seeds presented by Prof. Ed- 

 mond Gain, director, botanic garden, Place 

 Carnot. Received March 31, 1926. 



to 66625. Agrostis spp. 

 66823. Agrostis palustris Huds. Redtop. 



66624. Agrostis maritima Lam. Bent grass . 



66625. Agrostis capillaris L. 



Rhode Island bent. 



66626 to 66828. Crepis spp. Cichoriaceae. 



Introduced for genetic studies of the genus 

 Crepis. 



66628. Crepis biennis L. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 66616. 



66627. Crepis Montana (Jacq.) Reichenb. 



An alpine composite with a large head of 

 yellow flowers, native to Switzerland. 



68628. Crepis sibirica L. 



A perennial composite, 2 to 3 feet high, 

 covered with short rough hairs, bearing a 

 terminal cluster of bright-yellow flowers. 

 Native to Asia Minor and the Himalayas. 



66629 to 66632. Lathyrus spp. Fabaceae. 



66629. Lathyrus cirrhosus Seringe. 



A climbing annual 16 to 40 inches high, 

 with a woody, straight-winged stem, leaves 

 composed of two to three pairs of elliptic 

 or oblong leaflets, and purple or pinkish 



66623 to 66646-^Continued. 



flowers in three to eight flowered loose ra- 

 cemes. Native to the barren slopes of the 

 Pyrenees Mountains. 



For previous introduction see No. 44692. 



66630. Lathyrus latipolius L. 



Perennial pea. 



For previous introduction see No. 42076. 



66631. Lathyrus ochrus (L.) DC. 



A prostrate or ascending annual up to 2 

 feet long, with winged stems and yellow flow- 

 ers. Native to the Mediterranean countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 29941. 



66632. Lathyrus sativus L. Bitter vetch. 



An annual ascending or prostrate legumi- 

 nous plant with whitish flowers. Native to 

 the Mediterranean countries. 



66633. Lupinus coccineus Hort. Fabaceae. 



Lupine. 



66634. Medicago turbinata olivaeformis 

 (Guss.) Aschers. and Graebn. Fabaceae. 



A leguminous annual, with prostrate stems 

 about 2 feet long. Native to the Mediterranean 

 countries. 



66635. Medicago sativa varia (Mart.) Urban. 

 Fabaceae. 



A hardy herbaceous European perennial. 



66636. Melilotus alba Desr. Fabaceae. 



White sweet clover. 



66637. Melilotus speciosa Durieu. Fabaceae. 



An erect leguminous annual, native to north- 

 ern Africa. 



66638. Nicotiana tabacum L. 



Solanaceae. 



Tobacco. 



Var. macrophylla. A large-leaved form. 



66639. Nicotiana rustica L. 



Solanaceae. 



Aztec tobacco. 



66e40 to 66643. Trifolium spp. Fabaceae. 



Clover. 



66640. -Trifolium alpestre L. 



A perennial clover, with long underground 

 roots, found over almost all the mountainous 

 parts of Europe, especially in calcareous soils, 

 and ascending to a height of 16,000 feet. The 

 narrowly oval leaflets are velvety hairy, and 

 the flowers are pinkish purple. 



For previous introduction see No. 56671. 



66641. Trifolium medium Huds. 



Mammoth clover. 



A perennial clover with a wide-creeping 

 rhizome, upright stems over a foot high, and 

 bright-purple flowers. Native to southern 

 Europe. 



For previous introduction see No. 57855. 



66642. Trifolium montanum L. 



A perennial white-flowered clover, native 

 to southern Europe, with a woody rhizome 

 giving rise to one or more clumps of upright 

 stems up to 2 feet high. 



For previous introduction see No. 35279. 



66643. Trh-olium rubens L. 



A perennial clover with widely creeping 

 rhizomes and upright glabrous stems 1 to 2 

 feet high. Native to rocky places and thick- 

 ets in the Mediterranean region. 



For previous introduction see No. 63994. 



